Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40

Compiled by the Official Charts Company, the UK's biggest rock and metal albums of the week, based on sales of digital bundles, CDs, vinyl and other formats, across a seven day period.

Pos LW Title, Artist Peak
Pos
WoC
1 New
SUNDOWNERS
7HZ PRODUCTIONS
1 1
2 1 1 545
3 New 3 1
4 New 4 1
5 4 1 1338
6 3 3 22
7 6 3 446
8 7 1 918
9 8 1 1107
Buy
Buy
10 5
BBC BROADCASTS
UMR/VIRGIN
1 3
Buy
Buy
11 15 4 490
12 9 4 113
13 New 13 1
14 21 1 965
15 11 1 797
16 New 16 1
17 22 1 505
Buy
Buy
18 Re 18 2
19 17
THE ESSENTIAL
SONY MUSIC CG
2 21
20 27 1 690
21 16 6 130
22 32 1 771
23 37
IMPERA
LOMA VISTA
1 53
24 18 2 80
25 12
FAUNA
INSIDE OUT
2 3
26 26 1 102
27 13 1 5
28 19
RUSH
COLUMBIA
2 9
29 Re
THE ESSENTIAL
SPECTRUM MUSIC
1 12
30 Re 1 951
31 Re 1 241
32 Re 4 4
33 2 2 2
34 14
ON THE PROWL
STEEL PANTHER
4 4
35 38
NIRVANA
GEFFEN
1 405
Buy
Buy
36 31 3 46
Buy
Buy
37 30 3 96
38 23
LOVE
BEGGARS BANQUET
1 7
39 Re 10 55
40 40 1 545