Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by Amazon. As of last week, this column is officially back to it’s weekly updates. Take a look and see how releases from April 12th debuted in charts along with some notable sales. Remember to check out our weekly New & Noteworthy column, sharing new releases and playlists for each month!

April 12, 2024:

Notable Debuts:

Artist/Album: Linkin Park, Papercuts (Warner)
Debut #: 2
Sold: 20550

Artist/Album: Eagles, To The Limit: The Essential Collection (Elektra)
Debut #: 8
Sold: 7000

Artist/Album: Blue Oyster Cult, Ghost Stories (Frontiers)
Debut #: 18
Sold: 3100

Artist/Album: Eidola, Eviscerate (Rise Records)
Debut #: 35
Sold: 1730

Artist/Album: Necrot, Lifeless Birth (Tankcrimes)
Debut #: 39
Sold: 1615

Artist/Album: Tyr, Battle Ballads (Metal Blade)
Debut #: 88
Sold: 610

Artist/Album: Imminence, The Black (Independent)
Debut #: 115
Sold: 430

Artist/Album: Heavy Temple, Garden of Heathens (Magnetic Eye)
Debut #: 135
Sold: 360

Artist/Album: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Challengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Debut #: 169
Sold: 275

Artist/Album:Benighted, Ekbom (Season Of Mist)
Debut #: 194
Sold: 250

Artist/Album: Vulture, Sentinels (Metal Blade)
Sold: 200

Artist/Album: Northlane, Mirror’s Edge (Worldeater)
Sold: 175

Artist/Album: Greyhaven, Stereo Grief (Solid State Records)
Sold: 80

Notable Sales:

Artist/Album: Black Keys, Ohio Players (Nonesuch)
#: 40
Sold: 1550

Artist/Album: Judas Priest, Invincible Shield (Epic)
#: 56
Sold: 1000

Artist/Album: Green Day, Saviors (RepriseRecords)
#: 67
Sold: 800

Artist/Album: Aerosmith, Greatest Hits (2023) (Capitol Records)
#: 77
Sold: 700

Artist/Album: Sleep Token, Take Me Back To Eden (Spinefarm)
#: 82
Sold: 650

Artist/Album: Rolling Stones, Hackney Diamonds (Geffen)
#: 91
Sold: 600

Artist/Album: Metallica, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)
#: 128
Sold: 380

Artist/Album: Metalocalypse, Dethklok, Dethalbum IV (Adult Swim)
#: 141
Sold: 350

Artist/Album: Foreigner, Farewell – The Very Best Of Foreigner
#: 155
Sold: 315

Artist/Album: Sum 41, Heaven :X: Hell (Rise Records)
#: 161
Sold: 300

Artist/Album: Blink-182, One More Time… (Columbia Records)
#: 168
Sold: 280

Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian Records)
#: 171
Sold: 270

Artist/Album: Ace Frehley, 10,000 Volts (MNRK Heavy)
#: 192
Sold: 255

Artist/Album: ERRA,Cure (UNFD)
Sold: 225

Artist/Album: Alpha Wolf, Half Living Things (NuclearBlast)
Sold: 180

Artist/Album: Movements, RUCKUS! (Fearless Records)
Sold: 150

Artist/Album: Libertines, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (Casablanca)
Sold: 145

Artist/Album: Enterprise Earth, Death: An Anthology (MNRK Heavy)
Sold: 130

Artist/Album: Witch Vomit, Funeral Sanctum (20 Buck Spin)
Sold: 125

Artist/Album: Sleep Theory, Paper Hearts (Epitaph)
Sold: 115

Artist/Album: Zakk Sabbath, Doomed Forever Forever Doomed (Magnetic Eye)
Sold: 110

Artist/Album: Ingested, The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams (Metal Blade)
Sold: 100

Artist/Album: Crown The Empire, Dogma (Rise Records)
Sold: 75