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Motionless in White Reigns on Top Hard Rock Albums, Hot Hard Rock Songs Charts
Motionless in White have claimed the top spot on both Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums and Hot Hard Rock Songs charts dated 1 August, driven by the release of their new album Decades. The album marks the band's fourth chart-topper on the Top Hard Rock Albums list, extending a run that began with 2014's Reincarnate, while also giving them their strongest overall showing on the all-genre Billboard 200 in years.
Decades debuted at No. 1 with 30,000 equivalent album units, including 18,000 in sales and 8,000 on vinyl, and reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200. Lead track "Fight Like Hell" simultaneously topped the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart with 1.8 million streams, becoming the band's fourth No. 1 there since 2020. In total, Decades placed 12 of its songs within the chart's top 25, tying Metallica's 2023 record for the second-most in a single week, and includes a cover of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night" — the first cover version to chart on a Billboard US ranking.
In short
- Motionless in White top two Billboard hard rock charts with new album Decades.
- Decades earned 30,000 units and reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200.
- Band placed 12 songs in the Hot Hard Rock Songs top 25, a near-record.
Explained simply
Motionless in White is a hard rock band that has built a strong and loyal fanbase. Hard rock is a style of rock music featuring heavier instrumentation and more powerful vocals than mainstream rock, and it maintains its own audience and specialist charts.
The music industry tracks popularity across different styles of music using separate charts, rather than relying on a single mainstream ranking. Hard rock charts measure which albums and songs are most popular with hard rock fans, and success on these charts is significant because it shows how much that community supports an artist.
When established bands continue to top these charts across multiple releases, it demonstrates they have maintained their appeal to their fanbase. This is noteworthy because maintaining popularity in the music industry over time is challenging, as audiences evolve and new artists constantly emerge to compete for attention.
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