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Forbes
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Creed Continues To Reach New Chart Peaks, Decades After Its Heyday
There was a time when Creed was perhaps the biggest band in America — and one of the most commercially viable acts around the world. Then tastes changed, and the group stepped away from the spotlight. After a lengthy hiatus, the outfit returned in 2009, but sadly has not produced a new full-length since. While new music is reportedly on the way — or at least rumored to be — the classics that made the Grammy-nominated act so popular in the first place have been growing in popularity across the United States throughout the past several years, and in some case, growing to new highs. This week, Creed's Greatest Hits lifts two spots on the Top Alternative Albums chart. It ascends from No. 9 to No. 7 on Billboard's ranking of the most consumed full-lengths and EPs categorized as alternative, which typically refers to alternative rock. No. 7 now marks the title's all-time best showing on this particular list. The set hits that peak in its fifty-ninth frame on the tally, and many years after it was initially released. Greatest Hits is easily Creed's longest-running success on the Top Alternative Albums chart, though it is not the band's highest-peaking title. That honor still belongs to Full Circle, which debuted at No. 1 in late 2009. Human Clay, the group's sophomore set, has thus far spent one week at No. 22, as it debuted less than a year ago — decades after it was originally introduced to the public. This frame, Greatest Hits appears on five Billboard rankings and is climbing on three of them. In addition to its rise on the Top Alternative Albums chart, the collection also moves up a few spots on both the Billboard 200 and Top Rock & Alternative Albums lists. It remains stationary on the Top Rock Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums tallies, as it seems that streaming activity is strong enough to power the project onto quite a few charts at once. Several generation-defining tunes continue to keep Greatest Hits going, with "One Last Breath" standing out as the biggest success at the moment. This time around, the track returns to No. 1 on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs chart, while also climbing on both the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales and Alternative Streaming Songs rankings. "Higher," another one of the group's most familiar tracks — which earned frontman Scott Stapp a Grammy — also improves on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs roster this frame.
Forbes
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Billie Eilish Returns To No. 1 After A Competitor Forced Her From The Summit
Despite not currently promoting new material with any real might, Billie Eilish is back at No. 1 on multiple Billboard charts this week. She dominates the rankings with both a full-length and one of the biggest songs of her career — and that's saying a lot for someone as successful as she is. 'Birds of a Feather' holds strong at the top of several genre-specific lists, while the full-length on which the track appears, Hit Me Hard and Soft, returns to the summit on multiple rankings, underlining yet again its status as one of the most popular alternative and rock releases in recent memory. Last week, the collection slipped to No. 2 on both the Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Top Alternative Albums charts, but it didn't stay there for long. Eilish's bestselling set is now back at No. 1 on both lists. These two Billboard rankings highlight the most-consumed projects in their respective genres, combining sales and streaming data to determine which rock and alternative titles are resonating in the U.S. Hit Me Hard and Soft has now spent the most time at No. 1 on the Top Alternative Albums chart, which makes sense given that the roster is slightly less competitive than its companion tally. Out of the 49 frames the project has appeared on the roster, it has ruled for 43. The same Grammy-nominated effort has also racked up 39 weeks atop the Top Rock & Alternative Albums ranking, out of the same number of appearances on the 50-position tally. Meanwhile, last week's champion, Sable, Fable by Bon Iver, experiences a steep decline on the two tallies. Though it launched at No. 1 on the two genre-specific charts, it hasn't been able to maintain its momentum. In its second frame on the rosters, the effort plummets to No. 19 on the Top Alternative Albums list and No. 32 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums ranking. As it rebounds to No. 1 on the aforementioned charts, Hit Me Hard and Soft also climbs on three additional tallies. It reenters the top 10 on the Top Album Sales chart, soaring from No. 38 to No. 10 with 4,400 copies sold, according to Luminate. The project also nears that uppermost tier on both the Top Streaming Albums chart and Billboard 200, pushing to Nos. 12 and 14, respectively. Eilish even manages to reappear on yet another list, as Hit Me Hard and Soft makes a home on half a dozen tallies this frame. The set is back on the Vinyl Albums chart once more. The former champion reenters the wax-only space at No. 10. While it has spent 49 weeks on each of the other charts it currently finds space on, it has missed just one frame on the Vinyl Albums list.
Forbes
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Lana Del Rey's New Hit Single Helps Her Debut Album Grow
There's a lot of excitement swirling around Lana Del Rey's music right now. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter spent months teasing a new album, and while fans still don't know exactly when they'll be able to hear the full collection — or even what it's called — it's clear that momentum is building. Del Rey has already dropped several tunes from the upcoming project, and it looks like promotion of the full-length has started in earnest. All that attention seems to be having a very real and positive effect on the album that started it all. Del Rey appears on double-digit Billboard rankings with her new single. She only manages to find space on a few lists dedicated to albums, and just her first full-length is still present – and it's on the rise. On the Top Alternative Albums chart, Born to Die nearly cracks the top 10 once more, rising from No. 15 to No. 12. It also lifts four spaces on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums roster, climbing to No. 22. Perhaps most impressively, it edges closer to the upper half of the Billboard 200, pushing from No. 120 to No. 103. Despite its age – it's now more than a decade old – Born to Die is clearly still connecting with listeners. The title shifted another 12,100 equivalent units in the U.S. last week, according to Luminate. That sum is up almost 8% from the previous frame, a healthy jump for a project first released back in early 2012. As is typical for an older album, most of those units come from streaming activity. That said, Born to Die also managed to sell more than 2,100 copies in terms of pure purchases. The renewed interest in Born to Die (not that it's ever forgotten) is likely tied to the buzz surrounding Del Rey's brand new single 'Henry, Come On.' That recently-released cut debuts on 10 Billboard charts this week. The new tune is set to appear on her forthcoming, still-untitled full-length, and it's off to a strong start. The track reaches so many lists, in part, because it's categorized under both the alternative and rock genres. That style-blending allows it to qualify for multiple tallies, and its sales and streaming showings were strong enough to bring it to many rosters. The single even breaks onto the Hot 100, as well as both of Billboard's global rankings, in its debut frame. It manages to crack the top 10 on two sales-focused charts, opening at No. 4 on the Alternative Digital Song Sales chart and No. 5 on the Rock Digital Song Sales list.
