Billboard Rock Airplay Charts - 11/16

[singingrulebritannia]

Mainstream Rock - 7/19

3 2 1 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 9
1 1 2 | Painkiller, Three Days Grace | 14
2 3 3 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 18
6 4 4 | Ballast, Nothing More | 17
7 5 5 | 1000hp, Godsmack | 4
10 9 6 | Drown, Theory Of A Deadman | 11
5 6 7 | This Means War, Avenged Sevenfold | 13
9 8 8 | Dog On A Leash, Adelitas Way | 14
4 7 9 | Torn To Pieces, Pop Evil | 22
13 13 10 | My Demons, Starset | 30
15 12 11 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 7
8 10 12 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 32
25 20 13 | World On Fire, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | 3
12 14 14 | Take Out The Gunman, Chevelle | 22
22 18 15 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 4
21 19 16 | Room To Breathe, You Me At Six | 11
18 16 17 | Take The Bullets Away, We As Human Featuring Lacey Strum | 14
16 15 18 | Fever, The Black Keys | 15
24 23 19 | Messed Up World, The Pretty Reckless | 4
14 17 20 | Guilty All The Same, Linkin Park Featuring Rakim | 18
20 21 21 | Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood), HellYeah | 12
17 24 22 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 15
23 25 23 | Would You Still Be There, Of Mice & Men | 21
27 26 24 | Nowhere To Hide, Crobot | 5
19 22 25 | Me And Mary Jane, Black Stone Cherry | 18
– 31 26 | Hater, Korn | 2
– 28 27 | Hunter Eats Hunter, Chevelle | 2
29 27 28 | High Road, Mastodon | 7
32 29 29 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 10
31 30 30 | Bloody Angel, Avatar | 12
38 36 31 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 7
Re-Entry 32 | Rise, Skillet | 2
39 40 33 | Respect, Devour The Day | 3
37 34 34 | Love The Way You Hate Me, Like A Storm | 9
35 38 35 | Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam | 19
30 35 36 | Cry Of Achilles, Alter Bridge | 9
Re-Entry 37 | Criminal, Framing Hanley | 3
33 32 38 | Smooth Sailing, Queens Of The Stone Age | 6
New - 39 | My Sweet Summer, The Dirty Heads | 1
New - 40 | Can You Feel My Heart, Bring Me The Horizon | 1

[singingrulebritannia]

Rock Airplay - 7/19

1 1 1 | Fever, The Black Keys | 15
2 2 2 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 24
3 3 3 | Do I Wanna Know?, Arctic Monkeys | 43
4 4 4 | Bad Blood, Bastille | 24
5 5 5 | The Walker, Fitz And The Tantrums | 29
6 6 6 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 15
8 8 7 | I Wanna Get Better, Bleachers | 18
10 10 8 | A Sky Full Of Stars, Coldplay | 7
7 7 9 | Dangerous, Big Data Featuring Joywave | 13
9 9 10 | Come A Little Closer, Cage The Elephant | 48
14 11 11 | Riptide, Vance Joy | 9
18 16 12 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 9
24 19 13 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 4
13 15 14 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 15
15 12 15 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 11
16 17 16 | Painkiller, Three Days Grace | 14
17 14 17 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 25
11 13 18 | Afraid, The Neighbourhood | 42
21 22 19 | Cardiac Arrest, Bad Suns | 13
25 21 20 | Tennis Court, Lorde | 10
29 23 21 | 1000hp, Godsmack | 4
28 25 22 | My Sweet Summer, Dirty Heads | 8
30 27 23 | Take It Or Leave It, Cage The Elephant | 13
34 31 24 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 6
33 30 25 | Ballast, Nothing More | 11
19 24 26 | Torn To Pieces, Pop Evil | 19
23 20 27 | Thunder Clatter, Wild Cub | 16
45 32 28 | Stolen Dance, Milky Chance | 4
26 29 29 | This Means War, Avenged Sevenfold | 11
22 26 30 | Guilty All The Same, Linkin Park Featuring Rakim | 18
38 38 31 | Drown, Theory Of A Deadman | 9
20 28 32 | Giants, Bear Hands | 20
36 33 33 | Rude, MAGIC! | 9
40 40 34 | West Coast, Lana Del Rey | 4
37 35 35 | Take Me To Church, Hozier | 7
35 36 36 | Best Friend, Foster The People | 11
41 37 37 | Reverse, SomeKindaWonderful | 14
42 46 38 | My Demons, Starset | 6
39 39 39 | Stay With Me, Sam Smith | 6
43 41 40 | Dog On A Leash, Adelitas Way | 11
– 45 41 | World On Fire, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | 2
31 34 42 | Magic, Coldplay | 18
– 49 43 | Room To Breathe, You Me At Six | 2
– 42 44 | Do Or Die, Thirty Seconds To Mars | 2
46 44 45 | One Minute More, Capital Cities | 4
44 43 46 | U Get Me High, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 3
Hot Shot Debut 47 | Messed Up World, The Pretty Reckless | 1
49 47 48 | Habits (Stay High), Tove Lo | 9
New - 49 | Take The Bullets Away, We As Human Featuring Lacey Strum | 1
Re-Entry 50 | Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam | 17

