Foo Fighters Near A Historic Chart Record With A New No. 1

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentFoo Fighters Near A Historic Chart Record With A New No. 1ByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorApr 27, 2026, 09:45am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Foo Fighters score another No. 1 — the band's sixteenth — on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart as "Your Favorite Toy" surges to the summit. Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs during Lollapalooza 2011 at Grant Park on August 7, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)Getty ImagesIn about a week, Foo Fighters will return to multiple Billboard charts with the album Your Favorite Toy. The group’s twelfth full-length was released on Friday (April 24), and after its first tracking period has finished, the set will almost surely launch within the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and it could score the Grammy winners another No. 1 on several rock-focused rankings. Just before the album Your Favorite Toy was finally unleashed, the song of the same name – one of several singles pushed from the project – rises to No. 1 and nearly helps Foo Fighters tie an important and historic chart record.Foo Fighters’ “Your Favorite Toy” Reaches No. 1Foo Fighters rule the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, one of several rosters centered entirely around the most played and most heard tunes at stations that play harder rock formats across the United States. “Your Favorite Toy” steps up from second place to No. 1 shortly before it reaches two months on the tally. Foo Fighters replace Papa Roach at the summit, as that group’s “Wake Up Calling” slips from No. 1 to No. 3. Meanwhile, “Demonic Depression” by Volbeat ascends to a new high of No. 2, separating the two winners.MORE FOR YOU“Your Favorite Toy” Becomes the Band’s Sixteenth Leader...