List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2008

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Nickelback's fifth studio album All the Right Reasons was the longest-running number-one album of 2008, spending twelve weeks atop the chart. It was also the best-selling rock and metal album of the year in the UK.

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 2008, there were 24 albums that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one album of the year was Led Zeppelin's compilation album Mothership, which topped the chart for the week ending 24 November 2007 and remained at number one for seven weeks, including the first week of 2008.[2] The final number-one album of the year was Chinese Democracy, the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which topped the chart for the week ending 6 December and remained at number one until 10 January 2009.

The most successful album on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart in 2008 was Nickelback's fifth studio album All the Right Reasons, which spent a total of twelve weeks at number one over four separate spells. All the Right Reasons was also the best-selling rock and metal album of the year in the UK, ranking 11th in the UK End of Year Albums Chart.[3] AC/DC's Black Ice and Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses each spent four weeks at number one during the year, while three albums – Muse's HAARP, Kid Rock's Rock n Roll Jesus and Metallica's Death Magnetic – were all number one for three weeks during 2008. An additional five albums – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Good to Be Bad, Somewhere Back in Time, Indestructible and All Hope Is Gone each spent two weeks at number one during the year.

Chart history[edit]

AC/DC's Black Ice spent four weeks at number one in late-2008.
Chinese Democracy, the sixth studio album by Guns N' Roses, spent the last four weeks of the year at number one.
Muse live album HAARP spent three weeks at number one in 2008.
Kid Rock's seventh studio album Rock n Roll Jesus spent three consecutive weeks at number one in August 2008.
Metallica's Death Magnetic spent three weeks at number one during 2008.
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace by Foo Fighters was number one for two weeks in January 2008.
Key
† Indicates best-selling rock album of 2008
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label(s) Ref.
5 January Mothership Led Zeppelin Atlantic [2]
12 January Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Foo Fighters RCA [4]
19 January [5]
26 January All the Right Reasons † Nickelback Roadrunner [6]
2 February [7]
9 February Scream Aim Fire Bullet for My Valentine 20-20 [8]
16 February All the Right Reasons † Nickelback Roadrunner [9]
23 February [10]
1 March [11]
8 March [12]
15 March [13]
22 March [14]
29 March HAARP Muse Helium 3/Warner Bros. [15]
5 April [16]
12 April [17]
19 April A Sense of Purpose In Flames Nuclear Blast [18]
26 April Blooddrunk Children of Bodom Spinefarm [19]
3 May Good to Be Bad Whitesnake SPV [20]
10 May [21]
17 May Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Def Leppard Bludgeon Riffola [22]
24 May Somewhere Back in Time Iron Maiden EMI [23]
31 May [24]
7 June Minutes to Midnight Linkin Park Warner Bros. [25]
14 June Indestructible Disturbed Reprise [26]
21 June [27]
28 June Nostradamus Judas Priest Columbia [28]
5 July All the Right Reasons † Nickelback Roadrunner [29]
12 July The Black Parade Is Dead! My Chemical Romance Warner Bros. [30]
19 July All the Right Reasons † Nickelback Roadrunner [31]
26 July [32]
2 August [33]
9 August Rock n Roll Jesus Kid Rock Atlantic [34]
16 August [35]
23 August [36]
30 August Folklore and Superstition Black Stone Cherry Roadrunner [37]
6 September All Hope Is Gone Slipknot [38]
13 September [39]
20 September Death Magnetic Metallica Vertigo [40]
27 September [41]
4 October [42]
11 October Shogun Trivium Roadrunner [43]
18 October Take Off Your Colours You Me at Six Slam Dunk [44]
25 October Memory and Humanity Funeral for a Friend Join Us [45]
1 November Black Ice AC/DC Columbia [46]
8 November [47]
15 November [48]
22 November [49]
29 November Dark Horse Nickelback Roadrunner [50]
6 December Chinese Democracy Guns N' Roses Black Frog/Geffen [51]
13 December [52]
20 December [53]
27 December [54]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Who We Are - Our Charts & Data: The Official Charts in Full". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 30 December 2007 – 05 January 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 06 January 2008 – 12 January 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 13 January 2008 – 19 January 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 20 January 2008 – 26 January 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 27 January 2008 – 02 February 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 03 February 2008 – 09 February 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 10 February 2008 – 16 February 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 17 February 2008 – 23 February 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 24 February 2008 – 01 March 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 02 March 2008 – 08 March 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 09 March 2008 – 15 March 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 16 March 2008 – 22 March 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 23 March 2008 – 29 March 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 30 March 2008 – 05 April 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 06 April 2008 – 12 April 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 13 April 2008 – 19 April 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 20 April 2008 – 26 April 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 27 April 2008 – 03 May 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 04 May 2008 – 10 May 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 11 May 2008 – 17 May 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  23. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 18 May 2008 – 24 May 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  24. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 25 May 2008 – 31 May 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  25. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 01 June 2008 – 07 June 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  26. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 08 June 2008 – 14 June 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  27. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 15 June 2008 – 21 June 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 22 June 2008 – 28 June 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  29. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 29 June 2008 – 05 July 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  30. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 06 July 2008 – 12 July 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  31. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 13 July 2008 – 19 July 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  32. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 20 July 2008 – 26 July 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  33. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 27 July 2008 – 02 August 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  34. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 03 August 2008 – 09 August 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  35. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 10 August 2008 – 16 August 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  36. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 17 August 2008 – 23 August 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  37. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 24 August 2008 – 30 August 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  38. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 31 August 2008 – 06 September 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  39. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 07 September 2008 – 13 September 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  40. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 14 September 2008 – 20 September 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  41. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 21 September 2008 – 27 September 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  42. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 28 September 2008 – 04 October 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  43. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 05 October 2008 – 11 October 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  44. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 12 October 2008 – 18 October 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  45. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 19 October 2008 – 25 October 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  46. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 26 October 2008 – 01 November 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  47. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 02 November 2008 – 08 November 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  48. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 09 November 2008 – 15 November 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  49. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 16 November 2008 – 22 November 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  50. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 23 November 2008 – 29 November 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  51. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 30 November 2008 – 06 December 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  52. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 07 December 2008 – 13 December 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  53. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 14 December 2008 – 20 December 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  54. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 21 December 2008 – 27 December 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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