The following is a list of the #1 songs on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with the date the song topped the chart.
December 17th (2022): Lux Æterna
Metallica
The song went to the top in mid-December and stayed there until early March.
March 4th: Welcome To The Circus
Five Finger Death Punch
The opening track from the “AfterLife” album became the band’s 14th #1 on the chart.
March 11th: Just Pretend
Bad Omens
The Alt. Metal track was from the band’s third studio album “The Death Of Peace Of Mind.”
March 18th: Lost
Linkin Park
The previously unreleased “Meteora” era track was a showcase for the late Chester Bennington’s riveting vocals.
May 13th: Cut The Line
Papa Roach
The track was one of five singles released from the band’s eleventh studio album, “Ego Trip.”
May 20th: Rescued
Foo Fighters (frontman Dave Grohl pictured above)
The lead track from “But Here We Are,” the Foo Fighters eleventh studio album, was the first single by the band since the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins.
July 1st: 72 Seasons
Metallica
The title track from the band’s eleventh studio album had an eleven-week run (the longest this decade) at the top.
July 15th: Need A Favor
Jelly Roll
The Country-Rock power ballad, from the from the “Whitsitt Chapel” album also scored on both Country and Billboard 200 (#17) charts.
August 5th: Lowest In Me
Staind
It’s the fifth Staind single to reach #1 on the chart, along with “Not Again,” “So Far Away,” “Right Here” and “It’s Been Awhile.” However, it was their first song to top the survey since “Not Again” in 2011.
August 19th: Unstoppable
Disturbed
The band’s twelfth #1 on the chart is from their eighth album “Divisive.”
They are now in a four-way tie for the fifth-most chart toppers in the chart’s 42-year history, alongside Foo Fighters, Godsmack and Metallica. Shinedown leads all acts with eighteen #1s.
September 2nd: The Dirt I’m Buried In
Avatar
The lead single from “Dance Devil Dance,” Avatar’s ninth studio set, is the Swedish band’s first #1 on the chart.
September 16th: Blood In The Water
Aryon Jones
At the age of 19, Jones started performing in Seattle-area bars. Eight years later, he topped the chart with a track from his fourth album, “Chronicles Of The Kid.”
September 23nd: Beyond
Corey Taylor (pictured above)
The track is his second solo #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (“Blue Eyes Black” was the first). It’s from Taylor’s sophomore solo studio album, “CMF2.”
September 30th: Under You
Foo Fighters
“Under You” simultaneously ruled the Rock & Alternative Airplay, Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts.
October 7th: Psycho
Asking Alexandria
The band’s second #1 on the chart follows the one-week reign of “Alone Again” in ‘21.
November 4th: Too Far Gone?
Metallica
This is the third #1 single from “72 Seasons,” the second studio album released through the band’s Blackened Recordings.
November 11th: Skeletons
Pop Evil
The song is the band’s eighth #1 on the chart. It’s also the title track and third single from Pop Evil’s seventh studio album.
November 18th: Might Love Myself
Beartooth
Beartooth’s eleventh entry on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, is their first #1. The song is on the band’s fifth album, “The Surface.”
November 25th: The American Dream Is Killing Me
Green Day
It’s the lead single from Green Day’s fourteenth album, “Saviors” and is the band’s first #1 since “Oh Yeah!” in ’20.
