Shinedown has the record for the most top 10s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart all to itself, as “Dead Don’t Die” climbs into the top 10 of the ranking dated Feb. 25.
“Die,” which jumps from No. 13 to No. 9, is Shinedown’s 30th top 10, as the band becomes the first act to cross the threshold in the history of the list, which began in 1981.
Previously, the Brent Smith-fronted outfit was in a three-way tie with Five Finger Death Punch and Foo Fighters for the most top 10s, with 29 apiece.
Most Top 10s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:
- 30, Shinedown
- 29, Five Finger Death Punch
- 29, Foo Fighters
- 28, Tom Petty (solo and with the Heartbreakers)
- 27, Godsmack
- 26, Van Halen
- 25, Disturbed
- 25, Metallica
Each of Shinedown’s entries on Mainstream Rock Airplay has reached the top five, dating to its debut entry “Fly From the Inside,” which hit No. 5 in September 2003.
Shinedown is currently riding a streak of eight No. 1s in a row on the chart, a run that began with “How Did You Love” in 2017. The record is held by Five Finger Death Punch, which has notched 10 straight.
Shinedown also boasts the most No. 1s – 18 – of any act in the chart’s history.
Concurrently, “Die” pushes 22-18 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay tally with 1.8 million audience impressions, up 18%, Feb. 10-16, according to Luminate.
The song is the third rock radio single from Planet Zero, Shinedown’s seventh studio album, following the title track and “Daylight.” The set debuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart dated July 16, 2022, and has earned 158,000 equivalent album units to date.
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