\n\tFor the first time in 13 years, Alabama Shakes<\/a> is No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Adult Alternative Airplay<\/a> chart.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAnother Life,\u201d the first new release from the Brittany Howard<\/a>-led band since its 2015 album Sound & Color<\/em>, leaps three spots to top the Oct. 25-dated survey.<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s Alabama Shakes\u2019 second Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1. Its maiden entry, \u201cHold On,\u201d led for one week in June 2012.<\/p>\n \n\tAlabama Shakes\u2019 wait of 13 years, three months and three weeks between No. 1s is the second-longest in the Adult Alternative Airplay chart\u2019s 29-year history, surpassed only by Bruce Springsteen<\/a>, who went more than 18 years between \u201cThe Rising\u201d in 2002 and \u201cLetter to You\u201d in 2020.<\/p>\n \n\tLongest Waits Between No. 1s, Adult Alternative Airplay:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tDespite its lengthy respite from No. 1, Alabama Shakes reached Adult Alternative Airplay seven times in between \u201cHold On\u201d and \u201cAnother Life,\u201d paced by the No. 2-peaking \u201cDon\u2019t Wanna Fight\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n \n\tAdditionally, frontwoman Howard earned two No. 1s amid the band\u2019s break from the top spot: \u201cStay High\u201d in 2019 and \u201cWhat Now\u201d in 2023-24.<\/p>\n \n\tConcurrently, \u201cAnother Life\u201d jumps 36-30 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay<\/a> chart with 1.3 million audience impressions in the week ending Oct. 16, a boost of 19%, according to Luminate. Alabama Shakes had last reached the top 30 in 2015 with \u201cDon\u2019t Wanna Fight,\u201d which hit No. 19.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAnother Life\u201d is currently a stand-alone single, Alabama Shakes\u2019 first since signing with Island Records, with radio promotion handled by Republic. The act was on hiatus from 2018 to December 2024, when it reunited to play a show in Tuscaloosa, Ala. A tour followed this July through September.<\/p>\n \n\tAll Billboard<\/em> charts dated Oct. 25 will update on Billboard.com on Tuesday, Oct. 21.<\/p>\n\n
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