Leon Bridges’ “Peaceful Place” becomes his third No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, lifting a spot to the top of the Oct. 19-dated tally.
The song is Bridges’ first ruler in six years, since “Bad Bad News” led for five weeks beginning in May 2018. He first hit No. 1 with “Smooth Sailin’” for two weeks in February-March 2016.
Although “Peaceful Place” snaps a six-year wait atop Adult Alternative Airplay for Bridges, the Atlanta native remained a common presence on the chart since he last led, with nine entries in between his two most recent No. 1s. During that stretch, he scored five top 10s, paced by the No. 2-peaking “Beyond” in 2018; “Motorbike” (No. 3, 2021) and his Noah Cyrus collaboration “July” (No. 4, 2020) also reached the top five. He boasts 10 total top 10s, dating to his first entry, “Coming Home” (No. 7, 2015).
Concurrently, “Peaceful Place” pushes 39-35 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 1 million audience impressions, up 8%, in the week ending Oct. 10, according to Luminate. It marks Bridges’ highest rank since “Bad Bad News,” which reached No. 31 in 2018.
“Peaceful Place” is the lead single from Leon, Bridges’ fourth studio album. Released Oct. 4, it’s set to make its chart impact on the Oct. 19-dated rankings, which will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Oct. 15. The LP’s predecessor, Gold-Diggers Sound, hit No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in August 2021 and has earned 198,000 equivalent album units to date.
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