To be fair, that baffling radio edit drops Waiting for Stevie from a Top Ten pearl jam song to merely a very good one.
But seriously, I agree. Terrible spot to start the fadeout. They should have left more solo and at least a couple of "you can be loved" before fading out.
Original post updated for charts for week ending December 7, 2024.
"Waiting for Stevie" rebounds from No. 16 to a new peak of No. 13 in its thirteenth week on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and drops from No. 14 to No. 15 in its tenth week on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.
WFS is a slow burner increasing in popularity over a longer period of time vs the other singles which were pushed to radio.
This came up before, and it's not really true. "Wreckage" took eleven weeks to reach its peak at Mainstream Rock (36-25-22-15-13-10-8-6-5-3-1), twelve weeks to reach its peak at Alternative (34-22-14-13-12-10-9-8-6-6-5-3) and fifteenweeks to reach its peak at Triple-A (40-22-15-11-10-7-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1). On the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, "Wreckage" reached its peak in its ninth week and stayed there for four weeks (18-12-7-5-5-3-4-3-2-2-2-2). "Waiting for Stevie" peaked at No. 14 in its ninth week on that chart and then fell backward in its tenth week.
WFS is a slow burner increasing in popularity over a longer period of time vs the other singles which were pushed to radio.
This came up before, and it's not really true. "Wreckage" took eleven weeks to reach its peak at Mainstream Rock (36-25-22-15-13-10-8-6-5-3-1), twelve weeks to reach its peak at Alternative (34-22-14-13-12-10-9-8-6-6-5-3) and fifteenweeks to reach its peak at Triple-A (40-22-15-11-10-7-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1). On the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, "Wreckage" reached its peak in its ninth week and stayed there for four weeks (18-12-7-5-5-3-4-3-2-2-2-2). "Waiting for Stevie" peaked at No. 14 in its ninth week on that chart and then fell backward in its tenth week.
WFS is a slow burner increasing in popularity over a longer period of time vs the other singles which were pushed to radio.
This came up before, and it's not really true. "Wreckage" took eleven weeks to reach its peak at Mainstream Rock (36-25-22-15-13-10-8-6-5-3-1), twelve weeks to reach its peak at Alternative (34-22-14-13-12-10-9-8-6-6-5-3) and fifteenweeks to reach its peak at Triple-A (40-22-15-11-10-7-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1). On the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, "Wreckage" reached its peak in its ninth week and stayed there for four weeks (18-12-7-5-5-3-4-3-2-2-2-2). "Waiting for Stevie" peaked at No. 14 in its ninth week on that chart and then fell backward in its tenth week.
WFS is a slow burner increasing in popularity over a longer period of time vs the other singles which were pushed to radio.
This came up before, and it's not really true. "Wreckage" took eleven weeks to reach its peak at Mainstream Rock (36-25-22-15-13-10-8-6-5-3-1), twelve weeks to reach its peak at Alternative (34-22-14-13-12-10-9-8-6-6-5-3) and fifteenweeks to reach its peak at Triple-A (40-22-15-11-10-7-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1). On the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, "Wreckage" reached its peak in its ninth week and stayed there for four weeks (18-12-7-5-5-3-4-3-2-2-2-2). "Waiting for Stevie" peaked at No. 14 in its ninth week on that chart and then fell backward in its tenth week.
WFS is a slow burner increasing in popularity over a longer period of time vs the other singles which were pushed to radio.
This came up before, and it's not really true. "Wreckage" took eleven weeks to reach its peak at Mainstream Rock (36-25-22-15-13-10-8-6-5-3-1), twelve weeks to reach its peak at Alternative (34-22-14-13-12-10-9-8-6-6-5-3) and fifteenweeks to reach its peak at Triple-A (40-22-15-11-10-7-6-6-3-3-3-3-2-2-1). On the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, "Wreckage" reached its peak in its ninth week and stayed there for four weeks (18-12-7-5-5-3-4-3-2-2-2-2). "Waiting for Stevie" peaked at No. 14 in its ninth week on that chart and then fell backward in its tenth week.
New peak #13 and rising
Indeed, I am the one who posted that information.
Yes, we are all aware. My point is it’s still moving up and garnering attention.
Original post updated for charts for week ending December 14, 2024.
"Waiting for Stevie" holds at No. 13 in its fourteenth week on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and moves up from No. 15 to No. 14 in its eleventh week on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, matching its prior peak of two weeks ago.
EDIT: "Waiting for Stevie" also re-enters the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart at No. 11 thanks to sales of the RSD exclusive single. The song previously spent one week on that chart at No. 13 when Dark Matter was released. (This chart had not yet been posted this morning when I originally provided this week's update.)
That’s now 43 consecutive weeks of new PJ songs on the charts.
Dark Matter single was released on 2/14/24. 300 days have elapsed since then, which equates to 43 weeks.
That’s a hell of a run for the three singles!
Won’t Tell should be the 4th after the holidays. I still think it has crossover appeal.
More specifically, "Dark Matter" debuted on charts dated February 24, 2024, and songs from Dark Matter have remained on various charts through this week's, dated December 14, 2024.
Original post updated for charts for week ending December 21, 2024.
"Waiting for Stevie" holds at No. 13 for a third straight week in its fifteenth week on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and holds at No. 14 for a third non-consecutive week in its twelfth week on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart. Both positions are peaks. The song also falls off the 25-song Hot Hard Rock Songs chart after re-entering at No. 11 last week on the strength of sales of the Record Store Day single.
Wreckage still siting strong at #9 on Canada Rock.
1996.....Toronto 2005.....Hamilton 2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton 2013.....London, Buffalo 2014.....Detroit 2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1 2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2 2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto 2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2 2024.....Las Vegas N1, Las Vegas N2, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Boston N1, Boston N2 2025.....????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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But seriously, I agree. Terrible spot to start the fadeout. They should have left more solo and at least a couple of "you can be loved" before fading out.
YES!
"Waiting for Stevie" holds at No. 13 in its fourteenth week on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and moves up from No. 15 to No. 14 in its eleventh week on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, matching its prior peak of two weeks ago.
EDIT: "Waiting for Stevie" also re-enters the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart at No. 11 thanks to sales of the RSD exclusive single. The song previously spent one week on that chart at No. 13 when Dark Matter was released. (This chart had not yet been posted this morning when I originally provided this week's update.)
That’s a hell of a run for the three singles!
"Waiting for Stevie" holds at No. 13 for a third straight week in its fifteenth week on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and holds at No. 14 for a third non-consecutive week in its twelfth week on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart. Both positions are peaks. The song also falls off the 25-song Hot Hard Rock Songs chart after re-entering at No. 11 last week on the strength of sales of the Record Store Day single.
2005.....Hamilton
2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton
2013.....London, Buffalo
2014.....Detroit
2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1
2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2
2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2
2024.....Las Vegas N1, Las Vegas N2, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Boston N1, Boston N2
2025.....????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????