Muse Reaches The Top 10 For The First Time In A Decade

After several years of relative quiet, it looks like Muse is preparing the world for a brand new album. The English rock band, which has ranked as one of the biggest in the country for well over a decade, dropped a new single titled “Unraveling” in mid-June, and unsurprisingly, it has become a quick hit on a number of charts in the United Kingdom.

The tune even helps the group score its first new top 10 smash on one sales ranking in 15 years as it arrives.

“Unraveling” Debuts Inside the Top 10

“Unraveling” opens at No. 9 on the Official Singles Downloads chart, which ranks the top-performing individual tracks on platforms like iTunes and other digital download storefronts. Muse has only scored a trio of appearances within that loftiest space throughout the years, and it has been quite a long time since the band pushed a track into the region.

Muse’s First New Top 10 in More Than 15 Years

“Unraveling” marks Muse’s first new top 10 on the Official Singles Downloads chart since 2009. In September of that year, “Uprising” debuted at No. 9, in the same position where “Unraveling” begins. The group earned its first placement on the downloads tally and its debut top 10 with “Apocalypse Please,” which only spent a single frame on that list at No. 10.

“Unraveling” Earns a Lofty Debut

Muse also sees “Unraveling” kick off its time on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart at No. 9. On that list, the superstar musicians have seen 23 of the 40 songs that have reached that genre-specific ranking enter the top 10 for at least one week. The group even doubles up on the tally, as “Supermassive Black Hole,” one of its most famous releases, sits at No. 24, 676 frames into its tenure on the list.

“Unraveling” Misses the Top 10 on the Main Sales Chart

“Unraveling” just misses out on the top 10 on the Official Singles Sales chart, as it enters at No. 12. It also reaches the main ranking, the most closely watched list of the most consumed songs throughout the U.K., the Official Singles chart, but it does not approach the top 10. Instead, Muse has to settle for No. 85 as a fairly low starting point for the first single from what may be an upcoming new album.