On this week's Billboard Rock Songs chart, we have no new entries among the Top 10. But we have lots of neon trees, black keys, and linkin parks.
10. My Darkest Days Featuring Zakk Wylde - "Porn Star Dancing"
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For a third week in a row, "Porn Star Dancing" sits at No. 10. The post-grunge band's single went gold in their native Canada back in November.
9. Muse - "Undisclosed Desires"
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"Undisclosed Desires" got as high as No. 7, but this week the Muse cut falls two spots. According to Billboard, the band's "Uprising" was the most popular alternative/modern rock song of 2010.
8. Mumford & Sons - "Little Lion Man"
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After four weeks at No. 6, Mumford & Sons fall two places. "Little Lion Man" is up for Best Rock Song at next month's Grammys.
7. Kings of Leon - "Radioactive"
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Kings of Leon rise one place to No. 7 this week with "Radioactive." The Come Around Sundown track has been as high as No. 3 on our chart.
6. Cage the Elephant - "Shake Me Down"
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Amidst a pretty stagnant Top 10, Cage the Elephant are this week's high climbers, zooming up three spots to No. 6. Their new album, Thank You Happy Birthday, comes out January 11.
5. Neon Trees - "Animal"
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"Animal" is at No. 5 for a fifth straight week. Neon Trees got their name from In-N-Out Burger, a fast food chain whose stores feature neon trees as part of the decor.
4. Stone Sour - "Say You'll Haunt Me"
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Stone Sour's "Say You'll Haunt Me" is at No. 4 for a third week in a row. Their U.S. tour gets underway on January 20.
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3. Three Days Grace - "World So Cold"
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Three Days Grace stay stuck at No. 3 for another week with "World So Cold." Back in 2004, frontman Adam Gontier explained to Rolling Stone why he and his bandmates got into music: They grew up in a small town and "you basically had three options: sports, drugs or music. We stuck with music and used it as an outlet."
2. Linkin Park - "Waiting for the End"
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For four weeks now, Linkin Park have been at No. 2. "Waiting for the End" is the second hit single off the band's A Thousand Suns.
1. The Black Keys - "Tighten Up"
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Congratulations to the Black Keys, whose "Tighten Up" is No. 1 for a seventh week. The duo received their first gold record in Canada for their new album, Brothers. (I wonder how close they are to that happening here in the States.)
