Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the notable debuts and sales from March 3, 2023.
Notable Debuts:
Artist/Album: Haken, Fauna (Inside Out Music)
Debut #: 28
Sold: 2115
Artist/Album: Enslaved, Heimdal (Nuclear Blast)
Debut #: 34
Sold: 1875
Artist/Album: Full Of Hell, Suffocating Hallucination (Closed Casket Activities)
Debut #: 37
Sold: 1775
Artist/Album: Entheos, Time Will Take Us All (Metal Blade)
Debut #: 125
Sold: 645
Artist/Album: Witch Ripper, The Flight After The Fall (Magnetic Eye)
Sold: 275
Notable Sales:
Artist/Album: Godsmack, Lighting Up The Sky (BMG)
#: 11
Sold: 5575
Artist/Album: Pierce The Veil, The Jaws Of Life (Fearless Records)
#: 51
Sold: 1415
Artist/Album: Steel Panther, On The Prowl (Steel Panther Inc)
#: 56
Sold: 1250
Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, The Essential Foo Fighters (RCA)
#: 57
Sold: 1230
Artist/Album: Ozzy Osbourne, Patient Number 9 (Epic)
#: 68
Sold: 1100
Artist/Album: Disturbed, Divisive (Warner)
#: 74
Sold: 1000
Artist/Album: Ghost, Impera (Loma Vista)
#: 81
Sold: 915
Note: Response to Twitter user @Whatz3rname, this marks a total of 166300…so far!
Artist/Album: Five Finger Death Punch, Afterlife (Better Noise Records)
#: 85
Sold: 900
Artist/Album: Slipknot, The End, So Far (Roadrunner)
#: 91
Sold: 815
Artist/Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Return Of The Dream Canteen (Warner)
#:103
Sold: 745
Note: Response to Twitter user @Whatz3rname, this marks a total of 101225…so far!
Artist/Album: In Flames, Foregone (Nuclear Blast)
#: 111
Sold: 700
Artist/Album: Rolling Stones, Grrr Live! (Mercury Studios)
#: 118
Sold: 675
Artist/Album: Avatar, Dance Devil Dance
#: 124
Sold: 650
Artist/Album: Turnstile, Glow On (Roadrunner)
#: 137
Sold: 615
Artist/Album: Nickelback, Get Rollin’ (BMG)
#: 140
Sold: 600
Artist/Album: Sanguisugabogg, Homicidal Ecstasy (Century Media)
#: 144
Sold: 585
Artist/Album: Shinedown, Planet Zero (Atlantic)
#: 150
Sold: 575
Artist/Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love, (Warner)
#: 179
Sold: 475
Note: Response to Twitter user @Whatz3rname, this marks a total of 193315…so far!
Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian)
Sold: 400
Artist/Album: Insomnium, Anno 1696 (Century Media Records)
Sold: 385
Artist/Album: The Hu, Rumble Of Thunder (Better Noise)
Sold: 250
Artist/Album: Electric Callboy, Tekkno (Century Media)
Sold: 225
Artist/Album: Katatonia, Sky Void Of Stars (Napalm Records)
Sold: 225
Artist/Album: Delain, Dark Waters (Napalm Records)
Sold: 175
Artist/Album: Ulthar, Anthronomicon (20 Buck Spin)
Sold: 165
Artist/Album: Knocked Loose, A Tear In The Fabric Of Life (Pure Noise)
Sold: 160
Artist/Album: Sleep Token, This Place Will Become Your Tomb (Spinefarm)
Sold: 150
Artist/Album: Ulthar, Helionomicon (20 Buck Spin)
Sold: 145
Artist/Album: VV, Neon Noir (Spinefarm)
Sold: 140
