List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2016

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. In 2016, there were 37 albums that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one album of the year was Alone in the Universe by Jeff Lynne's ELO, which reached the top of the chart for the week ending 26 November 2015 and remained at number one for nine consecutive weeks. The final number-one album of the year was Metallica's tenth studio album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, which reached number one for the week ending 1 December and remained there for six consecutive weeks into January 2017.

List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2016

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. In 2016, there were 37 albums that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one album of the year was Alone in the Universe by Jeff Lynne's ELO, which reached the top of the chart for the week ending 26 November 2015 and remained at number one for nine consecutive weeks. The final number-one album of the year was Metallica's tenth studio album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, which reached number one for the week ending 1 December and remained there for six consecutive weeks into January 2017.