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 2018 to date, six singles have topped the 25 published charts. The first number one of the year was "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" by The Darkness. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen was the most successful single of the year, spending 15 weeks at number one. "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen has spent five weeks of the year to date at number one. "Can't Stop" by Red Hot Chili Peppers spent four weeks of the year at number one, while "Sweet Child o' Mine" was also number one for four weeks.

Bring Me the Horizon spent three weeks at number one with "Mantra", the longest run at number one for any new release in 2018.

Chart history

Issue dateSingleArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.4 January"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"The DarknessMust Destroy11 January"Don't Stop Me Now"QueenIsland18 January"Can't Stop"Red Hot Chili PeppersWarner Bros.25 January"Iris"Goo Goo Dolls1 February"Can't Stop"Red Hot Chili Peppers8 February15 February22 February"Iris"Goo Goo Dolls1 March"Thought Contagion"Muse8 March"Iris"Goo Goo Dolls15 March22 March29 March5 April12 April19 April26 April3 May10 May17 May"Sweet Child o' Mine"Guns N' RosesGeffen24 May"Don't Stop Me Now"QueenIsland31 May7 June14 June"Iris"Goo Goo DollsWarner Bros.21 June"Sweet Child o' Mine"Guns N' RosesGeffen28 June"Don’t Stop Me Now"QueenIsland5 July "Sweet Child o' Mine" Guns N' Roses Geffen12 July19 July "American Idiot" Green Day Warner Bros.26 July2 August"Livin' on a Prayer"Bon JoviMercury9 August"Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen Island16 August "Don't Stop Me Now"23 August30 August "Mantra" Bring Me the Horizon RCA6 September13 September20 September "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen Island27 September4 October11 October18 October25 October1 November8 November15 November22 November29 November6 December13 December20 December27 December"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"The DarknessMust Destroy

See also List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2018

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