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\n\tFor the first time after more than three decades as a band, Evanescence<\/a> is No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Mainstream Rock Airplay<\/a> chart.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAfterlife,\u201d the Amy Lee<\/a>-fronted group\u2019s single from the Netflix series Devil May Cry<\/em>, lifts a spot to the top of the tally dated July 5.<\/p>\n \n\tThe ruler caps a 22-year wait for a No. 1 for the band, which first reached the list with \u201cBring Me to Life\u201d (featuring Paul McCoy<\/a>), a No. 11 hit in May 2003. The act\u2019s origin dates to 1994 in Little Rock, Ark.<\/p>\n \n\tPrior to \u201cAfterlife,\u201d Evanescence\u2019s top-charting song on Mainstream Rock Airplay was \u201cCall Me When You\u2019re Sober,\u201d which reached No. 5 in 2006.<\/p>\n \n\tThe band ends the longest wait between a first appearance on Mainstream Rock Airplay and a first No. 1 since Jeff Beck<\/a> went a record 37 years between \u201cPeople Get Ready\u201d (No. 5) in 1985 and his featured turn on Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u2019s leader \u201cPatient Number 9\u201d in 2022. Osbourne holds the record for the longest wait for lead acts on bookending songs: 26 years between \u201cCrazy Train\u201d (No. 9, 1981) and the No. 1 \u201cI Don\u2019t Wanna Stop\u201d (2007).<\/p>\n \n\tEvanescence\u2019s 22-year anticipation for a first Mainstream Rock Airplay leader marks the longest among groups.<\/p>\n \n\tConcurrently, \u201cAfterlife\u201d lifts 25-23 on Alternative Airplay<\/a>, Evanescence\u2019s highest rank since \u201cWhat You Want\u201d peaked at No. 14 in 2011. The band boasts a previous No. 1 on the ranking via the two-week reign of \u201cBring Me to Life\u201d in 2003.<\/p>\n \n\tOn the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay<\/a> chart, \u201cAfterlife\u201d reaches a new No. 3 best with 4.2 million audience impressions, up 9%, in the week ending June 26, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAfterlife\u201d ranked at No. 10 on the most recently published, multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs<\/a> chart (dated June 28, reflecting data June 13-19). In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 892,000 official U.S. streams.<\/p>\n \n\tDevil May Cry,<\/em> an anime adaptation of the classic video game franchise, was released on Netflix April 3. It\u2019s since been renewed for a second season.<\/p>\n \n\tAll charts dated July 5 will update Tuesday, July 1, on Billboard.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n