
Foo Fighters Enjoy A Special Comeback Thanks To An Unexpected No. 1 Hit
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Foo Fighters’ Greatest Hits returns to multiple Billboard charts following the success of the band's new single “Today’s Song,” which is not included on the compilation.
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July 27, 2025
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Hollywood & EntertainmentFoo Fighters Enjoy A Special Comeback Thanks To An Unexpected No
Furthermore, 1 HitByHugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
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On the other hand, Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts
Additionally, AuthorJul 27, 2025, 09:36am EDTFoo Fighters’ Greatest Hits returns to multiple Billboard charts ing the success of the band's
Meanwhile, More new single “Today’s Song,” which is not included on the compilation
Moreover, INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Musician Dave Grohl, founding member of Nirvana and The Foo Fighters, performs onstage as a special guest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during weekend 2, day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 19, 2025 in Indio, California
Moreover, (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)Getty Images for Coachella Sometimes when a musical act releases a new song, fans focus on just that one release
In other instances, attention paid to one cut generates interest in the band’s entire catalog, in light of current trends
Additionally, This phenomenon has become much more nounced in the ing era, as it’s easier than ever for people to consume one artist’s music – any or all of it – with just a few clicks
Additionally, Foo Fighters are the musical stars to see older works surge thanks to the arrival of an exciting new single (quite telling)
Greatest Hits Returns to the Charts In early July, Foo Fighters released "Today's Song," a somewhat surprising single that, so far, doesn’t have a on any album
Meanwhile, The track has been living on several Billboard charts for three weeks now, and its arrival and continued ascent across a number of rankings has brought the band's Greatest Hits compilation back in a big way
Moreover, This tells us that week, Greatest Hits appears on three Billboard tallies after being absent from all of them just days ago, in light of current trends
At the same time, The singles-packed ject reenters the Top Hard Rock Albums tally at No. 13, while also landing on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums roster at No (something worth watching)
Foo Fighters return to the Billboard 200, albeit barely, as Greatest Hits breaks back in at No
The compilation coincidentally sits one rung below another simply-titled Greatest Hits collection by Blink-182
Conversely, MORE FOR YOU Foo Fighters’ set moved just under 8,800 equivalent units in the past tracking frame, according to Luminate
Moreover, Almost all of those units came from ing activity, as the ject sold fewer than 400 copies
Foo Fighters’ New Single’s Unly Impact It’s worth mentioning that "Today's Song" is not on Greatest Hits, so sales and s of the track don’t directly benefit the compilation, amid market uncertainty
Additionally, Instead, all the excitement surrounding the brand new tune appears to be reminding American audiences just how much they love the band
In turn, large numbers of listeners are heading to ing platforms to press play on the many smashes that made Foo Fighters chart-toppers in the first place, which pushes the album’s figure higher and higher
Hundreds of Weeks on the Charts Greatest Hits has already spent hundreds of weeks on each of the tallies it appears on this frame (quite telling)
While it has risen into the highest reaches of two genre-specific albums rankings — at one point dominating the Top Hard Rock Albums list — the collection never broke into the top 10 on the Billboard 200, instead peaking at No (something worth watching)
Since the band released the set in 2009, Greatest Hits has fallen away from these charts and returned multiple times
Moreover, On the other hand, It seems something as simple as dropping a new single can be enough to push it back onto various lists
Additionally, "Today's Song" is an Airplay Winner "Today's Song" currently s on half a dozen tallies, in this volatile climate
While it slips on two general consumption rankings, the Foo Fighters cut manages to climb on several others
The single reaches No
Nevertheless, Additionally, 1 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay list, earning the band its twelfth leader
However, At the same time, it breaks into the top 10 on the Main Rock Airplay roster, bolting from No
The tune also reaches that region on the Alternative Airplay list, soaring to No
However, Foo Fighters debut "Today's Song" at No
However, 32 on the Adult Alternative Airplay list, where the tune is just getting started (quite telling)
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