[singingrulebritannia]

Alternative - 7/19

1 1 1 | Fever, The Black Keys | 15
3 3 2 | I Wanna Get Better, Bleachers | 18
2 2 3 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 24
6 6 4 | Dangerous, Big Data Featuring Joywave | 17
5 5 5 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 18
4 4 6 | Bad Blood, Bastille | 26
10 8 7 | Riptide, Vance Joy | 10
7 7 8 | The Walker, Fitz And The Tantrums | 30
9 9 9 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 11
13 11 10 | A Sky Full Of Stars, Coldplay | 7
8 10 11 | Do I Wanna Know?, Arctic Monkeys | 44
14 14 12 | My Sweet Summer, Dirty Heads | 8
12 12 13 | Take It Or Leave It, Cage The Elephant | 16
16 15 14 | Cardiac Arrest, Bad Suns | 21
18 17 15 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 4
17 16 16 | Best Friend, Foster The People | 12
19 18 17 | Tennis Court, Lorde | 7
26 20 18 | Stolen Dance, Milky Chance | 5
21 19 19 | Rude, MAGIC! | 7
24 22 20 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 6
22 21 21 | Reverse, SomeKindaWonderful | 13
27 26 22 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 10
23 23 23 | Habits (Stay High), Tove Lo | 9
25 25 24 | One Minute More, Capital Cities | 9
30 27 25 | Take It As It Comes, J Roddy Walston & The Business | 8
38 31 26 | Take Me To Church, Hozier | 3
32 28 27 | Do Or Die, Thirty Seconds To Mars | 6
34 32 28 | Tongues, Joywave Featuring KOPPS | 4
37 34 29 | West Coast, Lana Del Rey | 3
29 29 30 | Car Radio, Twenty One Pilots | 9
20 24 31 | Magic, Coldplay | 18
28 30 32 | Bridges, Broods | 18
– 38 33 | Black Out Days, Phantogram | 2
35 36 34 | Mind Over Matter, Young The Giant | 4
33 35 35 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 11
Hot Shot Debut 36 | I'm Only Joking, KONGOS | 1
36 39 37 | Step, Vampire Weekend | 3
31 33 38 | This Is Gospel, Panic! At The Disco | 12
New - 39 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 1
New - 40 | Desire, Meg Myers | 1

[Deleted]

oh is beware the dog the next 30's peaker to get shafted :/

[Devin]

I'm still shocked "Recover" never debuted on Billboard.

[Web]

So I've never been completely clear on this, are the Billboard genre charts (like that Alternative one) the same as the Hot 100 or do they just count radio? Do they incorporate sales and streaming or are they just Billboard's measure of the radio charts?

