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 2007, there were 21 albums that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one album of the year was Muse's fourth studio album Black Holes and Revelations, released the previous year, which spent the first three weeks of the year at number one. The first new number-one of the year was Chimaira's fourth studio album Resurrection, in March. The final number-one album of the year was the Led Zeppelin's compilation album Mothership, which spent the last six weeks of 2007 and the first week of 2008 at the top of the chart.
The most successful album on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart in 2007 was My Chemical Romance's third studio album The Black Parade, which spent a total of seven weeks at number one over three separate spells. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, the sixth studio album by Foo Fighters, spent six weeks at number one and was the best-selling rock and metal album of the year, ranking 15th in the UK End of Year Albums Chart. Led Zeppelin's Mothership also spent six weeks at number one during the year, while Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight spent five and Muse's Black Holes and Revelations spent four. Paramore's Riot! was number one for three weeks in 2007, while six more albums – Stadium Arcadium, Take to the Skies, Year Zero, Snakes & Arrows, Lost Highway and Libertad – each spent two weeks at number one.
Chart history
† | Indicates best-selling rock album of 2007 |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label(s) | Ref. |
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6 January | Black Holes and Revelations | Muse | Helium 3/Warner Bros. | |
13 January | ||||
20 January | ||||
27 January | The Black Parade | My Chemical Romance | Warner Bros. | |
3 February | ||||
10 February | ||||
17 February | ||||
24 February | Stadium Arcadium | Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
3 March | ||||
10 March | Black Holes and Revelations | Muse | Helium 3/Warner Bros. | |
17 March | Resurrection | Chimaira | Nuclear Blast | |
24 March | The Heart of Everything | Within Temptation | Roadrunner | |
31 March | Take to the Skies | Enter Shikari | Ambush Reality | |
7 April | The Blackening | Machine Head | Roadrunner | |
14 April | Take to the Skies | Enter Shikari | Ambush Reality | |
21 April | The Black Parade | My Chemical Romance | Warner Bros. | |
28 April | Year Zero | Nine Inch Nails | Interscope | |
5 May | ||||
12 May | Snakes & Arrows | Rush | Atlantic | |
19 May | ||||
26 May | Minutes to Midnight | Linkin Park | Warner Bros. | |
2 June | ||||
9 June | ||||
16 June | Eat Me, Drink Me | Marilyn Manson | Interscope | |
23 June | Lost Highway | Bon Jovi | Mercury | |
30 June | ||||
7 July | Riot! | Paramore | Fueled by Ramen | |
14 July | Libertad | Velvet Revolver | RCA | |
21 July | ||||
28 July | The Black Parade | My Chemical Romance | Warner Bros. | |
4 August | ||||
11 August | Untitled | Korn | Virgin | |
18 August | Riot! | Paramore | Fueled by Ramen | |
25 August | ||||
1 September | Conviction | Aiden | Victory | |
8 September | Minutes to Midnight | Linkin Park | Warner Bros. | |
15 September | ||||
22 September | In Your Honor | Foo Fighters | RCA | |
29 September | Venus Doom | HIM | Sire | |
6 October | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | Foo Fighters | RCA | |
13 October | ||||
20 October | ||||
27 October | ||||
3 November | ||||
10 November | Avenged Sevenfold | Avenged Sevenfold | Warner Bros. | |
17 November | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | Foo Fighters | RCA | |
24 November | Mothership | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | |
1 December | ||||
8 December | ||||
15 December | ||||
22 December | ||||
29 December |
See also
References
- "Who We Are - Our Charts & Data: The Official Charts in Full". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 31 December 2006 - 06 January 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 11 March 2007 - 17 March 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 07 January 2007 - 13 January 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 14 January 2007 - 20 January 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 21 January 2007 - 27 January 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 28 January 2007 - 03 February 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 04 February 2007 - 10 February 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 11 February 2007 - 17 February 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 18 February 2007 - 24 February 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 25 February 2007 - 03 March 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 04 March 2007 - 10 March 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 18 March 2007 - 24 March 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 25 March 2007 - 31 March 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 01 April 2007 - 07 April 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 08 April 2007 - 14 April 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 15 April 2007 - 21 April 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 22 April 2007 - 28 April 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 29 April 2007 - 05 May 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 06 May 2007 - 12 May 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 13 May 2007 - 19 May 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 20 May 2007 - 26 May 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 27 May 2007 - 02 June 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 03 June 2007 - 09 June 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 17 June 2007 - 23 June 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 24 June 2007 - 30 June 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 01 July 2007 - 07 July 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 08 July 2007 - 14 July 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 15 July 2007 - 21 July 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 22 July 2007 - 28 July 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 29 July 2007 - 04 August 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 05 August 2007 - 11 August 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 12 August 2007 - 18 August 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 19 August 2007 - 25 August 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 26 August 2007 - 01 September 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 02 September 2007 - 08 September 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 09 September 2007 - 15 September 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 16 September 2007 - 22 September 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 23 September 2007 - 29 September 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 30 September 2007 - 06 October 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 07 October 2007 - 13 October 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 14 October 2007 - 20 October 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 21 October 2007 - 27 October 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 28 October 2007 - 03 November 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 04 November 2007 - 10 November 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 11 November 2007 - 17 November 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 18 November 2007 - 24 November 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 25 November 2007 - 01 December 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 02 December 2007 - 08 December 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 09 December 2007 - 15 December 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 16 December 2007 - 22 December 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 23 December 2007 - 29 December 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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
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