ABC/Randy HolmesMetallica has notched their ninth number one single on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart thanks to “Atlas, Rise!,” a track from the band’s new album, Hardwired…to Self-Destruct.
Only five other bands have topped Mainstream Rock Songs at least nine times: Aerosmith, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Shinedown, Three Days Grace and Van Halen, who leads the pack with 13 #1 singles. Metallica, though, has the longest timespan between chart-toppers on the Mainstream Rock Songs tally: 20 years, eight months and 12 days.
“Atlas, Rise!” is the second song from Hardwired…to Self-Destruct to top the chart, following the single “Hardwired,” which is nominated for Best Rock Song at this year’s Grammys.
As previously reported, Metallica will be performing at the Grammys alongside Lady Gaga. The telecast begins this Sunday, February 12, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
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