[Deleted]

Jul 11, 2014 21:34:35 GMT -5 Web said:

So I've never been completely clear on this, are the Billboard genre charts (like that Alternative one) the same as the Hot 100 or do they just count radio? Do they incorporate sales and streaming or are they just Billboard's measure of the radio charts?

radio, or else rude would be number one by a long shot

[Web]

whoops good point didn't even think about that. for some reason I thought they would just track "Alternative" sales and streaming, which makes absolutely no sense now that I think again

[Cody]

That's what the Rock Songs chart is for. It takes sales and overall airplay into account.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

I think Alt Rock needs a new number one song. "Fever" is good, but 8 weeks is good enough. I can't beleive "Bad Blood" didn't knock it off the top spot.

[Green Baron]

I'm confused as to why Active songs aren't doing as well as Alt songs on the overall Rock Airplay.

[Deleted]

Jul 13, 2014 17:02:10 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

I'm confused as to why Active songs aren't doing as well as Alt songs on the overall Rock Airplay.

I guess lower audience and no boost from AAA *shrug*

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Dallas Green Baron

I'm confused as to why Active songs aren't doing as well as Alt songs on the overall Rock Airplay.

if you mean the songs on "Active" Rock charts; my guess would be the Alt ones are more radio friendly, but I agree, by defination alone "rock" would mean more guitar oriented music. The harder stuff should dominate that chart. That's the whole reason Alt charts were born during the 80s. To showcase the more synth /new wave/Pop sound of Rock, but even since then you could see how that style was slowly overcomming the rock charts. Now adays its overflow.

[Deleted]

Jul 14, 2014 19:49:13 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

Dallas Green Baron

I'm confused as to why Active songs aren't doing as well as Alt songs on the overall Rock Airplay.

if you mean the songs on "Active" Rock charts; my guess would be the Alt ones are more radio friendly, but I agree, by defination alone "rock" would mean more guitar oriented music. The harder stuff should dominate that chart. That's the whole reason Alt charts were born during the 80s. To showcase the more synth /new wave/Pop sound of Rock, but even since then you could see how that style was slowly overcomming the rock charts. Now adays its overflow.

no

the rock airplay chart, which combines both alternative, mainstream rock, and I believe triple a charts on billboard, i already explained the lower audience, we don't need to hear anymore

[Green Baron]

Jul 14, 2014 19:55:19 GMT -5 @dangermouz said:

Jul 14, 2014 19:49:13 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

Dallas Green Baron


if you mean the songs on "Active" Rock charts; my guess would be the Alt ones are more radio friendly, but I agree, by defination alone "rock" would mean more guitar oriented music. The harder stuff should dominate that chart. That's the whole reason Alt charts were born during the 80s. To showcase the more synth /new wave/Pop sound of Rock, but even since then you could see how that style was slowly overcomming the rock charts. Now adays its overflow.

no

the rock airplay chart, which combines both alternative, mainstream rock, and I believe triple a charts on billboard, i already explained the lower audience, we don't need to hear anymore

It's based off audience? I thought it was based off total airplay.

[Devin]

Jul 14, 2014 20:02:32 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Jul 14, 2014 19:55:19 GMT -5 @dangermouz said:

no

the rock airplay chart, which combines both alternative, mainstream rock, and I believe triple a charts on billboard, i already explained the lower audience, we don't need to hear anymore

It's based off audience? I thought it was based off total airplay.

Nope. The Alt songs tend to chart a lot higher than the Active songs because 1) Alt charters have higher AI than Active charters when you compare positions side-by-side (ex: "Fever" has 12.948 million AI on Alt, while "Words As Weapons" only has 5.808 million AI on Active) and 2) Alt and AAA have a lot of overlap, which strengthens those particular songs' overall AI.

[Deleted]

Jul 14, 2014 20:07:18 GMT -5 Devin said:

Jul 14, 2014 20:02:32 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

It's based off audience? I thought it was based off total airplay.

Nope. The Alt songs tend to chart a lot higher than the Active songs because 1) Alt charters have higher AI than Active charters when you compare positions side-by-side (ex: "Fever" has 12.948 million AI on Alt, while "Words As Weapons" only has 5.808 million AI on Active) and 2) Alt and AAA have a lot of overlap, which strengthens those particular songs' overall AI.

