The official UK Rock/Metal charts are on the OCC website from 1994 but MRIB started to compile them back in mid 1982.
They were published in Sounds and its (then fortnightly) sister publication, Kerrang!
Sounds published the Top 20 singles and Top 30 albums but Kerrang! listed a full Top 30 singles and Top 40 albums.
I've most of the Kerrang! charts so I'll start to list the singles here. I'll list the albums too if there's enough interest.
The first chart was for 10 July 82 and published in Kerrang! Issue 20 (dated July 15-28)
10 July 82
01 For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [15]
02 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [22]
03 Heat of the Moment - Asia [52]
04 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
05 Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts [74]
06 Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
07 Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang [60]
08 She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
09 Fantasy - Aldo Nova
10 I Believe In You - Y&T
11 Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
12 Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
13 No More Lonely Nights - Saracen
14 Enough Is Enough - April Wine
15 In Europe EP - Meat Loaf
16 Caught Up In You - .38 Special
17 If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
18 Call Me - Diamond Head
19 Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
20 America - Berni Torme
21 That's the Way It Is - Uriah Heep
22 Still They Ride - Journey
23 Mayday - Santers
24 We Are Illegal - Don Dokken
25 All Right Now EP - Free
26 Maiden Japan - Iron Maiden
27 Spend the Night - Cheetah
28 Dancing in the Street - Van Halen
29 China White - Scorpions
30 This Man Is Mine - Heart
I've added national singles chart positions in [square brackets]
24 July 82
01(01) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [24]
02(02) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [23]
03(07) Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang [53]
04( - ) Can't Live Without You - Scorpions [63]
05(03) Heat Of The Moment - Asia [47]
06 ( - ) Losing My Grip - Samson [69]
07(19) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
08(04) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
09(05) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
10 ( - ) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
11 ( - ) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
12(17) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
13(11) Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
14(06) Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
15(08) She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
16(14) Enough Is Enough - April Wine
17(12) Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
18 ( - ) Keep the Fire Burning - REO Speedwagon
19 ( - ) Mony Mony - Gaskin
20(09) Fantasy - Aldo Nova
21(10) I Believe In You - Y&T
22(18) Call Me - Diamond Head
23(25) All Right Now EP - Free
24(26) Maiden Japan - Iron Maiden
25(23) Mayday - Santers
26(13) No More Lonely Nights - Saracen
27(27) Spend the Night - Cheetah
28(15) In Europe EP - Meatloaf
29(22) Still They Ride - Journey
30(20) America - Bernie Torme
7 Aug 82
01(07) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [29]
02(02) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [42]
03(01) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [59]
04(04) Can't Live Without You - Scorpions
05(06) Losing My Grip - Samson
06(03) Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang
07 ( - ) Ruff Cuts EP - Twisted Sister
08(12) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick [57]
09(05) Heat of the Moment - Asia
10 ( - ) American Woman - Krokus
11(09) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
12(10) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
13(08) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
14(11) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
15(13) Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
16(14) Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
17(18) Keep the Fire Burning - REO Speedwagon
18(17) Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
19 ( - ) No Point In Running - Black Rose
20(30) America - Bernie Torme
21(16) Enough Is Enough - April Wine
22(15) She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
23(19) Mony Mony - Gaskin
24(25) Mayday - Santers
25(20) Fantasy - Aldo Nova
26(23) All Right Now EP - Free
27(22) Call Me - Diamond Head
28(27) Spend the Night - Cheetah
29 ( - ) Hey Joe - Spirit
30 ( - ) Bound and Gagged - Ted Nugent
They were published in Sounds and its (then fortnightly) sister publication, Kerrang!
Sounds published the Top 20 singles and Top 30 albums but Kerrang! listed a full Top 30 singles and Top 40 albums.
I've most of the Kerrang! charts so I'll start to list the singles here. I'll list the albums too if there's enough interest.
The first chart was for 10 July 82 and published in Kerrang! Issue 20 (dated July 15-28)
10 July 82
01 For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [15]
02 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [22]
03 Heat of the Moment - Asia [52]
04 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
05 Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts [74]
06 Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
07 Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang [60]
08 She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
09 Fantasy - Aldo Nova
10 I Believe In You - Y&T
11 Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
12 Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
13 No More Lonely Nights - Saracen
14 Enough Is Enough - April Wine
15 In Europe EP - Meat Loaf
16 Caught Up In You - .38 Special
17 If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
18 Call Me - Diamond Head
19 Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
20 America - Berni Torme
21 That's the Way It Is - Uriah Heep
22 Still They Ride - Journey
23 Mayday - Santers
24 We Are Illegal - Don Dokken
25 All Right Now EP - Free
26 Maiden Japan - Iron Maiden
27 Spend the Night - Cheetah
28 Dancing in the Street - Van Halen
29 China White - Scorpions
30 This Man Is Mine - Heart
I've added national singles chart positions in [square brackets]
24 July 82
01(01) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [24]
02(02) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [23]
03(07) Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang [53]
04( - ) Can't Live Without You - Scorpions [63]
05(03) Heat Of The Moment - Asia [47]
06 ( - ) Losing My Grip - Samson [69]
07(19) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
08(04) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
09(05) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
10 ( - ) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
11 ( - ) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
12(17) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick
13(11) Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
14(06) Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
15(08) She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
16(14) Enough Is Enough - April Wine
17(12) Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
18 ( - ) Keep the Fire Burning - REO Speedwagon
19 ( - ) Mony Mony - Gaskin
20(09) Fantasy - Aldo Nova
21(10) I Believe In You - Y&T
22(18) Call Me - Diamond Head
23(25) All Right Now EP - Free
24(26) Maiden Japan - Iron Maiden
25(23) Mayday - Santers
26(13) No More Lonely Nights - Saracen
27(27) Spend the Night - Cheetah
28(15) In Europe EP - Meatloaf
29(22) Still They Ride - Journey
30(20) America - Bernie Torme
7 Aug 82
01(07) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [29]
02(02) Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd [42]
03(01) For Those About To Rock - AC/DC [59]
04(04) Can't Live Without You - Scorpions
05(06) Losing My Grip - Samson
06(03) Rendezvous - Tygers of Pan Tang
07 ( - ) Ruff Cuts EP - Twisted Sister
08(12) If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick [57]
09(05) Heat of the Moment - Asia
10 ( - ) American Woman - Krokus
11(09) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
12(10) Paranoid - Black Sabbath
13(08) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Rods
14(11) Who's Gonna Win the War - Hawklords
15(13) Sitting Pretty - Silverwing
16(14) Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
17(18) Keep the Fire Burning - REO Speedwagon
18(17) Big Guns - Rory Gallagher
19 ( - ) No Point In Running - Black Rose
20(30) America - Bernie Torme
21(16) Enough Is Enough - April Wine
22(15) She Don't Fool Me - Status Quo
23(19) Mony Mony - Gaskin
24(25) Mayday - Santers
25(20) Fantasy - Aldo Nova
26(23) All Right Now EP - Free
27(22) Call Me - Diamond Head
28(27) Spend the Night - Cheetah
29 ( - ) Hey Joe - Spirit
30 ( - ) Bound and Gagged - Ted Nugent
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