The Lumineers tie for most # 1 alternative adult songs of this decade with “Life in the City”

The Lumineers tied for most No. 1 over BillboardThis decade’s track record for alternative adult songs, as “Life in the City” increases from 2 to 1 in the Nov. 23 survey, becoming the group’s fifth number one overall in the tally.

“City” is the second consecutive number one folk rocker on the charts, following “Gloria ”’s five-week reign starting in June.

With two n ° 1 from the same album, the III, The Lumineers record for the second time two leaders of Adult Alternative Songs from a single album; “Ho Hey” and “Stubborn Love”, from their eponymous debut set, became their first two No. 1s in 2012 and 2013, respectively. The other n ° 1 of the group, “Ophélie”, of the LP 2016 Cleopatra, dominated for 11 weeks that year.

With all of their No. 1s notched this decade, the Lumineers are tied for the leaders of alternative adult song in the 2010s, matching the sums of The Black Keys and Florence + the Machine. While it seems unlikely that an act will beat this trio with just over a month into the decade, two groups with four No. 1s each over the decade currently feature in the top 10 songs: Coldplay and Mumford & Sons.

The overall rating for most # 1 adult alternative songs belongs to U2, with 13 between 1997 (one year after the list launched) and 2017.

Elsewhere, “Life in the City” ranks 27th among alternative songs, while also ranking in the Rock Airplay rankings in all-rock format with 2.6 million audience impressions, up 1% , according to Nielsen Music.

III, Lumineers’ third LP on Dualtone Records, arrived as # 1 on Top Rock Albums (September 28). The ensemble has earned 182,000 equivalent album units to date.