Jul 13, 2014 17:11:17 GMT -5 @dangermouz said:

I guess lower audience and no boost from AAA *shrug*

but u added the details yey

[Green Baron]

Jul 14, 2014 20:07:18 GMT -5 Devin said:

Jul 14, 2014 20:02:32 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

It's based off audience? I thought it was based off total airplay.

Nope. The Alt songs tend to chart a lot higher than the Active songs because 1) Alt charters have higher AI than Active charters when you compare positions side-by-side (ex: "Fever" has 12.948 million AI on Alt, while "Words As Weapons" only has 5.808 million AI on Active) and 2) Alt and AAA have a lot of overlap, which strengthens those particular songs' overall AI.

Not to mention a song like "Fever" has support from all 3 formats, while, say, "Painkiller" only has support from 1.

[Cody]

Jul 14, 2014 20:23:21 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Jul 14, 2014 20:07:18 GMT -5 Devin said:

Nope. The Alt songs tend to chart a lot higher than the Active songs because 1) Alt charters have higher AI than Active charters when you compare positions side-by-side (ex: "Fever" has 12.948 million AI on Alt, while "Words As Weapons" only has 5.808 million AI on Active) and 2) Alt and AAA have a lot of overlap, which strengthens those particular songs' overall AI.

Not to mention a song like "Fever" has support from all 3 formats, while, say, "Painkiller" only has support from 1.

Even that doesn't matter much. Even if you took away all of the Active and AAA audience figures from Fever and any other songs getting support from all of them, Fever's still #1. Active's audience numbers continue their downward spiral, and it's strange considering you'd think they'd go up from people like yourself who dislike the current state of Alternative. Today's active rock music has just declined so much I guess that the traditional rock listeners would probably just prefer to listen to their local classic rock stations or XM/Sirius golds or decade-specific stations.

[Green Baron]

Jul 14, 2014 21:48:28 GMT -5 Cody said:

Jul 14, 2014 20:23:21 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Not to mention a song like "Fever" has support from all 3 formats, while, say, "Painkiller" only has support from 1.

Even that doesn't matter much. Even if you took away all of the Active and AAA audience figures from Fever and any other songs getting support from all of them, Fever's still #1. Active's audience numbers continue their downward spiral, and it's strange considering you'd think they'd go up from people like yourself who dislike the current state of Alternative. Today's active rock music has just declined so much I guess that the traditional rock listeners would probably just prefer to listen to their local classic rock stations or XM/Sirius golds or decade-specific stations.

I can see what you're getting at, I hate 75% of the chart today but that's still surprising.

[singingrulebritannia]

