Here’s a look at Metallica’s five albums in the top 10 in best-selling album sales, along with a sixth that didn’t hit the region, but is in 15th. Almost all sales of each title are from its vinyl editions.
Title; Classification; Total copies sold in all formats (win)
Metallica; No. 3; 10,000 (up 383%)
Ride the Lightning; No. 4; 9,700 (617% increase)
… And Justice for all; Number 5; 9,400 (776% increase)
Puppet master; No. 7; 8,100 (1,102% increase)Kill them all; No. 8; 8,000 (917% increase)
Connected … for self-destruction; reentry in No. 15; 5,500 (2,433% increase)
The last act to have five of the top 10 in the Top Sales album was Prince, after his death in 2016, when he claimed half the region on the list dated May 14, 2016.
Metallica also has six of the top ten on the vinyl album chart dated February 13 – the third time an act has occupied six of the top ten. This happened previously on March 19, 2016 (David Bowie) and December 1, 2012 (The Beatles). Back to the top album sales chart, Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: the double album it is stable in first place for a third non-consecutive week, with 25,000 units sold (an increase of 102%).
Grateful Dead’s Dave’s Picks, Volume 37: College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA debut in position 2 (21,000). On the Billboard 200, the new Dead set starts at 19th – the group’s 105th entry and largest set of graphics since 2014 Dave’s Picks, Volume 10: Thelma, Los Angeles, CA: 12/12/69 debuted and reached position 17 in the table dated May 17, 2014.
New Weezer album Ok human reaches the 6th position in sales of best-selling albums, with 9,000 units sold, marking the band’s 12th top 10 in the count. Weezer’s first top 10 came with his second self-titled album (also known as the green album) almost 20 years ago, on the list dated June 2, 2001 (where he debuted and reached 4th position).
THE Now 77 The compilation of hits starts at the ninth position in the sales of best-selling albums, with 8,000 units sold – the best sales week This is what I call music album since Now 73 bowed to 11,000 (chart of February 8, 2020).
Harry Styles’ Thin line closes the top 10, dropping 3-10 with 8,000 (down 1%).