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 2007, there were 21 albums that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one album of the year was Muse's fourth studio album Black Holes and Revelations, released the previous year, which spent the first three weeks of the year at number one. The first new number-one of the year was Chimaira's fourth studio album Resurrection, in March. The final number-one album of the year was the Led Zeppelin's compilation album Mothership, which spent the last six weeks of 2007 and the first week of 2008 at the top of the chart.
The most successful album on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart in 2007 was My Chemical Romance's third studio album The Black Parade, which spent a total of seven weeks at number one over three separate spells. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, the sixth studio album by Foo Fighters, spent six weeks at number one and was the best-selling rock and metal album of the year, ranking 15th in the UK End of Year Albums Chart. Led Zeppelin's Mothership also spent six weeks at number one during the year, while Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight spent five and Muse's Black Holes and Revelations spent four. Paramore's Riot! was number one for three weeks in 2007, while six more albums – Stadium Arcadium, Take to the Skies, Year Zero, Snakes & Arrows, Lost Highway and Libertad – each spent two weeks at number one.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-selling rock album of 2007 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.6 JanuaryBlack Holes and RevelationsMuseHelium 3/Warner Bros.13 January20 January27 JanuaryThe Black ParadeMy Chemical RomanceWarner Bros.3 February10 February17 February24 FebruaryStadium ArcadiumRed Hot Chili Peppers3 March10 MarchBlack Holes and RevelationsMuseHelium 3/Warner Bros.17 MarchResurrectionChimairaNuclear Blast24 MarchThe Heart of EverythingWithin TemptationRoadrunner31 MarchTake to the SkiesEnter ShikariAmbush Reality7 AprilThe BlackeningMachine HeadRoadrunner14 AprilTake to the SkiesEnter ShikariAmbush Reality21 AprilThe Black ParadeMy Chemical RomanceWarner Bros.28 AprilYear ZeroNine Inch NailsInterscope5 May12 MaySnakes & ArrowsRushAtlantic19 May26 MayMinutes to MidnightLinkin ParkWarner Bros.2 June9 June16 JuneEat Me, Drink MeMarilyn MansonInterscope23 JuneLost HighwayBon JoviMercury30 June7 JulyRiot!ParamoreFueled by Ramen14 JulyLibertadVelvet RevolverRCA21 July28 JulyThe Black ParadeMy Chemical RomanceWarner Bros.4 August11 AugustUntitledKornVirgin18 AugustRiot!ParamoreFueled by Ramen25 August1 SeptemberConvictionAidenVictory8 SeptemberMinutes to MidnightLinkin ParkWarner Bros.15 September22 SeptemberIn Your HonorFoo FightersRCA29 SeptemberVenus DoomHIMSire6 OctoberEchoes, Silence, Patience & GraceFoo FightersRCA13 October20 October27 October3 November10 NovemberAvenged SevenfoldAvenged SevenfoldWarner Bros.17 NovemberEchoes, Silence, Patience & GraceFoo FightersRCA24 NovemberMothershipLed ZeppelinAtlantic1 December8 December15 December22 December29 December
See also 2007 in British music List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2007
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