His fifth No. 1 debut in history Advertising signThe Rock & Alternative Airplay chart belongs to Linkin Park, whose “Friendly Fire” debuts at the top on March 9.
“Friendly Fire” with 7.9 million radio audience impressions won the Feb. 23-29 period, according to Luminate.
The last song to debut at No. 1? “Lost” by Linkin Park, which started at the top of the survey on February 25, 2023.
In fact, Linkin Park owns three of the five No. 1 debuts since the chart began in 2009. The band scored their first when “The Catalyst” debuted at the top of the chart on August 21, 2010.
The other No. 1 starts belong to Foo Fighters' “Rope” (March 12, 2011) and Green Day's “Oh Love” (August 4, 2012).
Linkin Park now boasts five No. 1s on Rock & Alternative Airplay, tying the Black Keys and Imagine Dragons for fifth in the chart's history. Foo Fighters lead all acts with 11.
Most No. 1, Rock & Alternative Airplay
- 11, Foo Fighters
- 7, Green Day
- 6, Cage the elephant
- 6, twenty one pilots
- 5, The Black Keys
- 5, Imagine Dragons
- 5, Linkin Park
- 4, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 3, Weezer
The other Rock & Alternative Airplay No. 1 by Linkin Park are 2009's “New Divide” and 2012's “Burn It Down,” both of which debuted at No. 2.
At the same time, “Friendly Fire” debuts at No. 8 on Mainstream Rock Airplay and No. 9 on Alternative Airplay. It is the band's 19th top 10 in each rating. In the latter, Linkin Park exclusively owns the sixth top 10 in the chart's 35-year history. The Foo Fighters lead with 30.
Most Top 10, Alternative Airplay
- 30, Foo Fighters
- 28, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 26, Green Day
- 23, U2
- 21, Weezer
- 20, Pearl Jam
- 19, Linkin Park
- 18, Pearl Jam
- 17, Musa
- 17, The Smashing Pumpkins
As “Friendly Fire” was released on February 23rd, the song is also expected to chart on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs multi-metric chart through first-week streams and sales, in addition to its radio airplay. All Advertising sign Charts dated March 9 will be updated on Billboard.com on Tuesday, March 5.
“Friendly Fire” was originally recorded during sessions for One more light, Linkin Park's final studio album in 2017, before the death of frontman Chester Bennington that year. The song will be open Paper cutsthe band's career-spanning singles collection, due on April 12.
