This week's Billboard Rock Songs chart features one new entry in the Top 10, which means that AWOLNATION drop out of our countdown. In their place is a veteran post-grunge band I suspect we'll be seeing a lot of on the rock charts in the next few months.
10. Nickelback - "Bottoms Up"
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After debuting on radio about three weeks ago, "Bottoms Up," a hearty salute to getting your drink on, lands at No. 10. Nickelback's latest disc, Here and Now will be coming our way November 21.
9. Rise Against - "Make It Stop (September's Children)"
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After two weeks at No. 8, Rise Against's "Make It Stop (September's Children)" loses some ground, falling back one spot. The band's most recent album, Endgame, peaked higher on the Billboard album chart (No. 2) than any of the punk group's previous efforts.
8. Coldplay - "Paradise"
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7. Blink-182 - "Up All Night"
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Blink-182 have to sit tight at No. 7 for a third straight week. Keep an ear out for "After Midnight," the second single off Neighborhoods, which is starting to make some noise on the lower reaches of the chart.
6. Seether - "Tonight"
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Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray came out back in May, snagging Seether their best chart performance ever by landing at No. 2. On our chart, the band have to be pretty pleased that both of their singles off the album, "Country Song" and "Tonight," are showing real longevity. For a third week in a row, "Tonight" is at No. 6.
5. Staind - "Not Again"
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"Not Again" sits at No. 5 for a fourth straight week. Staind will be playing a handful of U.S. tour dates starting on October 21 in San Antonio, Texas.
4. Foster the People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
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It had to end at some point. After sitting at No. 3 for 10 straight weeks, Foster the People fall a place to No. 4. The band's follow-up single, "Helena," is now at No. 17 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart. Might we see it on our countdown soon?
3. Bush - "The Sound of Winter"
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Bush and Foster the People have switched places: "The Sound of Winter" had been at No. 4 for the last three weeks, but it's now moved up to No. 3. The band are in the midst of a U.S. tour that ends October 29 in Nashville, Tennessee, before resuming in late November.
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
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For almost three months now, "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" has resided in one of the top two spots on our countdown. This week, the Red Hot Chili Peppers single off I'm With You is at No. 2 for a fourth straight week.
1. Foo Fighters - "Walk"
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For a fourth week in a row -- and a fifth time overall -- "Walk" is at No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart. Foo Fighters are in the midst of a North American tour, but frontman Dave Grohl recently had to do double duty when he took over as the drummer for the Foos' opening act, Cage the Elephant, after their guy, Jared Champion, had to be rushed to the hospital for a ruptured appendix. (Don't worry, Champion's OK.) That Dave: He'll find any excuse he can to do some extra rocking.
