Number one modern rock hits of 2009
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This is a list of the songs the reached number one on the Billboard
Alternative Songs chart in 2009. The chart was renamed from "Modern Rock Tracks" on June 20, 2009.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Alternative Songs chart in 2009. The chart was renamed from "Modern Rock Tracks" on June 20, 2009.
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| January 3 | "Sex on Fire Sex on Fire "Sex on Fire" is the first single to be taken from Kings of Leon's fourth studio album Only by the Night and as of September 2009, the second most-downloaded digital single ever in the United Kingdom... " |
Kings of Leon Kings of Leon Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,... |
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| January 17 | |||
| January 24 | |||
| January 31 | |||
| February 7 | |||
| February 14 | "Second Chance Second Chance (Shinedown song) "Second Chance" is a song by American hard rock band Shinedown and the second single from their 2008 album, The Sound of Madness. However, the song is not included on the UK release of The Sound of Madness... " |
Shinedown Shinedown Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 and founded by members Brent Smith , Brad Stewart , Jasin Todd , and Barry Kerch . A few line-up changes followed, and the band's current line-up consists of Smith and Kerch, the band's only two remaining original... |
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| February 21 | "Love Hurts Love Hurts (Incubus song) "Love Hurts" is the third Europe single from Incubus' sixth album, Light Grenades, and is the fourth U.S. single . The song received moderate airplay in European countries... " |
Incubus Incubus (band) Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;... |
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| February 28 | "Second Chance" | Shinedown | |
| March 7 | |||
| March 14 | "Love Hurts" | Incubus | |
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| March 28 | "Brother Brother (Pearl Jam song) "Brother" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "Brother" was an outtake from the band's debut album, Ten. The song was included as an instrumental version on the 2003 B-sides and rarities... " |
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready... |
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| April 11 | "Use Somebody Use Somebody "Use Somebody" is a song by the American alternative rock group Kings of Leon. It was the second single from the band's fourth studio album Only by the Night , released on December 8, 2008.... " |
Kings of Leon | |
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| April 25 | |||
| May 2 | "Feel Good Drag" | Anberlin Anberlin Anberlin is an American rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Young.Members of Anberlin originally formed... |
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| May 9 | "Know Your Enemy Know Your Enemy (Green Day song) -Charts:-Year-end charts:-Personnel:* Billie Joe Armstrong - guitar, lead vocals* Mike Dirnt - bass guitar, backing vocals* Tre Cool - drums, percussion... " |
Green Day Green Day Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool... |
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| May 23 | |||
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| June 13 | |||
| June 20 | "New Divide New Divide "New Divide" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song is released as a single and was recorded specifically for Michael Bay's film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The song serves as the film's theme, and was released as a single on May 18, 2009... " |
Linkin Park Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries... |
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| June 27 | "Panic Switch Panic Switch "Panic Switch" is a song by the American indie rock band Silversun Pickups. It was the first single released from the group's second album, Swoon , on March 17, 2009. The song reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, becoming their first number-one single on any Billboard chart... " |
Silversun Pickups Silversun Pickups Silversun Pickups is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band comprises Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester.... |
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| July 4 | "New Divide" | Linkin Park | |
| July 11 | |||
| July 18 | |||
| July 25 | |||
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| August 8 | |||
| August 15 | |||
| August 22 | |||
| August 29 | |||
| September 5 | |||
| September 12 | |||
| September 19 | "Notion Notion (song) "Notion" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. The song was released as the fourth single from their album, Only by the Night, on June 29, 2009. The song reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for one week in of September 2009.-Music video:A music video was shot as a... " |
Kings of Leon | |
| September 26 | "Uprising Uprising (song) "Uprising" is a song by English rock band Muse, featured on their fifth studio album The Resistance. Written by lead vocalist and guitarist Matthew Bellamy, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 7 September 2009... " |
Muse Muse (band) Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard... |
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| October 3 | |||
| October 10 | "Check My Brain Check My Brain "Check My Brain" is a song by Alice in Chains, featured on their fourth studio album Black Gives Way to Blue . It was released as the second single from the album on August 17, 2009. The single topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Billboard Rock Songs charts in September 2009... " |
Alice in Chains Alice in Chains Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr... |
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| October 17 | "Uprising" | Muse | |
| October 24 | |||
| October 31 | |||
| November 7 | |||
| November 14 | |||
| November 21 | |||
| November 28 | |||
| December 5 | |||
| December 12 | |||
| December 19 | |||
| December 26 | |||
See also
- 2009 in music2009 in musicThe following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...
- List of number-one alternative hits (United States)