Five Finger Death Punch Extends All-Time No. 1 Streak on This Rock Chart

Five Finger Death Punch extends its record for the most consecutive No. 1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, as “I Refuse” tops the July 26-dated list, becoming the band’s 12th leader in a row.

“I Refuse” features Maria Brink from In This Moment, marking her first ruler on an airplay chart solo or with her band; In This Moment’s best, “Oh Lord,” peaked at No. 6 on Mainstream Rock Airplay in 2017.

As for the Ivan Moody-fronted Five Finger Death Punch, “I Refuse” is the band’s 16th total Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1, with its run of 12 without interruption dating to “Sham Pain” in 2018. The group first led with “Coming Down” in 2012.

“I Refuse” is the band’s first No. 1 since “This Is the Way,” featuring DMX, crowned the ranking for two weeks in June 2024.

With 16 No. 1s, Five Finger Death Punch retains the mark for the third-most chart-toppers in the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart’s 44-year history.

Most No. 1s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:
20, Shinedown
19, Three Days Grace
16, Five Finger Death Punch
14, Foo Fighters
14, Metallica
13, Disturbed
13, Godsmack
13, Linkin Park
13, Van Halen

Concurrently, “I Refuse” rises 17-15 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 2.3 million audience impressions (up 11%) in the week ending July 17, according to Luminate.

The tune also placed at No. 25 on the most recently published multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart (dated July 19, reflecting data July 4-10). In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 370,000 official U.S. streams in that span.

“I Refuse” is a redo of the song of the same name from Five Finger Death Punch’s 2018 album And Justice for None, this time adding Brink on featured vocals. The new version is on the group’s collection of re-recordings Best Of (Volume 1), released July 18.

All Billboard charts dated July 26 will update on Tuesday, July 22, on Billboard.com.