{"id":657046,"date":"2026-05-09T00:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/657046\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T00:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:06:12","slug":"from-ashes-to-news-drag-me-is-no-1-on-mainstream-rock-airplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/657046\/","title":{"rendered":"From Ashes to New’s ‘Drag Me’ Is No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFrom Ashes to New<\/a> rules a Billboard radio chart for the first time, lifting a spot to No. 1 on the May 16-dated Mainstream Rock Airplay<\/a> tally with \u201cDrag Me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song is the Pennsylvania rockers\u2019 first leader, via its 13th entry on the survey. The group first reached Mainstream Rock Airplay in 2016 with \u201cThrough It All,\u201d which peaked at No. 6, marking its first of seven top 10s. Prior to \u201cDrag Me,\u201d the band\u2019s best was \u201cBarely Breathing,\u201d featuring Against the Current (No. 2, 2024).<\/p>\n

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\n\tSix acts have hit No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay for the first time in 2026, in line with the 10 that did so in all of 2025. The two most recent leaders have been by newcomers to the top spot, as \u201cDrag Me\u201d displaces Dayseeker<\/a>\u2019s \u201cCrawl Back to My Coffin\u201d after one week.<\/p>\n

\n\tConcurrently, \u201cDrag Me\u201d zooms 24-17 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay<\/a> chart thanks to 2.2 million radio audience impressions in the week ending May 7, a gain of 17%, according to Luminate. It\u2019s From Ashes to New\u2019s highest-charting entry there, surpassing the No. 20 peak of \u201cBarely Breathing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDrag Me\u201d reached a new No. 20 best on the latest multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs<\/a> chart (dated May 9, reflecting data accumulated April 24-30). In addition to its radio airplay, it drew 344,000 chart-eligible streams in the United States.<\/p>\n

\n\tReflections, the parent album of \u201cDrag Me,\u201d was released April 17. The band\u2019s fifth studio set has earned 19,000 equivalent album units to date.<\/p>\n

\n\tAll Billboard charts dated May 16 will update Tuesday, May 12, on Billboard.com.<\/p>\n

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