Papa Roach strings together its sixth No. 1 in a row on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, as “Wake Up Calling” tops the March 21-dated survey, extending the band’s longest streak of leaders.
The stretch dates to 2022, when “No Apologies” led for one week.
In all, Papa Roach now boasts 13 No. 1s on Mainstream Rock Airplay, moving the group into a tie for the sixth most since the tally began in 1981. “Wake Up Calling” takes over atop the newest chart from Shinedown’s “Searchlight,” which became the band’s leading 22nd No. 1.
Most No. 1s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:
- 22, Shinedown
- 20, Three Days Grace
- 17, Five Finger Death Punch
- 15, Foo Fighters
- 14, Metallica
- 13, Disturbed
- 13, Godsmack
- 13, Linkin Park
- 13, Papa Roach
- 13, Van Halen
Papa Roach first ruled Mainstream Rock Airplay in 2009 with “Lifeline.” The Jacoby Shaddix-led band first hit the chart with “Last Resort,” which peaked at No. 4, in 2000.
“Wake Up Calling” leads in its sixth chart week, giving its quickest rise to No. 1 since “Help” also took six frames in 2017.
“Wake Up Calling” concurrently lifts 24-22 on Alternative Airplay. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, it rises 10-8 with 3.1 million audience impressions in the week ending March 12, up 6%, according to Luminate.
The song also debuts on Adult Pop Airplay, where it’s Papa Roach’s fourth entry. The first two occurred in the 2000s, with its latest two since 2024.
The track ranks at No. 12 on the multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 346,000 official U.S. streams.
“Wake Up Calling” is currently a standalone single. Papa Roach’s most recent album, Ego Trip, debuted at No. 6 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart in April 2022 and has earned 194,000 equivalent album units to date.
