"Dark Matter" and its tracks on the charts
This post will be updated weekly. Numbers below are the song's position on the referenced Billboard charts from week to week. Bolded numbers are peak positions. "?" means not yet published. "X" means the song exited the chart.
Updated on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 (reflecting charts dated December 14, 2024):
Dark Matter (7 weeks)
Top Current Album Sales (2-16-21-22-44-44-42-X)
Indie Store Album Sales (2-7-8-10-21-15-X)
Top Album Sales (2-19-29-29-X)
Top Hard Rock Albums (1-10-21-24-X)
Billboard 200 (5-171-X)
Top Alternative Albums (1-20-X)
Top Rock & Alternative Albums (1-41-X)
Top Rock Albums (1-X)
Vinyl Albums (2-X)
Billboard Canadian Albums (9-93-X)
"Dark Matter" (26 weeks)
Canada Rock (10-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-6-8-9-10-10-11-16-27-29-X)
Mainstream Rock Airplay (17-6-3-1-1-1-1-4-5-7-11-16-17-23-27-26-28-37-39-X)
Rock & Alternative Airplay (6-1-2-1-1-2-3-3-3-5-6-10-19-21-26-25-32-48-X)
Hot Hard Rock Songs (3-1-2-2-2-3-2-3-5-4-4-9-14-21-24-X)
Alternative Airplay (18-10-10-10-9-7-7-6-6-6-10-18-25-29-35-37-X)
Adult Album Alternative (Triple A) (39-26-22-19-20-19-21-23-24-33-X)
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (46-28-31-31-35-37-43-X-33-X)
Hot Alternative Songs (18-22-22-24-X)
Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (2-3-10-X)
Rock Digital Song Sales (8-14-X)
"Wreckage" (27 weeks)
Canada Rock (36-28-19-9-7-5-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-7-5-7-9)
Alternative Airplay (34-22-14-13-12-10-9-8-6-6-5-3-5-5-14-16-22-26-30-32-X)
Mainstream Rock Airplay (36-25-22-15-13-10-8-6-5-3-1-2-4-10-17-22-25-26-27-28-X)
Rock & Alternative Airplay (18-12-7-5-5-3-4-3-2-2-2-2-3-4-6-7-12-15-18-15-X)
Adult Album Alternative (Triple A) (40-22-15-11-10-7-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-3-8-14-23-27-X)
Hot Hard Rock Songs (1-4-4-4-5-10-8-8-6-6-6-5-7-6-9-13-13-18-18-19-X)
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (28-41-46-43-X)
Hot Rock Songs (22-X)
Rock Digital Song Sales (15-X)
Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (3-X)
Hot Alternative Songs (23-X)
"Waiting for Stevie" (15 weeks)
Mainstream Rock Airplay (33-31-27-23-22-22-21-17-16-16-15-16-13-13)
Rock & Alternative Airplay (45-46-48-37-25-21-17-16-14-15-14)
Hot Hard Rock Songs (13-X-11)
"Running" (2 weeks)
Hot Hard Rock Songs (9-X-18-X)
Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (5-X)
"Scared of Fear"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (6-X)
"React, Respond"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (11-X)
"Won't Tell"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (12-X)
"Upper Hand"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (17-X)
"Setting Sun"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (22-X)
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Dark Matter debuted on all charts for the week ending May 4, 2024. Its first-week sales were 52,000 units, 24,000 units of which were vinyl. The eleven songs on the album totaled 9.33 million on-demand streams, which translates to 7,000 additional units under the Billboard 200 formula, bringing the total number of equivalent units to 59,000. (There were also a negligible number of "track-equivalent album units," i.e., paid downloads of individual tracks from the album, with one full unit credited for every ten paid downloads.)
"Dark Matter" debuted on all listed charts for the week ending February 24, 2024, except for the Adult Album Alternative (Triple A) and Hot Alternative Songs charts, where it debuted on charts for the week ending March 2, 2024. It re-entered the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart for the week ending May 4, 2024.
"Running" debuted on the charts for the week ending April 6, 2024. It re-entered the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the week ending May 4, 2024.
All other songs debuted on the charts for the week ending May 4, 2024, except:
"Wreckage" debuted on Canada Rock on the chart for the week ending June 8, 2024;
"Waiting for Stevie" debuted on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the week ending September 14, 2024;
"Waiting for Stevie" debuted on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart for the week ending October 5, 2024; and
"Waiting for Stevie" re-entered the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the week ending December 14, 2024.
For comparison to Gigaton and its tracks, see https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/284234/gigaton-and-its-tracks-on-the-charts/p1.
