Balu Brigada’s ‘So Cold’ Is No. 1 on Alternative Airplay Chart

Balu Brigada’s first song on a Billboard chart is a No. 1, as “So Cold” rises to the top of the March 29-dated Alternative Airplay survey.

“So Cold” debuted on the list in October, marking the New Zealand act’s first appearance on any Billboard ranking.

Balu Brigada is signed to ARRO, an imprint co-founded by Twenty One Pilots’ Tyler Joseph and the Ohio duo’s manager, Chris Woltman, through a joint venture with Atlantic Records. Balu Brigada is currently opening for Twenty One Pilots on tour.

“So Cold” marks the third song to top Alternative Airplay in 2025 by an act scoring a first No. 1 on the chart. It follows Justice and Tame Impala’s “Neverender” (the first ruler for both) earlier in March and Almost Monday’s “Can’t Slow Down” in February. Of those, Justice also led with its first Alternative Airplay entry, like Balu Brigada.

That said, since Justice had made multiple Billboard lists prior to the success of “Neverender,” Balu Brigada is the first act to hit No. 1 on Alternative Airplay with a first charted song overall since Dexter and the Moonrocks, whose “Sad in Carolina” led for eight weeks beginning in December.

Concurrently, “So Cold” bullets at No. 9, after reaching No. 7, on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 3.2 million audience impressions earned in the week ending March 20, according to Luminate.

“So Cold” is currently a stand-alone single. Balu Brigada released another track, “The Question,” earlier this year.

All Billboard charts dated March 29 will update Tuesday, March 25, on Billboard.com.