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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