Weezer Leads Alternative Airplay Chart in Third Decade With ‘Hero’

Weezer extends its streak of No. 1s on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart into a third decade, as “Hero” jumps 3-1 on the list dated Aug. 22.
“Hero” marks the Rivers Cuomo-led act’s fifth No. 1. It’s also the band’s first leader that it had a hand in writing since 2008’s 11-week ruler “Pork and Beans”; since then, the group’s other No. 1 was a cover of Toto’s “Africa” that reigned for three weeks in Augu