This week's Top 10 of the Billboard Rock Songs chart will have to make do without "Lonely Boy." After 14 weeks at No. 1, the Black Keys smash falls out of our countdown. But don't worry: The Ohio duo aren't completely absent from the chart...
10. Of Monsters and Men - "Little Talks"
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Of Monsters and Men are a new six-piece band from Iceland. Their full-length debut, My Head Is an Animal, came out last month, and this week its first single enters the Rock Songs Top 10. The catchy indie-folk of "Little Talks" debuts at No. 10.
9. Shinedown - "Bully"
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Sixteen weeks ago, "Bully" entered our countdown. The Shinedown single peaked at No. 3, but now it looks like it's on its last legs. This week, it falls another spot to No. 9.
8. M83 - "Midnight City"
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The dance track "Midnight City" keeps inching its way up the countdown. This week, the breakthrough hit for M83 moves up one more spot to No. 8. It comes from Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, which is a double album. M83 frontman Anthony Gonzalez said his inspiration for the record was Smashing Pumpkins' double album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
7. Foo Fighters - "These Days"
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Foo Fighters have had at least one song in the Top 10 since March 12, 2011. That streak continues this week as "These Days" hangs on at No. 7 for a second consecutive week.
6. Grouplove - "Tongue Tied"
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For a second week in a row, "Tongue Tied" holds down the No. 6 spot. Grouplove member Christian Zucconi recently explained the inspiration behind the single: "That song was written pretty fast. I was doing this really moody piano score for this really depressing, moody movie, and during my downtime on break I started playing around with chords and came up with the melody and put a garage-rock beat behind it."
5. Soundgarden - "Live to Rise"
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The soundtrack to The Avengers, called Avengers: Assemble, debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard album chart. On our countdown, Soundgarden's contribution to the soundtrack, "Live to Rise," stays at No. 5 for a second week.
4. fun. (Featuring Janelle Monae) - "We Are Young"
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There's a little less fun. on this week's chart. The former No. 1 hit "We Are Young" plunges two spots to No. 4 this week. But don't feel too bad for the New York group: The song has been certified triple-platinum.
3. The Black Keys - "Gold on the Ceiling"
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For a while there, it seemed like "Gold on the Ceiling" might be stuck at No. 4 for all eternity. But after a month in that spot, the Black Keys' follow-up to "Lonely Boy" jumps up one spot to No. 3.
2. Linkin Park - "Burn It Down"
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"Burn It Down" is moving up. Two weeks ago, the latest single from Linkin Park bum-rushed the chart, landing at No. 2. Now after falling to No. 3 last week, the track from the forthcoming Living Things is back at No. 2. Linkin Park have already had two songs hit No. 1 on the Rock Songs chart, "New Divide" and "The Catalyst," and it definitely seems possible that "Burn It Down" could be their third.
1. Gotye (Featuring Kimbra) - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
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For seven out of the last eight weeks, Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" has been No. 1 on the Rock Songs chart. It's been a remarkable year for the singer-songwriter, who has played on Saturday Night Live and at Coachella already in 2012. Next up for him will be the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan in August.
