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 and digital downloads.

Chart history

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.6 JanuaryThe Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydRhino13 January20 January27 JanuaryWrong Side of ParadiseBlack Star RidersEarache3 FebruaryChaos & ColourUriah HeepSilver Lining Music10 FebruaryThe Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydRhino17 FebruaryTruth DecayYou Me at SixUnderdog24 FebruaryInhale/ExhaleThose Damn CrowsEarache3 MarchLoveThe CultBeggars Banquet10 MarchBBC BroadcastsGenesisUMR/Virgin17 MarchThe Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydRhino24 MarchSundownersThe Answer7 Hz Productions31 MarchSo Much (for) StardustFall Out BoyParlophone7 AprilThe Seventh SunBury TomorrowMusic For Nations14 AprilMeteoraLinkin ParkWarner21 April72 SeasonsMetallicaVertigo28 AprilA Kiss for the Whole WorldEnter ShikariSO Recordings5 MayDarkadelicDamnedEar Music12 MayHard Cold FireTherapyMarshall19 May72 SeasonsMetallicaVertigo26 MayDrastic SymphoniesDef Leppard and Royal Philharmonic OrchestraMercury2 JuneTubular BellsMike OldfieldUMR/Virgin9 JuneBut Here We AreFoo FightersColumbia16 June23 JuneIn Times New Roman...Queens of the Stone AgeMatador30 JuneBut Here We AreFoo FightersColumbia7 JulyIn Times New Roman...Queens of the Stone AgeMatador14 JulyLoco ParadiseThe Dust CodaEarache21 JulyEvergreenPvrisHopeless28 JulyJoin the ClubAs December FallsADF4 AugustWTFortyfive?GirlschoolSilver Lining Music11 AugustSmileSkindredEarache18 August25 AugustGreatest HitsAerosmithUniversal1 SeptemberRoadAlice CooperEarMusic8 SeptemberBack to the Water BelowRoyal BloodWarner15 September22 SeptemberCMF2Corey TaylorBMG29 SeptemberChaos HorrificCannibal CorpseMetal Blade6 OctoberThe Harmony CodexSteven WilsonSW Records13 OctoberThe Dark Side of the Moon ReduxRoger WatersCooking Vinyl20 OctoberThe Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydRhino27 OctoberOne More Time...Blink-182Columbia3 November10 NovemberThis Heathen LandGreen LungNuclear Blast17 NovemberThe Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydRhino24 NovemberFallenEvanescenceEMI1 DecemberThe Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydRhino8 December15 DecemberClosure/Continuation. Live.Porcupine TreeKscope22 DecemberThe Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydRhino29 December

See also List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2023

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