The Foo Fighters’ new single “Today’s Song” debuts at No. 1 on a Billboard chart and revives the … More
The Foo Fighters may or may not be entering a brand new era with “Today’s Song.” The tune appeared seemingly out of nowhere recently, and as it launches across a variety of Billboard charts, it’s still unclear if the group is prepping the world for another full-length project, or if this track is, at least for now, a standalone release to be enjoyed by fans everywhere.
The quick success of “Today’s Song” helps bring the band’s Greatest Hits compilation back to the forefront, and back to the charts in the United States. The popularity of the just-dropped single seems to have improved the group’s entire catalog, with many listeners likely focusing their streaming activity on the compilation.
Foo Fighters Return with Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits by the Foo Fighters appears on four Billboard tallies in America this week, reentering each and every one of them. The collection sits highest on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, landing at No. 12. On the Top Alternative Albums list, Greatest Hits also returns, settling in at No. 23. The project just misses the crucial top 40 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums roster, where it lands at No. 42.
The Foo Fighters also reappear on the Billboard 200, the ranking of the most popular albums of any kind in the U.S. On that tally, Greatest Hits breaks back in at No. 178.
Hundreds of Weeks on the Charts
Luminate states that during the past tracking period in America, the Foo Fighters’ compilation moved another 9,100 equivalent units. Almost all of those came from streaming activity, as the title sold only 350 copies.
While Greatest Hits had recently disappeared from all four of the charts it returns to this frame, the full-length isn’t new to any of them. The compilation has spent hundreds of weeks on each roster – the least of which stands at 284 weeks on the Billboard 200. The same project is nearing 450 weeks on the list of the most consumed hard rock collections in the country.
“Today’s Song” Launches at No. 1
“Today’s Song” is a quick win for the band on the Billboard charts where it debuts. The Foo Fighters earn an eighth career No. 1 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales tally as the tune opens in first place. The outfit’s latest cut also starts inside the top 10 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay, Rock Digital Song Sales, and Alternative Digital Song Sales charts.