UK Rock Chart

Music of the United Kingdom
Royal Albert Hall, London, a major venue for all forms of music
Timeline
General Topics
Early popular music • 1950s and 60s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s to present
Genres
Classical • Early music • Folk • Hip Hop • Jazz • Pop • Popular • Rock • Soul
Traditional Forms
Ethnic music	Caribbean • England • Ireland • Scotland • Wales
Traditional music	British folk revival • Ballad • Carol • Children's song • Hornpipe • Jig • Morris dance • Protest song • Reel • Sea shanty • Strathspey • War song • Work song
Media and Performance
Music awards	Mercury • The Brit Awards • Gramophone Awards
Music charts	Singles Chart • Classical Chart • Albums Chart • R&B Chart • Indie Chart • Dance Chart • Rock Chart
Music festivals	Cambridge folk • Download • Edinburgh • Eisteddfodd • Glastonbury • Isle of Wight • Knebworth • Royal National Mod • The Proms • Reading and Leeds • T in the Park • V
Music media	NME • Melody Maker • Mojo • Q • The Wire • The Gramophone
National anthem	"God Save the Queen"
Regional Music
Local forms	Birmingham • Cardiff • Cornwall • Liverpool • Manchester • Northumbria • Somerset • Yorkshire
Other regions	Anguilla • Bermuda • Cayman Islands • Gibraltar • Montserrat • Turks and Caicos • Virgin Islands
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The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales.^{[citation needed]}

The chart is not published on the official OCC website and appears only on Radio 1's website, since October 2001 [1][2], and in ChartsPlus newsletter.

Unlike the US counterpart, Hot Modern Rock Tracks, which is compiled solely on the airplay of 80 modern rock stations, the UK equivalent is based on physical sales and therefore does not follow the rigid formatting of radio stations. However, the criterion for inclusion and exclusion is unclear.

External links

• BBC Radio 1 Top 40 Rock Singles