Rock Sweep: December 27, 2014...

Round two of today's 'chart sweeps' is up, with the latest songs to reach rock radio as monitored by Billboard magazine...

On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Foo Fighters stay on top for an eighth week with "Something From Nothing"....

Nickelback come in at #48 with "Million Miles An Hour". It replaces their "Edge Of A Revolution", which peaked at #22 and drops off the chart this week...

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The folk-rock "supergroup" the New Basement Tapes, with producer T-Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Taylor Goldsmith from Dawes, and Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops in the mix, drop in at #49 with their Bob Dylan redo "Kansas City". The song also climbs into the top-10 on the Triple A chart...

 
 Sixx A.M., the side-project from Motley Crue bassist/songwriter Nikki Sixx, enters at #50 with "Stars". The track climbs to #14 on the Mainstream Rock list. They previously made it to #36 with "Gotta Get It Right"...

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

On the Mainstream Rock radio panel the Foos are at #1 for an eighth week as well, while there are no new entries..

Meanwhile, on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart, "Something From Nothing" is on top for a fourth week...

Both debuts are follow-ups to #1 hits; first up at #36 is Australian singer/songwriter Vance Joy with "Mess Is Mine", which succeeds "Riptide", which holds at #10...

Big Data's former #1 "Dangerous" drops a notch to #8 this week; it features the act Joywave, who enter at #39 with "Somebody New". Their own "Tongues" went to #26 earlier this year as well...

Lastly, on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format, George Ezra reigns for a fourth week with "Budapest"...

Bahamas, aka Toronto native Afie Jurvanen,  scores his first American hit at #27 with "All The Time"...

The final debut at #29 is the return of Billy Idol with "Can't Break Me Down", my "Rock Pick of the Week"...

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