Breaking Benjamin has secured the top position on both Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and the Mediabase Active Rock chart with its single, “Something Wicked”. The milestone marks the band’s ninth career No. 1 hit on the Billboard ranking following an 11-week progression up the chart. It also represents their second chart-topping song within two years, following the four-week reign of their late-2024 track, “Awaken”.
First premiered live at the Welcome To Rockville festival earlier this year before its official digital release in May, “Something Wicked” has garnered millions of global streams. The track serves as the second promotional cut from the group’s upcoming seventh studio record, following five years without new material prior to late 2024.
In a public statement, the band reflected on the sonic evolution behind the track: “’Something Wicked‘ is a quick look into our influences both musically and thematically. We challenged ourselves especially hard on this record and on this song. We pushed every boundary we’ve previously had as far as it will go, then pushed a little more. ‘Something Wicked’ was the result.”
Although an official launch date for the unnamed album has not yet been announced, band members confirmed that recording sessions concluded earlier this summer. Guitarist Keith Wallen addressed the fan anticipation by noting, “We’re done. It’s sinking in, ’cause we see all the comments, we see all the fans [saying], just, like, ‘When’s the new album [coming out]? When’s the new album?’ And, like, trust me, we are so ready to [put it out]”.
Breaking Benjamin is slated to maintain momentum through the fall season with a headlining 30-city concert tour across North America. The tour follows a history of major commercial milestones for the act, whose previous studio releases have routinely debuted within the top five of the Billboard 200 album charts.
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