Rock Sweep: October 24, 2015...

Round two of this week's "chart sweeps" is up with the latest hits on rock radio as monitored by Billboard magazine.

On their main Rock Airplay chart, the X Ambassadors hold on top for a seventeenth week with "Renegades"...

British neo-house brother act Disclosure have their first crossover hit to the rock chart at #41 with "Magnets" featuring Lorde...

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Newcomers Banners arrive at #49 with "Shine A Light", which is featured in the new FIFA '16 video game....

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

On the Mainstream Rock radio panel, Pop Evil stays at #1 for a fourth week with "Footsteps"...

Indie blues-rock act Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats cross over to this format with "S.O.B." which is top-10 at Alternative and #1 at Triple A radio...

Australian metalcore act Parkway Drive rock in at #39 with "Vice Grip"...

Meanwhile, on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart, "First" from the Cold War Kids remains on top for a fourth week...

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness return at #38 with "High Dive". It follows "Cecilia and the Satellite", which peaked at #5...

London-based indie rock band Wolf Alice also follow up a top-10 hit as "Moaning Lisa Smile" gets succeeded by "Bros", my 'Rock Pick of the Week', at #40...

Lastly, on the Triple-A (adult album alternative, or "hipster rock") format, the aforementioned "S.O.B." climbs to #1..

L.A. indie-rockers Dawes went to the top-10 on this chart with "Things Happen" earlier this year. Now they are in at #26 with "All Your Favorite Bands"...

The last new entry at #29 is "Getting Ready To Get Down" from alt-country musician Josh Ritter...

I'll be back with the latest on R&B radio..