Rock Sweep: May 17, 2014...

Round two of this week's "chart sweeps" is up, with the latest rock songs on the radio according to the charts in Billboard magazine.

On the main Rock Airplay chart, KONGOS spend a second week on top with "Come With Me Now"...

 The top entry at #41 is Australian indie-folk-rock singer Vance Joy with "Riptide", which has already climbed to the top-10 on the Triple-A chart earlier this year...

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The other entry at #44 is a fellow Antipodean singer, Lorde from New Zealand, with "Tennis Court". Her "Glory and Gore" also moves up to #28 while former #1 "Team" is down to #15...

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

On the Mainstream Rock radio panel, Linkin Park climb to #1 with "Guilty All The Same" featuring rapper Rakim. It's the band's lucky seventh song to top this chart, dating back to 2003's "Somewhere I Belong"...

Alter Bridge drops in at #36 with "Cry Of Achilles". It's the follow up to their #4 hit "Addicted To Pain"...

Popping in at #40 is former White Stripe Jack White with "Lazaretto", this week's "Rock Pick of the Week"..

Meanwhile, on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart, KONGOS reign for a fifth non-consecutive week...

The Pretty Reckless cross over to this format at #38 with their former #1 Mainstream Rock hit "Heaven Knows"...

The aforementioned "Riptide" from Vance Joy also comes in at #40...

Lastly, on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format,The Black Keys are on top for a fourth week with "Fever", while the previously posted "Lazaretto" by Jack White is the only entry at #27...

I'll return in an hour and a half with the latest on R&B radio..rock on!