Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Notable Sales:
Metallica, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct (Blackened)
#6 (from 5)
34,300 sold
Metallica are still raking it in with over 500,000 sold. Oh yeah, and the Black Album sold another 6,700 copies this week.
Nine Inch Nails, Not the Actual Events (The Null Corporation)
#11 (from 20)
26,200 sold
The top 20 is a solid debut for an EP, but getting a 17% boost in the second week is maybe more impressive.
Avenged Sevenfold, The Stage (Capitol)
#56 (from 72)
7,400 sold
The band is likely pleased that this is selling well over their unauthorized greatest hits comp from Warner Bros. It should cross 150,000 sold next week.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (Rhino Atlantic)
#69 (from 41)
6,400 sold
Christmas is over, so the amount of people who wanted this album dropped by 50%.
Skillet, Unleashed (Atlantic)
#84 (from 103)
5,150 sold
Over 150,000 sold.
Disturbed, Immortalized (Reprise)
#102 (from 104)
4,300 sold
Over 70 weeks on the charts with over 530,000 sold.
Korn, The Serenity of Suffering (Roadrunner)
#114 (from 130)
3,775 sold
Ten weeks on with over 100,000 sold.
Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six (Prospect Park)
#117 (from 157)
3,750 sold
A 17% boost is another drop in the proverbial bucket. They’ll have a new album out this year too.
I Prevail, Lifelines (Fearless)
#140 (from 178)
3,100 sold
A 20% boost is lively.
Highly Suspect, The Boy Who Died Wolf (300 Entertainment)
#152 (from 184)
2,650
A 30% boost after dropping off last week.
Shinedown, Threat To Survival (Atlantic)
#193 (re-entry)
2,000 sold
This re-enters the charts once again.
Nails, You Will Never Be One of Us (Nuclear Blast)
360 sold
A 77% boost. Nailed it. Did the album’s inclusion on year end polls result in a boost for the band, or angry kids spending Christmas gift cards?
Amaranthe, Maximalism (Spinefarm)
290 sold
A boost of 11%.
Epica, The Holographic Principle (Nuclear Blast)
280 sold
This dropped off last week, but is now up 36%.
Gemini Syndrome, Memento Mori (Another Century)
270 sold
A 21% drop, but over 13,000 sold.
Rival Sons, Hollow Bones (Earache)
250 sold
A 13% boost.
Red Sun Rising, Polyester Zeal (Razor & Tie)
240 sold
Wage War, Blueprints (Fearless)
240 sold
A 63% boost back up.
Khemmis, Hunted (20 Buck Spin)
210 sold
Looks like this is picking up some “Best of 2016” numbers.
Vektor, Terminal Redux (Earache) 600 sold
190 sold
A 71% boost. These new listeners are going to be real disappointed when they hear about the band’s current status.
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