Foo Fighters Reclaim No. 1 Spot on Alternative Airplay Chart

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Foo Fighters started reigning the Billboard chart again with its song, "Rescued."

Ahead of Foo Fighters' new album release, the band dropped two songs so far: "Rescued" and "Under You." The 11th studio album, titled "But Here We Are," will arrive on June 2 via Roswell/RCA, and it will serve as their first album following drummer Taylor Hawkins' death.

Foo Fighters Rule Billboard's Alternative Airplay Chart

Billboard released its ranking for the Alternative Airplay chart dated May 27, and it saw Foo Fighters secure the top spot again with "Rescued."

The new milestone became the band's 11th time to appear on No. 1 after the song previously appeared on the No. 2 of the list. Foo Fighters first dominated the Alternative Airplay chart in November 1999 with "Learn to Fly."

Meanwhile, their 10th and last was with "Something From Nothing," the track that led the list for eight weeks starting in December 2014.

Aside from being the 11th No. 1 of Foo Fighters, "Rescued" also became the band's 29th Alternative Airplay top 10 record since they debuted.

With Foo Fighters' 11 No. 1 records, the band now ranks third among the music acts with the most No. 1 Alternative Airplay in history. Red Hot Chili Peppers is at the top spot with 15 No. 1; Green Day and Linkin Park are tied for second with 12 No.1 hits.

Following them on the list are Cage the Elephant, Twenty One Pilots, U2, Weezer, and Imagine Dragons.

On the other hand, Foo Fighters' newest song, "Under You," debuted at No. 48 on Rock & Alternative Airplay after it scored 683,000 impressions after its release.

Foo Fighters Created "But Here We Are" Album To Honor Taylor Hawkins, Virginia Hanlon Grohl

Ahead of the arrival of the first album after Taylor Hawkins' death, Foo Fighters released the album's official description, which touched their fans' hearts.

According to the band, "But Here We Are" marks Foo Fighters' return after going through a year-worth of losses and other heartbreaks.

"'But Here We Are' is the sound of brothers finding refuge in the music that brought them together in the first place 28 years ago, a process that was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life," part of the description read.

The album's white artwork, created by Brooklyn-based graphic design company Morning Breath INC, resonated with The Beatles' "The White Album."

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