Two acts earn new No. 1s Advertising signThe rock, alternative, and hard rock digital song sales charts were released on January 27, one for the first time and the other for the seventh time.
Michael Marcagi's “Scared To Start” tops the alternative digital song sales chart, while Disturbed's “Don't Tell Me” featuring Ann Wilson dominates the Hard Rock digital song sales.
“Scared To Start” falls with 3,000 downloads sold in the US in the Jan. 12-18 tracking week, according to Luminate. It is Marcagi's first No. 1 in a Advertising sign chart, his first song to appear as a solo artist.
At the same time, Warner Records-signed Marcagi opens at No. 2 on Rock Digital Song Sales. On the multi-metric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, the track debuts at No. 21. In addition to its download count, it has earned 2.6 million official streams in the US.
“Scared To Start” isn't Marcagi's first brush with the Billboard charts. He previously fronted the band The Heavy Hours, which garnered two Adult Alternative Airplay entries with “Don't Walk Away” (No. 21 peak, November 2020) and “Wildfire” (No. 33, September 2021).
His burgeoning solo career has been fueled by success on TikTok, with 'Scared To Start' and spin-off track 'The Other Side' (released in December 2023) amassing impressive metrics on the user-generated content platform.
Meanwhile, Disturbed's “Don't Tell Me” returns to Hard Rock Digital Song Sales at No. 1, a new high, thanks to 1,000 downloads, up 937%. The song debuted at No. 2 on the December 3, 2022 survey. It returns thanks to the release of its official video on January 12.
Disturbed now has seven No. 1 selling Hard Rock Digital Songs dating back to the chart's inception in 2011. The David Draiman-led rockers first reigned with “Hell” in October 2011 and before “Don't Tell Me”, most recently ruled with “Unstoppable” in October 2022.
Seven No. 1 gives the team sole possession of the fourth all-time tally. Five Finger Death Punch leads all acts with 16.
Most No. 1 Selling Hard Rock Digital Songs:
16, Five Finger Death Fist
9, Linkin Park
8, Bring Me the Horizon
7, Disturbed
6, Breaking Benjamin
6, Falling upside down
6, Foo Fighters
At the same time, “Don't Tell Me” enters the top 10 of the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, jumping 13-10. It is Disturbed's 27th top 10, tying the band with Metallica for the sixth top 10 in the chart's 33-year history. Foo Fighters and Shinedown lead with 31 top 10s each.
Most Top 10, Mainstream Rock Airplay:
31, Foo Fighters
31, Shinedown
29, Five Finger Death Fist
28, Godsmack
28, Tom Petty (solo and with the Heartbreakers)
27, Disturbed
27, Metallica
26, Papa Roach
26, Van Halen
The new rankings marked Ann Wilson's first chart act as a soloist since “The Best Man in the World” reached No. 5 in January 1987. Heart, featuring Wilson as singer, boasts 10 top 10, through “Black on Black II”, which reached No. 4 in November 1993.
“Don't Tell Me” is the fourth single from Divisive, Disturbed's eighth studio album, following 'Hey You', 'Bad Man' and 'Unstoppable'. The set debuted at No. 1 on the Hard Rock Albums chart in December 2022 and has earned 138,000 equivalent album units to date.
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