Rock Songs In The 2020s That Went To The Top and Stayed There
Getting to the top of any chart is difficult but staying there is even harder. The following is a list of songs that stayed at #1 for five weeks or more the on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock chart. Below the title and artist is the date the song reached #1.
5 Weeks:
Shot In The Dark – AC/DC
November 14th, 2020
The song is from the band’s seventeenth studio album, “Power Up.”
Surrender – Godsmack
November 12th, 2022
The first single from their eighth album “Lighting Up The Sky.”
6 Weeks:
Rescued – Foo Fighters
May 20th, 2023
The first single by the band since the death of longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins (pictured).
8 Weeks:
Lost – Linkin Park
March 18th, 2023
Originally recorded during sessions for Meteora: (;03), it was later released as the lead single from the band’s 20th anniversary compilation.
The American Dream Is Killing Me – Green Day
November 25th, 2023
It is the first Green Day single since ’13’s “X-Kid” to be produced by Rob Cavallo.
11 Weeks:
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