Achievements and Records
- Van Halen holds the record for the most tracks to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, with thirteen. John Mellencamp holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the chart, with seven.
- Only twice have two consecutive number-one songs been by the same artist. In 1992, the Black Crowes hit number one with "Remedy", followed by "Sting Me". In 1994, the Stone Temple Pilots' "Vasoline" hit number one and was replaced by "Interstate Love Song".
- Shinedown is the only band in history to have all of its singles place in the top 5 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, doing so with its first 16 singles.
- The oldest song to reach number one is Volbeat's "Still Counting"; the track appears on Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, which was released on September 1, 2008. It hit number one on the week of July 21, 2012 with a record of 3 years and 11 months.
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