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\n\tBreaking Benjamin<\/a> reaches No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Mainstream Rock Airplay<\/a> chart for an eighth time, ascending to the top of the Dec. 14-dated ranking with \u201cAwaken.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s the Ben Burnley-fronted band\u2019s first ruler since 2020, when \u201cFar Away,\u201d featuring Scooter Ward<\/a>, led for three weeks.<\/p>\n \n\tThe band first led Mainstream Rock Airplay in 2007 with \u201cBreath,\u201d for seven weeks.<\/p>\n \n\tConcurrently, \u201cAwaken\u201d bullets at its No. 4 high on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay<\/a> chart with 4 million audience impressions, up 4%, in the week ending Dec. 5, according to Luminate. That\u2019s the band\u2019s best rank on the tally since \u201cI Will Not Bow,\u201d which led for four weeks in 2009.<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to its mainstream rock radio success, \u201cAwaken\u201d is bubbling under Alternative Airplay. Breaking Benjamin is seeking its first appearance on the chart since 2015, when it notched two entries, \u201cFailure\u201d and \u201cAngels Fall.\u201d<\/p>\n