After Five-Year Break, Of Monsters and Men Back at No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay Chart

More than a decade after first stringing together two No. 1s in a row on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, Of Monsters and Men does it a second time, topping the Nov. 22-dated tally with “Ordinary Creature.”

However, unlike the previous edition of the feat, when the Icelandic band reigned with “Little Talks” and “Mountain Sound” in 2012-13, Of Monsters and Men’s wait between rulers was nearly five years this time, as “Ordinary Creature” follows the coronation of “Visitor” for a week in December 2020.

“Visitor” was released as a standalone single during the COVID-19 pandemic, while “Ordinary Creature” is the lead single from All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, Of Monsters and Men’s first full-length since 2019’s Fever Dream.

In all, Of Monsters and Men now boasts five No. 1s on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart. In addition to the four noted above, the band also led with “Crystals” in 2015.

Concurrently, “Ordinary Creature” ranks at No. 28 on Alternative Airplay (after reaching No. 27). On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, the song jumps 25-21 via 1.9 million audience impressions, up 14%, in the week ending Nov. 13, according to Luminate.

All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade was released Oct. 17 on Of Monsters and Men’s own OMAM/Skarkali Records. It debuted on the Top Current Album Sales chart dated Nov. 1 with 2,000 sold in its first week (ending Oct. 23).

All Billboard charts dated Nov. 22 will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Nov. 18.