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 1996, there were 30 singles that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one single of the year was "When Love & Hate Collide", the only single from the Def Leppard compilation Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995). The final number-one single of the year was "In the Meantime", the debut single by alternative rock band Spacehog.
The most successful songs on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 1996 were "Hero of the Day" by Metallica and "Let's Make a Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams, both of which spent five weeks atop the chart. Metallica also spent two weeks at number one with "Until It Sleeps" and one with "Mama Said", while Adams also topped the chart with "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You". Sepultura spent five weeks at number one with three songs; Def Leppard spent four weeks at number one with four songs; and Bon Jovi spent four weeks at number one with two songs. Songs by Dog Eat Dog, Sex Pistols and The Presidents of the United States of America each spent three weeks at number one; while Whale, Rage Against the Machine, Terrorvision and Soundgarden all spent two weeks atop the chart.
Chart history
Issue dateSingleArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.6 January"When Love & Hate Collide"Def LeppardBludgeon Riffola13 January"Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe"WhaleHut20 January27 January"Stuck with Me"Green DayReprise3 February"No Fronts"Dog Eat DogRoadrunner10 February17 February24 February"Roots Bloody Roots"Sepultura2 March9 March"These Days"Bon JoviMercury16 March23 March30 March"Stupid Girl"GarbageMushroom6 April"Big Me"Foo FightersRoswell13 April"Bulls on Parade"Rage Against the MachineEpic20 April27 April"Animal Army"Babylon ZooEMI4 May"Celebrity Hit List"TerrorvisionTotal Vegas11 May"Slang"Def LeppardBludgeon Riffola18 May"Pretty Noose"SoundgardenA&M25 May1 June"Until It Sleeps"MetallicaVertigo8 June15 June"The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"Bryan AdamsA&M22 June"Bis vs. the D.I.Y. Corps"BisTeen-C29 June"Let Me Live"QueenParlophone6 July"Hey God"Bon JoviMercury13 July"Work It Out"Def LeppardBludgeon Riffola20 July"Bad Actress"TerrorvisionTotal Vegas27 July"Pretty Vacant"Sex PistolsVirgin3 August10 August17 August"Ratamahatta"SepulturaRoadrunner24 August"Let's Make a Night to Remember"Bryan AdamsA&M31 August7 September14 September21 September28 September"Hero of the Day"MetallicaVertigo5 October12 October19 October26 October2 November"Mach 5"The Presidents of the UnitedStates of AmericaColumbia9 November16 November23 November"Thirty-Three"The Smashing PumpkinsVirgin30 November"Breathe a Sigh"Def LeppardBludgeon Riffola7 December"Mama Said"MetallicaVertigo14 December"Attitude"SepulturaRoadrunner21 December28 December"In the Meantime"SpacehogElektra
See also 1996 in British music List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 1996
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