Rock Sweep: February 8, 2014...
On the main Rock Airplay chart, Cage The Elephant stand firm at #1 with "Come A Little Closer" for a twelfth week...
Newcomers Kongos claim the top debut at #26 with "Come With Me Now", my "Rock Pick of the Week". The South African alt-rock band who now call Phoenix their home have been opening for Linkin Park on tour...
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British modern rock act Bastille follow up their #1 hit "Pompeii" with "Bad Blood" at #47. It also moves up to #30 on the Modern Rock list...
Neo-metal veterans Korn return at #49 with "Spike In My Veins". The song, which just made the top-20 on Mainstream Rock, is their second single from their Paradigm Shift album. The first, "Never Never", made it up to #13...
And now on to the rock format sub-charts...
On the Mainstream Rock radio panel, Avenged Sevenfold spend a second week on top with "Shepherd Of Fire"...
British hard rock band Heaven's Basement jump in at #38 with "Nothing Left To Lose". It's their second hit after the top-20 "Fire, Fire"...
Danish metalheads Volbeat arrive at #39 with "Dead But Rising", the third single from their Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies set. Their last three singles have gone to #1 on this format...
J. Roddy Walston and the Business take the last spot at #40 with "Heavy Bells". The record is already up at #14 on the Alternative chart...
Meanwhile, on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart, the Arctic Monkeys are on top for week two with "Do I Wanna Know?", while the aforementioned Kongos have the only debut at #32...
Lastly, on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format, Lorde has her second #1 hit with "Team"...
Foster The People leap in at #17 with "Coming Of Age", which also moves up to #9 on the Alternative list...
That'll do for part two...I'll be back in an hour and a half with the newest on R&B radio....Rock on!
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