Mainstream Rock Tracks

The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on "mainstream rock" radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (i.e. alternative) stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The two charts were formed on September 10, 1988, when the magazine split its Album-oriented rock chart to reflect the increased specialization in radio station formats. Songs that charted on the AOR chart prior to this date are considered to have charted on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

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Billboard - Modern rock - Modern Rock Tracks - September 10 - 1988 - Album-oriented rock

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The longest any track has held the #1 position on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is 18 weeks, set in 1999 by Creed with their song "Higher." Other major Mainstream Rock Tracks hits include:

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1999 - Creed

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• "It's Been Awhile" by Staind (17 weeks at #1 in 2001)
• "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day (15 weeks at #1 in 2005)
• "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback (13 weeks at #1 in 2001)
• "Figured You Out" by Nickelback (13 weeks at #1 in 2004)
• "Slither" by Velvet Revolver (nine weeks at #1 in 2004)
• "Fall to Pieces" by Velvet Revolver (ten weeks at #1 in 2004)
• "Livin' on the Edge" by Aerosmith (nine weeks at #1 in 1993)
• "By the Way" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers (seven weeks at #1 in 2002)
• "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down (seven weeks at #1 in 2000)
 
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