Falling in Reverse, Corey Taylor & Serj Tankian Top Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart With ‘Joseph’
The band lands its seventh No. 1 with the high-profile collaboration.
Falling in Reverse’s song "Joseph" has claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for a seventh time, debuting at the top of the list dated Sept. 26. The collaboration between Falling in Reverse, Corey Taylor, and Serj Tankian garnered a total of 2.2 million chart-eligible streams, 49,000 radio audience impressions, and 3,000 sold units in the United States during the week ending Sept.
17, according to Luminate data. This success follows Falling in Reverse's previous No. 1 hit in June 2020 with "Popular Monster." Before "Joseph," the band's last Hot Hard Rock Songs No. 1 was "All My Life" by Falling in Reverse and Jelly Roll in 2024. Falling in Reverse now shares the record for the most No. 1s in this category with Bring Me the Horizon, holding seven each.
Taylor achieved his second No. 1 as a solo artist with "Joseph," his first solo leader being on Motionless in White's "Playing God" in May. Slipknot, featuring Taylor as the frontman, also has a No. 1 on the chart with "The Chapeltown Rag" from 2021. Tankian secured his first solo No. 1, while System of a Down led with "Protect the Land" in 2020.
Taylor is currently the chart's second-ranked artist, as Slipknot's "Arsenal" reached No. 2 in its second week on the chart with 998,000 streams, 122,000 in-airplay audience, and 1,000 sold units in its first full week following its Sept. 9 release. The data for the initial full tracking week of "Joseph" (Sept. 18-24) will be included on the Billboard charts dated Oct.
3. "Joseph" remains a standalone single, and the band's latest album, "Popular Monster," debuted at No. 1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart in 2024, earning 1.3 million equivalent album units so far.
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