HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 1/18/20

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 1/18/20

Each week 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. The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 1/18/20. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

JUST PUBLISHED! TOP 100 HARD ROCK SONGS OF 2019

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	2	BAD WOLVES	Killing Me Slowly	1803
2	1	OZZY OSBOURNE	Under The Graveyard	1721
3	3	SHINEDOWN	Attention Attention	1657
4	4	THEORY OF A DEADMAN	History Of Violence	1590
5	5	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	Inside Out	1457
6	7	VOLBEAT (f. NEIL FALLON)	Die To Live	1263
7	6	HIGHLY SUSPECT	16	1127
8	11	I PREVAIL	Hurricane	1053
9	9	PAPA ROACH	Come Around	943
10	12	THE HU (f. FATN)	Yuve Yuve Yu	929
11	13	FOZZY	Nowhere To Run	868
12	14	FIRE FROM THE GODS	Right Now	857
13	15	CROBOT	Low Life	789
14	16	DIRTY HONEY	Rolling 7’s	777
15	19	BREAKING BENJAMIN (f. SCOOTER WARD)	Far Away	666
16	17	OZZY OSBOURNE	Straight To Hell	561
17	21	THE BLUE STONES	Shakin’ Off The Rust	478
18	20	SLIPKNOT	Nero Forte	472
19	29	DISTURBED	Hold On To Memories	445
20	22	WHISKEY MYERS	Gasoline	441
21	24	RIVAL SONS	Shooting Stars	399
22	18	WEEZER	The End Of The Game	373
23	23	BRING ME THE HORIZON	Ludens	366
24	27	BONKES UK	Pretty Waste	298
25	28	ROYAL BLISS	Paranoid	285
26	37	TOOL	Pneuma	281
27	25	OTHERWISE	Lifted	270
28	33	THE BLACK MOODS	Whatcha Got	221
29	31	SUM 41	Never There	220
30	36	SLEEPING WITH SIRENS	Agree To Disagree	208
31	32	SAUL	Trial By Fire	208
32	35	STONE TEMPLE PILOTS	Fare Thee Well	203
33	26	GREEN DAY	Father Of All	201
34	43	FALLING IN REVERSE	Popular Monster	190
35	38	EVANESCENCE	The Chain (From Gears 5)	166
36	30	POST MALONE	Take What You Want	165
37	40	CLINT LOWERY	Kings	154
38	39	ANY GIVEN SIN	Another Life	142
39	49	ALTER BRIDGE	Godspeed	135
40	48	THE GLORIOUS SONS	Closer To The Sky	135
41	51	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	Another Life	119
42	42	JASTA	When The Contagion Is You	119
43	44	VEIO	Flare Of Defiance	110
44	46	HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD	Already Dead	100
45	45	GHOST HOUNDS	Fire Under Water	93
46	59	WHITE REAPER	Might Be Right	89
47	47	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	The Hype	89
48	52	BEWARE OF DARKNESS	Bloodlines	72
49	50	93PUNX/VIC MENSA/TRAVIS BARKER	3 Years Sober	64
50	54	LIGHT THE TORCH	The Great Divide	57

 

 

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

OZZY OSBOURNE (f. ELTON JOHN) – “Ordinary Man”

Ozzy Osbourne already has two songs off of his forthcoming album (the first in a decade) in the top 20 of the chart, and a third song as a guest vocalist with Post Malone.  So why choose yet another song as this week’s pick?  It’s the title track off of Ozzy’s upcoming album, but that release date is still a month away.  It was in the plans to feature this collaboration with Elton John from the day that it was released, albeit a bit down the road.  Life happens.  Plans change…

This morning, Ozzy announced that he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease.  Given all of his recent health issues, the announcement didn’t come as a total shock, but the official prognosis made it a sad day for the rock world.  Ozzy never has been (nor will he ever be) and “Ordinary Man.”  Since his debut 50 years ago with Black Sabbath, “The Prince Of Darkness” has always been a larger-than-life figure, a true rock star if ever there was one.  And yet, listening to “Ordinary Man” (even before the Parkinson’s announcement), felt like he doesn’t fully acknowledge the indelible legacy that he has already left on the world.  He didn’t need to release another album, or ever take the stage again for that matter, to be considered far beyond ordinary.

In light of the revelation today about his latest battle, “Ordinary Man” feels like a swan song of sorts.  Hopefully, it isn’t because Ozzy sounds as good on this song as he did earlier on in his solo career.  The lyrics are tinged with melancholy, but otherwise,  “Ordinary Man” is in the same vein as songs like “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” “The Road To Nowhere,” and “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll.”  Having Elton John’s voice contrasting with Ozzy just makes you appreciate the song even more.  This combination may have seemed a bit odd back in Ozzy’s wilder days, but at this moment in time, it’s a reminder that true legends remain relevant by evolving.  If the first two singles are any indication of what to expect in the way of radio play, “Ordinary Man” will be rising up the charts sooner rather than later.

 

 

HRD SPIN CONTROL (by Adam Waldman and Jon Loveless)

The following is a list of songs that we feel deserve to be added to Active Rock playlists…

OZZY OSBOURNE (f. ELTON JOHN) – “Ordinary Man”

THROUGH FIRE – “Listen To Your Heart”

A DAY TO REMEMBER – “Resentment”

CROWN THE EMPIRE – “BLURRY (out of place)”

BLACK VEIL BRIDES – “The Vengeance”

SMALL TOWN TITANS – “The Man”

ARMORED DAWN – “Animal Uncaged” 

FAME ON FIRE – “Her Eyes”

WOLFMOTHER – “Chase The Feeling”

WAGE WAR – “Grave”

BEARTOOTH – “Afterall”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

DISTURBED – “Hold On To Memories” (+195 spins)

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “Inside Out” (+180 spins)

BREAKING BENJAMIN (f. SCOOTER WARD) – “Far Away” (+170 spins)

TOOL – “Pneuma” (+114 spins)

THEORY OF A DEADMAN – “History Of Violence” (+103 spins)

BAD WOLVES – “Killing Me Slowly” (+100 spins)