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Round two of this week's 'music sweeps' is up, checking out the songs making the debut on the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time out I've got the latest hits on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Red Hot Chili Peppers remain at #1 for a fifth week with " Dark Necessities "... The Holy White Hounds bark in at #47 with "Switchblade". The song is up at #21 on the Mainstream Rock format, and spent a few weeks on the alternative chart as well. Grade: B- (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's 'music sweeps' is up, sampling the songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine . This time up it's the newest on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Red Hot Chili Peppers rule for a fourth week with " Dark Necessities "... Grammy-winning alternative rock king Beck, who had landed a huge one-off single with "Dreams" last year, returns at #26 with his latest, "Wow". Grade: C+ (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's 'music sweeps' is up, with the latest hits on rock radio as monitored by Billboard magazine ... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Red Hot Chili Peppers remain at #1 for a third week with " Dark Necessities "... Alternative rock band Band Of Horses, who used to be just "Horses", are back at #44 throwing their "Casual Party". The song also jumps into the top-10 on the Triple-A format. Grade: C+ New Zealander sibling duo Broods land at #45 with "Free", which also sits at #29 on the Alternative list, and take my "Rock Pick of the Week". Grade: B+ Neo-metal band Pop Evil come in at #47 with "Take It All", which is up to #14 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Grade: C+ Adele slips in at #50 with her pop track "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)". Grade: B And now on to the rock radio format charts... On the harder-edged Mainstream Rock radio panel, Volbe...

Round two of this week's 'music sweeps' is up, checking out the notable songs making their debut on the charts in Billboard magazine . This time I've got the latest hits on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Red Hot Chili Peppers spend a second week at #1 with " Dark Necessities "... Chevelle, not the car but rather the hard rock band from Chicago, are back at #36 with "Joyride (Omen)", the first single from their upcoming eighth album The North Corridor . The song also leaps from #40 to #17 in its second week on the Mainstream Rock format. The group has accrued five top-10 hits on this chart, with " Jars " reaching #2 in 2009. Grade: C- (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's 'music sweeps' is up, checking out the songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine . This time I've got the latest on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Red Hot Chili Peppers leap to #1 in just their second week with " Dark Necessities "... Australian alternative metal band Sick Puppies bark in at #49 with "Stick To Your Guns". Their high point so far on this list was in 2011 with " Riptide " (#6). This new one also climbs to #13 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Grade: C+  (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" is up, checking out the notable songs making their way on to the radio charts in Billboard magazine , and this time up it's the latest on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Cold War Kids remains at #1 for a nineteenth non-consecutive week with "First"... Out of the few big new entries this week the one that lands the highest is the newest from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dark Necessities", which rockets in at #7. Grade: B (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" is up with the latest hits on rock radio as monitored by Billboard magazine ... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Cold War Kids spend an incredible eighteenth non-consecutive week at #1 with " First "... After a five-year break from their last studio album, pop-punk vets Blink-182 are back as they rocket in at #15 with "Bored To Death". Grade: B (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" is up, checking out the songs making their way on to the various radio charts in Billboard magazine . This time up I've got the latest hits on rock radio... On the main Rock Airplay chart, the Cold War Kids settle in for a 17th non-consecutive week on top with " First "... The South African modern rock family act Kongos return at #37 with this week's " Rock Pick of the Week ", "Take It From Me". The song previews their upcoming sophomore album Egomaniac . They went to #1 on this chart in 2012 with "Come With Me Now". Grade: B+ (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's 'chart sweeps' is up, checking out the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time out I've got the newest on rock radio... On the main Rock Airplay chart, the Cold War Kids hang tight at #1 for a 16th consecutive week with " First "... Indietronica band Joywave claim this week's "Rock Pick of the Week" and the top new entry at #46 with "Destruction". The track also moves back to its peak of #21 on the Alternative chart. Grade: A- (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "chart sweeps" is up, checking out some of the songs making their way on to the music charts in Billboard magazine , and this time up I've got the latest hits on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, Cold War Kids stand firm at #1 for a fifteenth non-consecutive week at #1 with " First "... Norwegian synthpop singer AURORA shines in at #40 with "Conqueror". The song also moves up two spots on the Alternative chart in its second week. C+ (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" is up with some of the best songs making the charts in Billboard magazine this week, and this time up is the latest on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Cold War Kids spend a fourteenth non-consecutive week at #1 with " First "... British rock band the 1975, who scored a #1 album in the U.S. with I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It , sees their infectious dance-rock hit "The Sound" make the main rock list at #39. It was a former "Rock Pick". A (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps", checking out the songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine , is up, with the latest hits on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, The Cold War Kids move back to #1 for an eleventh non-consecutive week with " First "... Adelita's Way, a hard rock band from Las Vegas, drives in at #47 with "Bad Reputation". The track is already up to #18 on the Mainstream Rock list... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" is up, checking out the latest hits on the Billboard charts, and this time out I've got the newest songs on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, Cage The Elephant are locked in at #1 for a third week with " Mess Around "... Ohio hard rock band Red Sun Rising went to #17 on the "big" rock with their former #1 Mainstream Rock hit " The Otherside ". They return at #42 with "Emotionless", which jumps to #12 on the Mainstream list. (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps", checking out the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine , is up, and this time I've got the latest hits on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, Cage The Elephant spend a second week at #1 with " Mess Around "... Post-grunge "supergroup" Saint Asonia, led by former Three Days Grace vocalist Adam Gontier, comes in at #46 with "Let Me Live My Life", the second single from their self-titled first album. It follows " Better Place ", which peaked at #31 on this chart. The new single is already up at #15 on the Mainstream Rock chart... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" is up, checking out the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time up I've got the latest on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, Cage The Elephant jump to #1 for the second time in their career with " Mess Around ". They also did the trick with " Come A Little Closer "... Indie folk group the Lumineers return at #39 with "Ophelia", the first single from their upcoming sophmore release Cleopatra . In 2013 they had back-to-back top-5 hits with " Ho Hey " and " Stubborn Love "... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "chart sweeps" is up, checking out the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time I'm rolling out the latest on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, the Cold War Kids return to #1 for a tenth non-consecutive week with " First "... Danish rock band Lukas Graham, named for its lead singer, jumps in at #42 with "7 Years", which just may be the first breakout hit of the year... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" has the latest hits on rock radio as monitored by Billboard magazine... On their main Rock Airplay chart twenty-one pilots are on top for a fifth week with " Stressed Out "... Hard rock hitmakers 3 Doors Down return for the first time in three years with "In The Dark" at #42. It's the first single from their upcoming sixth studio album Us and The Night ... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" is up, checking out the songs making their way on to the singles charts in Billboard magazine , and this time I've got the latest hits on rock radio... On the main Rock Airplay chart, twenty-one pilots stay at #1 for a fourth non-consecutive week with " Stressed Out "... ...as their new single "Ride" is the highest entry at #30... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of today's "music sweeps" is up, checking out the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine . This time up I've got the latest hits on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, twenty-one pilots move back to #1 for a third non-consecutive week with " Stressed Out "... Indie-rock singer/songwriter BORNS has the top new entry at #43 with "10,000 Emerald Pools". The track jumps to #18 on the Triple-A format chart, while is moves to #32 on the Alternative/Modern Rock list... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of this week's "music sweeps" are up, checking out the songs making their way on the various charts in Billboard magazine. This time up I'm rolling out the latest hits on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, Cold War Kids spend a ninth non-consecutive week at #1 with " First "... Swedish indie-pop trio Miike Snow moves in at #48 with "Genghis Khan". The song also climbs to #30 on the Alternative chart in its third week... (Click below to see the rest of the post)