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.
2016 Active Rock Radio / Octane Quarterly Report: Q2
The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 9/10/16. 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 | GREEN DAY | “Bang Bang” | 2033 |
| 2 | 3 | METALLICA | “Hardwired” | 1879 |
| 3 | 2 | PRETTY RECKLESS | “Take Me Down” | 1827 |
| 4 | 4 | POP EVIL | “Take It All” | 1362 |
| 5 | 6 | PROPHETS OF RAGE | “Prophets Of Rage” | 1214 |
| 6 | 7 | 3 DOORS DOWN | “Still Alive” | 1205 |
| 7 | 9 | KORN | “Rotting In Vain” | 1172 |
| 8 | 5 | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | “Dark Necessities” | 1059 |
| 9 | 12 | SKILLET | “Feel Invincible” | 967 |
| 10 | 13 | DISTURBED | “Open Your Eyes” | 964 |
| 11 | 10 | DEFTONES | “Phantom Bride” | 958 |
| 12 | 8 | CHEVELLE | “Joyride” | 896 |
| 13 | 11 | BLINK-182 | “Bored To Death” | 837 |
| 14 | 17 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | “I Apologize” | 828 |
| 15 | 14 | HELLYEAH | “I Don’t Care Anymore” | 818 |
| 16 | 18 | THRICE | “Black Honey” | 691 |
| 17 | 21 | SIXX: A.M. | “Prayers For The Damned” | 659 |
| 18 | 19 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | “Heathens” | 622 |
| 19 | 20 | ZAKK WYLDE (f. COREY TAYLOR) | “Sleeping Dogs” | 621 |
| 20 | 22 | KALEO | “Way Down We Go” | 481 |
| 21 | 29 | VOLBEAT | “Seal The Deal” | 476 |
| 22 | 24 | RED SUN RISING | “Amnesia” | 454 |
| 23 | 23 | CITIZEN ZERO | “Go (Let Me Save You)” | 453 |
| 24 | 25 | ALTER BRIDGE | “Show Me A Leader” | 372 |
| 25 | 28 | GEMINI SYNDROME | “Remember We Die” | 289 |
| 26 | 31 | ISLANDER | “Bad Guy” | 246 |
| 27 | 30 | THE RECORD COMPANY | “Off The Ground” | 233 |
| 28 | 32 | DINOSAUR PILE-UP | “11:11” | 228 |
| 29 | 34 | THOUSHAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Push” | 224 |
| 30 | 37 | PARKWAY DRIVE | “Devil’s Calling” | 187 |
| 31 | 36 | LETTERS FROM THE FIRE | “Give In To Me” | 187 |
| 32 | 26 | FROM ASHES TO NEW | “Lost And Alone” | 185 |
| 33 | 35 | SHAMAN’S HARVEST | “Here It Comes” | 182 |
| 34 | 33 | SEPTEMBER MOURNING | “Eye Of The Storm” | 178 |
| 35 | 47 | BEARTOOTH | “Hated” | 161 |
| 36 | 39 | BRIDGE TO GRACE | “Left Inside” | 160 |
| 37 | 42 | I PREVAIL | “Stuck In Your Head” | 159 |
| 38 | 0 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | “My Name Is Human” | 142 |
| 39 | 40 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Avalanche” | 141 |
| 40 | 38 | BREAKING BENJAMIN | “Ashes Of Eden” | 141 |
| 41 | 44 | BLACK STONE CHERRY | “Soul Machine” | 136 |
| 42 | 41 | FOALS | “What Went Down” | 130 |
| 43 | 45 | OF MICE & MEN | “Real” | 128 |
| 44 | 54 | TRAPT | “It’s Over” | 111 |
| 45 | 51 | ONE LESS REASON | “Break Me” | 98 |
| 46 | 49 | THE STRUTS | “Put Your Money On Me” | 95 |
| 47 | 56 | SICK PUPPIES | “Where Do I Begin” | 94 |
| 48 | 52 | KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | “Cut Me Loose” | 94 |
| 49 | 46 | RIVAL SONS | “Thundering Voices” | 90 |
| 50 | 50 | TWELVE FOOT NINJA | “Invincible” | 88 |
YOUNG GUNS – “Bulletproof”
UK up-and-comers Young Guns will be releasing their fourth studio album this week, entitled Echoes. The lead track on the album, “Bulletproof” is a fairly straightforward rock song that is anchored by the heavy bottom of new drummer, Chris Kamrada. What really brings this upbeat song to life is Gustav Wood’s lead vocals and the supporting vocal harmonies. In some ways, this song offers the simplistic beauty of Green Day, albeit with vocals that stand out in a much more melodic way. There is a freshness to the sound of this band that offers something different to the standard fare that is usually heard on Active Rock radio. With “Bulletproof,” the evolution of Young Guns continues in a meaningful way. This is a band whose best days are definitely in front of them. Active Rock programmers would be smart to start spinning this song with greater frequency.
PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (by Adam Waldman)
As predicted last week, Metallica’s “Hardwired” leapfrogged Pretty Reckless this week to reach #2, while closing Green Day’s gap in their quest for #1. The only excitement left at the top is seeing how long it takes Metallica to ascend to the throne (which seems like destiny). Otherwise, the chasm between the top three and the rest of the chart is so large that there is no telling when any other song will even crack into that tier. At the moment, all three are still increasing their week-over-week spin totals, while the nearest competition seems to be losing steam. So which artists are likely to challenge for the top down the road? Here’s two to watch – Volbeat’s “Seal The Deal” and Highly Supect’s “My Name Is Human.”
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…
YOUNG GUNS – “Bulletproof”
DOPE – “Hold On”
SHALLOW SIDE – “Rebel”
WINDOWPANE – “Underfoot”
MESSAGE FROM SYLVIA – “Heart Of War”
SILVERTUNG – “Devil’s Advocate”
CROBOT – “Not For Sale”
CROWN THE EMPIRE – “Weight Of The World”
DROP IT…
Dinosaur Pile-Up – “11:11”
Kaleo – “Way Down We Go”
Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”
Foals – “What Went Down”
Deftones – “Phantom Bride”
The Struts – “Put Your Money On Me”
Breaking Benjamin – “Ashes Of Eden”
Pop Evil – “Take It All”
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
Green Day remains atop the Mediabase Active Rock Airplay chart for a second straight week despite considerable competition. The mighty Metallica claims the second spot, while Pretty Reckless falls to #3, despite a nearly 5% increase in airplay.
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
Skillet and Disturbed both reach the Top 10 with their latest singles…
Sixx: A.M. climbs into the Top 20, while Kaleo backs into the same tier…
Four songs crack the Top 30 this week, the strongest mover being from Thousand Foot Krutch…
Three songs make their Top 40 debut, including a strong showing from Beartooth and a surprisingly strong chart debut for the latest single from Highly Suspect…
Four other new singles also make their Top 50 debut, among them, the latest effort from Trapt.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
RISING
Green Day – “Bang Bang”
Metallica – “Hardwired”
Volbeat – “Seal The Deal”
FALLING
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Dark Necessities”
Chevelle – “Joyride”
Blink-182 – “Bored To Death”
TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS
Certainly a busier than usual week for chart movement, but the remarkable stuff is in the top three spots. Timing for Pretty Reckless was pretty unlucky; their song has performed well enough, and shown enough strength to have been a multi-week #1, but not against the powerhouse performers that quickly surpassed it.
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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