Bad Omens complete their quickest trip to No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, topping the Oct. 18-dated survey with “Specter,” which rises two spots to become the band’s second leader.

“Specter” rules the tally in its eighth week, far surpassing the 27 frames it took the band’s previous leader, “Just Pretend,” to reign in 2023. (That 27-week run to No. 1 remains the sixth-longest in the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart’s 44-year history.)

In between “Just Pretend” and “Specter,” Bad Omens reached Mainstream Rock Airplay twice, peaking at No. 2 in 2023 with “The Death of Peace of Mind” and No. 9 in 2024 with its Poppy collaboration “V.A.N.”

The Richmond, Va., band first appeared on Mainstream Rock Airplay in 2020 with “Limits,” which reached No. 19, and initially reached the

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