Foo Fighters Extend Rock & Alternative Airplay No. 1 Record With ‘Asking for a Friend’

Foo Fighters earn their 13th No. 1 and second this year on Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, as “Asking for a Friend” leads the survey dated Nov. 29.

The song reigns with 5.7 million audience impressions in the week ending Nov. 20, a boost of 6%, according to Luminate.

“Asking for a Friend” follows the eight-week reign of predecessor “Today’s Song” in July-September. That rule was ended by Sublime’s “Ensenada,” which led the chart for the ensuing 10 weeks before being supplanted by “Asking for a Friend.”

Foo Fighters add to their chart-leading tally of No. 1s since the ranking begin in 2009. It’s their first ruler to feature new drummer Ilan Rubin, who joined the band in July.

Most No. 1s, Rock & Alternative Airplay:
13, Foo Fighters
8, Green Day
8, Linkin Park
6, Cage the Elephant
6, Twenty One Pilots
5, The Black Keys
5, Imagine Dragons
4, Red Hot Chili Peppers
3, Weezer

Concurrently, “Asking for a Friend” rises 3-2 on Mainstream Rock Airplay and holds at its No. 5 best on Alternative Airplay.

The song also ranked at No. 8 on the most recently published, multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart (dated Nov. 22, reflecting data accumulated Nov. 7-13). In addition to its radio airplay, it drew 494,000 official U.S. streams in that span.

“Asking for a Friend” is currently a standalone single released alongside Foo Fighters’ announcement of a stadium tour set for next summer.

All Billboard charts dated Nov. 29 will update Tuesday, Nov. 25, on Billboard.com.