Artist · chart history
Alter Bridge
Band Orlando United States Formed 2004
Alter Bridge formed in 2004 in Orlando, United States. Alter Bridge has 26 chart appearances on 21 radio countdowns from 17 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Open Your Eyes”, which appears on 6 lists with a best position of #16. The station that charted Alter Bridge most often is WCCC The Rock (Hartford, CT), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
When Creed went quiet in 2003, guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall weren't about to sit still. They recruited singer and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, and Alter Bridge was unveiled in Orlando in January 2004, months before Creed made its breakup official that June. The difference was obvious from the first notes: Kennedy's clear, soaring voice and Tremonti's heavy, intricate riffing pushed the band toward something muscular and melodic.
One Day Remains came out on Wind-up Records in August 2004, most of it written by Tremonti the year before, and it carried "Open Your Eyes", "Find The Real" and "Broken Wings". Critics were split, but Blackbird in 2007 won them better reviews and started a long partnership with producer Michael Baskette, with "Rise Today" and the acoustic-hearted "Watch Over You" among its songs. AB III, released on Roadrunner Records in 2010, earned wide acclaim, and its lead single "Isolation" topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Fortress followed in 2013, then The Last Hero in 2016 with "Show Me a Leader". Walk the Sky, Pawns & Kings and a self-titled eighth album in 2026 have kept them going between the members' other projects, and the band has sold over 5 million records worldwide.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Alter Bridge on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open Your Eyes | 6 | #16 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | Isolation | 7 | #9 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | Ghost of Days Gone By | 2 | #25 | – | 2011 | |
| 4 | Find The Real | 3 | #76 | – | 2005 | |
| 5 | Rise Today | 3 | #34 | – | 2007 | |
| 6 | My Champion | 1 | #35 | – | 2017 | |
| 7 | Broken Wings | 1 | #229 | – | 2005 | |
| 8 | Show Me a Leader | 1 | #26 | – | 2016 | |
| 9 | Watch Over You | 1 | #104 | – | 2007 | |
| 10 | Silver Tongue | 1 | #97 | – | 2022 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Alter Bridge as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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