HRD RADIO REPORT
The HRD Radio Report showcases the weekly Active Rock Mediabase Charts (compiled by AllAccess.com), and appears every Tuesday on HardRockDaddy.com. The HRD Radio Report digs deeper into the weekly Active Rock charts, providing commentary, reviews, recommendations and predictions. It also features opinion pieces on chart action and the music business in general.
Many of the artists featured on the Active Rock charts have already been reviewed on HardRockDaddy.com.
Click on the hyperlinked song titles to read song reviews, and the hyperlinked artist names to read album reviews.
The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 11/22/15. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
2015 Mid-Year Recap: HRD Radio Report Active Rock and Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown
| CHART | CHART | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | RADIO |
| POSITION | POSITION | SPINS | ||
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | THIS WEEK | ||
| 1 | 2 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Throne” | 1865 |
| 2 | 1 | BREAKING BENJAMIN | “Angels Fall” | 1742 |
| 3 | 4 | DISTURBED | “The Light” | 1544 |
| 4 | 3 | CHRIS CORNELL | “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” | 1538 |
| 5 | 5 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | “Wash It Away” | 1344 |
| 6 | 7 | HALESTORM | “I Am The Fire” | 1195 |
| 7 | 9 | GHOST | “Cirice” | 1157 |
| 8 | 10 | THREE DAYS GRACE | “Fallen Angel” | 1008 |
| 9 | 6 | RED SUN RISING | “The Otherside” | 995 |
| 10 | 12 | SEETHER | “Save Today” | 898 |
| 11 | 14 | SHINEDOWN | “State Of My Head” | 885 |
| 12 | 13 | SEVENDUST | “Thank You” | 845 |
| 13 | 17 | THEORY OF A DEADMAN | “Blow” | 687 |
| 14 | 16 | LIKE A STORM | “Become The Enemy” | 686 |
| 15 | 15 | ASKING ALEXANDRIA | “I Won’t Give In” | 675 |
| 16 | 20 | NOTHING MORE | “Here’s To The Heartache” | 503 |
| 17 | 23 | NATHANIEL RATELIFF / NIGHTSWEATS | “S.O.B.” | 491 |
| 18 | 18 | TRIVIUM | “Until The World Goes Cold” | 487 |
| 19 | 25 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | “Bloodfeather” | 465 |
| 20 | 19 | IN THIS MOMENT | “Big Bad Wolf” | 448 |
| 21 | 24 | CAGE THE ELEPHANT | “Mess Around” | 424 |
| 22 | 30 | POP EVIL | “Ways To Get High” | 406 |
| 23 | 21 | WILSON | “Right To Rise” | 406 |
| 24 | 22 | PARKWAY DRIVE | “Vice Grip” | 403 |
| 25 | 26 | FROM ASHES TO NEW | “Through It All” | 393 |
| 26 | 27 | ARANDA | “We Are The Enemy” | 371 |
| 27 | 29 | ALL THAT REMAINS | “Victory Lap” | 336 |
| 28 | 32 | TURBOWOLF | “Rabbits Foot” | 302 |
| 29 | 31 | GODSMACK | “Inside Yourself” | 263 |
| 30 | 33 | ATREYU | “Do You Know Who You Are” | 260 |
| 31 | 28 | ISLANDER | “Cold Speak” | 247 |
| 32 | 38 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | “Stressed Out” | 215 |
| 33 | 36 | BRIDGE TO GRACE | “Everything” | 204 |
| 34 | 37 | ART OF DYING | “Everything” | 195 |
| 35 | 35 | FOO FIGHTERS | “Outside” | 192 |
| 36 | 43 | SHAMAN’S HARVEST | “In Chains” | 166 |
| 37 | 41 | NOTHING BUT THIEVES | “Trip Switch” | 164 |
| 38 | 39 | SEPARATIONS | “Dream Eater” | 151 |
| 39 | 48 | SAINT ASONIA | “Let Me Live My Life” | 150 |
| 40 | 71 | THE STRUTS | “Kiss This” | 143 |
| 41 | 46 | STITCHED UP HEART | “Finally Free” | 129 |
| 42 | 40 | RUBIKON | “Live That Lie” | 128 |
| 43 | 42 | FIRST DECREE | “Stop” | 126 |
| 44 | 47 | TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA | “Forget About The Blame” | 125 |
| 45 | 56 | ESCAPE THE FATE | “Alive” | 124 |
| 46 | 57 | MUSE | “Reapers” | 121 |
| 47 | 50 | FAILURE ANTHEM | “Paralyzed” | 120 |
| 48 | 64 | TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN | “Loaded Dice & Buried Money” | 117 |
| 49 | 59 | LACEY STURM | “Impossible” | 103 |
| 50 | 52 | CRINGE | “Anything You Say” | 101 |
PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (by Adam Waldman)
