Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We’re back! The best way to return is with Metal By Numbers! Here are the notable debuts and sales from April 21st through May 26th.
May 26, 2023 Releases:
Notable Debuts:
Artist/Album: Metal Church, Congregation Of Annihilation (Rat Pak Records)
Debut #: 19
Sold: 4625
Artist/Album: Immortal, War Against All (Nuclear Blast)
Debut #: 31
Sold: 2300
Artist/Album: Incendiary, Change The Way You Think About Pain (Closed Casket Activities)
Debut #: 32
Sold: 2250
Artist/Album: Cloak, Black Flame Eternal (Season of Mist)
Debut #: 115
Sold: 530
Artist/Album: Vomitory, All Heads Are Gonna Roll (Metal Blade)
Debut #: 130
Sold: 475
Artist/Album: Sirenia, 1977 (Napalm Records)
Debut #: 184
Sold: 350
Artist/Album: Arrival Of Autumn, Kingdom Undone (Nuclear Blast)
Sold: 100
Notable Sales:
Artist/Album: Ghost, Phantomine (Loma Vista Recordings)
#: 14
Sold: 5175
Artist/Album: Metallica, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)
#: 20
Sold: 4600
Artist/Album: Sleep Token, Take Me Back To Eden (SpineFarm)
#: 22
Sold: 4,000
Artist/Album: Fall Out Boy, So Much (For) Stardust (WEA/Fueled by Ramen)
#: 60
Sold: 1175
Artist/Album: Ghost, Impera (Loma Vista)
#: 82
Sold: 775
Artist/Album: Depeche Mode, Memento Mori (Columbia)
#: 90
Sold: 675
Artist/Album: Cattle Decapitation, Terrasite (Metal Blade)
#: 94
Sold: 650
Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, The Essential Foo Fighters (RCA)
#: 99
Sold: 615
Artist/Album: Pierce The Veil, The Jaws Of Life (Fearless Records)
#: 101
Sold: 600
Artist/Album: Smashing Pumpkins, Atum (Martha’s Music)
#: 110
Sold: 550
Artist/Album: Godsmack, Lighting Up The Sky (BMG)
#: 120
Sold: 525
Artist/Album: Ozzy Osbourne, Patient Number 9 (Epic)
#: 130
Sold: 475
Artist/Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Return Of The Dream Canteen (Warner)
#:136
Sold: 450
Artist/Album: Disturbed, Divisive (Warner)
#: 159
Sold: 400
Artist/Album: Overkill, Scorched (Nuclear Blast)
#: 165
Sold: 380
Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian)
#: 168
Sold: 375
Artist/Album: Shinedown, Planet Zero (Atlantic)
#: 175
Sold: 355
Artist/Album: Amity Affliction, Not Without My Ghosts (Pure Noise Records)
#: 193
Sold: 325
Artist/Album: Currents, Death We Seek (Sharptone)
Sold: 205
Artist/Album: VNV Nation, Electric Sun (Metropolis Records)
Sold: 200
Artist/Album: The Damned, Darkadelic (earMusic)
Sold: 175
Artist/Album: Enforced, War Remains (Century Media)
Sold: 150
Artist/Album: Dave Lombardo, Rites Of Percussion (Ipecac Recordings)
Sold: 145
Artist/Album: Thulcandra, Hail The Abyss (Napalm Records)
Sold: 125
Artist/Album: Archetypes Collide, Archetypes Collide (Fearless Records)
Sold: 115
Artist/Album: Burning Witches, The Dark Tower (Napalm Records)
Sold: 110
Artist/Album: Knocked Loose, A Tear In The Fabric Of Life (Pure Noise)
Sold: 110
