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.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED…

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 5/6/17. 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”	2057
2	2	SEETHER	“Let You Down”	2005
3	3	STARSET	“Monster”	1896
4	4	MASTODON	“Show Yourself”	1419
5	5	INCUBUS	“Nimble Bastard”	1356
6	6	VOLBEAT (f. DANKO JONES)	“Black Rose”	1341
7	8	SKILLET	“Back From The Dead’	1123
8	10	METALLICA	“Now That We’re Dead”	1031
9	7	KORN	“Take Me”	931
10	13	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“God Damn”	927
11	12	ALL THAT REMIANS	“Madness”	882
12	11	THROUGH FIRE	“Breathe”	840
13	15	ROYAL BLOOD	“Lights Out”	839
14	14	AS LIONS	“Aftermath”	759
15	38	STONE SOUR	“Song #3”	687
16	16	MISSIO	“Middle Fingers”	622
17	28	RISE AGAINST	“The Violence”	534
18	18	AVATAR	“New Land”	508
19	19	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Loud”	495
20	20	BIFFY CLYRO	“Howl”	483
21	21	A DAY TO REMEMBER	“Bullfight”	462
22	23	DED	“Anti-Everything”	448
23	24	RADKEY	“Dark Black Makeup”	390
24	22	GODSMACK	“Come Together”	356
25	17	NICKELBACK	“Feed The Machine”	333
26	47	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“Little One”	312
27	29	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Believer”	297
28	30	STITCHED UP HEART	“Catch Me When I Fall”	286
29	32	BLACK STONE CHERRY	“Cheaper To Drink Alone”	272
30	34	HELL OR HIGHWATER	“I Want It All”	250
31	36	BEARTOOTH	“Sick Of Me”	243
32	27	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“Heavydirtysoul”	227
33	33	BLACK MAP	“Run Rabbit Run”	221
34	53	I PREVAIL	“Alone”	209
35	26	LETTERS FROM THE FIRE	“Worth The Pain”	203
36	25	ALTER BRIDGE	“My Champion”	197
37	35	LIKE A STORM	“Pure Evil”	180
38	39	SEPTEMBER MOURNING	“20 Below”	165
39	40	THRICE	“Hurricane”	158
40	41	MANAFEST	“Stones”	155
41	46	COVER YOUR TRACKS	“Striking Matches”	153
42	42	SHALLOW SIDE	“Can You Hear Me”	143
43	48	BASEMENT	“Promise Everything”	138
44	44	KINGS OF LEON	“Reverend”	134
45	49	THE REVIVALISTS	“Wish I Knew You”	120
46	50	CHRYSALIS	“Out Of My Hands”	110
47	58	FALLING IN REVERSE	“Coming Home”	105
48	52	CAGE THE ELEPHANT	“Cold Cold Cold”	90
49	55	BUSH	“Mad Love”	87
50	54	SYLAR	“Soul Addiction”	85

 

 

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

STONE SOUR – “Song #3”

Continuing the recent trend of major acts simultaneously releasing more than one single, Stone Sour re-emerged after four years with a bang.  On April 27^th, the band released “Fabuless” and a modern-day love song called “Song #3.”  The upcoming album (Hydrograd) features 15 songs, so it makes sense for the band to release more than one single.  Stone Sour actually recorded 18 songs for the album, but only 15 made the final cut.  Perhaps they ran out of ideas for song titles, thus “Song #3.”  A more likely explanation is that this band is so good that they can release singles with basically no title and make an immediate impact.  “Song #3” has already cracked the top 50 with a massive 515 spin gain this week.  It won’t be long before a likely rise to the top of the chart.  When discussing the album, Corey Taylor said that the new album “is probably one of the best records that we’ve done since the first Slipknot album.”  If you are a fan of Taylor’s more melodic vocals, you are going to love “Song #3.”
 

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (by Adam Waldman)

The trend at the top continues to be a bit erratic.  It’s become the norm for the #1 to reverse course once its spins begin to decline.  Papa Roach bucked the trend by having a second consecutive week of modest losses.  However, unless Seether’s “Let You Down” has peaked, it will be the new #1 song next week, as it looks to have created some separation from Starset’s “Monster.”  There is some ground to make up, but don’t be surprised if Metallica makes yet another run at the top with their latest single, “Now That We’re Dead.”  In the coming weeks, Metallica may be battling it out with Stone Sour’s “Song #3” for the top.
 

 

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”

BLACKTOP MOJO – “Where The Wind Blows”

BLACKLITE DISTRICT – “Living In A Nightmare”

ANTHRAX – “Carry On Wayward Son”

THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH – “Lifeline”

BOBAFLEX – “Hey You”

ART OF DYING – “All Or Nothing”

HELLYEAH – “Love Falls”

 

DROP IT…

Cage The Elephant – “Cold Cold Cold”

Imagine Dragons – “Believer”

Biffy Clyro – “Howl”

Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul”

Revivalists – “Wish I Knew You”

Korn – “Take Me”

Through Fire – “Breathe”

Kings Of Leon – “Reverend”

 

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless

KING OF THE HILL

Now a six week run at #1 for Papa Roach on the Medibase Active Rock airplay chart.  Seether solidifies their hold on the #2 spot, with Starset remaining at #3 but with less momentum.
 

 

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

Avenged Sevenfold breaks into the Top 10…

Stone Sour soars into the Top 20, joined by another fast-mover from Rise Against…

 Three songs are new to the Top 30 this week, including the latest single from Black Stone Cherry…

The week’s highest debuting song cracks the Top 40 as I Prevail finds support for “Alone” from terrestrial radio to go with their spins on Octane…

Three debuting songs and one re-entry provide four changes in the final portion of the Top 50.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING

Seether – “Let You Down”

Metallica – “Now That We’re Dead”

Royal Blood – “Lights Out”

 

FALLING

Korn – “Take Me”

Nickelback – “Feed The Machine”

Alter Bridge – “My Champion”
 

 

 TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS

Despite several contenders that appeared ready to unseat them, Papa Roach has enjoyed a nice run at the top with “Help.”  The song has spent more time in the #1 position than their last two chart-toppers combined.

 

WRAP-UP

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