Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Metal By Numbers is back! We appreciate your patience during a brief hiatus. The past few months have been exceptionally busy, leading to some delays. We are excited to share an extensive list of albums that debuted in the latter part of 2023. As we head into 2024, we are committed to reinstating a more consistent and timely schedule, ensuring you receive the latest metal by numbers without further interruptions. Let’s dive into and see where albums have debuted in charts from October 6th through December 1st. Order links provided by Amazon and/or Bandcamp!
December 1, 2023:
Notable Debuts:
Artist/Album: Full Of Hell & Nothing, When No Birds Sang (Closed Casket Activities)
Debut #: 49
Sold: 2600
Artist/Album: Cobra Spell, 666 (Napalm Records)
Debut #: 198
Sold: 500
Artist/Album: Codeseven, Go Let It In (Equal Vision)
Sold: 450
Notable Sales:
Artist/Album: Rolling Stones, Hackney Diamonds (Interscope)
#: 15
Sold: 9615
Artist/Album: Blink-182, One More Time… (Columbia Records)
#: 55
Sold: 2225
Artist/Album: Aerosmith, Greatest Hits (2023) (Capitol)
#: 59
Sold: 2010
Artist/Album: Metallica, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)
#: 68
Sold: 1675
Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, But Here We Are (RCA)
#: 74
Sold: 1450
Artist/Album: Spiritbox, The Fear Of Fear (Rise Records)
#: 83
Sold: 1250
Artist/Album: Sleep Token, Take Me Back To Eden (SpineFarm)
#: 97
Sold: 1075
Artist/Album: Fleetwood Mac, Rumours Live (Rhino)
#: 123
Sold: 850
Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, The Essential Foo Fighters (RCA)
#: 151
Sold: 675
Artist/Album: Guns N’ Roses, Greatest Hits
#: 152
Sold: 650
Artist/Album: Doors, Live In Bakersfield (Elektra)
#: 170
Sold: 575
Note: Record Store Day Black Friday Release
Artist/Album: Avenged Sevenfold, Life Is But A Dream… (Warner)
#: 172
Sold: 555
Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian Records)
#: 173
Sold: 550
Artist/Album: Bush, Loaded: The Greatest Hits (Round Hill)
#: 177
Sold: 530
Artist/Album: Staind, Confessions of the Fallen (BMG)
#: 185
Sold: 525
Artist/Album: Queens Of The Stone Age, In Times New Roman… (Matador)
#: 190
Sold: 515
Artist/Album: Dirty Honey, Can’t Find The Brakes (Dirt Records)
Sold: 480
Artist/Album: Worm, Dream Unending, Starpath (20 Buck Spin)
Sold: 445
Artist/Album: Dying Fetus, Make Them Beg For Death (Relapse Records)
Sold: 245
Artist/Album: Suffocation, Hymns From The Apocrypha (Nuclear Blast)
Sold: 240
Artist/Album: Tomb Mold, The Enduring Spirit (20 Buck Spin)
Sold: 215
Artist/Album: Nita Strauss, The Call Of The Void (Sumerian Records)
Sold: 210
Artist/Album: Duff McKagan, Lighthouse (BFD)
Sold: 200
Artist/Album: Dayseeker, Dark Sun (Spinefarm)
Sold: 150
Artist/Album: Incantation, Unholy Deification (Relapse Records)
Sold: 140
Artist/Album: Myrkur, Spine (Relapse)
Sold: 140
Artist/Album: Orbit Culture, Descent ( Seek & Strike LLC)
Sold: 140
Artist/Album: Sadus, Shadow Inside (Nuclear Blast)
Sold: 135
Artist/Album: Polaris, Fatalism (Sharptone)
Sold: 135
Artist/Album: Broadside, Hotel Bleu (Sharptone)
Sold: 130
Artist/Album: KK’s Priest, The Sinner Rides Again (Napalm Records)
Sold: 128
Artist/Album: The Hu, Rumble Of Thunder (Better Noise Records)
Sold: 125
