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 "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" by The Darkness.

Chart history

Issue dateSingleArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.2 January"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"The DarknessMust Destroy9 January"Don't Stop Me Now"Queen Island16 January"Bohemian Rhapsody"23 January30 January6 February13 February20 February27 February5 March12 March19 March26 March2 April9 April16 April23 April30 April7 May14 May21 May28 May4 June11 June18 June25 June2 July9 July "Parasite Eve" Bring Me the Horizon RCA16 July23 July "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen Island30 July6 August13 August20 August "Don't Stop Me Now"27 August3 September10 September17 September "Obey" Bring Me the Horizon & Yungblud RCA24 September1 October"Bohemian Rhapsody"QueenIsland8 October "Forget Me Too" Machine Gun Kelly Bad Boy/Interscope15 October22 October "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen Island29 October5 November "Teardrops" Bring Me the Horizon RCA12 November19 November"Don't Stop Me Now" Queen Island26 November"Bohemian Rhapsody"3 December"Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)" The DarknessMust Destroy10 December17 December24 December31 December

See also List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2020

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