The UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling rock and heavy metal songs in the United Kingdom. Compiled and published by the Official Charts Company, the data is based on each song's weekly physical sales, digital downloads (since 2007) and streams (since 2015), and is currently published every Friday. [1] The chart was first published on 9 October 1994, when American hard rock band Bon Jovi was number one with the Cross Road single "Always". [2]
As of the chart ending on 18 January 2024, a total of 392 songs have topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart. 11 artists have topped the chart with eight or more different songs. The most successful are American group Foo Fighters and British rock band Muse who have both reached number one with 15 different songs. Five more artists have topped the chart with ten or more different songs: Linkin Park has 13 while Bon Jovi, My Chemical Romance and Bring Me the Horizon with 12 each, and Nickelback with 11. The Current No.1 is "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls.
The following artists have been credited on at least eight different number one songs, as recognised by the OCC.
† | Indicates that the song reached the top ten of the UK Singles Chart |
Artist | Number-one songs | Total weeks at number one | Songs | Record label(s) | First reached number one | Weeks at number one | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muse | 15 | 40 | "Hyper Music/Feeling Good" | Mushroom | 1 December 2001 | 1 | [3] | |
"Time Is Running Out" † | East West | 20 September 2003 | 1 | [4] | ||||
"Hysteria" | 13 December 2003 | 1 | [5] | |||||
"Supermassive Black Hole" † | A&E | 1 July 2006 | 5 | [6] | ||||
"Starlight" | Helium 3 Warner Bros. | 16 September 2006 | 4 | [7] | ||||
"Knights of Cydonia" † | 9 December 2006 | 2 | [8] | |||||
"Invincible" | 21 April 2007 | 2 | [9] | |||||
"Feeling Good" | A&E | 7 February 2009 | 11 | [10] | ||||
"Undisclosed Desires" | Warner Bros. | 28 November 2009 | 4 | [11] | ||||
"Resistance" | 6 March 2010 | 3 | [12] | |||||
"Psycho" | Helium 3 Warner Bros. | 28 March 2015 | 1 | [13] | ||||
"Dead Inside" | 4 April 2015 | 2 | [14] | |||||
"Mercy" | 30 May 2015 | 1 | [15] | |||||
"Thought Contagion" | Warner Bros. | 1 March 2018 | 1 | [16] | ||||
"Won't Stand Down" | 27 January 2022 | 1 | [17] | |||||
Foo Fighters | 15 | 32 | "I'll Stick Around" | Roswell | 16 September 1995 | 1 | [18] | |
"Big Me" | 6 April 1996 | 1 | [19] | |||||
"Monkey Wrench" | 10 May 1997 | 3 | [20] | |||||
"All My Life" † | RCA | 19 October 2002 | 2 | [21] | ||||
"Times Like These" | 18 January 2003 | 2 | [22] | |||||
"Best of You" † | 11 June 2005 | 5 | [23] | |||||
"DOA" | 17 September 2005 | 1 | [24] | |||||
"No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun" | 25 March 2006 | 1 | [25] | |||||
"Long Road to Ruin" | 15 December 2007 | 4 | [26] | |||||
"Walk" | 25 June 2011 | 3 | [27] | |||||
"Arlandria" | 17 September 2011 | 2 | [28] | |||||
"Something from Nothing" | 22 November 2014 | 2 | [29] | |||||
"Run" | 15 June 2017 | 2 | [30] | |||||
"The Sky Is a Neighborhood" | Columbia | 28 September 2017 | 3 | [31] | ||||
"Making a Fire" | 18 February 2021 | 1 | [32] | |||||
Linkin Park | 13 | 50 | "Papercut" | Warner Bros. | 30 June 2001 | 4 | [33] | |
"In the End" † | 20 October 2001 | 1 | [34] | |||||
"Pts.OF.Athrty" † | 3 August 2002 | 1 | [35] | |||||
"Somewhere I Belong" † | 29 March 2003 | 5 | [36] | |||||
"What I've Done" † | 19 May 2007 | 5 | [37] | |||||
"Bleed It Out" | 1 September 2007 | 2 | [38] | |||||
"New Divide" | 20 June 2009 | 13 | [39] | |||||
"The Catalyst" | 18 September 2010 | 3 | [40] | |||||
"Rolling in the Deep" (live) | 16 July 2011 | 1 | [41] | |||||
"Burn It Down" | 28 April 2012 | 7 | [42] | |||||
"Until It's Gone" | 17 May 2014 | 2 | [43] | |||||
"Numb" | 3 August 2017 | 5 | [44] | |||||
"Lost" | 17 February 2023 | 1 | [45] | |||||
Bon Jovi | 12 | 31 | "Always" † | Mercury | 15 October 1994 | 2 | [2] | |
"This Ain't a Love Song" † | 10 June 1995 | 4 | [46] | |||||
