Top 10 Billboard Rock Songs - September 1, 2012
If you're wondering how Shinedown and the Offspring did on this week's Billboard Rock Songs chart, I've got some bad news: Both bands fell out of the Top 10. In their place is a new entrant and a Las Vegas unit that are making a return engagement...
"It's Time" got as high as No. 6 before being booted out of the Top 10 about a month ago. Well, Imagine Dragons have returned, reentering the Top 10 at No. 10. "It's Time" is up for Best Rock Video at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.Buy from Amazon »
The folk-rock unit Mumford & Sons will be releasing their new record, Babel, at the end of September. Will it work with rock fans as much as their first disc, Sigh No More, did? So far, so good: The first single, "I Will Wait," is our highest new entry, landing at No. 8.Buy from Amazon »
"Ho Hey" keeps on working its way up the chart. The Lumineers move up one place to No. 5. The trio have only been together since 2010, and they first met up through a Craiglist ad.Buy from Amazon »
And now, the logjam begins. After hitting No. 3 last month, fun.'s "Some Nights" has had to be content with No. 4 for the last couple weeks. Their previous hit, "We Are Young," managed to reach No. 1 for a single week.Buy from Amazon »
Since mid-May, Linkin Park have been no lower than No. 2 on the Rock Songs chart. "Burn It Down" managed to claim the top spot for 11 nonconsecutive weeks, but for a third week in a row, the first single from Living Things is back at No. 2.Buy from Amazon »
10. Imagine Dragons - "It's Time"
"It's Time" got as high as No. 6 before being booted out of the Top 10 about a month ago. Well, Imagine Dragons have returned, reentering the Top 10 at No. 10. "It's Time" is up for Best Rock Video at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.Buy from Amazon »
9. Grouplove - "Tongue Tied"
Grouplove first entered the Top 10 about five months ago with "Tongue Tied." Since then, the single has peaked at No. 3 before making its way down the chart. But after two weeks at No. 10, "Tongue Tied" enjoys a slight uptick this week, moving up to No. 9.Buy from Amazon »8. Mumford & Sons - "I Will Wait"
The folk-rock unit Mumford & Sons will be releasing their new record, Babel, at the end of September. Will it work with rock fans as much as their first disc, Sigh No More, did? So far, so good: The first single, "I Will Wait," is our highest new entry, landing at No. 8.Buy from Amazon »
7. The Black Keys - "Gold on the Ceiling"
The Black Keys will be one of the bands competing with Imagine Dragons for Best Rock Video. (Their "Lonely Boy" got the nod.) In the meantime, the Black Keys' follow-up track, "Gold on the Ceiling," continues to tumble down the chart. This week, it falls from No. 5 to No. 7.Buy from Amazon »6. Of Monsters and Men - "Little Talks"
Of Monsters and Men shouldn't be counted out just yet. "Little Talks" had been falling down the chart, but last week the Icelandic single moved from No. 8 to No. 7. This week, it climbs another spot to No. 6. The breakout smash from My Head Is an Animal probably won't be able to duplicate its previous peak at No. 3, but the bouncy tune still has plenty of life left in it.Buy from Amazon »5. The Lumineers - "Ho Hey"
"Ho Hey" keeps on working its way up the chart. The Lumineers move up one place to No. 5. The trio have only been together since 2010, and they first met up through a Craiglist ad.Buy from Amazon »
4. fun. - "Some Nights"
And now, the logjam begins. After hitting No. 3 last month, fun.'s "Some Nights" has had to be content with No. 4 for the last couple weeks. Their previous hit, "We Are Young," managed to reach No. 1 for a single week.Buy from Amazon »
3. Alex Clare - "Too Close"
Last week, Alex Clare was the countdown's high climber, pole-vaulting four spots to No. 3. "Too Close" doesn't gain any ground this week, though, cooling its heels at No. 3 for a second straight week.Buy from Amazon »2. Linkin Park - "Burn It Down"
Since mid-May, Linkin Park have been no lower than No. 2 on the Rock Songs chart. "Burn It Down" managed to claim the top spot for 11 nonconsecutive weeks, but for a third week in a row, the first single from Living Things is back at No. 2.Buy from Amazon »