Linkin Park's 'The Emptiness Machine' rises to No. 1 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart in just its second week.
radio audience impressions Sept. 6-12 – its first full week of tracking – according to Luminate. The single premiered at 6 p.m. ET on Sept. 5 and debuted on the Sept. 14-dated chart with 1.1 million in rock radio reach.
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 achieved the feat when “Friendly Fire,” released on the band’s best-of setIn fact, of those 14 songs, five are by Linkin Park. “Friendly Fire,” “Lost” and “The Catalyst” all debuted at No. 1, while “New Divide” reached the top spot in its second week, like “The Emptiness Machine.
As for Alternative Airplay, No. 5 marks the best beginning since Linkin Park’s “Lost” . In the last decade, only three songs have premiered that high, with the two Linkin Park songs joined byMore chart activity for “The Emptiness Machine” will show once all Sept. 21-dated rankings refresh on Billboard.com Tuesday, Sept. 17. On the Sept. 14-datedchart, the track started at No. 7 from its first few hours of tracking; along with 1.1 million audience impressions, it drew 690,000 official U.S.
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