The Warning's 'Kerosene' Hits No. 1, Making Chart History on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay
The Warning's song "Kerosene" has reached No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart dated September 5, making the trio the first Mexican band and the first all-women band to top that chart in its 45-year history. Billboard
The Mainstream Rock Airplay chart ranks the most-played songs on rock radio stations across the United States, tracked weekly by Luminate. It has existed since 1981.
The Warning is a trio of sisters: Alejandra, Daniela and Paulina Villarreal Velez. Their path to No. 1 was not overnight. The band first appeared on Mainstream Rock Airplay in 2022 with "Money," which peaked at No. 31. Two prior singles reached No. 8 on the chart: "S!ck" in 2024 and a feature on Dead Poet Society's "Hurt" in 2025. Billboard
"Kerosene" was released via Lava/Republic Records, as Blabbermouth reported in March 2026 when the band announced the single. It appears on Everything's Falling, The Warning's fifth studio album, released August 28 — the same day Billboard confirmed the chart-topping result. Billboard
The No. 1 arrives amid a strong year for women on rock radio. "Kerosene" is the second song by two or more women to lead Mainstream Rock Airplay in 2026, following "End of You" by Amy Lee of Evanescence, Poppy and Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox, which topped the chart in February. Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless led with "When I Wake Up" in June, and Mckenna Grace, featured on Ice Nine Kills' "Twisting the Knife," reached No. 1 in July. Billboard
Beyond radio, "Kerosene" is climbing on multiple Billboard surveys. On the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart — which combines rock and alternative radio airplay — it jumped from No. 10 to No. 6, driven by 3.3 million audience impressions in the week ending August 27, a 7% increase week over week, according to Luminate. It also entered the top 10 of the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the first time, earning 255,000 chart-eligible streams in the United States during the tracking week of August 14–20. Billboard
The track has crossed borders as well. "Kerosene" entered Billboard Canada's Mainstream Rock chart as a new entry in the chart dated August 29, 2026. Billboard Canada
The band's tour in support of the single kicked off May 15 at Wamu Theater in Seattle, Washington, as reported by Revolver in March. Revolver
For a trio that first cracked the chart four years ago at No. 31, reaching the top spot puts The Warning in a category of their own — the first band from Mexico and the first all-women act to do so on a chart that has tracked rock radio for over four decades.
