Rock Sweep: January 18, 2014...


Round two of today's "chart sweeps" are up, with the latest rock songs making Billboard magazine's radio charts.

On the main Rock Airplay chart, Cage The Elephant spend a ninth week at #1 with "Come A Little Closer"...

The sole debut this week at #38 is upstate New York electronica/rock duo Phantogram with "Fall In Love". The track already is #29 on the Modern Rock list...


and now on to the rock radio format sub-charts...

At the Mainstream Rock radio panel, Five Finger Death Punch hold on for a fifth non-consecutive week on top with "Battle Born"...

One song enters this chart as well; it's Young The Giant with "It's About Time". It's already a top-10 single on Modern Rock stations...


Meanwhile, on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart, the aforementioned "Come A Little Closer" also spends week number nine at #1...

The single song that comes in at #40 is hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold with "Shepherd Of Fire". It crosses over from the Mainstream format, where the single sits at #4..


Lastly, on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format, British new-wavers Bastille stick around for a second week on top with "Pompeii"...

One track enters here as well, and it's British modern rock group Arctic Monkeys with "Do I Wanna Know?". The hit is at #3 for a sixth week on the Alternative chart...


That does it for the rock side of the house..I'll be back in an hour and a half with the newest R&B songs on the radio...








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