Rock Sweep: July 5, 2014...

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

On the main Rock Airplay chart, The Black Keys spend a seventh week at #1 with "Fever"....

The sole debut on the chart at #44 is the latest from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "U Get Me High". It's their first to make the chart in four years, and my "Rock Pick of the Week"...

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And now on to the rock radio format charts..

On the Mainstream Rock radio panel, Three Days Grace holds on top for a third week with "Painkiller"...

Guitar virtuoso Slash returns at #25 with "World On Fire" featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. They went to #1 in 2012 with "You're A Lie"...

Alt-metal band Devour The Day land their third hit on the chart at #39 with "Respect". Their first, "Good Man", made it to #9...

Meanwhile, on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart, "Fever" is on top for a seventh week...

The Vampire Weekend flies in at #36 with "Step". It's the follow-up to their first top-10 hit on the chart, "Unbelievers"...

Lana Del Rey comes in at #37 with "West Coast". It's her first to make this format's chart...

Irish singer/songwriter Hozier takes his top-5 Triple-A hit "Take Me To Church" to this chart at #38...

The final entry here at #39 is North Carolinian synthpop act Future Islands with "Seasons (Waiting On You)"...

Lastly, on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format, Sam Smith climbs to #1 with "Stay With Me" (his first #1 on an American chart), while the aforementioned "U Get Me High" leaps in at #11....

Pop/rock middle-agers Train come in at #23 with "Angel In Blue Jeans"...

...and the Future Islands single comes in at #30...

I'll return with the latest on R&B radio...rock on...