On this week's Billboard Rock Songs chart, the big news might very well be that Seether's "Tonight" falls out of the Top 10 after almost five months. That opens the door for another popular post-grunge group ... but it does nothing to change who rules our countdown once again.
10. Shinedown - "Bully"
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Shinedown's forthcoming album, Amaryllis, hits stores March 27. In the meantime, the record's first single, "Bully," is our sole debut, landing at No. 10. Amaryllis is the group's long-awaited follow-up to The Sound of Madness, their 2008 platinum-selling disc that contained five hit singles. That's a lot for Amaryllis to live up to.
9. Florence and the Machine - "Shake It Out"
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Florence and the Machine may be less "rock" than indie pop, but listeners clearly don't mind. For a second straight week, "Shake It Out" seduces at No. 9.
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Monarchy of Roses"
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"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie," the first single off I'm With You, was a No. 1 smash for eight straight weeks. The follow-up single doesn't look like it's gonna have the same staying power. "Monarchy of Roses" got as high as No. 7 but this week drops to No. 8. Perhaps anticipating that audiences aren't loving these "Roses," Red Hot Chili Peppers just unveiled the video for another single, "Look Around."
7. Gotye (Featuring Kimbra) - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
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This week's high climber is "Somebody That I Used to Know." Last week, the Gotye single landed at No. 10, but now it's jumped up three spots to No. 7.
6. Foo Fighters - "Walk"
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"Walk" has been in the Top 10 since July. July. Months and months later, the Foo Fighters single sits tight at No. 6 for a fifth straight week. The song logged eight weeks at No. 1 -- one week at the end of July, and seven during October and November.
5. Coldplay - "Paradise"
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"Paradise" is at No. 5 for a fourth week in a row. Mylo Xyloto is Coldplay's fifth album, and it's their fifth to go at least platinum in the United States.
4. Bush - "The Sound of Winter"
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For a second straight week, "The Sound of Winter" hangs out at No. 4. Bush will be opening for Nickelback starting in April on a tour that will also include Seether and My Darkest Days.
3. Chevelle - "Face to the Floor"
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Chevelle are at No. 3 for a second straight week with "Face to the Floor" off Hats Off to the Bull, which was one of 2011's best rock albums. The Chicago alt-metal trio continue to log gains in sales and airplay for their latest hit, but will it be enough to dislodge our Top Two?
2. Foo Fighters - "These Days"
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Foo Fighters will have to keep waiting to see if they can land a third single off Wasting Light at the top of the charts. For a third week in a row, "These Days" hangs out at No. 2.
1. The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"
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In 2011, seven different songs hit No. 1, an indication that when rock audiences love a song, they'll love it for many weeks in a row. Thus far in 2012, there's only been one. For a seventh straight week, "Lonely Boy" sits atop the Rock Songs chart. The song comes from El Camino, the band's seventh and their highest-charting, peaking at No. 2. The Black Keys' last record, Brothers, was their first to go gold. El Camino has already done the same.
