Linkin Park's “The Emptiness Machine” tops it Bulletin boardRock & Alternative Airplay chart, jumping from No. 24, where it debuted a week ago, to No. 1 in the September 21 survey.
The song dominates with 9.1 million rock radio audience impressions Sept. 6-12 – its first full week of tracking – according to Luminate. The single premiered at 6 p.m. ET on September 5 and debuted on the chart dated September 14 with 1.1 million radio hits.
In the history of Rock & Alternative Airplay, which began in 2009, 14 songs – now including “The Emptiness Machine” – have reached No. 1 in just one or two weeks. Linkin Park had last accomplished the feat when “Friendly Fire” was released in the band's best set. Paper cutters since it was originally recorded for the 2017 sessions One more lightwhich launched at No. 1 this March.
In fact, of these 14 songs, five are by Linkin Park. “Friendly Fire,” “Lost” (2023) and “The Catalyst” (2010) debuted at No. 1, while “New Divide” (2009) topped the chart in its second week, as did “The Emptiness Machine”.
The quick crown for “The Emptiness Machine” is supported by its Nos. 4 and 5 debuts on Mainstream Rock Airplay and Alternative Airplay, respectively. The song's No. 4 start on Mainstream Rock Airplay is its best since December 2022, when Metallica's “Lux Æterna” debuted at No. 2. These two songs represent the only top-four arrivals since 2008. before then, the last to make such a grand entrance was Linkin Park's 'What I've Done' (No. 3, April 2007).
As for Alternative Airplay, No. 5 marks the best start since Linkin Park's “Lost” (No. 4, February 2023). In the past decade, only three songs have premiered that high, with Linkin Park's two songs joined by Mumford & Sons' “Believe” (No. 5, March 2015).
More chart activity for “The Emptiness Machine” will appear once all charts dated September 21 are updated on Billboard.com Tuesday, September 17. On the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated September 14, the track debuted at No. 7 in the first hours of tracking. along with 1.1 million audience impressions, it garnered 690,000 official streams in the US and sold 1,000 downloads during that time.
“The Emptiness Machine” is the lead single from From scratchLinkin Park's eighth studio album, which will be released on November 15. It is the band's first full-length album since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017 and the departure of drummer Rob Bourdon. Singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain take over those duties on the new LP.
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