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 3/26/16. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
TOP 50 ACTIVE ROCK SONGS (by spins) OF 2015
TOP 30 OCTANE BIG ‘UNS COUNTDOWN SONGS OF 2015
| CHART | CHART | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | RADIO |
| POSITION | POSITION | SPINS | ||
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | THIS WEEK | ||
| 1 | 1 | DISTURBED | “The Sound Of Silence” | 2135 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 DOORS DOWN | “In The Dark” | 1782 |
| 3 | 3 | MUSE | “Reapers” | 1718 |
| 4 | 4 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Happy Song” | 1437 |
| 5 | 5 | RED SUN RISING | “Emotionless” | 1425 |
| 6 | 9 | FROM ASHES TO NEW | “Through It All” | 1085 |
| 7 | 8 | SHINEDOWN | “State Of My Head” | 1065 |
| 8 | 11 | PAPA ROACH | “Falling Apart” | 1028 |
| 9 | 13 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | “My Nemesis” | 981 |
| 10 | 16 | SIXX: A.M. | “Rise” | 977 |
| 11 | 14 | DEFTONES | “Prayers/Triangles” | 944 |
| 12 | 7 | FOO FIGHTERS | “Saint Cecilia” | 924 |
| 13 | 12 | SAINT ASONIA | “Let Me Live My Life” | 882 |
| 14 | 15 | SHAMAN’S HARVEST | “In Chains” | 845 |
| 15 | 17 | ADELITA’S WAY | “Bad Reputation” | 734 |
| 16 | 10 | POP EVIL | “Ways To Get High” | 693 |
| 17 | 20 | HALESTORM | “Mayhem” | 556 |
| 18 | 18 | THE STRUTS | “Kiss This” | 543 |
| 19 | 24 | GHOST | “From The Pinnacle To The Pit” | 481 |
| 20 | 29 | ROB ZOMBIE | “Well, Everybody’s…in a UFO” | 461 |
| 21 | 23 | STITCHED UP HEART | “Finally Free” | 438 |
| 22 | 22 | SLIPKNOT | “Goodbye” | 422 |
| 23 | 26 | FOALS | “Mountain At My Gates” | 417 |
| 24 | 21 | FAILURE ANTHEM | “Paralyzed” | 402 |
| 25 | 25 | DEVOUR THE DAY | “Lightning In The Sky” | 399 |
| 26 | 27 | WOLFMOTHER | “Victorious” | 344 |
| 27 | 32 | HELLYEAH | “Human” | 321 |
| 28 | 28 | MEGADETH | “Dystopia” | 279 |
| 29 | 42 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | “Paranoia” | 264 |
| 30 | 31 | KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | “Hate By Design” | 248 |
| 31 | 33 | BLACK STONE CHERRY | “In Our Dreams” | 238 |
| 32 | 46 | ASKING ALEXANDRIA | “Here I Am” | 230 |
| 33 | 36 | MONSTER TRUCK | “Don’t Tell Me How To Live” | 220 |
| 34 | 30 | LACEY STURM | “Impossible” | 207 |
| 35 | 39 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Running With Giants” | 199 |
| 36 | 37 | CHEAP TRICK | “When I Wake Up” | 194 |
| 37 | 38 | CILVER | “I’m America” | 192 |
| 38 | 35 | BARONESS | “Shock Me” | 182 |
| 39 | 34 | THROUGH FIRE | “Stronger” | 180 |
| 40 | 41 | ANTHRAX | “Breathing Lightning” | 179 |
| 41 | 40 | CANDLEBOX | “Vexatious” | 175 |
| 42 | 44 | SMASHING SATELLITES | “Gamblin’ Man” | 137 |
| 43 | 50 | SEVENDUST | “Death Dance” | 133 |
| 44 | 43 | FILTER | “Take Me To Heaven” | 133 |
| 45 | 47 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | “Ride” | 115 |
| 46 | 53 | KALEO | “No Good” | 114 |
| 47 | 52 | LIKE A STORM | “Break Free” | 108 |
| 48 | 45 | HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES | “As Bad As I Am” | 105 |
| 49 | 51 | HANDS LIKE HOUSES | “Colourblind” | 100 |
| 50 | 49 | BOBAFLEX | “A Spider In The Dark” | 94 |
PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (by Adam Waldman)
UGLY MELON – “Dead Or Alive”
Every once in a while, you come across a new artist that just has that “it” factor. Canadian rockers Ugly Melon definitely fall into that category. This is not a band that can easily be pigeon-holed into a sub-genre or format, but there is no doubt that they would add some intrigue to any rock playlist, particularly their latest single, “Dead Or Alive.” There are moments that conjure up comparisons to Sevendust and Alter Bridge on this track, albeit with a haunting darkness, roots firmly entrenched in a more classic hard rock sound and a mystique that isn’t usually associated with “active rock.” Ugly Melon is different in the best possible way. This is the type of band that bridges the gap between the past and the present. If programmers are smart, they will represent the future of a format that sometimes seems to be heading in the wrong direction when it comes to pushing the envelope.
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…
SEPTEMBER MOURNING – “Eye Of The Storm”
UGLY MELON – “Dead Or Alive”
EVANS BLUE – “iGod”
SUNFLOWER DEAD – “It’s Time To Get Weird”
BLAMESHIFT – “Tell Me It’s Alright”
FIRST DECREE – “Here We Go Again”
ROMANTIC REBEL – “Too Far”
DROP IT…
Twenty One Pilots – “Ride”
Foals – “Mountain At My Gates”
Lacey Sturm – “Impossible”
The Struts – “Kiss This”
Deftones – “Prayers/Triangles”
Pop Evil – “Ways To Get High”
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
Disturbed makes it a month at the top of the Mediabase Active Rock airplay chart with a comfortable margin still intact. For part of the week, it appeared that Three Doors Down and Muse might both make larger gains, but a weekend surge allowed the front-runners to regain most of their airplay advantage.
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
As expected, new songs are plentiful in the Top 10 this week, with the ascent of Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, and Sixx: A.M. (which has the most momentum of the three with “Rise”)…
Ghost reaches the Top 20 this week, certainly closer to “the pinnacle” than “the pit” …
Hellyeah’s “Human” leads a trio of songs into the Top 30 …
Asking Alexandria saw the airplay for “Here I Am” more than double from the previous week, good for a spot comfortably inside the Top 40…
Kaleo and Like A Storm debut songs in the Top 50.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
MOVING UP
3 Doors Down – “In The Dark”
Red Sun Rising – “Emotionless”
Sixx: A.M. – “Rise”
DROPPING DOWN
Shinedown – “State Of My Head”
Foo Fighters – “Saint Cecilia”
Pop Evil – “Ways To Get High”
TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS
Disturbed still looks pretty good for another week (or three) at the top, though there were signs during the past week that the song may be coming close to peaking in terms of spins. Several other acts/songs are starting to look like potential successors to the throne, with both Red Sun Rising and Sixx: A.M. appearing to have chart topping potential in the weeks ahead.
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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