{"id":635443,"date":"2026-10-19T16:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635443\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:48:09","slug":"death-cab-for-cuties-stone-over-water-no-1-on-alternative-airplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635443\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Cab for Cutie’s ‘Stone Over Water’ No. 1 on Alternative Airplay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDeath Cab for Cutie<\/a> claims its 10th No. 1 hit on Billboard\u2019s Adult Alternative Airplay chart (dated Oct. 24), as \u201cStone Over Water\u201d rises 2-1.<\/p>\n

\n\tReleased June 5 via Anti-\/Epitaph Records, the song reaches the summit with a 4% increase in plays at the format during the Oct. 2-8 tracking week, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe group becomes just the fifth act in the chart\u2019s 30-year history to reach double-digit No. 1s, joining U2 (14), Coldplay (13), Jack Johnson and Dave Matthews Band\/Dave Matthews (11 each).<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s a look at all of Death Cab for Cutie\u2019s Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1s:<\/p>\n

\n\tTitle, Peak Date<\/p>\n

\u201cStone Over Water,\u201d Oct. 24, 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cRiptides,\u201d May 16, 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cPepper,\u201d March 11, 2023<\/p>\n

\u201cHere to Forever,\u201d Aug. 20, 2022<\/p>\n

\u201cNorthern Lights,\u201d Feb. 9, 2019<\/p>\n

\u201cGold Rush,\u201d July 28, 2018<\/p>\n

\u201cBlack Sun,\u201d March 28, 2015<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Are a Tourist,\u201d May 21, 2011<\/p>\n

\u201cI Will Possess Your Heart,\u201d May 17, 2008<\/p>\n

\u201cSoul Meets Body,\u201d Nov. 19, 2005<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStone Over Water\u201d became the band\u2019s 20th entry on Adult Alternative Airplay when it debuted in July. The group first appeared on the chart in October 2005 with \u201cSoul Meets Body,\u201d which went on to rule for 10 weeks. At the time, it was only the 10th song in the chart\u2019s history to spend 10-plus weeks at No. 1.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStone Over Water\u201d is also the second Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 for Epitaph Records, following Death Cab for Cutie\u2019s \u201cRiptides\u201d in May. The band\u2019s eight previous leaders were released via Barsuk\/Atlantic Records.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe new No. 1 is the third single from Death Cab for Cutie\u2019s 11th studio album, I Built You a Tower. Released in June, the set reached No. 12 on Alternative Albums. It also hit No. 14 on Independent Albums, as it marked the band\u2019s first album released on an independent label since its fourth LP, Transatlanticism, in 2003.<\/p>\n

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