List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2009
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.[1] In 2009, there were 18 singles that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one single of the year was "Hand of Blood" by Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine, the lead single from the EP of the same name.[2] The final number one of the year was "Killing in the Name" by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, which was the UK Singles Chart Christmas number one.[3]
The most successful song on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 2009 was "New Divide" by American alternative rock band Linkin Park, which spent 13 consecutive weeks at number one. Muse spent seven weeks at number one in 2009, with "Undisclosed Desires" (four weeks), "Feeling Good" (two weeks) and "Supermassive Black Hole" (one week) all topping the chart. Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" was number one for six weeks, Nickelback were number one for five weeks with "Gotta Be Somebody", "If Today Was Your Last Day" (two weeks each) and "I'd Come for You" (one week), and "Mercury Summer" by Fightstar and "Ignorance" by Paramore were number one for four weeks each. Biffy Clyro's "The Captain" was number one for three weeks, while songs by Kid Rock, Goo Goo Dolls and Lostprophets spent two weeks each atop the chart.
Chart history
[edit]Issue date | Single | Artist(s) | Record label(s) | Ref. |
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3 January | "Hand of Blood" | Bullet for My Valentine | Trustkill | [2] |
10 January | "All Summer Long" | Kid Rock | Atlantic | [4] |
17 January | [5] | |||
24 January | "Gotta Be Somebody" | Nickelback | Roadrunner | [6] |
31 January | [7] | |||
7 February | "Feeling Good" | Muse | A&E | [8] |
14 February | [9] | |||
21 February | "Desolation Row" | My Chemical Romance | Reprise | [10] |
28 February | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | Mercury | [11] |
7 March | [12] | |||
14 March | [13] | |||
21 March | [14] | |||
28 March | [15] | |||
4 April | "I'd Come for You" | Nickelback | Roadrunner | [16] |
11 April | [17] | |||
18 April | "Mercury Summer" | Fightstar | Search and Destroy | [18] |
25 April | [19] | |||
2 May | [20] | |||
9 May | [21] | |||
16 May | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. | [22] |
23 May | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | Mercury | [23] |
30 May | "Children of the Night" | The Blackout | Epitaph | [24] |
6 June | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. | [25] |
13 June | "If Today Was Your Last Day" | Nickelback | Roadrunner | [26] |
20 June | "New Divide" | Linkin Park | Warner Bros. | [27] |
27 June | [28] | |||
4 July | [29] | |||
11 July | [30] | |||
18 July | [31] | |||
25 July | [32] | |||
1 August | [33] | |||
8 August | [34] | |||
15 August | [35] | |||
22 August | [36] | |||
29 August | [37] | |||
5 September | [38] | |||
12 September | [39] | |||
19 September | "Supermassive Black Hole" | Muse | A&E | [40] |
26 September | "Ignorance" | Paramore | Fueled by Ramen | [41] |
3 October | [42] | |||
10 October | [43] | |||
17 October | [44] | |||
24 October | "It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here" |
Lostprophets | Visible Noise | [45] |
31 October | [46] | |||
7 November | "The Captain" | Biffy Clyro | 14th Floor | [47] |
14 November | [48] | |||
21 November | [49] | |||
28 November | "Undisclosed Desires" | Muse | Warner Bros. | [50] |
5 December | [51] | |||
12 December | [52] | |||
19 December | [53] | |||
26 December | "Killing in the Name" | Rage Against the Machine | Epic | [3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Who We Are - Our Charts & Data: The Official Charts in Full". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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- ^ a b "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 20 December 2009 - 26 December 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 04 January 2009 - 10 January 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 11 January 2009 - 17 January 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 18 January 2009 - 24 January 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 25 January 2009 - 31 January 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 01 February 2009 - 07 February 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 08 February 2009 - 14 February 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 15 February 2009 - 21 February 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 22 February 2009 - 28 February 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 01 March 2009 - 07 March 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 08 March 2009 - 14 March 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 15 March 2009 - 21 March 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 22 March 2009 - 28 March 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 29 March 2009 - 04 April 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 05 April 2009 - 11 April 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 12 April 2009 - 18 April 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 19 April 2009 - 25 April 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 26 April 2009 - 02 May 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 03 May 2009 - 09 May 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 10 May 2009 - 16 May 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 17 May 2009 - 23 May 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 24 May 2009 - 30 May 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 31 May 2009 - 06 June 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 07 June 2009 - 13 June 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 14 June 2009 - 20 June 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 21 June 2009 - 27 June 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 28 June 2009 - 04 July 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 05 July 2009 - 11 July 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 12 July 2009 - 18 July 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 19 July 2009 - 25 July 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 26 July 2009 - 01 August 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 02 August 2009 - 08 August 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 09 August 2009 - 15 August 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 16 August 2009 - 22 August 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 23 August 2009 - 29 August 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 30 August 2009 - 05 September 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 06 September 2009 - 12 September 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 13 September 2009 - 19 September 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 20 September 2009 - 26 September 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 27 September 2009 - 03 October 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 04 October 2009 - 10 October 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 11 October 2009 - 17 October 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 18 October 2009 - 24 October 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 25 October 2009 - 31 October 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 01 November 2009 - 07 November 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 08 November 2009 - 14 November 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 15 November 2009 - 21 November 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 22 November 2009 - 28 November 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 29 November 2009 - 05 December 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 06 December 2009 - 12 December 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 13 December 2009 - 19 December 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.