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 track's weekly physical sales, digital downloads and streams. In 2011, there were 20 singles that topped the 53 published charts. The first number-one single of the year was 2003's "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" by The Darkness, which topped the chart published on Boxing Day 2010. "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" was also the final number-one single of the year, topping the final chart of the year published on Christmas Day.
The most successful song on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 2011 was "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls, which spent ten weeks at number one across three different spells. "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence was number one for five weeks in 2011, while the band also topped the chart with "My Immortal" (two weeks) and "What You Want" (one week). Muse spent seven weeks at number one with "Feeling Good", as did Foo Fighters with "Walk" (three weeks), "Best of You" and "Arlandria" (two weeks each). My Chemical Romance were number one for five weeks in 2011, four of which were with "Sing". "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses was also number one for four weeks, while Nickelback's "When We Stand Together" was number one for three. "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" spent two weeks at number one during 2011.
Chart history
Issue dateSingleArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.1 January"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"The DarknessMust Destroy8 January"Livin' on a Prayer"Bon JoviMercury15 January"Feeling Good"MuseA&E22 January29 January"The Only Exception"ParamoreAtlantic5 February"Feeling Good"MuseA&E12 February19 February26 February5 March12 March"Sweet Child o' Mine"Guns N' RosesGeffen19 March26 March2 April9 April"Planetary (Go!)"My Chemical RomanceReprise16 April"Sing"23 April30 April7 May14 May"Not Ready to Die"Avenged SevenfoldWarner Bros.21 May"Iris"Goo Goo Dolls28 May"Best of You"Foo FightersRCA4 June"Tribute"Tenacious DSony11 June"Bring Me to Life"EvanescenceEpic18 June25 June"Walk"Foo FightersRCA2 July9 July16 July"Rolling in the Deep" (live)Linkin ParkWarner Bros.23 July"Bring Me to Life"EvanescenceEpic30 July6 August13 August"Best of You"Foo FightersRCA20 August"Ace of Spades"MotörheadCastle27 August"My Immortal"EvanescenceVirgin/Wind-up3 September"What You Want"10 September"My Immortal"17 September"Arlandria"Foo FightersRCA24 September1 October"Sssnakepit"Enter ShikariAmbush Reality8 October"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner Bros.15 October22 October29 October5 November12 November19 November26 November3 December"When We Stand Together"NickelbackRoadrunner10 December17 December24 December"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner Bros.31 December"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"The DarknessMust Destroy
See also 2011 in British music List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2011
References
External links Official UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40 at the Official Charts Company The Official UK Top 40 Rock Singles at BBC Radio 1