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.

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ACTIVE ROCK RADIO QUARTERLY REPORT: 2017 – FIRST QUARTER

OCTANE BIG ‘UNS COUNTDOWN – 2017 QUARTERLY REPORT

The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 4/29/17. 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	PAPA ROACH	“Help”	2090
2	3	SEETHER	“Let You Down”	1863
3	2	STARSET	“Monster”	1849
4	5	MASTODON	“Show Yourself”	1344
5	6	INCUBUS	“Nimble Bastard”	1314
6	8	VOLBEAT (f. DANKO JONES)	“Black Rose”	1305
7	4	KORN	“Take Me”	1242
8	9	SKILLET	“Back From The Dead’	1074
9	7	POP EVIL	“If Only For Now”	874
10	19	METALLICA	“Now That We’re Dead”	856
11	11	THROUGH FIRE	“Breathe”	819
12	13	ALL THAT REMIANS	“Madness”	803
13	12	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“God Damn”	794
14	16	AS LIONS	“Aftermath”	658
15	30	ROYAL BLOOD	“Lights Out”	651
16	15	MISSIO	“Middle Fingers”	617
17	14	NICKELBACK	“Feed The Machine”	534
18	18	AVATAR	“New Land”	503
19	21	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Loud”	489
20	23	BIFFY CLYRO	“Howl”	469
21	29	A DAY TO REMEMBER	“Bullfight”	445
22	22	GODSMACK	“Come Together”	433
23	28	DED	“Anti-Everything”	423
24	26	RADKEY	“Dark Black Makeup”	395
25	17	ALTER BRIDGE	“My Champion”	352
26	25	LETTERS FROM THE FIRE	“Worth The Pain”	340
27	24	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“Heavydirtysoul”	318
28	67	RISE AGAINST	“The Violence”	262
29	38	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Believer”	254
30	33	STITCHED UP HEART	“Catch Me When I Fall”	251
31	27	PRETTY RECKLESS	“Oh My God”	249
32	32	BLACK STONE CHERRY	“Cheaper To Drink Alone”	244
33	34	BLACK MAP	“Run Rabbit Run”	232
34	36	HELL OR HIGHWATER	“I Want It All”	210
35	35	LIKE A STORM	“Pure Evil”	207
36	45	BEARTOOTH	“Sick Of Me”	200
37	31	CITIZEN ZERO	“Lure And Persuade”	195
38	0	STONE SOUR	“Song #3”	172
39	39	SEPTEMBER MOURNING	“20 Below”	169
40	42	THRICE	“Hurricane”	160
41	43	MANAFEST	“Stones”	146
42	44	SHALLOW SIDE	“Can You Hear Me”	145
43	40	ORWELLS	“They Put A Body In The Bayou”	140
44	41	KINGS OF LEON	“Reverend”	134
45	37	RAG N BONE MAN	“Human”	129
46	48	COVER YOUR TRACKS	“Striking Matches”	126
47	61	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“Little One”	125
48	47	BASEMENT	“Promise Everything”	125
49	46	THE REVIVALISTS	“Wish I Knew You”	124
50	49	CHRYSALIS	“Out Of My Hands”	102

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)

GEMINI SYNDROME – “Sorry Not Sorry”

The insight of “thinking man’s metal” (usually reserved for progressive acts) packaged into a powerfully melodic Active Rock song. In a format that offers so many similarities, Gemini Syndrome stands on their own with a signature sound and thought-provoking lyrics that show a keen awareness of the human condition. With their latest single, “Sorry Not Sorry,” Gemini Syndrome has once again delivered something special. On their previous single, “Remember We Die,” the band reminded us of the fragility of life and the importance of living in the moment. This time around, Aaron Nordstrom and company put the materialism of society, and the trend of favoring filtered social media over face-to-face interaction under the microscope. As much as I appreciate the fresh sound that the band brings to a format that tends to stagnate, it’s the philosophical guidance that they offer with poignant lyrics that really sets them apart.
 

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (by Adam Waldman)

It looks like this could be the end of the road for Papa Roach at the top of the chart.  Often times, there is clear momentum signaling the next likely artist to rise to the top, but things are tight (and strange) in the #2 and #3 positions.  Seether and Starset have been leapfrogging each other the past few weeks.  After another surge of momentum, Seether once again pulled ahead into the #2 position, ending the week with a 14-spin lead over Starset.  It’s possible that Papa Roach holds on for one more week if the two challengers plateau, but the most likely scenario seems to be a drop to #3 next week.  Who will be #1?  Your guess is as good as mine!
 

 

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…

GEMINI SYNDROME – “Sorry Not Sorry”

ANTHRAX – “Carry On Wayward Son”

HELLYEAH – “Love Falls”

THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH – “Lifeline”

BOBAFLEX – “Hey You”

BLACKLITE DISTRICT – “Living In A Nightmare”

DEMON HUNTER – “Died In My Sleep”

ART OF DYING – “All Or Nothing”

 

DROP IT…

Rag N Bone Man – “Human”

Imagine Dragons – “Believer”

Biffy Clyro – “Howl”

Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul”

Orwells – “They Put A Body In A Bayou”

Revivalists – “Wish I Knew You”

Korn – “Take Me”

Pop Evil – “If Only For Now”

 

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless

KING OF THE HILL

Make it five weeks at #1 for Papa Roach atop the Medibase Active Rock airplay chart.  Seether recaptures the #2 spot from Starset by a slim margin, keeping the pair on a collision course to eventually replace the current leader.
 

 

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

Metallica continues their run of success quickly climbing into the Top 10 with their latest single…

Royal Blood has a rapidly ascending single of their own, leading three new entries into the Top 20…

 Rise Against scores the week’s highest debuting single, crashing the Top 30 along with a new entry from Stitched Up Heart…

Stone Sour also debuts well at #38.  Most weeks, that would have been good for highest debut.  This week, they’re one of three new arrivals in the Top 40…

Two more singles make their Top 50 debut this week in the lower part of the chart, including a persistent song from Chrysalis that has been bubbling just below the published chart for a couple of months now.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING

Seether – “Let You Down”

As Lions – “Aftermath”

Royal Blood – “Lights Out”

 

FALLING

Korn – “Take Me”

Pop Evil – “If Only For Now”

Alter Bridge – “My Champion”
 

 

 TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS

While the rapidly ascending singles tend to get most of the attention, it’s actually interesting to see another chart trend developing over the past few months.  Chrysalis is the latest of several examples of a song that appeared increasingly likely to miss the Top 50 finally breaking through.  While that’s great for the bands that benefit from it, there does appear to be a possible downside in the big picture.  The chart already moves at a fairly slow pace, and with what seems like around 20 slavishly chart-following stations for every one trendsetting station, we could see the chart slow down even more overall if three-or-more- months to break through becomes commonplace.

 

WRAP-UP

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