Evanescence Claims First No. 1 On Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart With “Afterlife”

Evanescence has achieved its first-ever No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with their new single “Afterlife,” which is featured in the Netflix series Devil May Cry. This rise to the top of Mainstream Rock Airplay ends a 22-year wait for a chart-topping hit for the Little Rock, Arkansas-based band. This marks the longest wait for a No. 1 hit by a group in the chart’s history, after Evanescence first reached the list with “Bring Me to Life” (featuring Paul McCoy), which peaked at No. 11 in May 2003. This No. 1 hit surpasses their previous best on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart when “Call Me When You’re Sober” reached No. 5 in 2006. “Afterlife” also climbed to No. 3 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, reaching an audience of 4.2 million impressions, and rose to No. 23 on the Alternative Airplay chart. The track also reached No. 10 on the multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, while earning 892,000 official U.S. streams. (Billboard)