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 and digital downloads . The first number one of the year was "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen.
Chart history
Issue dateSingleArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.7 January"Don't Stop Me Now"QueenIsland14 January21 January"Won't Stand Down"MuseWarner28 January"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"Meat LoafVirgin4 February11 February"Don't Stop Me Now"QueenIsland18 February"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner25 February"Don't Stop Me Now"QueenIsland4 March11 March18 March"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner25 March1 April "Best of You"Foo FightersRCA8 April"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner15 April"Hey, Hey, Rise Up!"Pink Floyd featuring Andriy KhlyvnyukRhino22 April"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner29 April6 May13 May20 May"The Foundations of Decay"My Chemical Romance27 May"Iris"Goo Goo Dolls3 June10 June"Don't Stop Me Now"QueenIsland17 June"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner24 June1 July"Bohemian Rhapsody"QueenIsland8 July"Master of Puppets"MetallicaBlackened/Vertigo 15 July22 July29 July5 August12 August19 August"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner26 August2 September9 September16 September23 September30 September7 October14 October21 October"Edging"Blink-182Columbia28 October"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner4 November11 November18 November25 November2 December9 December16 December23 December30 December
Notes – The single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart. - The artist was simultaneously number one on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.
See also List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2022
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