Godsmack Earn 13th No. 1 On Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart With ‘Truth’

Godsmack have earned their 13th No. 1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, as “Truth” topped the list dated June 1.

“Truth” is the band’s first No. 1 on the list since “Surrender” made it to No. 1 and stayed atop the chart for five weeks beginning in November 2022. The group’s first No. 1 on the list was “Awake” in February 2001.

“Truth” is the second song from Godsmack’s 2023 album Lighting Up the Sky to top Mainstream Rock Airplay, following “Surrender.” In between, “Soul On Fire” reached No. 2 last year.

With 13 No. 1s, Godsmack ties Van Halen for the sixth-most in the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart’s 43-year history.

Most No. 1s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:

19, Shinedown17, Three Days Grace14, Five Finger Death Punch14, Foo Fighters14, Metallica13, Godsmack13, Van Halen12, Disturbed

On the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, “Truth” edged up 10-9, logging 3.3 million audience impressions (up 7%) in the tracking week May 17-23, according to Luminate.