The UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling rock and heavy metal albums in the United Kingdom. Compiled and published by the Official Charts Company, the data is based on each album's weekly physical sales, digital downloads and streams. In 1999, there were 19 albums that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one album of the year was Metallica's covers album Garage Inc., which remained at number one for the opening week of the year at the end of a five-week run which began in the week ending 5 December 1998. The final number-one album of the year was Live Era '87–'93, the first live album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which spent the last three weeks of the year (and the first one of 2000) at number one.
The most successful album on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart in 1999 was The Offspring's fourth studio album Americana, which spent a total of 17 weeks at number one over six spells, including a run of ten consecutive weeks between January and March. Americana was the best-selling rock and metal album of the year, ranking 50th in the UK End of Year Albums Chart. The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture spent six weeks at number one, Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers was number one for four weeks in 1999, the self-titled debut album by Garbage topped the chart for three weeks, and five albums – Rides, Nevermind, The Burning Red, Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix and The Battle of Los Angeles – each spent two weeks at number one on the chart in 1999.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-selling rock album of 1999 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.2 JanuaryGarage Inc.MetallicaVertigo9 JanuaryNevermindNirvanaGeffen16 JanuaryAmericana The OffspringColumbia23 January30 January6 February13 February20 February27 February6 March13 March20 March27 MarchNeon BallroomSilverchairColumbia3 AprilPost Orgasmic ChillSkunk AnansieVirgin10 AprilUnder the InfluenceStatus QuoEagle17 AprilBlood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili PeppersWarner Bros.24 AprilAmericana The OffspringColumbia1 MayRidesReefSony S28 May15 MayAmericana The OffspringColumbia22 May29 May5 JuneGarbageGarbageMushroom12 June19 JuneExperience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixTelstar26 JuneEuphoriaDef LeppardBludgeon Riffola3 JulyThe Matrix: Music from the Motion PictureVarious artistsMaverick10 July17 July24 July31 JulyNevermindNirvanaGeffen7 AugustThe Matrix: Music from the Motion PictureVarious artistsMaverick14 August21 AugustThe Burning RedMachine HeadRoadrunner28 August4 SeptemberGarbageGarbageMushroom11 SeptemberAmericana The OffspringColumbia18 SeptemberChamber MusicCoal ChamberRoadrunner25 SeptemberAmericana The OffspringColumbia2 OctoberWorld Coming DownType O NegativeRoadrunner9 OctoberExperience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixTelstar16 OctoberBlood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili PeppersWarner Bros.23 October30 October6 NovemberThe Science of ThingsBushTrauma/Polydor13 NovemberThe Battle of Los AngelesRage Against the MachineEpic20 November27 NovemberIssuesKornEpic4 DecemberAmericana The OffspringColumbia11 DecemberLive Era '87–'93Guns N' RosesGeffen18 December25 December
See also 1999 in British music List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 1999
References
External links Official UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 at the Official Charts Company The Official UK Top 40 Rock Albums at BBC Radio 1