# List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2021

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 and digital downloads . The first number one of the year was "Thank God It's Christmas" by Queen.

## Chart history

| Issue date | Single | Artist(s) | Record label(s) |
| 1 January | "Thank God It's Christmas" | Queen | EMI |
| 8 January | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 15 January | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 22 January | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 29 January | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 5 February | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 12 February | "Making a Fire" | Foo Fighters | Columbia |
| 19 February | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. |
| 26 February | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 5 March | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 12 March | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 19 March | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 26 March | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 2 April | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 9 April | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 16 April | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 23 April | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 30 April | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 7 May | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 14 May | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. |
| 21 May | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 28 May | "Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin | RCA |
| 4 June | "Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin | RCA |
| 11 June | "Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin | RCA |
| 18 June | "Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin | RCA |
| 25 June | "Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin | RCA |
| 2 July | "Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin | RCA |
| 9 July | "Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin | RCA |
| 16 July | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 23 July | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 30 July | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 6 August | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 13 August | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 20 August | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 27 August | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 3 September | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 10 September | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 17 September | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. |
| 24 September | "Die4U" | Bring Me the Horizon | RCA |
| 1 October | "Die4U" | Bring Me the Horizon | RCA |
| 8 October | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. |
| 15 October | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. |
| 22 October | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. |
| 29 October | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 5 November | "Highway to Hell" | AC/DC | Columbia |
| 12 November | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | Island |
| 19 November | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. |
| 26 November | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. |
| 3 December | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Island |
| 10 December | "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" | The Darkness | Must Destroy |
| 17 December | "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" | The Darkness | Must Destroy |
| 24 December | "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" | The Darkness | Must Destroy |
| 31 December | "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" | The Darkness | Must Destroy |