Rock Songs Chart
1. fun. - "Some Nights" (Purchase/Download)2. Alex Clare - "Too Close" (Purchase/Download)
3. Phillip Phillips - "Home" (Purchase/Download)
4. Mumford & Sons - "I Will Wait" (Purchase/Download)
5. The Lumineers - "Ho Hey" (Purchase/Download)
Not many changes at the top of this week's Rock Songs chart. Train's "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" plummets out of the Top Five, opening the door for the Lumineers' "Ho Hey" at No. 5. But for the second week in a row, fun. grab the top spot with "Some Nights," their second huge smash from Some Nights, which came out on Valentine's Day.
Rock Albums Chart
1. Mumford & Sons - Babel (Purchase/Download)2. Kiss - Monster (Purchase/Download)
3. Coheed and Cambria - The Afterman: Ascension (Purchase/Download)
4. All Time Low - Don't Panic (Purchase/Download)
5. Muse - The 2nd Law (Purchase/Download)
For a third week in a row, Babel from Mumford & Sons tops the Rock Albums chart, holding of a challenge from three new entries, most notably Kiss, whose Monster lands at No. 2. Coheen and Cambria's The Afterman: Ascension debuted at No. 3 and will be the first of a two-disc set, with the second volume slated for next year. Don't Panic, the fifth studio effort from All Time Low, clocks in at No. 4 and represents the group's return to an indie label after briefly signing with Interscope. And in a week where the top of the chart experienced a lot of turnover, let's tip our cap to Muse, whose The 2nd Law hangs on at No. 5, dropping three spots.
Alternative Songs Chart
1. Muse - "Madness" (Purchase/Download)2. Mumford & Sons - "I Will Wait" (Purchase/Download)
3. The Lumineers - "Ho Hey" (Purchase/Download)
4. The Black Keys - "Little Black Submarines" (Purchase/Download)
5. Alex Clare - "Too Close" (Purchase/Download)
Mumford & Sons may have continued their reign on other charts, but the Alternative Songs chart kicks the folk-rock quartet out of the penthouse. Their single "I Will Wait" falls from No. 1 after one week, nestling in at No. 2. In its place goes "Madness," the electronic-rock love song from Muse. The rest of the Top Five remains unchanged, but keep an eye out for Passion Pit, whose "Take a Walk" is currently at No. 6 and rising.
Alternative Albums Chart
1. Mumford & Sons - Babel (Purchase/Download)2. Coheed and Cambria - The Afterman: Ascension (Purchase/Download)
3. All Time Low - Don't Panic (Purchase/Download)
4. Muse - The 2nd Law (Purchase/Download)
5. fun. - Some Nights (Purchase/Download)
Babel currently tops the Billboard 200, the Rock Albums chart, the Folk Albums chart, and the Independent Albums chart. So it shouldn't shock anyone that the sophomore disc from Mumford & Sons should also lead the Alternative Albums chart. The big riser in the Top Five is Some Nights, which was this week's Greatest Gainer, moving from No. 9 to No. 5.
Hard Rock Albums Chart
1. Kiss - Monster (Purchase/Download)2. Coheed and Cambria - The Afterman: Ascension (Purchase/Download)
3. Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence (Purchase/Download)
4. Three Days Grace - Transit of Venus (Purchase/Download)
5. The Acacia Strain - Death Is the Only Mortal (Purchase/Download)
Last week's champion of the Hard Rock Albums chart, Transit of Venus from Three Days Grace, falls to No. 4. Our new No. 1 is Monster, which is the first album from Kiss in three years. Elsewhere, metal makes its presence felt with Between the Buried and Me's The Parallax II: Future Sequence at No. 3 and the Acacia Strain's Death Is the Only Mortal at No. 5.
