List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2010

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 2010, there were 17 singles that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one single of the year was "Killing in the Name" by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, which topped the chart during the final week of 2009 and remained at number one for the first two weeks of 2010.^[2][3][4] The final number-one of the year was "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead.^[5]

"Closer to the Edge" by Thirty Seconds to Mars was the longest-running number-one single of 2010, spending eight weeks atop the chart during the year.

The most successful song on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 2010 was "Closer to the Edge" by Thirty Seconds to Mars, which spent eight consecutive weeks at number one between 17 July and 4 September. "Make Me Wanna Die" by The Pretty Reckless spent seven consecutive weeks at number one prior to this, while Paramore's "The Only Exception" was number one for six straight weeks earlier in the year. "Where We Belong" by Lostprophets was number one for five consecutive weeks, while Muse spent five weeks at number one with two songs – "Resistance" for three weeks and "Feeling Good" for two. "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" by My Chemical Romance spent four weeks atop the chart, while singles by Goo Goo Dolls, Muse, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park each spent three weeks at number one.

Chart history

"The Only Exception" by Paramore was number one on the chart for six consecutive weeks in 2010.

Lostprophets were number one for five weeks with "Where We Belong".

Muse spent five weeks at number one with "Resistance" (three weeks) and "Feeling Good" (two weeks).

"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" by My Chemical Romance spent four weeks at number one in 2010.

Issue date	Single	Artist(s)	Record label(s)	Ref.
2 January	"Killing in the Name"	Rage Against the Machine	Epic	[3]
9 January				[4]
16 January	"Where We Belong"	Lostprophets	Visible Noise	[6]
23 January				[7]
30 January				[8]
6 February				[9]
13 February				[10]
20 February	"Iris"	Goo Goo Dolls	Warner Bros.	[11]
27 February				[12]
6 March	"Resistance"	Muse		[13]
13 March				[14]
20 March				[15]
27 March	"Iris"	Goo Goo Dolls		[16]
3 April	"Matters at All"	Kids in Glass Houses	Roadrunner	[17]
10 April	"The Only Exception"	Paramore	Atlantic	[18]
17 April				[19]
24 April				[20]
1 May				[21]
8 May				[22]
15 May				[23]
22 May	"Sweet Child o' Mine"	Guns N' Roses	Geffen	[24]
29 May	"Make Me Wanna Die"	The Pretty Reckless	Interscope	[25]
5 June				[26]
12 June				[27]
19 June				[28]
26 June				[29]
3 July				[30]
10 July				[31]
17 July	"Closer to the Edge"	Thirty Seconds to Mars	Virgin	[32]
24 July				[33]
31 July				[34]
7 August				[35]
14 August				[36]
21 August				[37]
28 August				[38]
4 September				[39]
11 September	"Change Your Name"	Ash	Atomic Heart	[40]
18 September	"The Catalyst"	Linkin Park	Warner Bros.	[41]
25 September				[42]
2 October				[43]
9 October	"Sweet Child o' Mine"	Guns N' Roses	Geffen	[44]
16 October				[45]
23 October	"Feeling Good"	Muse	A&E	[46]
30 October				[47]
6 November	"Destabilise"	Enter Shikari	Ambush Reality	[48]
13 November	"Livin' on a Prayer"	Bon Jovi	Mercury	[49]
20 November	"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"	My Chemical Romance	Reprise	[50]
27 November				[51]
4 December				[52]
11 December				[53]
18 December	"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"	The Darkness	Must Destroy	[54]
25 December	"Ace of Spades"	Motörhead	Castle	[5]

See also

• 2010 in British music
• List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2010