Motionless in White & Skylar Grey’s ‘R.I.P.’ Hits No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart

The band is the only act with multiple leaders on the list in 2026, while Grey earns her first chart-topper as a singer in 15 years. Motionless in White Jonathan Weiner/Courtesy Atom Splitter Motionless in White hits No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the third time this year, reaching the summit of the July 4-dated tally with “R.I.P.,” featuring Skylar Grey. In the week ending June 25, “R.I.P.” drew 1.5 million chart-eligible streams and 188,000 radio audience impressions, and sold 1,000 in the United States, according to Luminate. That’s after 400,000 streams and 1,000 sold June 17-18, following the song’s June 17 release; it debuted at No. 17 on the June 27-dated ranking from that early activity. Related Motionless in White now has three Hot Hard Rock Songs No. 1s, all in 2026 — no other act has more than one this year — with “R.I.P.” following “Afraid of the Dark” and “Playing God,” the latter featuring Corey Taylor. Still, the band has been a steady a presence since the chart’s 2020 inception, with a dozen entries before this year, including five top 10s. As for Grey, “R.I.P.” marks a return to No. 1 for the
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