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 Amazon. Now 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