Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the notable debuts and sales from March 31st, April 7th, and 14th. For the April 14th date, it is noteworthy that the Billboard Top 200 chart incorporates streaming figures. However, the physical and digital sales of Metallica’s latest album, 72 Seasons, have revealed that it achieved the top spot. The legitimacy of Metal Insider’s reporting of physical sales figures over streaming statistics that may need to be more accurate or emphasized depends on the method used to calculate album or streaming sales. Furthermore, it is crucial to consider that the streaming count provided in Billboard’s Top 200 chart does not include the numerous YouTube streams available through various video formats such as lyric videos, music videos, videos for the hearing impaired, and lyric videos in different languages. Hence, the accurate depiction of sales rankings based on physical copies sold is as follows: Metallica attaining the coveted top position.
April 14, 2023 Releases:
Artist/Album: Metallica, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)
Debut #: 1
Sold: 133575
Artist/Album: Overkill, Scorched (Nuclear Blast)
Debut #: 12
Sold: 7225
Artist/ Album: L.A. Guns, Black Diamonds (Frontiers)
Debut #: 40
Sold: 2200
Artist/Album: Poison Ruïn, Härvest (Relapse)
Debut #: 53
Sold: 1450
Artist/Album: Infected Rain, The Devil’s Dozen (Napalm Records)
Sold: 130
Notable Sales:
Artist/Album: Pink Floyd, The Dark Side Of The Moon – Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974 (Pink Floyd Records)
#: 29
Sold: 2700
Artist/Album: Fall Out Boy, So Much (For) Stardust (Elektra)
#: 30
Sold: 2600
Artist/Album: Depeche Mode, Memento Mori (Columbia)
#: 35
Sold: 2275
Artist/Album: Godsmack, Lighting Up The Sky (BMG)
#: 52
Sold: 1475
Artist/Album: Ghost, Impera (Loma Vista)
#: 69
Sold: 1150
Artist/Album: Foo Fighters, The Essential Foo Fighters (RCA)
#: 83
Sold: 950
Artist/Album: Kiss, Kiss Off The Soundboard: Live In Poughke (UMe)
#: 90
Sold: 900
Artist/Album: Shinedown, Planet Zero (Atlantic)
#: 92
Sold: 875
Artist/Album: Ozzy Osbourne, Patient Number 9 (Epic)
#: 97
Sold: 800
Artist/Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Return Of The Dream Canteen (Warner)
#:107
Sold: 775
Artist/Album: Pierce The Veil, The Jaws Of Life (Fearless Records)
#: 113
Sold: 700
Artist/Album: Disturbed, Divisive (Warner)
#: 121
Sold: 650
Artist/Album: Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian)
#: 129
Sold: 615
Artist/Album: Five Finger Death Punch, Afterlife (Better Noise Records)
#: 135
Sold: 600
Artist/Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love, (Warner)
#: 150
Sold: 550
Artist/Album: Nickelback, Get Rollin’ (BMG)
#: 160
Sold: 500
Artist/Album: Powerwolf, Interludium (Napalm Records)
#: 163
Sold: 485
Artist/Album: Babymetal, The Other One (Cooking Vinyl)
#: 163
Sold: 485
Artist/Album: Slipknot, The End, So Far (Roadrunner)
#: 185
Sold: 450
Artist/Album: August Burns Red, Death Below (Sharptone)
#: 187
Sold: 440
Artist/Album: I Prevail, True Power (Fearless Records)
#: 200
Sold: 425
Artist/Album: Ad Infinitum, Chapter Iii – Downfall (Napalm Records)
Sold: 400
Artist/Album: Electric Callboy, Tekkno (Century Media)
Sold: 300
Artist/Album: The Hu, Rumble Of Thunder (Better Noise)
Sold: 300
Artist/Album: Knocked Loose, A Tear In The Fabric Of Life (Pure Noise)
Sold: 250
Artist/Album: Dayseeker, Dark Sun (Spinefarm)
Sold: 205
Artist/Album: Haken, Fauna (Inside Out Music)
Sold: 200
Artist/Album: Enslaved, Heimdal (Nuclear Blast)
Sold: 185
Artist/Album: Sanguisugabogg, Homicidal Ecstasy (Century Media)
Sold: 155
Artist/Album: Full Of Hell, Suffocating Hallucination (Closed Casket Activities)
Sold: 150
Artist/Album: Municipal Waste, Electrified Brain (Nuclear Blast)
Sold: 145
Artist/Album: Ne Obliviscaris, Exul (Season of Mist)
Sold: 140
Artist/Album: Dorothy, Gifts From The Holy Ghost (Roc Nation)
Sold: 135
