Rolling Stone magazine has launched five daily interactive charts yesterday (2nd), which consists of Rolling Stone 100 Songs, The Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums, The Rolling Stone Artists 500, The Rolling Stone Trending 25, and The Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25. While the original launch date was set for May 13th, Billboard has reported the release date was pushed back to “better ‘optimize’ with industry partners.” As there are dozens of ways to access new music, Rolling Stone set up a system to “accurately represent the modern music world without opacity or opinion.” The data is provided by Alpha Data (formerly BuzzAngle), which is an independent analytics company owned by Rolling Stone’s parent company Penske Media Corporation that collects and processes data from dozens of major suppliers. These five charts are auto-populated in “almost real-time on a daily basis, with finalized overviews available at the end of each week.”
Rolling Stone explained:
“Our aim is to reflect the true impact of music, celebrate the artists most deserving of attention, and better define what it really means to be number one.”
We analyzed today’s charts and here’s what we found in terms of metal:
To no surprise, you won’t find that much metal on today’s RS Charts. However, we took a deeper scan and this is what we found on all five: On the 100 songs, the “heaviest” track you will see is Panic! At the Disco’s “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” which lands at #87. Queen’s greatest hits lands at #40 on Top 200 albums while Corey Taylor’s and Gary Holt’s “favorite rock band,” Imagine Dragons’ Evolve reaches #57. However, you will also see Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction – #116, Nirvana’s Nevermind – #137, Metallica’s black album – #177, and AC/DC’s Back In Black – #185.
The most you will find will be the Artists 500 as today’s (3rd) listing reads:
Queen – #44
Linkin Park – #108
Metallica – #118
Five Finger Death Punch – #122
The Rolling Stones – #124
AC/DC – #131
Led Zeppelin – #132
Blink 182 – #168
Green Day – #173
Shinedown – #175
Nirvana – #179
Disturbed – #193
Three Days Grace – #194
Sublime – #196
Slipknot – #197
Journey – #205
Guns N’ Roses – #207
Lynyrd Skynyrd – #226
Breaking Benjamin – #228
Aerosmith – #232
Weezer – #239
System of a Down – #275
Van Halen – #282
Foo Fighters – #289
Motley Crue – #291
Skillet – #292
Pearl Jam – #302
Avenged Sevenfold – #338
KoRn – #349
Bon Jovi – #355
Kid Rock – #356
Godsmack – #374
Def Leppard – #379
Everyone’s favorite band Nickelback – #380
3 Doors Down – #423
Alice In Chains – #424
Seether – #430
A Day To Remember – #431
Bring Me The Horizon – #447
Theory of a Deadman – #450
Papa Roach – #468
I Prevail – #477
Rage Against the Machine – #486
The Who – #498
Meanwhile, there’s nothing metal nor close to metal on both the trending 25 and breakthrough 25 Rolling Stone Charts.
