Soundgarden is enjoying their biggest week on the Billboard charts in quite some time. The hard rock outfit is back on a handful of tallies with one of their biggest singles, which surged in popularity recently. As they return to several lists, the group also lands their first hit on a pair of rankings–years after they split up.
“Black Hole Sun” debuts on two Billboard charts this week. The single gained in consumption thanks to the solar eclipse that recently passed over the United States a little more than a week ago. Streams and sales of the tune help it appear on more than half a dozen rosters, including two for the first time.
On the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, Soundgarden collects not only their first placement, but their only No. 1. The band reaches the summit on their first try, as “Black Hole Sun” debuts atop the tally.
The same single is also new to the Hot Alternative Songs chart. Soundgarden scores their first appearance on the ranking of the most-consumed alternative tunes in the country. On that list, “Black Hole Sun” launches at No. 15.
On the Hot Alternative Songs chart, Soundgarden collects the second-loftiest debut of the week. They come in just a few spaces behind Imagine Dragons’ “Eyes Closed,” which misses out on starting inside the top 10 by one space.
“Black Hole Sun” was popular enough in America during the week of the eclipse to return to four charts this frame. The smash reappears on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (No. 19), Hot Rock Songs (No. 13), Alternative Digital Song Sales (No. 10), and Hard Rock Digital Song Sales (No. 4) tallies.
The same single rises on one chart, though it doesn’t need to debut or return, as it was still going strong last week. “Black Hole Sun” climbs significantly on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs ranking, which tracks only the most-streamed tunes in the country that fit under the hard rock label. On that tally, the title lifts from No. 14 to No. 5.
