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  • OutlawTorn
    Personal Assistant
    • 06 Oct 2007
    • 1302

    Continuation of sales figures in the booklet of Metallica's boxset "Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge".

    Master Of Puppets - sales until May 1993.

    Argentina: 16977
    Australia: 56722
    Austria: 11207
    Belgium: 7113
    Brazil: 24820
    Chile: 13775
    Czech/Slovak: 5000
    Central Am & Panama: 1723
    Colombia: 6183
    Denmark: 16745
    Eire: N/A
    Ecuador: 985
    Finland: 9942
    France: 76427
    Germany: 137500
    Greece: 3500
    Guatemala: N/A
    Holland: 13407
    Hong Kong: 2098
    Hungary: 1965
    Indonesia: 16533
    Italy: 36272
    Iceland: 1169
    Israel: 5349
    India: 3159
    Korea: 41863
    Malaysia: 16108
    Mexico: 51000
    New Zealand: 9522
    Norway: 18600
    Peru: 1269
    Philippines: 10210
    Portugal: 3406
    Poland: 2400
    S Africa: 2151
    Spain: 21716
    Singapore: 4942
    Sweden: 24420
    Switzerland: 5933
    Taiwan: 344
    Thailand: 4272
    Turkey: 11399
    Uruguay: 24
    UK: 64944
    Zimbabwe: N/A
    Venezuela: 4382

    Unfortunately, again no sales figures written on the fax for Japan, Canada and USA.

    Total sales in May 1993 for 'Master Of Puppets' in all the countries above: 770922.
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    • OutlawTorn
      Personal Assistant
      • 06 Oct 2007
      • 1302

      Continuation of sales figures in the booklet of Metallica's boxset "Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge".

      Ride The Lightning - sales until May 1993.

      Argentina: 13419
      Australia: 48827
      Austria: 10867
      Belgium: 6527
      Brazil: 23479
      Chile: 12680
      Czech/Slovak: N/A
      Central Am & Panama: 1710
      Colombia: 5158
      Denmark: 14698
      Eire: N/A
      Ecuador: 846
      Finland: 9335
      France: 75853
      Germany: 119800
      Greece: 3300
      Guatemala: N/A
      Holland: 11540
      Hong Kong: 1758
      Hungary: 1825
      Indonesia: 15956
      Italy: 32714
      Iceland: 2080
      Israel: 5155
      India: 4486
      Korea: 33636
      Malaysia: 16293
      Mexico: 44000
      New Zealand: 8862
      Norway: 14090
      Peru: 77
      Philippines: 7206
      Portugal: 3141
      Poland: N/A
      S Africa: 983
      Spain: 19857
      Singapore: 4910
      Sweden: 22811
      Switzerland: 6584
      Taiwan: 1145
      Thailand: 4103
      Turkey: 11191
      Uruguay: 19
      UK: 58062
      Zimbabwe: 130
      Venezuela: 3728

      Unfortunately, again no sales figures written on the fax for Japan, Canada and USA.

      Total sales in May 1993 for 'Ride The Lightning' in all the countries above: 683071.
      https://popularalbums.blogspot.be -> 362 albums and counting...
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      • OutlawTorn
        Personal Assistant
        • 06 Oct 2007
        • 1302

        Last piece of information on sales figures taken from the booklet of Metallica's boxset "Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge".

        Kill 'Em All - sales until May 1993.

        Argentina: 14700
        Australia: 37232
        Austria: 9905
        Belgium: 6128
        Brazil: 22698
        Chile: 12827
        Czech/Slovak: N/A
        Central Am & Panama: N/A
        Colombia: 8401
        Denmark: 12697
        Eire: N/A
        Ecuador: 401
        Finland: 8847
        France: 71420
        Germany: 102800
        Greece: 2900
        Guatemala: N/A
        Holland: 9185
        Hong Kong: 1940
        Hungary: 2045
        Indonesia: 19079
        Italy: 31116
        Iceland: 990
        Israel: 4125
        India: 50
        Korea: 32448
        Malaysia: 13415
        Mexico: 40000
        New Zealand: 6837
        Norway: 11600
        Peru: N/A
        Philippines: 10014
        Portugal: 3085
        Poland: N/A
        S Africa: 791
        Spain: 24959
        Singapore: 3785
        Sweden: 17431
        Switzerland: 5420
        Taiwan: 210
        Thailand: 3704
        Turkey: 11114
        Uruguay: 22
        UK: 44918
        Zimbabwe: N/A
        Venezuela: 4078

        Unfortunately, again no sales figures written on the fax for Japan, Canada and USA.

        Total sales in May 1993 for 'Kill 'Em All' in all the countries above: 611017.

        In a few cases I'm not 100% certain about some numbers - remember the info is taken from a fax message...
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        • Priestfan
          Roadie
          • 24 Jul 2005
          • 581

          Thanks for all this information. This proves that AJFA really needs to have its UK certs updated as do all the rest of their albums!

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          • Dane
            Superstar
            • 19 Sep 2005
            • 5795

            Thanks!
            Top Catalog Albums of the Soundscan era

            Let there be rock!

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            • john2000
              Personal Assistant
              • 04 Apr 2004
              • 1873

              Uruguay Rocks !

