HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 2/13/21
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 2/13/21. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
TOP 100 HARD ROCK SONGS OF 2020
THIS | LAST | |||
WEEK | WEEK | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | SPINS |
1 | 1 | ROYAL BLOOD | Trouble’s Coming | 1837 |
2 | 2 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | Living The Dream | 1698 |
3 | 4 | MAMMOTH WVH | Distance | 1589 |
4 | 6 | PAPA ROACH | The Ending | 1507 |
5 | 5 | CLEOPATRICK | Hometown | 1382 |
6 | 8 | CHEVELLE | Self Destructor | 1327 |
7 | 3 | GRETA VAN FLEET | My Way, Soon | 1238 |
8 | 9 | ASKING ALEXANDRIA | They Don’t Want What We Want… | 1223 |
9 | 12 | PRETTY RECKLESS | And So It Went | 1108 |
10 | 10 | SMITH & MYERS | Not Mad Enough | 1090 |
11 | 11 | POP EVIL | Breathe Again | 1058 |
12 | 14 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | Teardrops | 903 |
13 | 7 | FOO FIGHTERS | Shame Shame | 901 |
14 | 17 | AC/DC | Realize | 825 |
15 | 20 | FOO FIGHTERS | Waiting On A War | 817 |
16 | 13 | AC/DC | Shot In The Dark | 815 |
17 | 15 | FROM ASHES TO NEW | Scars That I’m Hiding | 806 |
18 | 16 | ARCHITECTS | Animals | 803 |
19 | 19 | COREY TAYLOR | Samantha’s Gone | 712 |
20 | 25 | SEETHER | Bruised And Bloodied | 593 |
21 | 18 | ROB ZOMBIE | The Triumph Of King Freak… | 592 |
22 | 22 | SEVENDUST | Dying To Live | 477 |
23 | 24 | THEORY OF A DEADMAN | Strangers | 471 |
24 | 23 | BLACK STONE CHERRY | Again | 466 |
25 | 28 | DEFTONES | Ceremony | 365 |
26 | 27 | BLACK VEIL BRIDES | Scarlet Cross | 358 |
27 | 26 | THROUGH FIRE | Doubt | 351 |
28 | 29 | ZERO 9:36 | Adrenaline | 336 |
29 | 30 | RA | Intercorrupted | 280 |
30 | 34 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | Everything We Need | 270 |
31 | 38 | ESCAPE THE FATE (f. LINDSEY STIRLING) | Invincible | 259 |
32 | 31 | DES ROCS | This Is Our Life | 257 |
33 | 32 | LOVE AND DEATH | Down | 252 |
34 | 21 | BUSH | The Kingdom | 220 |
35 | 35 | BLACK CROWES | Charming Mess | 182 |
36 | 65 | AYRON JONES | Mercy | 162 |
37 | 37 | TWIZTID | Rose Petal | 153 |
38 | 42 | ALL TIME LOW (f. BLACKBEAR) | Monsters | 135 |
39 | 43 | MACHINE GUN KELLY | Bloody Valentine | 128 |
40 | 36 | THE BLUE STONES | Let It Ride | 121 |
41 | 44 | KEITH WALLEN | Dream Away | 116 |
42 | 41 | FOO FIGHTERS | No Son Of Mine | 81 |
43 | 48 | CORE | Save Me | 64 |
44 | 50 | KINGS OF LEON | The Bandit | 61 |
45 | 45 | CHRIS STAPLETON | Arkansas | 60 |
46 | 47 | LIKE A STORM | Empire Of Ashes | 59 |
47 | 82 | TETRARCH | You Never Listen | 54 |
48 | 53 | WEEZER | All My Favorite Songs | 44 |
49 | 56 | CAPTIVES | Glass Heart | 42 |
50 | 51 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | Brick Wall | 41 |
PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)
THE DEAD DAISIES – “Holy Ground (Shake The Memory)”
There are certain things that you can count on with The Dead Daisies. The first is that their bluesy classic rock sound has a timeless quality, regardless of which artists are featured on any given studio release. The second is that the one mainstay in the band is its founder/rhythm guitarist, David Lowy. And last, but certainly not least, is the fact that this music collective is a magnet for some of the most talented, accomplished artists in rock and roll today.
The title track off of the band’s fifth studio release since their inception in 2013 is another in a long line of memorable blues rock tracks. Because of the revolving door policy of The Dead Daisies, the band has a fluid sound that is built around their rock solid foundation. The current incarnation features the legendary Glenn Hughes on vocals. No matter what band Hughes is a part of, you can’t help but feel that his presence and golden voice is so distinct, that he automatically becomes the focus of your attention. That is not meant to dismiss the work that Lowy has done, or the lead guitar work of Doug Alrich, but Hughes is a category unto himself.
Though Hughes will turn 70 later this year, his voice is still as good (or better) than any other rock and roll singer. Of course it helps to have great songs to sing over (which he has here), but the mystique of his vocals is what really makes you stand up and take notice. Lowy deserves a ton of credit for constantly attracting outstanding talent, and for his humility in living beyond in the limelight in his own project.
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…
THE DEAD DAISIES – “Holy Ground”
GEMINI SYNDROME – “IDK”
EMPTY TRAIL – “Somewhere”
VEER– “Red Tide
AS STRANGE AS ANGELS – “The Curse”
THE LOYAL ORDER – “Fuck Or Fight”
OH! THE HORROR – “Tears Of Gold”
LOVE AND DEATH – “Down”
THEM EVILS – “Coattails”
THE ODDEVEN – “Bleed For Something”
RIDING WITH KILLERS – “World Apart”
WOLVES AT THE GATE – “Counterfeit”
SAM COFFEY & THE IRON LUNGS – “Back With The Gang”
FOOLPROOF – “Violet”
TEENAGE WRIST – “Earth Is A Black Hole”
GREATEST GAINERS…
ARTIST | SONG TITLE | SPIN INCREASE |
FOO FIGHTERS | Waiting On A War | 263 |
SEETHER | Bruised And Bloodied | 192 |
PAPA ROACH | The Ending | 160 |
PRETTY RECKLESS | And So It Went | 138 |
AYRON JONES | Mercy | 135 |
COREY TAYLOR | Samantha’s Gone | 132 |
ESCAPE THE FATE (f. LINDSEY STIRLING) | Invincible | 123 |
CHEVELLE | Self Destructor | 122 |
A DAY TO REMEMBER | Everything We Need | 101 |
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