Metal By Numbers 11/13: The charts have something left to love

by | Nov 13, 2019 | Metal By Numbers | 0 comments

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
 
Last week, I was slapping my hand to my forehead over the realization that we’re entering a new decade. It might not sound like too big of a deal, but in addition to putting together a Best of 2019 list, now I have to go back and round up what I think was the best music out of the whole decade. It’s kind of daunting, not least of all because I know there’s so much music out there I haven’t experienced yet, so I have no idea what gems I’ll end up stumbling over when everyone ends up putting out best of the decade lists. But I’ve been enjoying going back and listening to albums that I haven’t heard in a while to make sure they’re still good. For the most part they are, and that makes me happy.
 
 
Notable Debuts:
 
Counterparts, Nothing Left To Love (Pure Noise)
Debut #11
7,025 sold
 
The band’s sixth album is its highest charting to date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nile, Vile Nilotic Rites (Nuclear Blast)
Debut #52
1,975 sold
 
This charted higher, sold lower than its predecessor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fire From The Gods, American Sun (E7)
Debut #61
1,700 sold
 
This is the band’s third album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Black Stone Cherry, Black To Blues Vol. 2 (Mascot)
Debut #85
1,325 sold
 
This is the band’s second covers EP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stray From The Path, Internal Atomics (UNFD)
Debut #89
1,250 sold
 
This is the band’s ninth album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Angel Witch, Angel Of Light (Metal Blade)
Debut #28
570 sold
 
The band’s fifth album and its first in seven years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cannabis Corpse, Nug So Vile (Season Of Mist)
560 sold
 
This is the band’s sixth album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Voyager, Colours In The Sun (Season Of Mist)
460 sold
 
This is the band’s seventh album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vanden Plas, The Ghost Xperiment: Awakening (Frontiers)
400 sold
 
This is the band’s ninth album with a followup planned for release next year.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frail Body, A Brief Memoriam (Deathwish Inc.)
360 sold
 
This is the band’s debut album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Ferrymen, A New Evil (Frontiers)
300 sold
 
This is the band’s second album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Silvertomb, Edge Of Existence (Long Branch)
260 sold
 
This is the band’s debut album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Novembers Doom, Nephilim Grove (Prophecy)
250 sold
 
This is the band’s eleventh album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notable Sales:
 
Tool, Fear Inoculum (Tool Dissectional LLC/Volcano)
#23 (from 20)
4,000 sold
 
A 26% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody(Hollywood)
#34 (from 42)
2,525 sold
 
A 4% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alter Bridge, Walk The Sky(Napalm)
#59 (from 35)
1,775 sold
 
A 39% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bad Wolves, N.A.T.I.O.N. (Eleven Seven)
#65 (from 17)
1,650 sold
 
A 75% second week drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Slipknot, We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner)
#70 (from #62)
1,550 sold
 
A drop of 8%.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KoRn, The Nothing (Roadrunner)
#90 (from 77)
1,250 sold
 
A 14% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saint Asonia, Flawed Design (Spinefarm)
#97 (from 21)
1,150 sold
 
A 76% drop in week two.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norma Jean, All Hail(Solid State)
#98 (from 29)
1,150 sold
 
A second week drop of 70%.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Skillet, Victorious(Atlantic)
#126 (from 87)
940 sold
 
A 22% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alcest, Spiritual Instinct (Nuclear Blast)
#128 (from 74)
910 sold
 
A 40% drop in week two.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disturbed, Evolution(Warner Bros.)
#134 (from 171)
870 sold
 
A 34% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BABYMETAL, Metal Galaxy(BABYMETAL Records)
#143 (from 111)
800 sold
 
A 17% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jinjer, Macro(Napalm)
#148 (from 24)
780 sold
 
A drop of 82% in week two.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Greatest Hits(Sony Legacy)
#153 (from 153)
760 sold
 
This holds the same chart position as last week.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Hu, The Gereg(Eleven Seven)
#164 (from 112)
720 sold
 
A 24% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greta Van Fleet, Anthem of the Peaceful Army (Lava/Republic)
#177 (from 190)
650 sold
 
A 9% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lacuna Coil, Black Anima (Century Media)
#178 (from 137)
650 sold
 
A 21% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Godsmack, Icon(Republic)
#180 (from 180)
650 sold
 
A 9% boost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fit For An Autopsy, The Sea Of Tragic Beasts (Nuclear Blast)
510 sold
 
A second week drop of 87%.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Awake At Last, The Change(Outlerloop)
500 sold
 
A whopping 169% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rob Halford With Family & Friends, Celestial(Legacy)
420 sold
 
A 5% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1349, The Infernal Pathway (Season Of Mist)
280 sold
 
A 16% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leprous, Pitfalls (InsideOut)
280 sold
 
A 68% drop in week two.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gatecreeper, Deserted (Relapse)
260 sold
 
A 31% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal Waste, The Last Rager EP n(Nuclear Blast)
190 sold
 
A 21% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vastum, Orificial Purge (20 Buck Spin)
180 sold
 
A 69% drop in week two.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chelsea Wolfe, Birth of Violence(Sargent House)
180 sold
 
A 17% boost.