Weezer scores ninth No. 1 on Billboard with alternative rock hit
Weezer reached No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart for the ninth time.
The track hit No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart dated October 31 after a 7% increase in plays. Weezer becomes just the seventh act in the chart's 38-year history to achieve nine or more No. 1 hits, joining Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cage the Elephant, Linkin Park, Twenty One Pilots, Green Day, and Foo Fighters.
The song was released June 3 and appears on Weezer's 20th studio album, Weezer (Gold Album), which dropped in August and reached No. 6 on the Alternative Albums chart. For Wednesday, a North Carolina band that formed nearly a decade ago, the song is their most successful charting collaboration.
- 9
- Number-one hits for Weezer
- 38 years
- Chart history span
- June 3
- Release date
- No. 6 Alternative Albums
- Album chart position
Why it mattersWeezer's sustained chart dominance over four decades shows the band's lasting influence on alternative rock radio.
AustraliaAlternative rock fans across Australia can stream the winning song on major platforms as part of Weezer's latest album cycle.
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