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 2010, there were 17 singles that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one single of the year was "Killing in the Name" by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, which topped the chart during the final week of 2009 and remained at number one for the first two weeks of 2010. The final number-one of the year was "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead.
The most successful song on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 2010 was "Closer to the Edge" by Thirty Seconds to Mars, which spent eight consecutive weeks at number one between 17 July and 4 September. "Make Me Wanna Die" by The Pretty Reckless spent seven consecutive weeks at number one prior to this, while Paramore's "The Only Exception" was number one for six straight weeks earlier in the year. Muse spent five weeks at number one with two songs – "Resistance" for three weeks and "Feeling Good" for two. "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" by My Chemical Romance spent four weeks atop the chart, while singles by Goo Goo Dolls, Muse, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park each spent three weeks at number one.
Chart history
Issue dateSingleArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.2 January"Killing in the Name"Rage Against the MachineEpic9 January16 January"Where We Belong"LostprophetsVisible Noise23 January30 January6 February13 February20 February"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner Bros.27 February6 March"Resistance"Muse13 March20 March27 March"Iris"Goo Goo Dolls3 April"Matters at All"Kids in Glass HousesRoadrunner10 April"The Only Exception"ParamoreAtlantic17 April24 April1 May8 May15 May22 May"Sweet Child o' Mine"Guns N' RosesGeffen29 May"Make Me Wanna Die"The Pretty RecklessInterscope5 June12 June19 June26 June3 July10 July17 July"Closer to the Edge"Thirty Seconds to MarsVirgin24 July31 July7 August14 August21 August28 August4 September11 September"Change Your Name"AshAtomic Heart18 September"The Catalyst"Linkin ParkWarner Bros.25 September2 October9 October"Sweet Child o' Mine"Guns N' RosesGeffen16 October23 October"Feeling Good"MuseA&E30 October6 November"Destabilise"Enter ShikariAmbush Reality13 November"Livin' on a Prayer"Bon JoviMercury20 November"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"My Chemical RomanceReprise27 November4 December11 December18 December"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"The DarknessMust Destroy25 December"Ace of Spades"MotörheadCastle
See also 2010 in British music List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2010
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