The Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart for the week of 20 February 2026 to 26 February 2026 shows Goo Goo Dolls' Iris maintaining its position at number one. Compiled by the Official Charts Company, the chart reflects sales of downloads, CDs, vinyl, and other formats across the UK. Several classic tracks continue to dominate the rankings.
The UK's Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart, updated for the period 20 February 2026 to 26 February 2026, highlights enduring popularity in the genre. Goo Goo Dolls' Iris remains at number one, with a last week's position of 1, peak of 1, and 974 weeks on the chart. Red Hot Chili Peppers' Can't Stop holds second place, with 685 weeks charted. Evanescence's Bring Me to Life is at number three, logging 851 weeks.
AC/DC's Thunderstruck sits at fourth with 675 weeks, while Queen's Don't Stop Me Now rounds out the top five at 895 weeks. Other notable positions include Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child o' Mine at sixth, Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer climbing to seventh from ninth, and Linkin Park's Numb at eighth with 930 weeks. Metallica's Enter Sandman is ninth, with 799 weeks, and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody rises to tenth from 11th, totaling 898 weeks.
Further down, Disturbed's The Sound of Silence is at 11th with 528 weeks, Green Day's American Idiot at 12th with 822 weeks, and a new entry appears at 24th: Julia Wolf's In My Room, marking its first week. Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird re-enters at 38th with 427 weeks. The chart data extends back to 1994, based on seven-day sales periods.
