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: Q3
The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 10/22/16. 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 | PRETTY RECKLESS | “Take Me Down” | 2192 |
| 2 | 2 | GREEN DAY | “Bang Bang” | 1969 |
| 3 | 3 | SKILLET | “Feel Invincible” | 1661 |
| 4 | 5 | DISTURBED | “Open Your Eyes” | 1570 |
| 5 | 4 | KORN | “Rotting In Vain” | 1479 |
| 6 | 8 | METALLICA | “Moth Into Flame” | 1395 |
| 7 | 6 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | “I Apologize” | 1390 |
| 8 | 9 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | “My Name Is Human” | 1293 |
| 9 | 7 | VOLBEAT | “Seal The Deal” | 1225 |
| 10 | 11 | HELLYEAH | “I Don’t Care Anymore” | 1021 |
| 11 | 16 | GHOST | “Square Hammer” | 849 |
| 12 | 13 | THRICE | “Black Honey” | 818 |
| 13 | 14 | RED SUN RISING | “Amnesia” | 755 |
| 14 | 10 | METALLICA | “Hardwired” | 705 |
| 15 | 12 | SIXX: A.M. | “Prayers For The Damned” | 691 |
| 16 | 35 | AVENGED SEVENFOLD | “The Stage” | 664 |
| 17 | 15 | CITIZEN ZERO | “Go (Let Me Save You)” | 624 |
| 18 | 21 | DINOSAUR PILE-UP | “11:11” | 596 |
| 19 | 18 | ALTER BRIDGE | “Show Me A Leader” | 525 |
| 20 | 19 | KINGS OF LEON | “Waste A Moment” | 505 |
| 21 | 20 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | “Naivety” | 492 |
| 22 | 22 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | “Heathens” | 396 |
| 23 | 27 | BEARTOOTH | “Hated” | 394 |
| 24 | 17 | PROPHETS OF RAGE | “Prophets Of Rage” | 392 |
| 25 | 30 | CHEVELLE | “Door To Door Cannibals” | 389 |
| 26 | 28 | GEMINI SYNDROME | “Remember We Die” | 377 |
| 27 | 25 | KALEO | “Way Down We Go” | 343 |
| 28 | 26 | 3 DOORS DOWN | “Still Alive” | 325 |
| 29 | 40 | SHINEDOWN | “How Did You Love” | 304 |
| 30 | 31 | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | “Go Robot” | 294 |
| 31 | 29 | ISLANDER | “Bad Guy” | 290 |
| 32 | 32 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Push” | 286 |
| 33 | 33 | IN FLAMES | “The Truth” | 267 |
| 34 | 38 | ONE LESS REASON | “Break Me” | 249 |
| 35 | 37 | TRAPT | “It’s Over” | 242 |
| 36 | 44 | BREAKING BENJAMIN | “Never Again” | 231 |
| 37 | 36 | OF MICE & MEN | “Real” | 229 |
| 38 | 24 | ZAKK WYLDE (f. COREY TAYLOR) | “Sleeping Dogs” | 229 |
| 39 | 41 | DEVOUR THE DAY | “The Bottom” | 223 |
| 40 | 39 | PARKWAY DRIVE | “Devil’s Calling” | 207 |
| 41 | 42 | I PREVAIL | “Stuck In Your Head” | 187 |
| 42 | 43 | SICK PUPPIES | “Where Do I Begin” | 186 |
| 43 | 45 | TWELVE FOOT NINJA | “Invincible” | 185 |
| 44 | 46 | JIMMY EAT WORLD | “Sure and Certain” | 164 |
| 45 | 49 | ADELITAS WAY | “Ready For War (Pray For Peace) | 129 |
| 46 | 54 | THROUGH FIRE | “Breathe” | 124 |
| 47 | 48 | RIVAL SONS | “Thundering Voices” | 112 |
| 48 | 53 | GOODBYE JUNE | “Oh No” | 108 |
| 49 | 47 | SHALLOW SIDE | “Rebel” | 99 |
| 50 | 87 | GREEN DAY | “Still Breathinhg” | 97 |
GOODBYE JUNE – “Oh No”
Every once in a while, a song cracks the Active Rock top 50 that sounds so unique that it makes you stand up and take notice. Such is the case with Goodbye June’s “Oh No.” It gives you hope that bands rooted in classic rock can find their place on Active Rock radio, because otherwise, there is no natural radio format for them. “Oh No” starts off with a boot-stomping shuffle before Landon Milbourn’s gritty, bluesy Steven Tyler-esque vocals kick in over punk-laden riffs. As the song progresses, you can hear shades of classic Zeppelin. “Oh No” is like a three minute and forty second shot of pure adrenaline. The name of this band came on the heels of a tragic life event that took place over a decade ago, and yet, Goodbye June plays with an almost defiant zest for life. We can only hope that they get the attention that they deserve, because the sky is the limit based on their talent.
PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (by Adam Waldman)
Things are finally starting to get interesting at the top. With Green Day’s follow-up single to “Bang Bang” cracking the top 50 this week, they are now in the same situation as Metallica where they are cannibalizing their own spins. With solid gains once again by Skillet (“Feel Invincible”) and Disturbed (“Open Your Eyes”), there’s a decent chance that one will knock Green Day out of the top 2. Pretty Reckless’s “Take Me Down” took a step backwards after reclaiming the top spot last week, but unless their spins drop significantly next week, they will likely hold on to the #1 for at least another week. Metallica’s “Moth Into Flame” continues to make nice strides, as does Highly Suspect’s “My Name Is Human.” These two (along with Avenged Sevenfold’s “The Stage”) will be the next wave of songs fighting for the top, probably before the end of the year. Unless there is a sudden surge by one of them, or a drop by Skillet and Disturbed, it looks like these two will be battling for the position that Pretty Reckless is likely to vacate in the next two weeks.
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…
FROM ASHES TO NEW – “The Last Time”
9 ELECTRIC – “The Damaged Ones”
SEASONS AFTER – “Fighter”
BLACK STONE CHERRY – “Soul Machine”
MESSAGE FROM SYLVIA – “Heart Of War”
ART OF DYING – “Torn Down”
DOPE – “Hold On”
SILVERTUNG – “Devil’s Advocate”
DROP IT…
Jimmy Eat World – “Sure And Certain”
Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”
Dinosaur Pile-Up – “11:11”
Kaleo – “Way Down We Go”
Kings Of Leon – “Waste A Moment”
Three Doors Down – “Still Alive”
Green Day – “Bang Bang”
Metallica – “Hardwired”
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
An unchanged top 3 leaves Pretty Reckless still at the top spot on the latest Mediabase Active Rock Airplay Chart. Both the current #1 and the preceding song from Green Day saw declines in airplay, but nothing remotely close enough to bring Skillet’s 20-week old contender all that close to a shakeup.
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
Hellyeah returns to the Top 10 after a week’s absence…
Avenged Sevenfold soars into the Top 20 while almost tripling their airplay …
Shinedown cracks the Top 30 …
A trio of songs new to the Top 40, led by the latest single from Breaking Benjamin…
New to the Top 50 are a trio of tracks that include the debut of Through Fire, the renamed & reconfigured remnants of Emphatic.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
RISING
Metallica – “Moth Into Flame”
Highly Suspect – “My Name Is Human”
Avenged Sevenfold – “The Stage”
FALLING
Green Day – “Bang Bang”
Metallica – “Hardwired”
Sixx: A.M. – “Prayers For The Damned”
TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS
Radio plays it safe once again, mostly standing pat while waiting for the next song from a big name format staple to ripen.
WRAP-UP
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