Rock Airplay - 7/26

1 1 1 | Fever, The Black Keys | 16
2 2 2 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 25
3 3 3 | Do I Wanna Know?, Arctic Monkeys | 44
4 4 4 | Bad Blood, Bastille | 25
7 9 5 | Dangerous, Big Data Featuring Joywave | 14
10 8 6 | A Sky Full Of Stars, Coldplay | 8
5 5 7 | The Walker, Fitz And The Tantrums | 30
11 11 8 | Riptide, Vance Joy | 10
8 7 9 | I Wanna Get Better, Bleachers | 19
6 6 10 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 16
9 10 11 | Come A Little Closer, Cage The Elephant | 49
16 12 12 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 10
32 28 13 | Stolen Dance, Milky Chance | 5
19 13 14 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 5
25 22 15 | My Sweet Summer, Dirty Heads | 9
14 17 16 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 26
17 16 17 | Painkiller, Three Days Grace | 15
15 14 18 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 16
12 15 19 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 12
23 21 20 | 1000hp, Godsmack | 5
22 19 21 | Cardiac Arrest, Bad Suns | 14
21 20 22 | Tennis Court, Lorde | 11
31 24 23 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 7
27 23 24 | Take It Or Leave It, Cage The Elephant | 14
30 25 25 | Ballast, Nothing More | 12
20 27 26 | Thunder Clatter, Wild Cub | 17
24 26 27 | Torn To Pieces, Pop Evil | 20
29 29 28 | This Means War, Avenged Sevenfold | 12
26 30 29 | Guilty All The Same, Linkin Park Featuring Rakim | 19
35 35 30 | Take Me To Church, Hozier | 8
40 34 31 | West Coast, Lana Del Rey | 5
38 31 32 | Drown, Theory Of A Deadman | 10
33 33 33 | Rude, MAGIC! | 10
45 41 34 | World On Fire, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | 3
46 38 35 | My Demons, Starset | 7
39 39 36 | Stay With Me, Sam Smith | 7
37 37 37 | Reverse, SomeKindaWonderful | 15
41 40 38 | Dog On A Leash, Adelitas Way | 12
36 36 39 | Best Friend, Foster The People | 12
43 46 40 | U Get Me High, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 4
Hot Shot Debut 41 | Left Hand Free, alt-J | 1
47 48 42 | Habits (Stay High), Tove Lo | 10
– 47 43 | Messed Up World, The Pretty Reckless | 2
44 45 44 | One Minute More, Capital Cities | 5
49 43 45 | Room To Breathe, You Me At Six | 3
42 44 46 | Do Or Die, Thirty Seconds To Mars | 3
– 49 47 | Take The Bullets Away, We As Human Featuring Lacey Strum | 2
New - 48 | Tongues, Joywave Featuring KOPPS | 1
– 50 49 | Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam | 18
New - 50 | Love Runs Out, OneRepublic | 1

[singingrulebritannia]

Mainstream Rock - 7/26

2 1 1 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 10
1 2 2 | Painkiller, Three Days Grace | 15
5 5 3 | 1000hp, Godsmack | 5
3 3 4 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 19
4 4 5 | Ballast, Nothing More | 18
9 6 6 | Drown, Theory Of A Deadman | 12
8 8 7 | Dog On A Leash, Adelitas Way | 15
13 10 8 | My Demons, Starset | 31
12 11 9 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 8
20 13 10 | World On Fire, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | 4
6 7 11 | This Means War, Avenged Sevenfold | 14
7 9 12 | Torn To Pieces, Pop Evil | 23
18 15 13 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 5
23 19 14 | Messed Up World, The Pretty Reckless | 5
10 12 15 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 33
19 16 16 | Room To Breathe, You Me At Six | 12
16 17 17 | Take The Bullets Away, We As Human Featuring Lacey Strum | 15
21 21 18 | Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood), HellYeah | 13
17 20 19 | Guilty All The Same, Linkin Park Featuring Rakim | 19
25 23 20 | Would You Still Be There, Of Mice & Men | 22
31 26 21 | Hater, Korn | 3
24 22 22 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 16
15 18 23 | Fever, The Black Keys | 16
26 24 24 | Nowhere To Hide, Crobot | 6
28 27 25 | Hunter Eats Hunter, Chevelle | 3
30 30 26 | Bloody Angel, Avatar | 13
27 28 27 | High Road, Mastodon | 8
22 25 28 | Me And Mary Jane, Black Stone Cherry | 19
29 29 29 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 11
34 34 30 | Love The Way You Hate Me, Like A Storm | 10
40 33 31 | Respect, Devour The Day | 4
– 32 32 | Rise, Skillet | 3
– 37 33 | Criminal, Framing Hanley | 4
36 31 34 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 8
– 40 35 | Can You Feel My Heart, Bring Me The Horizon | 2
New - 36 | Angel Of Mercy, Black Label Society | 1
38 35 37 | Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam | 20
New - 38 | Picture Perfect, Escape The Fate | 1
35 36 39 | Cry Of Achilles, Alter Bridge | 10
New - 40 | Lights Go Out, Fozzy | 1

[singingrulebritannia]

