{"id":155199,"date":"2025-11-23T09:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/155199\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T09:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:53:15","slug":"foo-fighters-asking-for-a-friend-tops-rock-alternative-airplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/155199\/","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters’ ‘Asking for a Friend’ Tops Rock & Alternative Airplay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFoo Fighters<\/a> earn their 13th No. 1 and second this year on Billboard\u2019s Rock & Alternative Airplay<\/a> chart, as \u201cAsking for a Friend\u201d leads the survey dated Nov. 29.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song reigns with 5.7 million audience impressions in the week ending Nov. 20, a boost of 6%, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAsking for a Friend\u201d follows the eight-week reign of predecessor \u201cToday\u2019s Song\u201d in July-September. That rule was ended by Sublime<\/a>\u2019s \u201cEnsenada,\u201d which led the chart for the ensuing 10 weeks before being supplanted by \u201cAsking for a Friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFoo Fighters add to their chart-leading tally of No. 1s since the ranking begin in 2009. It\u2019s their first ruler to feature new drummer Ilan Rubin, who joined the band in July.<\/p>\n

\n\tMost No. 1s, Rock & Alternative Airplay:
13, Foo Fighters
8, Green Day
8, Linkin Park
6, Cage the Elephant
6, Twenty One Pilots
5, The Black Keys
5, Imagine Dragons
4, Red Hot Chili Peppers
3, Weezer<\/p>\n

\n\tConcurrently, \u201cAsking for a Friend\u201d rises 3-2 on Mainstream Rock Airplay<\/a> and holds at its No. 5 best on Alternative Airplay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song also ranked at No. 8 on the most recently published, multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs<\/a> chart (dated Nov. 22, reflecting data accumulated Nov. 7-13). In addition to its radio airplay, it drew 494,000 official U.S. streams in that span.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAsking for a Friend\u201d is currently a standalone single released alongside Foo Fighters\u2019 announcement of a stadium tour set for next summer.<\/p>\n

\n\tAll Billboard charts dated Nov. 29 will update Tuesday, Nov. 25, on Billboard.com.<\/p>\n

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