WAYLAND – “Bloody Sunrise”
Wayland is the epitome of an up-and-coming, nose-to-the-grindstone modern day hard rock band. With a relentless touring schedule, it’s hard to imagine how they find the time to record new music. But they do, and every time that they release new material, it stands out as something different (in a good way). Of course, different can be a double-edged sword when it comes to radio airplay, where conformity seems to take priority over originality. Like fellow mid-westerner, Kid Rock, Wayland has proven that they have a southern side with “Bloody Sunrise.” While the band isn’t from the south, they are managed by Jesse James Dupree (Jackyl), so they are (at the very least) southern by association. Make no mistake though. “Bloody Sunrise” is not pure southern rock, just a killer track with a southern rock influence. Would this song stand out on Active Rock radio? Absolutely! The format tends to push the limits at times, but usually for songs and artists that don’t appeal to Active Rock listeners. Wayland is exactly the type of band that should be used to add a unique, fresh infusion to the format.
HRD SPIN CONTROL (by Adam Waldman and Jon Loveless)
Each week, we will share the songs that we think should be added to rotations, alongside the songs that we feel should be dropped from rotations, either because they are a bad fit for the format, or because they have run their course and it’s time for a new single from the artist.
SPIN IT…
WAYLAND – “Bloody Sunrise”
UGLY KID JOE – “She’s Already Gone”
SEPTEMBER MOURNING – “Eye Of The Storm”
SHALLOW SIDE – “Stand Up”
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – “Venom”
SPOKEN – “Falling Apart”
GEMINI SYNDROME – “Eternity”
DROP IT…
Twenty One Pilots – “Stressed Out”
Ghost – “Cirice”
Nate Rateliff & The Nightsweats – “S.O.B.”
Nothing But Thieves – “Trip Switch”
In This Moment – “Big Bad Wolf”
Cage The Elephant – “Mess Around”
The Struts – “Kiss This”
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
Just in time for the holiday slowdown, there’s a new #1 on the Mediabase Active Rock airplay chart with Bring Me The Horizon claiming the “Throne” (no pun intended). Breaking Benjamin slides down a spot, with Disturbed moving to #3, and looking good for an eventual chart-topping hit down the line with “The Light.”
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
One new entry in the Top 10 this week as Seether’s “Save Today” moves up to replace Papa Roach…
New to the Top 20 this week is the surprise hit from Nathaniel Rateliff, joined by the latest single from Highly Suspect (“Bloodfeather”)…
Three songs break into the Top 30 this week, including the latest from Godsmack, who climb two spots despite a slight decline in airplay…
Four songs join the Top 40 this week, including the highest debut of the week from English import act, The Struts…
Five more songs make their Top 50 debut in this week’s chart, accounting for all but one of the bottom six positions.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
MOVING UP
Bring Me The Horizon – “Throne”
Disturbed – “The Light”
Pop Evil – “Ways To Get High”
DROPPING DOWN
Breaking Benjamin – “Angels Fall”
Red Sun Rising – “The Otherside”
Islander – “Cold Speak”
FUTURES REPORT
The inevitable holiday slowdown is fast-approaching, making it appear likely that there may only be one or two more changes at the top before 2016 arrives. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing given the relative newness of the likely successor. However, it could create a fairly large logjam when January rolls around, with at least three heavyweights hoping for number #1 songs, but waiting for movement to pick up again.
WRAP-UP
That’s all for this week. Tune in to HardRockDaddy.com every Tuesday for the HRD Radio Report. \m/
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