Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
The charts have finally come to a conclusion for 2022. Here are the debut and notable sales from December 30, 2022.
Notable Debuts:
Artist/Album: Feuerschwanz, Todsünden (Napalm Records)
Sold: 125
Notable Sales:
Artist/Album: Ghost, Impera (Loma Vista)
#: 28
Sold: 2425
Artist/Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Return Of The Dream Canteen (Warner)
#:41
Sold: 2000
Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, The Essential Foo Fighters (RCA)
#: 42
Sold: 1850
Artist/Album: Five Finger Death Punch, Afterlife (Better Noise Records)
#: 57
Sold: 1400
Artist/Album: Disturbed, Divisive (Warner)
#: 59
Sold: 1375
Artist/Album: Nickelback, Get Rollin’ (BMG)
#: 61
Sold: 1350
Artist/Album: Ozzy Osbourne, Patient Number 9 (Epic)
#: 66
Sold: 1325
Artist/Album: Slipknot, The End, So Far (Roadrunner)
#: 80
Sold: 1125
Artist/Album: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Laminated Denim (KGLW)
#: 108
Sold: 875
Artist/Album: I Prevail, True Power (Fearless Records)
#: 109
Sold: 870
Artist/Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love, (Warner)
#: 114
Sold: 815
Artist/Album: Turnstile, Glow On (Roadrunner)
#: 131
Sold: 700
Artist/Album: Shinedown, Planet Zero (Atlantic)
#: 153
Sold: 600
Artist/Album: Lamb of God, Omens (Epic)
#: 162
Sold: 575
Artist/Album: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushroom And Lava (KGLW)
#: 194
Sold: 475
Artist/Album: Halestorm, Back From The Dead (Atlantic)
#: 200
Sold: 450
Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian)
Sold: 250
Artist/Album: Knocked Loose, A Tear In The Fabric Of Life (Pure Noise)
Sold: 240
Artist/Album: Candlemass, Sweet Evil Sun (Napalm)
Sold: 215
Artist/Album: Epica, The Alchemy Project (Atomic Fire)
Sold: 200
Artist/Album: The Hu, Rumble Of Thunder (Better Noise)
Sold: 175
Artist/Album: Dorothy, Gifts From The Holy Ghost (Roc Nation)
Sold: 155
Artist/Album: The Damned, A Night Of A Thousand Vampires (EarMusic)
Sold: 150
Artist/Album: Darkthrone, Astral Fortress (Peaceville)
Sold: 145
Artist/Album: Heilung, Drif (Season of Mist)
Sold: 140
Artist/Album: Drudkh, All Belong To The Night (Season of Mist)
Sold: 130
Artist/Album: Exhumed, To The Dead (Relapse Records)
Sold: 128
Artist/Album: Blind Guardian, The God Machine (Nuclear Blast)
Sold: 120
Artist/ Album: Destroyer 666, Never Surrender (Season of Mist)
Sold: 115
Artist/Album: Avantasia, A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society (Nuclear Blast)
Sold: 110
Artist/Album: Undeath, It’s Time…To Rise From The Grave (Prosthetic Records)
Sold: 105
