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 2009, there were 23 albums that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one album of the year was Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses, which reached the top of the chart for the week ending 6 December 2008 and remained at number one for six consecutive weeks. The final number-one album of the year was the Foo Fighters compilation album Greatest Hits, which first topped the chart for two weeks beginning in the week ending 14 November and returned for a four-week run at the end of the year.
The most successful album on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart in 2009 was Green Day's eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown, which spent a total of eleven weeks at number one over five separate runs during the year. Nickelback's fifth studio album All the Right Reasons and Greatest Hits by Foo Fighters each spent six weeks at number one during 2009, while Muse's fifth studio album The Resistance was number one for a total of five weeks. The Resistance was also the best-selling rock and metal album of the year in the UK, ranking 25th in the UK End of Year Albums Chart. Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses was number one for three weeks in 2009, while Chinese Democracy, Kerrang! The Album '09 and Paramore's Brand New Eyes each spent two weeks at number one.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-selling rock album of 2009 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.3 JanuaryChinese DemocracyGuns N' RosesBlack Frog/Geffen10 January17 JanuaryAll the Right ReasonsNickelbackRoadrunner24 January31 January7 February14 FebruaryGreatest HitsGuns N' RosesGeffen21 FebruaryAll the Right ReasonsNickelbackRoadrunner28 February7 MarchWrathLamb of God14 MarchEveryday DemonsThe AnswerAlbert21 MarchNot Without a FightNew Found GloryEpitaph28 MarchDark HorseNickelbackRoadrunner4 AprilCrack the SkyeMastodonWarner Bros.11 AprilAppetite for DestructionGuns N' RosesGeffen18 April25 April2 MayBe HumanFightstarSearch and Destroy9 MayThe Devil You KnowHeaven & HellRoadrunner16 MayAttics to EdenMadina Lake23 May21st Century BreakdownGreen DayReprise30 May6 June13 June20 JuneChickenfootChickenfootearMusic27 June21st Century BreakdownGreen DayReprise4 July11 JulyKillswitch EngageKillswitch EngageRoadrunner18 July21st Century BreakdownGreen DayReprise25 JulyBilly Talent IIIBilly TalentAtlantic1 August21st Century BreakdownGreen DayReprise8 August15 AugustKerrang! The Album '09Various artistsRhino22 August29 August21st Century BreakdownGreen DayReprise5 September12 September¡Chutzpah!The WildheartsBackstage Alliance19 SeptemberBlack Holes and RevelationsMuseHelium 3/Warner Bros.26 SeptemberThe Resistance 3 October10 OctoberBrand New EyesParamoreFueled by Ramen17 October24 OctoberThe Resistance MuseHelium 3/Warner Bros.31 October7 November14 NovemberGreatest HitsFoo FightersRCA21 November28 NovemberThem Crooked VulturesThem Crooked Vultures5 DecemberGreatest HitsFoo Fighters12 December19 December26 December
See also 2009 in British music List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2009
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