List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2005

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.

The first number-one single of the year was "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by American pop punk band Green Day, which spent the first two weeks of the year atop the chart at the end of a five-week run beginning in December 2004.

[2][3] The final number-one single of the year was "One Way Ticket", the lead single from One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back, the second album by The Darkness, which spent the last six weeks of the 2005 (and the first four of 2005) at number one.

[4] The most successful song on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 2005 was "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day, which spent seven weeks at number one.

" Wake Me Up When September Ends " by Green Day was the longest-running number-one single of 2005, spending seven weeks atop the chart. The band also reached number one with " Boulevard of Broken Dreams " and " Holiday ".
Razorlight 's " Somewhere Else " spent six weeks at number one.
The Darkness spent the last six weeks of 2005 (and the first four of 2006) at number one with " One Way Ticket ".
Iron Maiden topped the chart with two songs in 2005, each for two weeks: " The Number of the Beast " and " The Trooper ".
Foo Fighters spent three weeks at number one in 2005 with " Best of You " (two weeks) and " DOA " (one week).
Rammstein topped the chart in 2005 with " Keine Lust " and " Benzin ".
Nine Inch Nails reached number one with " The Hand That Feeds " and " Only ".
Nine Black Alps reached number one with "Unsatisfied" and "Just Friends".