List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2011

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Foo Fighters spent a total of 18 weeks at number one on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart in 2011. The band's seventh studio album Wasting Light spent 13 weeks at number one and was the best-selling rock and metal album of the year.

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.[1] In 2011, there were 25 albums that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one album of the year was the Led Zeppelin compilation Mothership, which was released in 2007.[2] The first new number-one album of the year was The Wörld Is Yours, the twentieth studio album by Motörhead.[3] The final number-one album of the year was Here and Now, the seventh studio album by Canadian band Nickelback, which reached number one for the week ending 3 December and remained there for five consecutive weeks until the end of the year.[4]

The most successful album on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart in 2011 was Wasting Light, the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, which spent a total of 13 weeks at number one. This included a single run of seven consecutive weeks from 23 April to 4 June and another four-week stint between 16 July and 6 August. Wasting Light was the best-selling rock and metal release of the year, ranking 24th in the UK End of Year Albums Chart.[5] Linkin Park's fourth studio album A Thousand Suns, the 2009 Foo Fighters Greatest Hits compilation and Nickelback's Here and Now each spent five weeks at number one, while the self-titled third studio album by Evanescence was number one for four weeks in 2011. One album, Mothership by Led Zeppelin, spent two weeks at number one on the chart in 2011.

Chart history[edit]

Linkin Park spent five weeks at number one across two spells in 2011 with their fourth studio album A Thousand Suns.
Nickelback's seventh studio album Here and Now spent the last five weeks of the year at number one.
Evanescence topped the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart for four weeks in 2011 with their self-titled third studio album.
Led Zeppelin's Mothership was number one on the chart for two weeks in 2011.
Motörhead's twentieth studio album The Wörld Is Yours was the first new release to top the chart in 2011.
Green Day registered a record ninth UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number one in 2011 with Awesome as Fuck.
Key
† Indicates best-selling rock album of 2011
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label(s) Ref.
1 January Mothership Led Zeppelin Atlantic [2]
8 January A Thousand Suns Linkin Park Warner Bros. [6]
15 January [7]
22 January [8]
29 January The Wörld Is Yours Motörhead UDR [3]
5 February The Here and Now Architects Century Media [9]
12 February A Thousand Suns Linkin Park Warner Bros. [10]
19 February [11]
26 February Mothership Led Zeppelin Atlantic [12]
5 March Beast DevilDriver Roadrunner [13]
12 March Greatest Hits Foo Fighters RCA [14]
19 March Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age Rekords [15]
26 March Endgame Rise Against Interscope [16]
2 April Awesome as Fuck Green Day Reprise [17]
9 April The Unforgiving Within Temptation Roadrunner [18]
16 April Hope The Blackout Cooking Vinyl [19]
23 April Wasting Light † Foo Fighters RCA [20]
30 April [21]
7 May [22]
14 May [23]
21 May [24]
28 May [25]
4 June [26]
11 June Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea Black Stone Cherry Roadrunner [27]
18 June Wasting Light † Foo Fighters RCA [28]
25 June Black Country Communion 2 Black Country Communion Mascot [29]
2 July Wasting Light † Foo Fighters RCA [30]
9 July Revolutions: Live at Wembley Biffy Clyro 14th Floor [31]
16 July Wasting Light † Foo Fighters RCA [32]
23 July [33]
30 July [34]
6 August [35]
13 August Greatest Hits [36]
20 August In Waves Trivium Roadrunner [37]
27 August In Gold Blood Kids in Glass Houses [38]
3 September Greatest Hits Foo Fighters RCA [39]
10 September [40]
17 September [41]
24 September A Dramatic Turn of Events Dream Theater Roadrunner [42]
1 October Heritage Opeth [43]
8 October Neighborhoods Blink-182 Island [44]
15 October Sinners Never Sleep You Me at Six Virgin [45]
22 October Evanescence Evanescence Virgin/Wind-up [46]
29 October [47]
5 November [48]
12 November Thirteen Megadeth Roadrunner [49]
19 November Fools and Worthless Liars Deaf Havana Easy Life [50]
26 November Evanescence Evanescence Virgin/Wind-up [51]
3 December Here and Now Nickelback Roadrunner [52]
10 December [53]
17 December [54]
24 December [55]
31 December [4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Who We Are - Our Charts & Data: The Official Charts in Full". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 26 December 2010 - 01 January 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 23 January 2011 - 29 January 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 25 December 2011 - 31 December 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 02 January 2011 - 08 January 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 09 January 2011 - 15 January 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 16 January 2011 - 22 January 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 30 January 2011 - 05 February 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 06 February 2011 - 12 February 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 13 February 2011 - 19 February 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 20 February 2011 - 26 February 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 27 February 2011 - 05 March 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 06 March 2011 - 12 March 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 13 March 2011 - 19 March 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 20 March 2011 - 26 March 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 27 March 2011 - 02 April 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 03 April 2011 - 09 April 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 10 April 2011 - 16 April 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 17 April 2011 - 23 April 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 24 April 2011 - 30 April 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 01 May 2011 - 07 May 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  23. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 08 May 2011 - 14 May 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  24. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 15 May 2011 - 21 May 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  25. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 22 May 2011 - 28 May 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  26. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 29 May 2011 - 04 June 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  27. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 05 June 2011 - 11 June 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 12 June 2011 - 18 June 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  29. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 19 June 2011 - 25 June 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  30. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 26 June 2011 - 02 July 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  31. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 03 July 2011 - 09 July 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  32. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 10 July 2011 - 16 July 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  33. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 17 July 2011 - 23 July 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  34. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 24 July 2011 - 30 July 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  35. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 31 July 2011 - 06 August 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  36. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 07 August 2011 - 13 August 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  37. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 14 August 2011 - 20 August 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  38. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 21 August 2011 - 27 August 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  39. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 28 August 2011 - 03 September 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  40. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 04 September 2011 - 10 September 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  41. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 11 September 2011 - 17 September 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  42. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 18 September 2011 - 24 September 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  43. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 25 September 2011 - 01 October 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  44. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 02 October 2011 - 08 October 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  45. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 09 October 2011 - 15 October 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  46. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 16 October 2011 - 22 October 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  47. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 23 October 2011 - 29 October 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  48. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 30 October 2011 - 05 November 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  49. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 06 November 2011 - 12 November 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  50. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 13 November 2011 - 19 November 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  51. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 20 November 2011 - 26 November 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  52. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 27 November 2011 - 03 December 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  53. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 04 December 2011 - 10 December 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  54. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 11 December 2011 - 17 December 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  55. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 18 December 2011 - 24 December 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

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