HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 2/6/21

Each week on HardRockDaddy.com. The HRD Radio Report digs deeper into the weekly Active Rock charts, providing commentary, reviews, recommendations and predictions. It also features opinion pieces on chart action and the music business in general. The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 2/6/21. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

TOP 100 HARD ROCK SONGS OF 2020

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WEEKWEEKARTISTSONG TITLESPINS
13ROYAL BLOODTrouble’s Coming1838
21FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCHLiving The Dream1766
32GRETA VAN FLEETMy Way, Soon1540
45MAMMOTH WVHDistance1509
57CLEOPATRICKHometown1352
66PAPA ROACHThe Ending1347
74FOO FIGHTERSShame Shame1253
811CHEVELLESelf Destructor1205
98ASKING ALEXANDRIAThey Don’t Want What We Want…1189
1010SMITH & MYERSNot Mad Enough1066
1113POP EVILBreathe Again1005
1214PRETTY RECKLESSAnd So It Went970
1312AC/DCShot In The Dark917
1415BRING ME THE HORIZONTeardrops878
1516FROM ASHES TO NEWScars That I’m Hiding801
1617ARCHITECTSAnimals776
1720AC/DCRealize746
1819ROB ZOMBIEThe Triumph Of King Freak…618
1922COREY TAYLORSamantha’s Gone580
2036FOO FIGHTERSWaiting On A War554
2118BUSHThe Kingdom476
2221SEVENDUSTDying To Live459
2324BLACK STONE CHERRYAgain448
2423THEORY OF A DEADMANStrangers430
2528SEETHERBruised And Bloodied401
2625THROUGH FIREDoubt347
2726BLACK VEIL BRIDESScarlet Cross332
2832DEFTONESCeremony305
2933ZERO 9:36Adrenaline279
3030RAIntercorrupted273
3131DES ROCSThis Is Our Life241
3244LOVE AND DEATHDown186
3329SYSTEM OF A DOWNProtect The Land170
3466A DAY TO REMEMBEREverything We Need169
3538BLACK CROWESCharming Mess163
3635THE BLUE STONESLet It Ride155
3740TWIZTIDRose Petal142
38114ESCAPE THE FATE (f. LINDSEY STIRLING)Invincible136
3927WEAPONS OF ANEWSick Boy135
4034MARILYN MANSONDon’t Chase The Dead130
4137FOO FIGHTERSNo Son Of Mine128
4241ALL TIME LOW (f. BLACKBEAR)Monsters121
4343MACHINE GUN KELLYBloody Valentine115
4448KEITH WALLENDream Away93
4545CHRIS STAPLETONArkansas76
4642SONS OF SILVERDeep Division72
4749LIKE A STORM Empire Of Ashes71
4854CORESave Me57
4947OF MICE & MENObsolete55
5050KINGS OF LEONThe Bandit51

PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)

COREY TAYLOR – “Samantha’s Gone”

It’s usually a disappointment when one of your favorite artists leaves one of your favorite bands, but in the case of Corey Taylor, his debut as a solo artist has been something to celebrate.

For the first time in the history of Hard Rock Daddy’s Top Hard Rock Songs of the year, an exception was made to include two songs from one album because the songs were so different. “Black Eyes Blue” and “CMFT Must Be Stopped” tied for the #3 position on the TOP 100 HARD ROCK SONGS OF 2020.

The brilliance of Taylor’s solo work continues with “Samantha’s Gone,” a song that was written 13 years ago, and offered to three other bands who declined to record it. That was a blessing in disguise. It’s hard to imagine any other artist delivering the infectious chorus like Taylor, or the unique phrasing of the verses for that matter.

In an interview with Maniac, Taylor talked about the long journey to getting “Samantha’s Gone” out to the masses…

“I’ve been sittin’ on that song for a long time thinking ‘fuck man, I really gotta put this damn thing out.’ It just kind of fit with everything else I was putting on this first album. I guess I’m really stoked by the fact that it came out so great. It’s a mashup of ‘70s glam and ‘80s punk, and it’s got a great vibe to it.”

It can be argued that every song that has Taylor’s imprint on it has a great vibe, but it’s easy to see why “Samantha’s Gone” is one of his favorites that he’s ever written. No fan wants to see the end of Stone Sour or Slipknot, but based on Taylor’s debut solo work, it wouldn’t be surprising at all if he follows down the same incredibly successful solo paths of Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio.

HRD SPIN CONTROL (by Adam Waldman and Jon Loveless)

The following is a list of songs that we feel deserve to be added to Active Rock playlists…

GEMINI SYNDROME“IDK”

EMPTY TRAIL “Somewhere”

VEER“Red Tide

AS STRANGE AS ANGELS – “The Curse”

THE DEAD DAISIES“Holy Ground”

THE LOYAL ORDER“Fuck Or Fight”

OH! THE HORROR“Tears Of Gold”

LOVE AND DEATH“Down”

THEM EVILS“Coattails”

THE ODDEVEN“Bleed For Something”

RIDING WITH KILLERS“World Apart”

WOLVES AT THE GATE“Counterfeit”

SAM COFFEY & THE IRON LUNGS“Back With The Gang”

FOOLPROOF “Violet”

TEENAGE WRIST“Earth Is A Black Hole”

GREATEST GAINERS…

ARTISTSONG TITLESPIN INCREASE
ROYAL BLOODTrouble’s Coming352
FOO FIGHTERSWaiting On A War377
AC/DCRealize240
CHEVELLESelf Destructor195
CLEOPATRICKHometown165
COREY TAYLORSamantha’s Gone160
SEETHERBruised And Bloodied155
PAPA ROACHThe Ending143
A DAY TO REMEMBEREverything We Need142
ESCAPE THE FATE (f. LINDSEY STIRLING)Invincible128
PRETTY RECKLESSAnd So It Went106
MAMMOTH WVHDistance102

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