HALESTORM Ties Record For #1 Mainstream Rock Songs By Act With Female Vocalist
July 24, 2015, 9 years ago
As Halestorm's "Amen" jumps from #4 to #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart (dated August 1st), the Lzzy Hale-fronted band ties a record.
Billboard reports that the group matches the mark for the most leaders, three, by an act with a female vocalist. Since the airplay chart launched in 1981, only the Pretty Reckless, led by Taylor Momsen, has led the list as many times, establishing the mark when "Follow Me Down" became its third #1 on the chart dated May 2nd.
Halestorm had most recently led the ranking with "Apocalyptic" (March 28th) after first crowning the list in 2013 with "Freak Like Me." With the release of its third studio set, Into the Wild Life, earlier this year, Halestorm became the only female-fronted group to top Hard Rock Albums twice since it originated in 2007.
Halestorm and the Pretty Reckless remain the only two female-fronted bands to lead Mainstream Rock Songs since the last solo woman, Alannah Myles, reigned with "Black Velvet" in 1990.
A recent update from Halestorm states: "Two sets. All rock. Can I get an Amen?! Get ready for a wild evening with Halestorm presented by Jägermeister. Each of these shows will be jam-packed with surprises and, yes, two sets from yours truly. Who's ready!?
Halestorm's world tour in support of their new album, Into The Wild Life, kicks off on August 12th in Budapest, Hungary and ends (for the moment) on February 6th in Manchester, UK. The band will not perform two sets at scheduled festival dates.
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