Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We’re catching up with the month of June. Here are the notable debuts and sales from June 2nd, 2023, which was a big week for new releases including the new Foo Fighters and Avenged Sevenfold albums.
Notable Debuts:
Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, But Here We Are (RCA)
Debut #: 4
Sold: 54600
Artist/Album: Avenged Sevenfold, Life Is But A Dream… (Warner)
Debut #: 5
Sold: 28350
Artist/Album: Rancid, Tomorrow Never Comes (Epitaph)
Debut #: 9
Sold: 8475
Artist/Album: Rival Sons, Darkfighter (Atlantic)
Debut #: 30
Sold: 3525
Artist/Album: Buckcherry, Vol. 10 (Roundhill Records)
Debut #: 37
Sold: 2600
Artist/Album: Hollywood Vampires, Live In Rio (EarMusic)
Debut #: 38
Sold: 2575
Artist/Album: Gloryhammer, Return To The Kingdom Of Fife (Napalm Records)
Debut #: 65
Sold: 1475
Artist/Album: Thantifaxath, Hive Mind Narcosis (Dark Descent)
Debut #: 144
Sold: 525
Artist/Album: Pupil Slicer, Blossom (Prosthetic Records)
Debut #: 154
Sold: 470
Artist/Album: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Mindsets (Legacy Recordings)
Debut #: 163
Sold: 455
Artist/Album: DIETH, To Hell And Back (Napalm Records)
Debut #: 189
Sold: 375
Artist/Album: Necrofier, Burning Shadows In The Southern Night (Season of Mist)
Sold: 200
Artist/Album: Einar Solberg, 16 (Inside Out Music)
Sold: 175
Artist/Album: Omnium Gatherum, Slasher – EP (Century Media)
Sold: 170
Artist/Album: Myrkur, Ragnarok (Relapse)
Sold: 100
Notable Sales:
Artist/Album: Metallica, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)
#: 26
Sold: 4275
Artist/Album: Ghost, Phantomine (Loma Vista Recordings)
#: 32
Sold: 3415
Artist/Album: Sleep Token, Take Me Back To Eden (SpineFarm)
#: 43
Sold: 2400
Artist/Album: Def Leppard With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Drastic Symphonies
#: 60
Sold: 1550
Artist/Album: Fall Out Boy, So Much (For) Stardust (WEA/Fueled by Ramen)
#: 78
Sold: 1150
Artist/Album: Metal Church, Congregation Of Annihilation (Rat Pak Records)
#: 91
Sold: 975
Artist/Album: He Is Legend, Endless Hallway (Spinefarm)
#: 103
Sold: 875
Artist/Album: Tesla, Full Throttle Live (Tesla Electric Co)
#: 107
Sold: 775
Artist/Album: Periphery, Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre (3Dot Recordings)
#: 109
Sold: 760
Artist/Album: Ozzy Osbourne, Patient Number 9 (Epic)
#: 110
Sold: 750
Artist/Album: Depeche Mode, Memento Mori (Columbia)
#: 115
Sold: 680
Artist/Album: Clutch, Sunrise On Slaughter Beach (Weathermaker Music)
#: 122
Sold: 615
Artist/Album: Ghost, Impera (Loma Vista)
#: 123
Sold: 600
Artist/Album: Immortal, War Against All (Nuclear Blast)
#: 129
Sold: 585
Artist/Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Return Of The Dream Canteen (Warner)
#:136
Sold: 575
Artist/Album: Godsmack, Lighting Up The Sky (BMG)
#: 139
Sold: 555
Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, The Essential Foo Fighters (RCA)
#: 140
Sold: 550
Artist/Album: Pierce The Veil, The Jaws Of Life (Fearless Records)
#: 150
Sold: 500
Artist/Album: Smashing Pumpkins, Atum (Martha’s Music)
#: 153
Sold: 475
Artist/Album: Cattle Decapitation, Terrasite (Metal Blade)
#: 158
Sold: 460
Artist/Album: Disturbed, Divisive (Warner)
#: 174
Sold: 405
Artist/Album: Five Finger Death Punch, Afterlife (Better Noise Music)
#: 182
Sold: 400
Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian)
#: 189
Sold: 375
Artist/Album: Shinedown, Planet Zero (Atlantic)
#: 199
Sold: 355
Artist/Album: Frozen Soul, Glacial Domination (Century Media)
Sold: 305
Artist/Album: Incendiary, Change The Way You Think About Pain (Closed Casket Activities)
Sold: 300
Artist/Album: Currents, Death We Seek (Sharptone)
Sold: 170
Artist/Album: Knocked Loose, A Tear In The Fabric Of Life (Pure Noise)
Sold: 165
Artist/Album: Cloak, Black Flame Eternal (Season of Mist)
Sold: 160
Artist/Album: Vomitory, All Heads Are Gonna Roll (Metal Blade)
Sold: 150
Artist/Album: The Damned, Darkadelic (earMusic)
Sold: 130
Artist/Album: Heilung, Drif (Season of Mist)
Sold: 125
Artist/Album: The Hu, Rumble Of Thunder (Better Noise Records)
Sold: 105