"Something for the Pain" † | 30 September 1995 | 1 | [47] | |||||
"These Days" † | 9 March 1996 | 3 | [48] | |||||
"Hey God" | 6 July 1996 | 1 | [49] | |||||
"Real Life" | Reprise | 10 April 1999 | 3 | [50] | ||||
"Thank You for Loving Me" | Mercury | 9 December 2000 | 3 | [51] | ||||
"One Wild Night" † | 19 May 2001 | 1 | [52] | |||||
"Everyday" † | 28 September 2002 | 1 | [53] | |||||
"All About Lovin' You" † | 24 May 2003 | 1 | [54] | |||||
"(You Want To) Make a Memory" | 7 July 2007 | 1 | [55] | |||||
"Livin' on a Prayer" † | 28 February 2009 | 11 | [56] | |||||
My Chemical Romance | 12 | 31 | "Helena" | Reprise | 4 June 2005 | 1 | [57] | |
"The Ghost of You" | 10 September 2005 | 1 | [58] | |||||
"Welcome to the Black Parade" † | 21 October 2006 | 9 | [59] | |||||
"Famous Last Words" † | 3 February 2007 | 6 | [60] | |||||
"Desolation Row" | 21 February 2009 | 1 | [61] | |||||
"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" | 20 November 2010 | 4 | [62] | |||||
"Planetary (Go!)" | 9 April 2011 | 1 | [63] | |||||
"Sing" | 16 April 2011 | 4 | [64] | |||||
"The World Is Ugly" | 29 December 2012 | 1 | [65] | |||||
"Kiss the Ring" | 19 January 2013 | 1 | [66] | |||||
"Fake Your Death" | 1 March 2014 | 1 | [67] | |||||
"The Foundations of Decay" | Warner | 20 May 2022 | 1 | [68] | ||||
Bring Me the Horizon | 12 | 28 | "Drown" | RCA | 20 December 2014 | 1 | [69] | |
"Happy Song" | 23 July 2015 | 2 | [70] | |||||
"Throne" | 6 August 2015 | 13 | [71] | |||||
"True Friends" | 3 December 2015 | 1 | [72] | |||||
"Follow You" | 31 March 2016 | 1 | [73] | |||||
"Mantra" | 30 August 2018 | 1 | [74] | |||||
"Parasite Eve" | 9 July 2020 | 2 | [75] | |||||
"Obey" | 17 September 2020 | 2 | [76] | |||||
"Teardrops" | 30 October 2020 | 2 | [77] | |||||
"Die4U" | 24 September 2021 | 2 | [78] | |||||
"Lost" | 12 May 2023 | 1 | [79] | |||||
"Kool-Aid" | 12 January 2024 | 1 | [80] | |||||
Nickelback | 11 | 60 | "How You Remind Me" † | Roadrunner | 9 March 2002 | 12 | [81] | |
"Too Bad" † | 31 August 2002 | 3 | [82] | |||||
"Someday" † | 27 September 2003 | 1 | [83] | |||||
"Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" | 27 March 2004 | 1 | [84] | |||||
"Photograph" | 8 October 2005 | 5 | [85] | |||||
"Far Away" | 25 February 2006 | 1 | [86] | |||||
"Rockstar" † | 24 November 2007 | 26 | [87] | |||||
"Gotta Be Somebody" | 29 November 2008 | 5 | [88] | |||||
"I'd Come for You" | 4 April 2009 | 2 | [89] | |||||
"If Today Was Your Last Day" | 13 June 2009 | 1 | [90] | |||||
"When We Stand Together" | 3 December 2011 | 3 | [91] | |||||
Green Day | 9 | 39 | "Stuck with Me" | Reprise | 27 January 1996 | 1 | [92] | |
"Hitchin' a Ride" | 11 October 1997 | 5 | [93] | |||||
"Minority" | 30 September 2000 | 4 | [94] | |||||
"Warning" | 23 December 2000 | 3 | [95] | |||||
"American Idiot" † | 25 September 2004 | 5 | [96] | |||||
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" † | 11 December 2004 | 10 | [97] | |||||
"Holiday" | 26 March 2005 | 4 | [98] | |||||
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" † | 25 June 2005 | 7 | [99] | |||||
"Bang Bang" | 25 August 2016 | 1 | [100] | |||||
Fall Out Boy | 8 | 53 | "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" † | Def Jam | 16 February 2013 | 8 | [101] | |
"The Phoenix" | 13 April 2013 | 1 | [102] | |||||
"Alone Together" | 31 August 2013 | 2 | [103] | |||||
"Young Volcanoes" | 9 November 2013 | 5 | [104] | |||||
"Centuries" | Island | 20 September 2014 | 27 | [105] | ||||
"Irresistible" | Def Jam | 17 January 2015 | 5 | [106] | ||||
"Uma Thurman" | 24 January 2015 | 4 | [107] | |||||
"Immortals" | 13 June 2015 | 1 | [108] | |||||
Metallica | 8 | 38 | "Until It Sleeps" † | Vertigo | 1 June 1996 | 2 | [109] | |
"Hero of the Day" | 28 September 1996 | 5 | [110] | |||||
"Mama Said" | 7 December 1996 | 1 | [111] | |||||
"The Memory Remains" | 22 November 1997 | 11 | [112] | |||||
"The Unforgiven II" | 7 March 1998 | 11 | [113] | |||||
"Whiskey in the Jar" | 27 February 1999 | 2 | [114] | |||||
