Van Halen Debuts at #16 on the Billboard Rock Songs CHart

Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 01.16.2012

See who's sitting at the top of the genre charts...

Van Halen's first single in eight years made its debut on the Billboard Rock Songs chart this week. The band's song "Tattoo" came in at #16 after getting 4.6 million first-week audience impressions from seventy-eight different stations. Black Keys' "Lonely Boy" remained on the top of the Rock chart.

Check out the full set of #1's on the genre charts, plus some other notable movement, below:

Pop Songs
#1: "We Found Love" Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
Greatest Gainer: "Set Fire To The Rain" Adele
Debut: "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Kelly Clarkson at #30
Debut: "Glad You Came" The Wanted at #37

Adult Contemporary
#1: "Someone Like You" Adele
Greatest Gainer: "Mr. Know It All" Kelly Clarkson
Debut: "A Thousand Years" Christina Perri at #29

Adult Pop Songs
#1: "Mr. Know It All" Kelly Clarkson
Greatest Gainer: Set Fire To The Rain" Adele
Debut: "Drive By" Train at #29
Debut: "Run" Matt Nathanson Featuring Sugarland at #40

Dance/Club Play Songs
#1: "If It Wasn't For Love" Deborah Cox
Greatest Gainer: "Turn Me On" David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
Debut: "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Kelly Clarkson at #40
Debut: "Stilettos" Emii at #45
Debut: "Love, Love, Love." Andres Cuervo at #47
Debut: "Sundown" Chris Lake at #48
Debut: "Turning Japanese" Genevieve Mariko Wilson at #50

Rap Songs
#1: "Ni**as in Paris" Jay Z Kanye West
Greatest Gainer: "Glory" Jay-Z Featuring B.I.C.
Debut: "Mirror" Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars at #25

Rock Songs
#1: "Lonely Boy" The Black Keys
Debut: "Tattoo" Van Halen at #16
Debut: "Simple Song" The Shins at #35
Debut: "No Resolution" Seether at #48
Debut: "Drive By" Train at #50

Alternative Songs
#1: "Lonely Boy" The Black Keys
Greatest Gainer: "Simple Song" The Shins