Updated on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 (reflecting charts dated December 14, 2024):
Dark Matter (7 weeks)
Top Current Album Sales (2-16-21-22-44-44-42-X)
Indie Store Album Sales (2-7-8-10-21-15-X)
Top Album Sales (2-19-29-29-X)
Top Hard Rock Albums (1-10-21-24-X)
Billboard 200 (5-171-X)
Top Alternative Albums (1-20-X)
Top Rock & Alternative Albums (1-41-X)
Top Rock Albums (1-X)
Vinyl Albums (2-X)
Billboard Canadian Albums (9-93-X)
"Dark Matter" (26 weeks)
Canada Rock (10-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-6-8-9-10-10-11-16-27-29-X)
Mainstream Rock Airplay (17-6-3-1-1-1-1-4-5-7-11-16-17-23-27-26-28-37-39-X)
Rock & Alternative Airplay (6-1-2-1-1-2-3-3-3-5-6-10-19-21-26-25-32-48-X)
Hot Hard Rock Songs (3-1-2-2-2-3-2-3-5-4-4-9-14-21-24-X)
Alternative Airplay (18-10-10-10-9-7-7-6-6-6-10-18-25-29-35-37-X)
Adult Album Alternative (Triple A) (39-26-22-19-20-19-21-23-24-33-X)
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (46-28-31-31-35-37-43-X-33-X)
Hot Alternative Songs (18-22-22-24-X)
Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (2-3-10-X)
Rock Digital Song Sales (8-14-X)
"Wreckage" (27 weeks)
Canada Rock (36-28-19-9-7-5-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-7-5-7-9)
Alternative Airplay (34-22-14-13-12-10-9-8-6-6-5-3-5-5-14-16-22-26-30-32-X)
Mainstream Rock Airplay (36-25-22-15-13-10-8-6-5-3-1-2-4-10-17-22-25-26-27-28-X)
Rock & Alternative Airplay (18-12-7-5-5-3-4-3-2-2-2-2-3-4-6-7-12-15-18-15-X)
Adult Album Alternative (Triple A) (40-22-15-11-10-7-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-3-8-14-23-27-X)
Hot Hard Rock Songs (1-4-4-4-5-10-8-8-6-6-6-5-7-6-9-13-13-18-18-19-X)
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (28-41-46-43-X)
Hot Rock Songs (22-X)
Rock Digital Song Sales (15-X)
Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (3-X)
Hot Alternative Songs (23-X)
"Waiting for Stevie" (15 weeks)
Mainstream Rock Airplay (33-31-27-23-22-22-21-17-16-16-15-16-13-13)
Rock & Alternative Airplay (45-46-48-37-25-21-17-16-14-15-14)
Hot Hard Rock Songs (13-X-11)
"Running" (2 weeks)
Hot Hard Rock Songs (9-X-18-X)
Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (5-X)
"Scared of Fear"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (6-X)
"React, Respond"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (11-X)
"Won't Tell"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (12-X)
"Upper Hand"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (17-X)
"Setting Sun"
Hot Hard Rock Songs (22-X)
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Dark Matter debuted on all charts for the week ending May 4, 2024. Its first-week sales were 52,000 units, 24,000 units of which were vinyl. The eleven songs on the album totaled 9.33 million on-demand streams, which translates to 7,000 additional units under the Billboard 200 formula, bringing the total number of equivalent units to 59,000. (There were also a negligible number of "track-equivalent album units," i.e., paid downloads of individual tracks from the album, with one full unit credited for every ten paid downloads.)
"Dark Matter" debuted on all listed charts for the week ending February 24, 2024, except for the Adult Album Alternative (Triple A) and Hot Alternative Songs charts, where it debuted on charts for the week ending March 2, 2024. It re-entered the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart for the week ending May 4, 2024.
"Running" debuted on the charts for the week ending April 6, 2024. It re-entered the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the week ending May 4, 2024.
All other songs debuted on the charts for the week ending May 4, 2024, except:
"Wreckage" debuted on Canada Rock on the chart for the week ending June 8, 2024;
"Waiting for Stevie" debuted on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the week ending September 14, 2024;
"Waiting for Stevie" debuted on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart for the week ending October 5, 2024; and
"Waiting for Stevie" re-entered the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the week ending December 14, 2024.
For comparison to Gigaton and its tracks, see https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/284234/gigaton-and-its-tracks-on-the-charts/p1.
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radio here n there… my mainstream pj friends like it for what that’s worth
Yes it does. I'm also happy to hear my local radio stations playing it each day, more then once.
Here's another cool one from Forbes
Show me another band that has done this 35 years into their career. Heck Show me a band that is still together after that long.
Metallica: first album released in 1983, four no. 1 songs on Mainstream Rock chart since 2020, including two in 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers: first album released in 1984; no. 1 song on Rock chart in 2011 ("The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie")
U2: first album released in 1980, no. 1 song on Triple-A chart in 2023 ("Atomic City")
Kiss
The Who
U2
Metallica
RHCP
Duran Duran
Def Leppard
Eagles
Iron Maiden
The Cure
I'm sure I'm forgetting some obvious ones.
I like the song, so not anything against the song per se.
Note that "Dark Matter" is number one on two charts: Hot Hard Rock Songs and Rock & Alternative Airplay.
Interestingly, the two songs that are ahead of "Dark Matter" on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart have been on that chart for 587 and 425 weeks (AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" and Disturbed's "The Sound of Silence," respectively). There are so few digital downloads sold these days that this chart is very mercurial but, for some reason, those two songs are consistent sellers.
If I had to guess, I'd say that "Dark Matter" is somewhere below No. 200 in the combined sales, airplay and streaming metrics that go into the formula for the Hot 100. The song that is No. 99 on the Hot 100 is No. 11 among Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and "Dark Matter" is No. 28 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.
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