"Enter Sandman" † | 12 July 2014 | 1 | [115] | |||||
"Master of Puppets" | 8 July 2022 | 6 | [116] | |||||
Iron Maiden | 8 | 12 | "Man on the Edge" † | EMI | 7 October 1995 | 1 | [117] | |
"The Wicker Man" † | 20 May 2000 | 2 | [118] | |||||
"Wildest Dreams" † | 13 September 2003 | 1 | [119] | |||||
"Rainmaker" | 6 December 2003 | 1 | [120] | |||||
"The Number of the Beast" (live)† | 15 January 2005 | 2 | [121] | |||||
"The Trooper" (live)† | 27 August 2005 | 2 | [122] | |||||
"Different World" † | 6 January 2007 | 2 | [123] | |||||
"The Number of the Beast" | 27 December 2014 | 1 | [124] |
American rock band Marilyn Manson has released eleven studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, two extended plays, 35 singles, nine promotional singles, six video albums, and 46 music videos.
The American heavy metal band Slipknot has released seven studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums, one demo album, one EP, twenty-eight singles, five video albums and thirty-three music videos. Formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1995, Slipknot originally featured vocalist and percussionist Anders Colsefni, guitarists Donnie Steele and Josh "Gnar" Brainard, bassist Paul Gray, drummer Joey Jordison, and percussionist and backing vocalist Shawn "Clown" Crahan. The original lineup released its first album Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. in 1996, before undergoing a number of lineup changes over the next few years.
The discography of Foo Fighters, an American rock band formed in 1995 by Dave Grohl, consists of eleven studio albums, ten extended plays (EPs), six video albums, and 57 singles. The current Foo Fighters line-up consists of Grohl, Rami Jaffee (keyboard), Nate Mendel (bass), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Pat Smear (guitar) and Josh Freese (drums).
The discography of Biffy Clyro, a Scottish alternative rock band from Kilmarnock, consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, seven compilations, one soundtrack, six extended plays (EPs), 43 singles, 37 music videos and six other appearances. Formed in 1995 by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil, bassist James Johnston and drummer Ben Johnston, Biffy Clyro released their debut EP thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow in 2000 through Electric Honey, and later signed with Beggars Banquet Records. The band's debut full-length album Blackened Sky was released in 2002, reaching number 25 on the Scottish Albums Chart. The Vertigo of Bliss followed in 2003, with single "Questions and Answers" reaching the top ten of the Scottish Singles Chart. The band's third and final album on Beggars Banquet, Infinity Land, peaked at number 13 in Scotland. "Glitter and Trauma", "My Recovery Injection" and "Only One Word Comes to Mind" all reached the singles chart top ten.
British rock band Bring Me the Horizon have released seven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, two extended plays (EPs), one demo album, 35 singles, two video albums, 38 music videos, two other releases and three other appearances. Formed in Sheffield in 2004 by vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarists Lee Malia and Curtis Ward, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls, the band released their debut EP This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For on Thirty Days of Nights Records in 2005, which reached number 41 on the UK Budget Albums Chart. After signing with British independent record label Visible Noise, the group released their debut full-length studio album Count Your Blessings in 2006, which reached the top 100 of the UK Albums Chart and the top 10 of the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. The 2008 follow-up Suicide Season reached the UK top 50 and charted in the US for the first time when it reached number 107 on the Billboard 200. In November 2009, an expanded version of the album titled Suicide Season Cut Up! was released, featuring remixes and videos.