Evanescence’s ‘Afterlife’ Hits No. 1 on Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart

Evanescence reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart for the first time, lifting a spot to the top of the July 19-dated tally with “Afterlife.”

The song drew 4.6 million audience impressions in the week ending July 10, according to Luminate.

Evanescence earns its first ruler on the survey, which began in 2009. The Amy Lee-led band’s previous best, “What You Want,” peaked at No. 11 in 2011.

“Afterlife” previously topped Mainstream Rock Airplay for two weeks, also marking the group’s first No. 1 on the chart, as previously reported. It ranks at No. 3 on the latest survey.

“Afterlife” also rises 21-20 on Alternative Airplay, becoming Evanescence’s first top 20 entry since “What You Want,” which reached No. 14.

On the most recently published multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart (dated July 19, covering data accumulated June 27-July 3), “Afterlife” ranked at No. 7, after peaking at No. 4 in April. In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 858,000 official U.S. streams.

“Afterlife” is featured in the Netflix anime series Devil May Cry, which premiered April 3.

Lee recently told Billboard that while she wasn’t familiar with the series prior to the band’s involvement with it, “I absolutely love the show, art and story. I have always loved good anime. Right from the first scene of the show, I knew it was going to be good. Creative and thought-provoking, horrific and beautiful, classic.”

All Billboard charts dated July 19 will update Tuesday, July 15, on Billboard.com.