Alternative - 7/26

1 1 1 | Fever, The Black Keys | 16
3 2 2 | I Wanna Get Better, Bleachers | 19
2 3 3 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 25
6 4 4 | Dangerous, Big Data Featuring Joywave | 18
8 7 5 | Riptide, Vance Joy | 11
5 5 6 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 19
4 6 7 | Bad Blood, Bastille | 27
11 10 8 | A Sky Full Of Stars, Coldplay | 8
9 9 9 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 12
14 12 10 | My Sweet Summer, Dirty Heads | 9
7 8 11 | The Walker, Fitz And The Tantrums | 31
10 11 12 | Do I Wanna Know?, Arctic Monkeys | 45
12 13 13 | Take It Or Leave It, Cage The Elephant | 17
20 18 14 | Stolen Dance, Milky Chance | 6
17 15 15 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 5
15 14 16 | Cardiac Arrest, Bad Suns | 22
18 17 17 | Tennis Court, Lorde | 8
16 16 18 | Best Friend, Foster The People | 13
22 20 19 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 7
21 21 20 | Reverse, SomeKindaWonderful | 14
19 19 21 | Rude, MAGIC! | 8
26 22 22 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 11
23 23 23 | Habits (Stay High), Tove Lo | 10
25 24 24 | One Minute More, Capital Cities | 10
27 25 25 | Take It As It Comes, J Roddy Walston & The Business | 9
31 26 26 | Take Me To Church, Hozier | 4
Hot Shot Debut 27 | Left Hand Free, alt-J | 1
28 27 28 | Do Or Die, Thirty Seconds To Mars | 7
32 28 29 | Tongues, Joywave Featuring KOPPS | 5
34 29 30 | West Coast, Lana Del Rey | 4
36 34 31 | Mind Over Matter, Young The Giant | 5
– 36 32 | I'm Only Joking, KONGOS | 2
29 30 33 | Car Radio, Twenty One Pilots | 10
38 33 34 | Black Out Days, Phantogram | 3
39 37 35 | Step, Vampire Weekend | 4
New - 36 | Beware The Dog, The Griswolds | 1
– 40 37 | Desire, Meg Myers | 2
– 39 38 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 2
New - 39 | Family Tree, Kings Of Leon | 1
35 35 40 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 12

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Jack White- "Lazaretto" has been #9 forever. That song has a really great 70 Psychedelia vibe to it. That's the song that should be number 1. That or "Take It Or Leave It". Not that Bleachers song; which looks prepped for the top spot.

[Green Baron]

Let's grade the songs.

1 1 1 | Fever, The Black Keys | 16 D+
3 2 2 | I Wanna Get Better, Bleachers | 19 C+
2 3 3 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 25 B+
6 4 4 | Dangerous, Big Data Featuring Joywave | 18 D+
8 7 5 | Riptide, Vance Joy | 11 D+
5 5 6 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 19 B+
4 6 7 | Bad Blood, Bastille | 27 B+
11 10 8 | A Sky Full Of Stars, Coldplay | 8 F
9 9 9 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 12 A-
14 12 10 | My Sweet Summer, Dirty Heads | 9 D+
7 8 11 | The Walker, Fitz And The Tantrums | 3 C+
10 11 12 | Do I Wanna Know?, Arctic Monkeys | 45 A- (GET. THE. f**k. OUT.)
12 13 13 | Take It Or Leave It, Cage The Elephant | 17 B+
20 18 14 | Stolen Dance, Milky Chance | 6 C+
17 15 15 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 5 A+
15 14 16 | Cardiac Arrest, Bad Suns | 22 A+
18 17 17 | Tennis Court, Lorde | 8 B
16 16 18 | Best Friend, Foster The People | 13 D+
22 20 19 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 7 C+
21 21 20 | Reverse, SomeKindaWonderful | 14 B+
19 19 21 | Rude, MAGIC! | 8 B
26 22 22 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 11 C+
23 23 23 | Habits (Stay High), Tove Lo | 10 F
25 24 24 | One Minute More, Capital Cities | 10 D+
27 25 25 | Take It As It Comes, J Roddy Walston & The Business | 9 B+
31 26 26 | Take Me To Church, Hozier | 4 B+
Hot Shot Debut 27 | Left Hand Free, alt-J | 1 D+
28 27 28 | Do Or Die, Thirty Seconds To Mars | 7 C+
32 28 29 | Tongues, Joywave Featuring KOPPS | 5 B+
34 29 30 | West Coast, Lana Del Rey | 4 F
36 34 31 | Mind Over Matter, Young The Giant | 5 A-
– 36 32 | I'm Only Joking, KONGOS | 2 A-
29 30 33 | Car Radio, Twenty One Pilots | 10 B+
38 33 34 | Black Out Days, Phantogram | 3 D+
39 37 35 | Step, Vampire Weekend | 4 B
New - 36 | Beware The Dog, The Griswolds | 1 D+
– 40 37 | Desire, Meg Myers | 2 B
– 39 38 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 2 A+
New - 39 | Family Tree, Kings Of Leon | 1 C+
35 35 40 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 12 A+

