Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Top Adult Alternative Show With “Call Me (Whatever You Like)”

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats climb to No. 1 Bulletin boardThe Adult Alternative Airplay chart dated December 7 with “Call Me (Whatever You Like).”

Bandleader Rateliff now has seven Adult Alternative Airplay leaders in total – six with the Night Sweats and one, “And It's Still Alright,” in 2020 as a solo artist. Rateliff, with the band and on his own, is tied for the eighth most No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay, which debuted in January 1996.

Most Alternative Airplay No. 1 for adults:
14, U2
13, Coldplay
11, Jack Johnson
11, Dave Matthews (solo and with the Dave Matthews Band)
8, The Black Keys
8, Death Cab for Cutie
8, John Mayer
7, Cage the elephant
7, Sheryl Crow
7, Counting Crows
7, Hozier
7, The Lumineers
7, Nathaniel Rateliff (solo and with Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats)
7, REM

“Call Me (Whatever You Like)” is the second Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 on Rateliff and the Night Sweats' streak, following “Heartless” which led for three weeks beginning in July. The band first topped the chart with their original entry, “SOB,” for four weeks in 2015.

At the same time, “Call Me (Whatever You Like)” is at No. 30 high on the audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 1.1 million viewers in the week ending Nov. 28, according to Luminate. .

The song is the second single, following “Heartless”, from South of Herethe band's fourth studio album. The set reached No. 37 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart in July and has earned 30,000 equivalent album units to date.