Full Circle: ‘Starless’ Brings A Perfect Circle Back at No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart
The band previously led with “Weak and Powerless” in 2003.
After a 22-year, 11-month hiatus from the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, A Perfect Circle has reclaimed its position atop the chart with their new single "Starless." The track, fronted by vocalist Maynard James Keenan, debuted atop the survey dated October 3. Prior to this, the band's last chart-topper was "Weak and Powerless" in 2003.
Between "Weak and Powerless" and "Starless," A Perfect Circle managed to secure a No. 3 peak for "The Outsider" in 2004. The band's longest gap between No. 1 hits on Mainstream Rock Airplay is the second-longest in the chart's 45-year history, just a few years short of Pearl Jam's 26-year span between their 1998 and 2024 top spots.
"Starless" has also climbed to No. 12 on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart and No. 10 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, which began in 2009. The song has garnered 2.9 million audience impressions in the week ending September 24, marking the band's first top 10 on the survey.
In addition to its radio airplay success, "Starless" has earned 229,000 chart-eligible streams in the tracking week. The track is currently a standalone single, and A Perfect Circle's most recent album, 2018's Eat the Elephant, debuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart. The album has earned 292,000 equivalent album units to date.
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