2 1 1 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 10 A+
1 2 2 | Painkiller, Three Days Grace | 15 C+
5 5 3 | 1000hp, Godsmack | 5 D+
3 3 4 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 19 A+
4 4 5 | Ballast, Nothing More | 18 A+
9 6 6 | Drown, Theory Of A Deadman | 12 B+
8 8 7 | Dog On A Leash, Adelitas Way | 15 B-
13 10 8 | My Demons, Starset | 31 A
12 11 9 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 8 C+
20 13 10 | World On Fire, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | 4 C+
6 7 11 | This Means War, Avenged Sevenfold | 14 C+
7 9 12 | Torn To Pieces, Pop Evil | 23 D+
18 15 13 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 5 A+
23 19 14 | Messed Up World, The Pretty Reckless | 5 C+
10 12 15 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 33 C+
19 16 16 | Room To Breathe, You Me At Six | 12 A+
16 17 17 | Take The Bullets Away, We As Human Featuring Lacey Strum | 15 B+
21 21 18 | Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood), HellYeah | 13 D+
17 20 19 | Guilty All The Same, Linkin Park Featuring Rakim | 19 A+
25 23 20 | Would You Still Be There, Of Mice & Men | 22 D+
31 26 21 | Hater, Korn | 3 D+
24 22 22 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 16 B+
15 18 23 | Fever, The Black Keys | 16 D+
26 24 24 | Nowhere To Hide, Crobot | 6 B
28 27 25 | Hunter Eats Hunter, Chevelle | 3 A-
30 30 26 | Bloody Angel, Avatar | 13 C+
27 28 27 | High Road, Mastodon | 8 A-
22 25 28 | Me And Mary Jane, Black Stone Cherry | 19 C+
29 29 29 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 11 A-
34 34 30 | Love The Way You Hate Me, Like A Storm | 10 D+
40 33 31 | Respect, Devour The Day | 4 C+
– 32 32 | Rise, Skillet | 3 D+
– 37 33 | Criminal, Framing Hanley | 4 C+
36 31 34 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 8 B+
– 40 35 | Can You Feel My Heart, Bring Me The Horizon | 2 B+
New - 36 | Angel Of Mercy, Black Label Society | 1 B
38 35 37 | Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam | 20 B+
New - 38 | Picture Perfect, Escape The Fate | 1 D+
35 36 39 | Cry Of Achilles, Alter Bridge | 10 A-
New - 40 | Lights Go Out, Fozzy | 1 C+

[Web]

