Rock Sweep: May 10, 2013...

Round two of this week's "chart sweeps" has the newest songs on rock radio according to Billboard magazine...

On the main Rock Airplay chart, KONGOS claim their first #1 with "Come With Me Now"...

The top debut of the week at #27 is the return of former White Stripe Jack White with the first single and title track from his upcoming sophomore solo album, "Lazaretto".  In 2012 he went to #12 with "Sixteen Saltines"...

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Heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold drop in at #38 with the third single from their Hail To The King album, "This Means War". The title track made it to #7 last year. This hit also leaps nine spots to #13 on the Mainstream Rock chart...

Foster The People follow up their #7 hit "Coming Of Age" with "Best Friend" at #44. It also jumps up to #29 on the Modern Rock chart.


Nothing More enter at #46 with "Ballast", which moves to #14 on the Mainstream Rock list...

"This Is Gospel" from Panic At The Disco arrives at #47, while dropping a notch on the modern rock list...

Hard rock group Adelitas Way roar in at #48 with "Dog On A Leash". The single pops up to #15 on the Mainstream Rock chart...

...and now on to the various rock radio format charts...

On the Mainstream Rock radio panel, Chevelle spend a third week on top with "Take Out The Gunman"...

Canadian mainstream hard rock outfit Theory Of A Deadman land at #34 with "Drown" , the first single from their upcoming fifth album SaVages. They've been to the top of this chart twice so far, with "Bad Girlfriend" in 2008 and "Lowlife" in 2011...

British rockers You Me At Six enter at #40 with "Room To Breathe"....

Meanwhile, on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart,  the aforementioned "Come With Me Now" moves back to #1 for a fourth non-consecutive week, while Jack White's "Lazaretto" makes its debut at #24...

The other new entry at #38 is British metalheads Royal Blood with "Out Of The Black", which has already made the top-20 on the Mainstream Rock list...

Lastly, on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format, the Black Keys reign for a third week with "Fever"...

The big debut at #24 is from newcomers St. Paul & The Broken Bones with "Call Me", my "Rock Pick of the Week"

Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders is set to release her first solo album, and the preview track from the set, "Dark Sunglasses", moves in at #25...

Alt-bluegrass trio Nickel Creek return with a new album after eight years and their "Destination" arrives at #27...

The final entry at #30 is from singer/songwriter Eric Hutchinson with "Tell The World"...

I'll be back in an hour and a half with the latest on R&B radio. Rock on!