Sublime Has Its First Alternative Airplay No. 1 in Almost 30 Years

Sublime has its archetypal No. 1 connected Billboard’s Alternative Airplay illustration successful adjacent to 30 years, crowning the Sept. 20-dated tally with “Ensenada.”

The opus is the act’s 2nd ruler and archetypal sung by Jakob Nowell, lad of precocious frontman Bradley Nowell.

The set antecedently led successful 1996 with “What I Got,” which crowned the ranking 5 months aft Bradley Nowell’s overdose decease that May.

Sublime’s hold of 28 years and 10 months betwixt No. 1s is the lengthiest successful the Alternative Airplay chart’s 37-year history, surpassing Sum 41’s 22 years, six months and 3 weeks betwixt “Fat Lip” successful 2001 and “Landmines” successful 2024.

In betwixt “What I Got” and “Ensenada,” Sublime reached Alternative Airplay with 4 tracks, paced by a brace of No. 3 peaks successful “Santeria” and “Wrong Way,” some successful 1997. Additionally, the set Sublime With Rome, which astatine archetypal featured the surviving Sublime members positive frontman Rome Ramirez, deed the illustration with 4 songs successful 2011-19.

“Ensenada” concurrently reaches No. 1 connected the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, marking Sublime’s archetypal person since the ranking began successful 2009. In the week ending Sept. 11, it surged 51% to 4.1 cardinal assemblage impressions, according to Luminate.

“Ensenada” became Sublime’s archetypal introduction connected Mainstream Rock Airplay successful astir 29 years erstwhile it debuted astatine No. 38 connected the Aug. 23 tally; it places astatine No. 40 connected the latest survey.

“Ensenada” previews Sublime’s adjacent album, for which a merchandise day has not been announced. It’s the band’s archetypal LP since 1996’s self-titled release, which has accumulated 10.9 cardinal equivalent medium units to date.

All Billboard charts dated Sept. 20 volition update Tuesday, Sept. 16, connected Billboard.com.

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