Metallica is one of the biggest metal bands in the world, accumulating billions of streams annually on digital platforms. But which album is currently the group's best-selling?
In a ranking published by Metal Castle , the band's album sales were analyzed up to the beginning of 2022 to establish Metallica's Top 5. In 40 years of career, the thrash metal giants have sold more than 150 million albums globally, of which 75 million were sold in the United States alone, guaranteeing 49 platinum certifications by the RIAA.
See below the Top 5 most commercially successful Metallica albums and the number of copies sold.
- Metallica (The Black Album): 28.3 million
- …And Justice For All: 18.1 million
- Master Of Puppets: 12.8 million
- Load: 9.5 million
- Reload: 9.2 million
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