Yellowcard Finally Reach No. 1 On Alternative Airplay Chart With “Better Days” Following Record-Setting Wait

After nearly 22 years on the Billboard charts, Yellowcard has finally scored its first No. 1 on the Alternative Airplay chart with “Better Days,” the lead single from their upcoming album of the same name. The Florida band’s initial Alternative Airplay chart entry was “Way Away,” which peaked at No. 25 in 2003, and their new hit, which debuted in June, climbed from No. 5 to No. 1 this week, setting a record for the longest wait between a first chart entry and first No. 1 in the chart’s 37-year history, surpassing Fall Out Boy’s previous 17-year mark. Yellowcard becomes the 10th act to hit No. 1 on Alternative Airplay for the first time in 2025, the most in a single year since 1997. “Better Days” also rose to No. 14 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, with the band’s 11th studio album, produced by Travis Barker, set for release on October 10 via Better Noise Music. (Billboard)