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. This column was delayed longer than expected due to a medical issue and subsequent procedure. However, we’re pleased to announce that Metal By Numbers is back on track! We appreciate your patience, and we’re committed to returning to our regular weekly schedule. Thank you for your understanding. Here is an extensive look in charts for the first quarter of 2024, from January 19 through April 5, 2024. Remember to check out our weekly New & Noteworthy column, sharing new releases and playlists for each month!
April 05, 2024:
Notable Debuts:
Artist/Album: ERRA,Cure (UNFD)
Debut #: 36
Sold: 1975
Artist/Album: Ingested, The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams (Metal Blade)
Debut #: 87
Sold: 725
Artist/Album: Alpha Wolf, Half Living Things (NuclearBlast)
Debut #: 101
Sold: 620
Artist/Album: Bayside, There Are Worse Things Than Being Alive (Hopeless Records)
Debut #: 103
Sold: 615
Artist/Album: Witch Vomit, Funeral Sanctum (20 Buck Spin)
Debut #: 112
Sold: 550
Artist/Album: Strung Out, Dead Rebellion (Fat Wreck Chords)
Debut #: 115
Sold: 530
Artist/Album: Libertines, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (Casablanca)
Debut #: 120
Sold: 520
Artist/Album: Korpiklaani, Rankarumpu (NuclearBlast)
Sold: 250
Artist/Album: Funeral Leech, The Illusion Of Time
Sold: 160
Notable Sales:
Artist/Album: Judas Priest, Invincible Shield (Epic)
#: 49
Sold: 1250
Artist/Album: Black Crowes, Happiness Bastards (Silver Arrow Records)
#: 54
Sold: 1175
Artist/Album: Green Day, Saviors (RepriseRecords)
#: 75
Sold: 850
Artist/Album: Rolling Stones, Hackney Diamonds (Geffen)
#: 89
Sold: 700
Artist/Album: Sleep Token, Take Me Back To Eden (Spinefarm)
#: 91
Sold: 675
Artist/Album: Aerosmith, Greatest Hits (2023) (Capitol Records)
#: 100
Sold: 625
Artist/Album: Sum 41, Heaven :X: Hell (Rise Records)
#: 101
Sold: 620
Artist/Album: Metallica, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)
#: 133
Sold: 460
Artist/Album: Foreigner, Farewell – The Very Best Of Foreigner
#: 153
Sold: 375
Artist/Album: Ace Frehley, 10,000 Volts (MNRK Heavy)
#: 167
Sold: 330
Artist/Album: Rolling Stones, Live At The Wiltern (Mercury Studios)
#: 181
Sold: 305
Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian Records)
#: 182
Sold: 300
Artist/Album: Blink-182, One More Time… (Columbia Records)
#: 182
Sold: 300
Artist/Album: Boundaries, Death Is Little More (3Dot Recordings)
Sold: 200
Artist/Album: Movements, RUCKUS! (Fearless Records)
Sold: 175
Artist/Album: Cock Sparrer, Hand On Heart (Pirates Press Records)
Sold:165
Artist/Album: Zakk Sabbath, Doomed Forever Forever Doomed (Magnetic Eye)
Sold: 160
Artist/Album: Mick Mars, The Other Side Of Mars
Sold: 130
Artist/Album: Coffins, Sinister Oath (Relapse Records)
Sold: 120
Artist/Album: Chelsea Wolfe, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She (Loma Vista Recordings)
Sold: 115
Artist/Album: Sleep Theory, Paper Hearts (Epitaph)
Sold: 100
Artist/Album: Alestorm, Voyage Of The Dead Marauder (Napalm Records)
Sold: 95