1 1 1 | Fever, The Black Keys | 16 B-
3 2 2 | I Wanna Get Better, Bleachers | 19 B
2 3 3 | Come With Me Now, KONGOS | 25 A-
6 4 4 | Dangerous, Big Data Featuring Joywave | 18 A+
8 7 5 | Riptide, Vance Joy | 11 C
5 5 6 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?, Arctic Monkeys | 19 B+
4 6 7 | Bad Blood, Bastille | 27 A
11 10 8 | A Sky Full Of Stars, Coldplay | 8 D-
9 9 9 | Lazaretto, Jack White | 12 A
14 12 10 | My Sweet Summer, Dirty Heads | 9 F
7 8 11 | The Walker, Fitz And The Tantrums | 3 A
10 11 12 | Do I Wanna Know?, Arctic Monkeys | 45 A-
12 13 13 | Take It Or Leave It, Cage The Elephant | 17 C+
20 18 14 | Stolen Dance, Milky Chance | 6 A+
17 15 15 | I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore, Rise Against | 5 B-
15 14 16 | Cardiac Arrest, Bad Suns | 22 B
18 17 17 | Tennis Court, Lorde | 8 C-
16 16 18 | Best Friend, Foster The People | 13 A-
22 20 19 | Until It's Gone, Linkin Park | 7 D+
21 21 20 | Reverse, SomeKindaWonderful | 14 B+
19 19 21 | Rude, MAGIC! | 8 D
26 22 22 | Heaven Knows, The Pretty Reckless | 11 C+
23 23 23 | Habits (Stay High), Tove Lo | 10 F
25 24 24 | One Minute More, Capital Cities | 10 C+
27 25 25 | Take It As It Comes, J Roddy Walston & The Business | 9 B
31 26 26 | Take Me To Church, Hozier | 4 A+
Hot Shot Debut 27 | Left Hand Free, alt-J | 1 B-
28 27 28 | Do Or Die, Thirty Seconds To Mars | 7 C
32 28 29 | Tongues, Joywave Featuring KOPPS | 5 B+
34 29 30 | West Coast, Lana Del Rey | 4 F
36 34 31 | Mind Over Matter, Young The Giant | 5 C-
– 36 32 | I'm Only Joking, KONGOS | 2 A
29 30 33 | Car Radio, Twenty One Pilots | 10 C+
38 33 34 | Black Out Days, Phantogram | 3 C
39 37 35 | Step, Vampire Weekend | 4 D
New - 36 | Beware The Dog, The Griswolds | 1 D+
– 40 37 | Desire, Meg Myers | 2 C
– 39 38 | Words As Weapons, Seether | 2 B+
New - 39 | Family Tree, Kings Of Leon | 1 C
35 35 40 | Out Of The Black, Royal Blood | 12 A+

I don't know the Active chart well enough to grade everything. I've probably heard each song once, but not much more than that for quite a few of them.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

@ Black gives way to green baron

judging from those grades I gather you are not a fan of The indie poppier sound of alt rock. though I am surprised at the B+ you gave Lorde? and the D+ you gave Godsmack?

[Green Baron]

Jul 22, 2014 23:50:10 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

@ Black gives way to green baron

judging from those grades I gather you are not a fan of The indie poppier sound of alt rock. though I am surprised at the B+ you gave Lorde? and the D+ you gave Godsmack?

About Lorde: I judge based on quality, not how alternative it is. If we were grading how I felt about it on the format, I'd easily F it. But since it's an actual good song, it gets the B and not the D.

And about Godsmack: I've never liked them. Being on Active is not an excuse to suck, which I need to tell 75% of the chart. It's better than 3 years ago, where 85% of the Active chart sucked, but it still has a lot of improving to do.

[Cody]

Jul 23, 2014 9:15:18 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Jul 22, 2014 23:50:10 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

@ Black gives way to green baron

judging from those grades I gather you are not a fan of The indie poppier sound of alt rock. though I am surprised at the B+ you gave Lorde? and the D+ you gave Godsmack?

About Lorde: I judge based on quality, not how alternative it is. If we were grading how I felt about it on the format, I'd easily F it. But since it's an actual good song, it gets the B and not the D.

And about Godsmack: I've never liked them. Being on Active is not an excuse to suck, which I need to tell 75% of the chart. It's better than 3 years ago, where 85% of the Active chart sucked, but it still has a lot of improving to do.

So then, if 85% of the Active Rock used to suck, and since like 85% of the alternative chart used to be active rock songs, then if less than 85% of the current alternative chart sucks, you technically prefer today's alternative to the alternative of old.

[Green Baron]

Not when Alt used to get the best of the Active crop.