Foo Fighters Top Rock & Alternative Airplay With ‘Today’s Song’

Foo Fighters extend their record for the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart to 12 thanks to “Today’s Song,” which jumps two spots to rule the July 26-dated survey.

“Today’s Song” reigns on the all-rock-format, audience-based list with 5.5 million impressions in the week ending July 17, a boost of 29%, according to Luminate.

The Dave Grohl-led rockers now boast four more No. 1s than their nearest competitors since the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart began in 2009.

Most No. 1s, Rock & Alternative Airplay:
12, Foo Fighters
8, Green Day
8, Linkin Park
6, Cage the Elephant
6, Twenty One Pilots
5, Imagine Dragons
5, The Black Keys
4, Red Hot Chili Peppers
3, Weezer

Foo Fighters became one of the first bands to reign on Rock & Alternative Airplay; “Wheels” marked the chart’s fourth No. 1, in November 2009. Prior to “Today’s Song,” the group last led with “Under You,” for six weeks in 2023. In between the two, “The Glass” peaked at No. 5 in March 2024.

“Today’s Song” concurrently leaps 16-6 on Alternative Airplay and 24-10 on Mainstream Rock Airplay and debuts at No. 32 on Adult Alternative Airplay (all spins-based charts). Foo Fighters likewise extend their record for the most top 10s on Alternative Airplay, as “Today’s Song” is their 32nd (again four ahead of second best). The tally began in 1988.

Most Top 10s, Alternative Airplay:
32, Foo Fighters
28, Green Day
28, Red Hot Chili Peppers
23, U2
22, Linkin Park
21, Pearl Jam
21, Weezer
20, The Offspring
19, Twenty One Pilots
18, Cage the Elephant

The band also breaks out of a tie with Shinedown for the most top 10s on Mainstream Rock Airplay, which began in 1981.

Most No. 1s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:
33, Foo Fighters
32, Shinedown
31, Five Finger Death Punch
29, Godsmack
28, Disturbed
28, Metallica
28, Tom Petty (solo and with the Heartbreakers)
27, Papa Roach

On the most recently published multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart (dated July 19, reflecting data July 4-10), “Today’s Song” soared 12-5 via its first full week of data. In addition to its radio airplay, the track earned 1.3 million official U.S. streams in that stretch.

“Today’s Song” is currently a standalone single that commemorates the 30th anniversary of Foo Fighters’ self-titled debut album. The band’s most recent LP, But Here We Are, debuted at No. 1 on the Top Alternative Albums chart in June 2023 and has earned 198,000 equivalent album units to date.

All Billboard charts dated July 26 will update on Tuesday, July 22.