Pearl Jam reaches No. 1 Advertising signRock & Alternative Airplay chart for the first time, as “Dark Matter” jumps from No. 6, where it debuted a week earlier, to the top spot dated March 2.
The song earned 5.6 million audience impressions in its second week in the survey – and after its first full week of availability (February 16-22) – according to Luminate. The song was released on February 13.
With a two-week trip to No. 1, “Dark Matter” completes the fastest sprint to the top since Linkin Park's “Lost” debuted at No. 1 on the chart on February 25, 2023.
Pearl Jam's first Rock & Alternative Airplay ruler, which began in 2009, surpasses the band's previous best, “The Fixer,” which debuted and reached No. 2 in August 2009.
As Pearl Jam was on the inaugural Rock & Alternative Airplay chart (June 20, 2009) with “Brother” at No. 48, the band ends the longest wait between debut and first No. 1 on the chart: 14 years, eight months and two weeks.
At the same time, “Dark Matter” enters the top 10 of both Mainstream Rock Airplay and Alternative Airplay. It jumps 17-6 over the former, becoming the band's 24th top 10 and first since “Superblood Wolfmoon” (No. 4, May 2020). On the latter, it jumps 18-10, marking Pearl Jam's 20th top 10, good for sixth all-time since the survey began in September 1988. The Foo Fighters lead all-time with 30 10.
Most Top 10, Alternative Airplay
- 30, Foo Fighters
- 28, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 26, Green Day
- 23, U2
- 21, Weezer
- 20, Pearl Jam
- 18, Linkin Park
- 18, The Descendants
- 17, Musa
- 17, The Smashing Pumpkins
“Dark Matter” is Pearl Jam's first Alternative Airplay top 10 in more than a decade, following No. 4 “Sirens” in December 2013. The band's best peak in the interim was for “Dance of the Clairvoyants” (No. 15, February 2020).
“Dark Matter” also debuts at No. 39 on Adult Alternative Airplay.
On the most recently released Hot Hard Rock Songs multimetric chart (Feb. 24), “Dark Matter” bowed at No. 3. In addition to its airplay, the song amassed 946,000 official US streams and sold 1,000 downloads from Feb. 9-15.
“Dark Matter” is the lead single and title track from Pearl Jam's 12th studio album, out April 19. His predecessor, Gigatondebuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart in April 2020 and has earned 172,000 equivalent album units to date.
All Advertising sign Charts dated March 2 will be updated on Billboard.com on Tuesday, February 27.
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