Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by AmazonNow we will see charts from 2024, starting with January 5, 2024 releases. 2023 is officially wrapped, and you can check out our wrap ups here. We also compiled a number of tours to look forward to this year, which you can check out at this location. Remember to check out our weekly New & Noteworthy column, sharing new releases and playlists for each month!

 

Notable Debuts:

 

Artist/Album: Puscifer, Global Probing, Live From Prescott

Debut #: 130

Sold: 315

 

 

 

Notable Sales:

 

Artist/Album: Rolling Stones, Hackney Diamonds (Interscope)

#: 20

Sold: 2425

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Aerosmith, Greatest Hits (2023) (Capitol)

#: 41

Sold: 1125

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Sleep Token, Take Me Back To Eden (SpineFarm)

#: 48

Sold: 925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Blink-182, One More Time… (Columbia Records)

#: 62

Sold: 725

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Metallica, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)

#: 66

Sold: 675

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, But Here We Are (RCA)

#: 101

Sold: 400

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Fleetwood Mac, Rumours Live (Rhino)

#: 105

Sold: 375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Greta Van Fleet, Starcatcher (Lava/Republic)

#: 115

Sold: 350

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Guns N’ Roses, Greatest Hits

#: 119

Sold: 345

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Staind, Confessions of the Fallen(BMG)

#: 121

Sold: 330

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Thirty Seconds To Mars, It’s The End Of The World But It’s A Beautiful Day (Concord Records)

#: 125

Sold: 325

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Spiritbox, The Fear Of Fear (Rise Records)

#: 125

Sold: 325

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, The Essential Foo Fighters (Legacy Recordings)

#: 157

Sold: 250

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Ghost, Phantomime (Loma Vista)

#: 168

Sold: 225

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Pink Floyd, The Dark Side Of The Moon – Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974

#: 172

Sold: 215

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Fall Out Boy, So Much (For) Stardust (WEA/Fueled by Ramen)

#: 183

Sold: 205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Avenged Sevenfold, Life Is But A Dream… (Warner)

#: 187

Sold: 200

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Beartooth, The Surface (Red Bull Records)

#: 189

Sold: 195

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian Records)

#: 196

Sold: 190

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Dirty Honey, Can’t Find The Brakes (Dirt Records)

Sold: 150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Full Of Hell & Nothing, When No Birds Sang (Closed Casket Activities) 

Sold: 145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Sleep Theory, Paper Hearts

Sold: 140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Tomb Mold, The Enduring Spirit (20 Buck Spin)

Sold: 125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: KK’s Priest, The Sinner Rides Again (Napalm Records)

Sold: 120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Dying Fetus, Make Them Beg For Death (Relapse Records)

Sold: 115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Dayseeker, Dark Sun(Spinefarm)

Sold: 110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Power Trip, Live In Seattle

Sold: 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Wayfarer, American Gothic (Profound Lore)

Sold: 90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Rival Sons, Lightbringer (Atlantic)

Sold: 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Theocracy, Mosaic (Atomic Fire)

Sold: 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Currents, Death We Seek (Sharptone Records)

Sold: 80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Green Lung, This Heathen Land (Nuclear Blast)

Sold: 75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Orbit Culture, Descent (Seek & Strike LLC)

Sold: 70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: The Hu, Rumble Of Thunder (Better Noise Records)

Sold: 65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Polaris, Fatalism (Sharptone Records)

Sold: 60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist/Album: Suffocation, Hymns From The Apocrypha (Nuclear Blast)

Sold: 55