Shinedown Has 21st Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 With ‘Killing Fields’

Shinedown adds to its chart-leading tally of Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s, ruling the ranking dated Sept. 20 with “Killing Fields.”

“Killing Fields” becomes Shinedown’s 21st No. 1 on the list, two ahead of its next-closest competitor, Three Days Grace, since the ranking began in 1981.

Shinedown earns its first leader since “Dance, Kid, Dance” led for a week in March. The Brent Smith-led band first hit No. 1 in 2005 with “Save Me.”

Most No. 1s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:
21, Shinedown
19, Three Days Grace
16, Five Finger Death Punch
14, Foo Fighters
14, Metallica
13, Disturbed
13, Godsmack
13, Linkin Park
13, Van Halen

Concurrently, “Killing Fields” ranks at No. 11 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 2.8 million audience impressions in the week ending Sept. 11, up 5%, according to Luminate. The song’s peak on the list so far is No. 6, achieved the week before. In addition to its Mainstream Rock Airplay success, the song has spent a week on Alternative Airplay (No. 39, Sept. 13).

The track placed at No. 23 on the most recently published, multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart (after it hit No. 14 in August). In addition to its radio airplay, it earned 391,000 official U.S. streams Aug. 29-Sept. 4.

“Killing Fields” is currently a standalone single. Shinedown’s most recent LP, Planet Zero, debuted at No. 1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart in 2022 and has earned 415,000 equivalent album units to date.

All Billboard charts dated Sept. 20 will update Tuesday, Sept. 16, on Billboard.com.

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