‘Another Life,’ Another No. 1: Alabama Shakes Back Atop Adult Alternative Airplay Chart

For the archetypal clip successful 13 years, Alabama Shakes is No. 1 connected Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart.

“Another Life,” the archetypal caller merchandise from the Brittany Howard-led set since its 2015 medium Sound & Color, leaps 3 spots to apical the Oct. 25-dated survey.

It’s Alabama Shakes’ 2nd Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1. Its maiden entry, “Hold On,” led for 1 week successful June 2012.

Alabama Shakes’ hold of 13 years, 3 months and 3 weeks betwixt No. 1s is the second-longest successful the Adult Alternative Airplay chart’s 29-year history, surpassed lone by Bruce Springsteen, who went much than 18 years betwixt “The Rising” successful 2002 and “Letter to You” successful 2020.

Longest Waits Between No. 1s, Adult Alternative Airplay:

Despite its lengthy respite from No. 1, Alabama Shakes reached Adult Alternative Airplay 7 times successful betwixt “Hold On” and “Another Life,” paced by the No. 2-peaking “Don’t Wanna Fight” successful 2015.

Additionally, frontwoman Howard earned 2 No. 1s amid the band’s interruption from the apical spot: “Stay High” successful 2019 and “What Now” successful 2023-24.

Concurrently, “Another Life” jumps 36-30 connected the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay illustration with 1.3 cardinal assemblage impressions successful the week ending Oct. 16, a boost of 19%, according to Luminate. Alabama Shakes had past reached the apical 30 successful 2015 with “Don’t Wanna Fight,” which deed No. 19.

“Another Life” is presently a stand-alone single, Alabama Shakes’ archetypal since signing with Island Records, with vigor promotion handled by Republic. The enactment was connected hiatus from 2018 to December 2024, erstwhile it reunited to play a amusement successful Tuscaloosa, Ala. A circuit followed this July done September.

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