We say goodbye to Shinedown on this week's Billboard Rock Songs chart -- "The Crow & the Butterfly" finally falls out of the Top 10. In its place, we have one new song and an increasingly crowded battle for No. 1 -- apparently none of the bands on the higher rungs of our chart want to give up their spot.
10. Mumford & Sons - "Little Lion Man"
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Mumford & Sons are a folk-rock group from West London. Their debut album, Sigh No More, was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize in the U.K., and although they didn't win, their single "Little Lion Man" breaks into the Top 10 this week.
9. Phoenix - "Lisztomania"
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Phoenix are heading the wrong way on our chart. The French band tumble two more notches this week, falling to No. 9.
8. Neon Trees - "Animal"
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Neon Trees were rocketing up the chart, but all of a sudden they seem to have hit a snag. After peaking at No. 5, "Animal" plunges three spots this week.
7. Five Finger Death Punch - "Bad Company"
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Slowly but surely, the metal band Five Finger Death Punch keep rising up the Top 10, up one notch to No. 7 this week.
6. Rise Against - "Savior"
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Rise Against hold tight at No. 6 with their long-running single from Appeal to Reason. Next on the horizon for the band: a live DVD called Another Station: Another Mile.
5. Stone Sour - "Say You'll Haunt Me"
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Stone Sour are this week's big climber, valuting up four notches with "Say You'll Haunt Me." The first single from Audio Secrecy is burning up the chart, but they'll be facing a logjam in subsequent weeks if they hope to ascend any higher.
4. The Dirty Heads Featuring Rome - "Lay Me Down"
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The Dirty Heads refuse to go quietly into that good night. Their single "Lay Me Down" stays planted at No. 4, even though it's been out of the top spot for almost two months.
3. Avenged Sevenfold - "Nightmare"
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Nightmare, the latest disc from Avenged Sevenfold, has fallen out of the Top 10 of Billboard's album chart, but the title track is hanging tough at No. 3 again this week on the Rock Songs chart. By the way, if you're interested in sharing your thoughts on Nightmare, feel free to send them my way.
2. Disturbed - "Another Way to Die"
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1. Linkin Park - "The Catalyst"
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Linkin Park hold on to No. 1 with the first single off A Thousand Suns. "The Catalyst" has now lodged five weeks at the top of our chart -- not bad for a song from an album that hasn't even come out yet.