Forbes
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Linkin Park Fans Will Never Be Done With The Band's Debut Album
No matter how much time passes or how many new songs emerge, Linkin Park will always be defined, at least in part, by Hybrid Theory. The band's debut full-length not only introduced its nu-metal sound to the world, it helped shape a generation of alternative and hard rock fans. More than two decades after it first arrived, the album is still a regular on Billboard's charts, and this week marks another exciting chapter in its story. Hybrid Theory finds space on five different Billboard rankings this week, which is relatively rare for a project released in 2000. The beloved effort returns to four of those tallies and makes an especially large leap on one more. The collection reappears highest on the Top Alternative Albums list, where it blasts back onto the tally at No. 18. It's not too far behind on both the Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums rosters, returning to those rankings at Nos. 22 and 28, respectively. Hybrid Theory even manages to claw its way back onto the Billboard 200. On the all-genre ranking of the most-consumed albums in the U.S., the title finds a home at No. 130. The only Billboard list Hybrid Theory doesn't have to reenter is the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, where it remains a mainstay. This time around, the blockbuster doesn't just hold steady, it jumps. The set lifts from No. 22 to No. 5, charging back into the uppermost tier. Hybrid Theory lands just one rung behind Meteora, the band's sophomore project and longtime companion on these rankings. That effort dips slightly to No. 4, giving Linkin Park two titles inside the top five. According to Luminate, Hybrid Theory shifted 10,700 equivalent units in the U.S. last week. That total includes streaming, sales, and other forms of consumption. Just under 1,500 copies of the album were sold as pure purchases — an impressive number for a full-length that many fans already own, either digitally or physically. Hybrid Theory hasn't just shown up on Billboard's charts from time to time, it's been present on many of them for years. The project has racked up hundreds of weeks on each of the five tallies it currently appears on. It's spent the most time on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, where it's now up to 420 frames and counting. On the Top Rock Albums ranking, it's logged 272 weeks. On the other three lists where it's present, the album has also earned somewhere in the 300-week range, though exact counts vary slightly. Hybrid Theory is one of four Linkin Park albums that show up on at least one Billboard tally this week in the U.S. Its immediate successor Meteora joins it on all five of the same lists. Meanwhile, both Papercuts, the band's recently-released greatest hits compilation, and From Zero, the group's comeback effort, appear on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart only. Hybrid Theory first arrived in October 2000 and introduced the world to hits like 'In the End' and 'Crawling.' Since then, the album has been certified Diamond by the RIAA and become one of the most important rock releases of the twenty-first century.
Forbes
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Creed Rises Higher Than Ever With Both Albums And Singles — In The Year 2025
Creed hasn't released a new album in more than a decade, but the rockers still maintain an impressive positioning on the Billboard charts. The outfit once dominated the rankings, and somewhat surprisingly, the band isn't far from the top of several lists this frame. This week, Creed sees both albums and songs reach new heights on multiple rankings. There hasn't been any major promotional push, nor is there any real reason for the group's work to be soaring – the music is just still, somehow, reaching a large audience to this day. The aptly-titled Greatest Hits has been one of Creed's most consistent performers for years now. The compilation appears on five Billboard rankings this frame, and more impressively, it hits a new high on three of them at the same time. The project lifts one space to No. 9 on the Top Alternative Albums chart, edging further into the uppermost tier. The set also climbs on the Top Rock Albums list, stepping up three rungs to No. 13. Over on the more wide-reaching Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, Greatest Hits ascends to No. 16. The compilation has never risen to high on all three tallies. Not only is Creed's Greatest Hits climbing this frame, it's also celebrating a special milestone on one of the rankings it appears on. The collection has now spent 52 weeks — exactly one year — on the Top Alternative Albums chart. It's also closing in on a similar milestone on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums list. This week marks its fiftieth frame on that ranking, and if it continues to perform well – which seems all but certain – it will likely celebrate a full year on the tally in just two more turns. Creed's chart wins this week aren't limited to its full-lengths. One of the band's most beloved singles, 'One Last Breath,' is also enjoying continued success. The track appears on six Billboard charts this week, and it hits new highs on two of them. The rock anthem improves from No. 10 to No. 9 on the Alternative Digital Song Sales chart. It also climbs from No. 13 to No. 11 on the Rock Digital Song Sales tally, coming close to breaking into the top 10 there for the first time. Both of those placements mark loftiest positions the song has ever seen on those rankings. 'One Last Breath' manages to score a spot inside the top 10 on two rosters in America as well. It slips slightly on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list, moving down just one rung to No. 2. On the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, the tune rises to No. 4, just one position shy of its all-time best showing at No. 3. Elsewhere, the song performs well enough to continue charting on both the Alternative Streaming Songs and Rock Streaming Songs rankings. It lands at No. 19 on the former and settles at No. 22 on the latter.
