Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
I never really had a strong opinion about Van Halen and their various line-up rotations over the years. I know the bigger fans debate all the time about David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar or Michael Anthony vs. Wolfgang Van Halen. I can tell you one thing: in more recent years, Hagar and Anthony have been way busier than Van Halen, at least if we’re going by general output. Sammy Hagar & The Circle is the top debut this week along with 13 other debuts, which is pretty sizable. And since we got the full charts, you can see some of the info we didn’t have last week like chart positions for the new Amon Amarth album.
Notable Debuts:
Sammy Hagar & The Circle, This is the debut studio album from this group. It marks Sammy Hagar’s highest debut yet.
Whitesnake, Flesh & Blood (Frontiers)Debut #11
7,075 sold
Whitesnake’s 13th studio album managed to outdo its 2015 predecessor.
Defeater, This is the band’s fifth studio album.
Possessed, Revelations Of Oblivion (Nuclear Blast)Debut #59
1,775 sold
I know I posted these album last week, but those numbers were premature. This, for all intents and purposes, should be considered the album’s debut week.
Arch / Matheos, Winter Ethereal(Metal Blade Records)Debut #87
1,350 sold
This is the band’s second studio album and first in eight years.
My Epic, Violence (Facedown)Debut #108
1,125 sold
This is the band’s fourth album.
Danny Worsnop, Shades Of Blue (Sumerian)Debut #111
1,050 sold
This is Worsnop’s second solo album.
Spirit Adrift, This is the band’s second studio album.
Dreadnought, Emergence (Profound Lore)430 sold
This is the band’s fourth full-length.
Abnormality, Sociopathic Constructs (Metal Blade)360 sold
This is the band’s third studio album.
Idle Hands, Mana (Eisenwald)290 sold
This is the band’s debut album.
Inanimate Existence, Clockwork (The Artisan Era)180 sold
This is the band’s fifth album.
Warforged, I: Voice (The Artisan Era)170 sold
This is the band’s debut album.
Mental Cruelty, Infernis (Unique Leader)160 sold
This is the band’s second album.
Amon Amarth, A 72% drop in week two, but its still in the top 25.
Disturbed, 
Greta Van Fleet, A 33% boost.
I Prevail, 
A second week drop of 84%.
Mötley Crüe, The Dirt Soundtrack (Eleven Seven)#84 (from 74)
1,400 sold
A 9% drop.
Shinedown, A 2% boost.
Def Leppard, The Story So Far: The Best of Def Leppard (UMC)#144 (from 141)
790 sold
A 6% drop.
Five Finger Death Punch, A Decade Of Destruction(Prospect Park)
#145 (from 136)
780 sold
A 11% drop. This shares the same chart position and amount of sales as…
Five Finger Death Punch, And Justice For None (Prospect Park)
#145 (from 143)
780 sold
And both these albums have sold nearly the same amount of total units.
Godsmack, 
Godsmack, 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, 
Bring Me The Horizon, amo (RCA/Sony)#187 (re-entry)
570 sold
It’s been a hot minute since this popped up.
Devin Townsend, Empath (InsideOut)
#200 (from 183)
520 sold
This re-entered the charts last week.
Rival Sons, 
The Damned Things, 
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Flying Microtonal Banana (ATO)190 sold
A 46% boost following the debut of the band’s new album.
Tom Morello, The Atlas Underground (Mom + Pop Music)170 sold
A 51% boost back up.
