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Forbes
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Metallica Fans Turn Multiple Classic Albums Into Bestsellers Again
Metallica's Master of Puppets and self-titled release reenter Billboard's Top Album Sales chart ... More after Record Store Day releases disappear. HELSINKI, FINLAND - JUNE 7: James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on June 7, 2024 in Helsinki, Finland.(Photo by Venla Shalin/Redferns) Last week was huge for album sales in the United States, as Record Store Day preceded the tracking period. Dozens of musicians and bands participated, dropping new albums, live sets, and special editions of popular projects on collectible vinyl. The promotion encouraged fans to visit local shops, support small businesses, and pick up a limited edition release. The week after Record Store Day, the Billboard charts are typically filled with these one-off titles, which often debut high and then quickly vanish. The effects of the music industry initiative are largely gone from the rankings this period, as many classics and continual bestsellers make their way back onto various tallies. Several superstars return to multiple rankings, particularly those based on pure purchases. One of the biggest winners is Metallica, as a pair of the band's full-lengths reappear on the Top Album Sales chart. The list only accounts for pure purchases, and the fact that multiple releases from the act – none of which are new – sold well enough to appear on this roster again underlines the hard rock outfit's appeal. Of the two re-entries, Master of Puppets ranks higher, landing at No. 42 with a little more than 2,200 pure sales, according to Luminate. The self-titled Metallica narrowly makes the cut, appearing at No. 50 with approximately 2,100 copies sold across the U.S. Both albums actually experienced a slight dip in pure sales — less than 5% — from the prior frame. But thanks to a less competitive landscape this week, there was more room for these kinds of longstanding releases to return, even without sales increases. Master of Puppets only appears on the Top Album Sales chart, while Metallica is performing well enough to appear on multiple rankings this week. The self-titled effort climbs to No. 11 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, No. 42 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums roster, and it ascends on the Billboard 200 from No. 187 to No. 170. Between the two, Metallica is the higher-rising and longer-charting release on the Top Album Sales list. It has previously reached No. 1 and has now spent 738 weeks on the ranking. Master of Puppets, meanwhile, has racked up 219 total appearances and peaked at No. 7.
Forbes
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Metallica's ‘Enter Sandman' Helps The Band Reach A Never-Before-Seen Milestone
Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' has now spent an incredible 750 weeks on the Official Rock & Metal ... [+] Singles chart, solidifying its status as the band's longest-running U.K. hit. HELSINKI, FINLAND - JUNE 7: James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on June 7, 2024 in Helsinki, Finland.(Photo by Venla Shalin/Redferns) Metallica's catalog contains some of the most successful hard rock songs of all time. While the group has scored numerous bestselling hits in the United Kingdom throughout the decades, one track stands out as not just the most successful in many regards, but also the longest-running on one chart that the Grammy winners know very well. 'Enter Sandman' is Metallica's only hit in the United Kingdom this week. Sometimes, the group fills multiple spots with several beloved songs and a number of popular albums. This frame is a quiet one for the superstars, though even during its tamest periods, Metallica still manages to do what few before have managed. 'Enter Sandman' keeps on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart this week. It declines one spot to No. 15, but the number of frames it has spent on the tally is worthy of note. As of this period, 'Enter Sandman' has spent 750 weeks on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart. That means it has stood out as one of the 40 bestselling tunes in rock, metal, hard rock, and other closely related subgenres throughout the U.K., one of the world's most important music markets, for 750 terms. That's a nearly incomprehensible level of popularity and longevity that few artists could muster. 'Enter Sandman' is far and away Metallica's longest-running hit on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart. It doesn't quite double the length of time that 'Nothing Else Matters' has spent on the same list, but it's not far away from doing so. So far, 'Nothing Else Matters' has collected 416 stays on the tally and will likely add to that sum again. Three other Metallica classics have racked up triple-digit stays on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart. 'Mama Said' ranks third in the group's discography with 143 weeks. 'The Unforgiven II' and 'Whiskey in the Jar' come next, with 135 and 109 turns, respectively. Metallica may only claim just one 750-week charter, but several other tunes by different acts have managed to hold on for just as long, if not significantly longer, on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart. The No. 1 bestseller this time around is 'Iris' by the Goo Goo Dolls, which is now up to 925 turns on the tally. A number of other tracks, like Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now,' Linkin Park's 'Numb,' Guns N' Roses' 'Sweet Child O' Mine,' and Evanescence's 'Bring Me to Life,' which all still live inside the top 10, have already passed 800 stints on the ranking.
