Most weeks on the UK albums chart for a rock album by a solo artist

At the time of his death on 20 January 2022, Bat out of Hell by Meat Loaf (USA, b. Marvin Lee Aday) had spent 522 weeks in the Top 100 of the UK’s Official Albums Chart, including 59 and 249 weeks, respectively, in the Top 20 and Top 40. Released in 1977, Bat out of Hell spawned the hit singles “You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)” and “Two out of Three Ain’t Bad” in addition to the title track. The album peaked at No.9 on 22 August 1981 and again on 13-20 April 2013, on its way to an incredible 54 separate UK chart runs between 11 March 1978 and 26 July 2018.

Albums by ABBA (Gold – Greatest Hits; 1,029 weeks), Bob Marley & The Wailers (Legend – The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers; 1,013), Queen (Greatest Hits; 981), Fleetwood Mac (Rumours; 924), Pink Floyd (The Dark Side of the Moon; 545), Michael Jackson (Number Ones; 531) and Oasis ((What’s the Story) Morning Glory?; 524) had spent more weeks on the UK’s Official Albums Chart than Bat out of Hell as of 27 January 2022.