Daughtry Claims Third Mainstream Rock No. 1 With "The Bottom"

Daughtry has secured their third No. 1 hit on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with "The Bottom," which climbed four positions to reach the summit on the February 28 survey. The Chris Daughtry-led band previously topped the chart twice in 2024 with "Artificial" in February and "Pieces" in September. Between those hits, "The Dam" peaked at number 7 in 2025, adding to the group's eight Top 10 entries. Daughtry's chart presence began in 2006 with "It's Not Over" after frontman Chris Daughtry finished fourth on American Idol's fifth season. The band took a nearly 13-year break before returning with "World on Fire" in 2020. Chris Daughtry personally holds four Mainstream Rock No. 1s, including a featured appearance on Nothing More's "Freefall," which topped the chart last August. "The Bottom" serves as the lead single from September's Shock to the System Part Two, which debuted at No. 40 on Top Album Sales.