List of UK Rock Chart number-one singles of 2011

The UK Rock Chart is a UK chart that ranks the biggest-selling singles that are released through the genre of Rock in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company,[1] and is based on both physical and digital single sales.

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Summary

The first number-one single of 2011 was Bon Jovi's "Livin' On a Prayer", a single which has previously reached the top spot; the most recent of which was 6 November 2010 where the single remained at the peak for a single week. The single was then followed by Muse's return to the top spot with "Feeling Good", a single which has previously topped the charts for 2 weeks in October 2010; where it spent two consecutive weeks. On 23 January 2011, Paramore's "The Only Exception" returned to the number-one spot on the chart following the song's cover by Lea Michele on the Glee episode 'Britney/Brittany'; which originally aired in the United Kingdom on 17 January. The return to the peak brought the single's total weeks at number-one to seven; after it reigned the chart from 4 April until 9 May during 2010.

Having only spent a week at the peak, Paramore were placed at the number-one spot by Muse on 30 January 2011, with frequent number-one single "Feeling Good". The single spent a total of five consecutive weeks at the peak, bringing its overall total to 11 weeks (7 of those being in 2011 alone). On 6 March, "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses returned to the top spot, where it spent two consecutive weeks; having already peaked at number-one on two separate occasions during 2010 bringing its total weeks at the peak to 5 to date (2 of these from 2011).

April 3 saw rock band My Chemical Romance claim a second number-one rock single from their fourth studio album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys when "Planetary (Go!)" climbed a single place to the peak. The following week saw the band claim a third consecutive number-one from the album when "SING" shot up the chart to the number-one spot following the song's cover by New Directions on the Glee episode 'Comeback'; which originally aired in the United Kingdom on 4 April. The single remained at the peak for four consecutive weeks, having been replaced by Avenged Sevenfold's "Not Ready to Die"; the lead single from their upcoming sixth studio album.

15 May saw frequent rock chart-toppers Goo Goo Dolls return to the number-one spot with "Iris". The climb marked the single's fifth non-consecutive week at number-one, with its last appearance at the peak being 21 March 2010. The following week saw Foo Fighters claim the number-one spot with 2008 single "Best of You" following a performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. On 29 May, Tenacious D returned to the number-one spot with single "Tribute". It was replaced the following week by band Evanescence and the single "Bring Me to Life"; which also reclaimed a moderate singles chart position following an inclusion on iTunes 59p songs promotion.

Number-one singles

Issue Date Song Artist References
2 January "Livin' On a Prayer" Bon Jovi [2]
9 January "Feeling Good" Muse [3]
16 January [4]
23 January "The Only Exception" Paramore [5]
30 January "Feeling Good" Muse [6]
6 February [7]
13 February [8]
20 February [9]
27 February [10]
6 March "Sweet Child o' Mine" Guns N' Roses [11]
13 March [12]
20 March [13]
27 March [14]
3 April "Planetary (GO!)" My Chemical Romance [15]
10 April "Sing" [16]
17 April [17]
24 April [18]
1 May [19]
8 May "Not Ready to Die" Avenged Sevenfold [20]
15 May "Iris" Goo Goo Dolls [21]
22 May "Best of You" Foo Fighters [22]
29 May "Tribute" Tenacious D [23]
4 June "Bring Me to Life" Evanescence [24]
11 June [25]
19 June "Walk" Foo Fighters [26]
26 June [27]
3 July [28]
10 July "Rolling in the Deep" Linkin Park [29]
17 July "Bring Me to Life" Evanescence [30]
24 July [31]
31 July [32]
7 August "Best of You" Foo Fighters [33]
14 August "Ace of Spades" Motörhead [34]
21 August "My Immortal" Evanescence [35]
28 August "What You Want" [36]
4 September "My Immortal" [37]
11 September "Arlandria" Foo Fighters [38]
18 September [39]
25 September "Sssnakepit" Enter Shikari [40]
2 October "Iris" Goo Goo Dolls [41]
9 October [42]
16 October [43]
23 October [44]
30 October [45]
6 November [46]
13 November [47]
20 November [48]
27 November "When We Stand Together" Nickelback [49]
4 December [50]
11 December [51]
18 December "Iris" Goo Goo Dolls [52]
25 December "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" The Darkness [53]

Number-one artists

Position Nationality Artist Weeks #1
1  USA Goo Goo Dolls 9
2  USA Evanescence 8
3  USA Foo Fighters 7
3  ENG Muse 7
5  USA My Chemical Romance 5
6  USA Guns N' Roses 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Us - Who We Are - The Charts We Compile". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/the-charts-we-compile/. Retrieved 3 January 2010. "Indie (Singles & Albums)" 
  2. ^ 2 January 2011
  3. ^ 9 January 2011
  4. ^ 16 January 2011
  5. ^ 23 January 2011
  6. ^ 30 January 2011
  7. ^ 6 February 2011
  8. ^ 13 February 2011
  9. ^ 20 February 2011
  10. ^ 27 February 2011
  11. ^ 6 March 2011
  12. ^ 13 March 2011
  13. ^ 20 March 2011
  14. ^ 27 March 2011
  15. ^ 3 April 2011
  16. ^ 10 April 2011
  17. ^ 17 April 2011
  18. ^ 24 April 2011
  19. ^ 1 May 2011
  20. ^ 8 May 2011
  21. ^ 15 May 2011
  22. ^ 22 May 2011
  23. ^ 29 May 2011
  24. ^ 4 June 2011
  25. ^ 11 June 2011
  26. ^ 19 June 2011
  27. ^ 26 June 2011
  28. ^ 3 July 2011
  29. ^ 10 July 2011
  30. ^ 17 July 2011
  31. ^ 24 July 2011
  32. ^ 31 July 2011
  33. ^ 7 August 2011
  34. ^ 14 August 2011
  35. ^ 21 August 2011
  36. ^ 28 August 2011
  37. ^ 4 September 2011
  38. ^ 11 September 2011
  39. ^ 18 September 2011
  40. ^ 25 September 2011
  41. ^ 2 October 2011
  42. ^ 9 October 2011
  43. ^ 16 October 2011
  44. ^ 23 October 2011
  45. ^ 30 October 2011
  46. ^ 6 November 2011
  47. ^ 13 November 2011
  48. ^ 20 November 2011
  49. ^ 27 November 2011
  50. ^ 4 December 2011
  51. ^ 11 December 2011
  52. ^ 18 December 2011
  53. ^ 25 December 2011


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