# Temper City Earns First Billboard No. 1 With ‘Self Aware’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/temper-city-earns-first-billboard-no-1-with-self-aware/
- Published: 2026-07-21T19:11:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-21T19:18:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/temper-city-self-aware-number-1-alternative-airplay-chart-1236299966/
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- Temper City's "Self Aware" hits No. 1 on Alternative Airplay
- It's the band's first-ever Billboard chart-topper
- Fastest debut-act rise to No. 1 since sombr in 2025

## Summary

Temper City has scored its first Billboard No. 1, with "Self Aware" topping the Alternative Airplay chart dated 25 July 2026. It marks the trio's first-ever chart-topper on any Billboard survey and makes them the sixth act to lead Alternative Airplay for the first time in 2026, highlighting how quickly the song has connected with rock and alternative radio.

The track reached No. 1 in just its 14th week, the fastest climb by a debuting act since sombr's "Back to Friends" in June 2025. It also holds at No. 2 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 4.4 million audience impressions (up 23%), sits at No. 9 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and reaches No. 47 on the all-genre Hot 100, with 6.3 million US streams and 4.5 million audience impressions in the 10-16 July week, according to Luminate. Notably, "Self Aware" remains the only song the Los Angeles-formed, Israeli trio has released to date.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.