Rock Sweep: May 31, 2014...

Round two of this week's "chart sweeps" brings you the latest rock songs making the radio charts in Billboard magazine....

On the main aggregate Rock Airplay chart, The Black Keys hold on to #1 for a second week with "Fever"...

Leaping on to the chart at #34 as the top debut are the reggae-rock tones of the Dirty Heads with "My Sweet Summer", the first single from their upcoming third album Sound Of Change, and my "Rock Pick of the Week". They previously topped this chart back in 2010 with "Lay Me Down"...

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Modern rock duo Twenty One Pilots fly in at #47 with "Car Radio". It follows "House Of Gold", which peaked at #18 on this chart...

American Idol winner Phillip Phillips returns at #50 with "Raging Fire", which is already in the top-10 on the Triple-A format. His debut single "Home" made it to #26 on this chart...

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

On the Mainstream Rock radio panel, Linkin Park and rapper Rakim spend a third week on top with "Guilty All The Same"...

The sole entry on this format at #40 is heavy metal band Mastodon from Georgia with "High Road". It's the first single from their upcoming album Once More 'Round The Sun. They went to #15 on this list in 2011 with "Curl Of The Burl"...

Meanwhile, on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart, "Fever" rules for a second week, while the aforementioned Dirty Heads track is the top debut at #31...

Blues-rock collective J Roddy Walston and the Business come in at #39 with "Take It As It Comes". Their last single, "Heavy Bells", made it to #13 here...

Lastly, on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format, The Black Keys are at #1 for a sixth week....

The top entry of the week here at #26 is "Cardiac Arrest" by the Bad Suns. The songs already is a hit on the Modern Rock list at #22...

OneRepublic up the pop "ante" on this format at #27 with "Love Runs Out"...

The last debut of the week at #28 is the band O.A.R. with "Peace", which is also an adult-pop hit as well...

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