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.
2016 Active Rock Radio / Octane Quarterly Report: Q1
The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 6/4/16. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
| CHART | CHART | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | RADIO |
| POSITION | POSITION | SPINS | ||
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | THIS WEEK | ||
| 1 | 1 | VOLBEAT | “The Devil’s Bleeding Crown” | 2223 |
| 2 | 2 | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | “Dark Necessities” | 1773 |
| 3 | 3 | SIXX: A.M. | “Rise” | 1551 |
| 4 | 5 | SHINEDOWN | “Asking For It” | 1471 |
| 5 | 4 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | “My Nemesis” | 1466 |
| 6 | 10 | CHEVELLE | “Joyride” | 1235 |
| 7 | 7 | GHOST | “From The Pinnacle To The Pit” | 1227 |
| 8 | 6 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Happy Song” | 1075 |
| 9 | 8 | DISTURBED | “The Sound Of Silence” | 1025 |
| 10 | 9 | RED SUN RISING | “Emotionless” | 974 |
| 11 | 11 | HALESTORM | “Mayhem” | 959 |
| 12 | 12 | HELLYEAH | “Human” | 934 |
| 13 | 13 | SICK PUPPIES | “Stick To Your Guns” | 886 |
| 14 | 15 | POP EVIL | “Take It All” | 801 |
| 15 | 14 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | “Paranoia” | 784 |
| 16 | 16 | ASKING ALEXANDRIA | “Here I Am” | 756 |
| 17 | 19 | BLINK 182 | “Bored To Death” | 598 |
| 18 | 18 | KALEO | “No Good” | 590 |
| 19 | 17 | DEVOUR THE DAY | “Lightning In The Sky” | 587 |
| 20 | 20 | ROB ZOMBIE | “Get High” | 576 |
| 21 | 21 | 3 DOORS DOWN | “In The Dark” | 461 |
| 22 | 23 | HOLY WHITE HOUNDS | “Switchblade” | 437 |
| 23 | 24 | AVATAR | “The Eagle Has Landed” | 401 |
| 24 | 35 | BREAKING BENJAMIN | “Ashes Of Eden” | 341 |
| 25 | 25 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Running With Giants” | 340 |
| 26 | 44 | DEFTONES | “Phantom Bride” | 314 |
| 27 | 31 | ESCAPE THE FATE | “Remember Every Scar” | 281 |
| 28 | 32 | LIKE A STORM | “Break Free” | 260 |
| 29 | 34 | SEVENDUST | “Death Dance” | 257 |
| 30 | 37 | TRIVIUM | “Dead And Gone” | 254 |
| 31 | 33 | THROUGH FIRE | “Stronger” | 245 |
| 32 | 27 | MONSTER TRUCK | “Don’t Tell Me How To Live” | 240 |
| 33 | 26 | KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | “Hate By Design” | 222 |
| 34 | 40 | BEARTOOTH | “Aggressive” | 202 |
| 35 | 30 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | “Ride” | 193 |
| 36 | 29 | FOALS | “Mountain At My Gates” | 191 |
| 37 | 36 | CHEAP TRICK | “When I Wake Up Tomorrow” | 187 |
| 38 | 41 | THRICE | “Black Honey” | 186 |
| 39 | 43 | STITCHED UP HEART | “Monster” | 180 |
| 40 | 39 | CHRIS CORNELL | “Nothing Compares 2 U” | 172 |
| 41 | 42 | ONE LESS REASON | “Where Were You?” | 167 |
| 42 | 46 | CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN | “Soundcheck” | 129 |
| 43 | 73 | SKILLET | “Feel Invincible” | 120 |
| 44 | 48 | DOROTHY | “Raise Hell” | 117 |
| 45 | 45 | TREMONTI | “Dust” | 112 |
| 46 | 47 | MEGADETH | “Post-American World” | 110 |
| 47 | 53 | CAGE THE ELEPHANT | “Trouble” | 108 |
| 48 | 52 | KONGOS | “Take It From Me” | 100 |
| 49 | 56 | NONPOINT | “Generation Idiot” | 99 |
| 50 | 61 | 3 DOORS DOWN | “Still Alive” | 98 |
PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (by Adam Waldman)
NONPOINT – “Generation Idiot”
“Generation Of Idiots” is frenetically melodic, controlled yet chaotic, angst-filled statement about the human condition in America today. At least, that’s my interpretation of a song that seems to also be somewhat politically charged, which wouldn’t be surprising given the train wreck the current election cycle has become. Regardless of the exact meaning behind the song, Nonpoint’s latest single will undoubtedly connect with their fans, and should enjoy a nice rise up the Active Rock chart. This is one of a handful of bands on the scene today that has a true signature sound, due in large part to the unique vocal style of Elias Soriano. Nu metal, rap rock…it doesn’t matter what label you place on the band. “Generation Of Idiots” delivers what you want to hear on Active Rock radio.
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…
SONS OF TEXAS – “Blameshift”
HUDSON – “Cast Out”
FIFTYWATT FREIGHT TRAIN – “Whiskey & Hate”
EVE TO ADAM – “Lucky”
3 PILL MORNING – “Electric Chair”
THE WORD ALIVE – “Made This Way”
FROM ASHES TO NEW – “Lost And Alone”
DROP IT…
Cage The Elephant – “Trouble”
Kongos – “Take It From Me”
Catfish And The Bottlemen – “Soundcheck”
Twenty One Pilots – “Ride”
Foals – “Mountain At My Gates”
Holy White Hounds – “Switchblade”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Dark Necessities”
Blink 182 – “Bored To Death”
Bring Me The Horizon – “Happy Song”
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
The margin is shrinking, but Volbeat remains at the top of the latest Mediabase Active Rock Airplay Chart for a fifth straight week. The Red Hot Chili Peppers closed the gap by nearly 20%, but that wasn’t nearly enough to dethrone the reigning leaders, who still lead by 450 spins. Shinedown climbs to #4, and should easily leapfrog Sixx A.M. by next week.
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
Not a single difference in the songs that make up the Top 20 this week. Within the Top 20, Chevelle has the most notable position change, climbing quickly to #6 …
Six songs enter the Top 30. Five are newly arrived, joined by Sevendust’s return to the tier. However, several of the songs showed little growth, rising due to songs previously ahead of them falling back …
New to the Top 40 this week are Thrice and Stitched Up Heart…
Five tracks make their Top 50 debut, led by the lead single from the forthcoming Skillet album.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
MOVING UP
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Dark Necessities”
Shinedown – “Asking For It”
Chevelle – “Joyride”
DROPPING DOWN
Five Finger Death Punch – “My Nemesis”
Bring Me The Horizon – “Happy Song”
Foals – “Mountain At My Gates”
TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS
As I said last week, it’s just a matter of math and time before the Red Hot Chili Peppers unseat Volbeat at the top of the airplay chart. Early trends suggest that the change could come as soon as next week. More than likely, it will take two weeks for it to happen, which would have their lead single at #1 when their new album hits the streets. In a perfect world, that’s how every band would draw it up.
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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