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              • borderwolf
                Legend
                • 11 Dec 2006
                • 49457

                Originally posted by john2000
                Uruguay Rocks !
                Prisoner Of Rock'n'Roll

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                • nelson
                  Legend
                  • 06 May 2004
                  • 18580

                  Based on this list and updated certifications (highest), we have
                  Metallica - 20,002,882
                  And Justice - 9,084,815
                  load - 7,880,530
                  Reload - 6,391,240
                  Master Of - 6,094,311
                  S&M - 5,052,640
                  Ride The Lightning - 4,892,533
                  Kill 'em All - 3,846,567
                  Garage Inc - 3,675,152
                  St. Anger - 3,634,960
                  Death Magnetic - 2,556,468
                  Live Shit - 553,492
                  Some Kind - 153,000

                  Total - 74,787,338

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                  • will231982
                    Roadie
                    • 24 Sep 2006
                    • 885

                    Thanks!! Great Info

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                    • MetalBro4Life
                      • 08 Oct 2008
                      • 174

                      Originally posted by nelson
                      Based on this list and updated certifications (highest), we have
                      Metallica - 20,002,882
                      And Justice - 9,084,815
                      load - 7,880,530
                      Reload - 6,391,240
                      Master Of - 6,094,311
                      S&M - 5,052,640
                      Ride The Lightning - 4,892,533
                      Kill 'em All - 3,846,567
                      Garage Inc - 3,675,152
                      St. Anger - 3,634,960
                      Death Magnetic - 2,556,468
                      Live Shit - 553,492
                      Some Kind - 153,000

                      Total - 74,787,338
                      Are these the sales figures in the U.S. or Worldwide combined?

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                      • M3ntor
                        • 17 Mar 2008
                        • 304

                        Originally posted by john2000
                        Uruguay Rocks !
                        loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool



                        a megahit selling more than ONE THOU-SAN-D COOOOOOOPIES

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                        • nelson
                          Legend
                          • 06 May 2004
                          • 18580

                          Originally posted by MetalBro4Life
                          Are these the sales figures in the U.S. or Worldwide combined?
                          Worldwide.

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                          • MetalBro4Life
                            • 08 Oct 2008
                            • 174

                            TW Rank - LW Rank - TW Gross - TW Gross Total - LW Gross Total

                            35 - 40 - 56,775 - 1,499,411 - 1,442,636

                            They've broken into 1.5M!!!! Bring on the 2x Platinum certification!

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                            • borderwolf
                              Legend
                              • 11 Dec 2006
                              • 49457

                              (thanks to MoneyMan202 at pulse, source
                              http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/2 ... dist=msr_3)

                              SoundScan
                              2008 top 10 vinyl albums
                              9 Death Magnetic/ Metallica 9,400

                              SoundScan
                              2008 top 10 vinyl artists
                              2 Metallica 39,500
                              Prisoner Of Rock'n'Roll

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                              • MetalBro4Life
                                • 08 Oct 2008
                                • 174

                                Originally posted by borderwolf
                                (thanks to MoneyMan202 at pulse, source
                                http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/2 ... dist=msr_3)

                                SoundScan
                                2008 top 10 vinyl albums
                                9 Death Magnetic/ Metallica 9,400

                                SoundScan
                                2008 top 10 vinyl artists
                                2 Metallica 39,500
                                The link isn't coming up.

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                                • manowar555
                                  • 04 Sep 2004
                                  • 407

                                  Load" debuted at #1 in 22 countries and has sold 9 million copies

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                                  • MetalBro4Life
                                    • 08 Oct 2008
                                    • 174

                                    That's only for Worldwide sales, and the info is a bit outdated. It seems this was made around the time of St. Anger.

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                                    • Priestfan
                                      Roadie
                                      • 24 Jul 2005
                                      • 581

                                      From Blabbermouth:

                                      METALLICA's top-selling albums during the SoundScan era (as of December 28, 2008):

                                      01. "Metallica" (1991): 15,319,000
                                      02. "…And Justice for All" (1988): 5,229,000 *
                                      03. "Load" (1996): 5,020,000
                                      04. "Master of Puppets" (1986): 4,475,000 *
                                      05. "Ride the Lightning" (1984): 4,247,000 *
                                      06. "Reload" (1997): 4,002,000

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                                      • borderwolf
                                        Legend
                                        • 11 Dec 2006
                                        • 49457

                                        Originally posted by MetalBro4Life
                                        Originally posted by borderwolf
                                        (thanks to MoneyMan202 at pulse, source
                                        http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/2 ... dist=msr_3)

                                        SoundScan
                                        2008 top 10 vinyl albums
                                        9 Death Magnetic/ Metallica 9,400

                                        SoundScan
                                        2008 top 10 vinyl artists
                                        2 Metallica 39,500
                                        The link isn't coming up.
                                        http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/2 ... dist=msr_3
                                        Prisoner Of Rock'n'Roll

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                                        • borderwolf
                                          Legend
                                          • 11 Dec 2006
                                          • 49457

                                          Finland
                                          week 2/2009

                                          Album
                                          1. Death Magnetic
                                          METALLICA

                                          Mid-price
                                          2. Metallica
                                          METALLICA
                                          3. Master Of The Puppets
                                          METALLICA
                                          Prisoner Of Rock'n'Roll

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