Noah Kahan ‘The Great Divide’ Tops Alternative Airplay Chart

Per week after accomplishing the quickest rise to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Adult Alternative Airplay chart in a decade, Noah Kahan‘s “The Great Divide” completes a equally quick journey to the highest of the Alternative Airplay listing dated March 7.

“The Great Divide” reigns in its fourth week on Alternative Airplay, marking the least time wanted to achieve No. 1 since October 2024, when Linkin Park‘s “The Emptiness Machine” dominated in its third body.

Kahan claims his second Alternative Airplay No. 1, after his Post Malone collaboration “Dial Drunk” led for 2 weeks in 2023.

Kahan’s different Alternative Airplay-charting music to this point, “Stick Season,” peaked at No. 15 in 2024 amid its second run on the chart; it initially reached No. 21 in 2023 earlier than returning to the rating due to renewed virality.

Concurrently, “The Great Divide” tops Adult Alternative Airplay for a second week. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, it holds at its No. 2 finest with 4.9 million viewers impressions, up 9%, within the week ending Feb. 26, based on Luminate.

The music can be crossing to pop radio codecs; it retains at its No. 25 excessive on Adult Pop Airplay and leaps 37-32 on Pop Airplay, whereas additionally effervescent below Adult Contemporary.

“The Great Divide” debuted at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart dated Feb. 14. The most not too long ago revealed tally (dated Feb. 28, reflecting knowledge from Feb. 13-19) had the monitor at No. 3; In addition to its radio airplay, it earned 9.9 million official US streams and offered 1,000 downloads in that span.

Kahan’s album of the identical title is due April 24. It’s the follow-up to his 2022 breakthrough, Stick Season.

All Billboard charts dated March 7 will replace on Billboard.com Tuesday, March 3.