Black Sabbath :: Charts & Sales History

[will231982]

UK (Black Sabbath)

SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH Feb 1975 SILVER 60,000
SABOTAGE Dec 1975 SILVER 60,000
WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK AND ROLL Oct 1976 SILVER 60,000
HEAVEN AND HELL Nov 1980 SILVER 60,000
MOB RULES Feb 1982 SILVER 60,000
HEAVEN AND HELL Apr 1982 GOLD 100,000
THE COLLECTION Oct 1990 GOLD 100,000
THE COLLECTION Oct 1990 SILVER 60,000
THE BEST OF BLACK SABBATH Jun 2003 GOLD 100,000

Almost all the certifications are outdated. Wonder why they are not updated?

[will231982]

UK (Ozzy Osbourne)

BLIZZARD OF OZ Aug 1981 SILVER 60,000
TALK OF THE DEVIL Jan 1982 SILVER 60,000
BARK AT THE MOON Jan 1984 SILVER 60,000
THE ULTIMATE SIN Apr 1986 SILVER 60,000

The sales in the UK are quite pathetic when compared to the US, where Ozzy has a huge and loyal fanbase.

[will231982]

Does anyone have data regarding Black Sabbath certifications in Australia?

The only details I have is that of the DVD "The Black Sabbath Story Vol. 1", which was certified Gold in 2005

[Dane]

(21/04/2007)

54 NE BLACK SABBATH THE DIO YEARS 20,805

"The Dio Years" enters the chart this week at #54 with about 21K. An improvement over last years "Greatest Hits 1970-78" which entered at #96 with just over 11K.

(01/04/2006)

96 NE BLACK SABBATH GREATEST HITS 1970-78 11,227

It's not surprising that it has a better first sales week, as it's the first Sabbath compilation covering the Dio material only. Plus it has three new songs, one of which (The Devil Cried) sees chart action on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.

In the long run I believe "Greatest Hits 1970-78" will prove the better catalog seller though.
I doubt "The Dio Years" will top the first year sales of 182K by "GH 1970-78".

The Heaven & Hell Tour may prove me wrong...

[Priestfan]

I'm hoping it will be a good seller. As it's the first compilation for that era of Sabbath, it stands a good chance of doing so.

The Devil Cried moves up one place to No.37 on this week's Mainstream Rock chart!

[Dane]

1 WAR - - 54 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 20,589 +999 216 20,805
2 WAR - 54 67 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 10,691 -48 20,589 31,496
3 WAR 54 67 103 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 7,332 -31 10,691 38,828
4 WAR 67 103 127 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 6,008 -18 7,332 44,836
5 WAR 103 127 133 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 5,873 -2 6,008 50,709
6 WAR 127 133 163 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 5,189 -12 5,873 55,898
7 WAR 133 163 147 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 5,103 -2 5,189 61,001

Sales is now steady around 5,000 a week. It climbed the chart this week, first time since entry.

"The Dio Years" is already Ronnie James Dio's bestselling album since 1994's "Strange Highways" (75K). It will probably overtake that one in 3 or 4 weeks, becoming his bestselling album since his last one with Sabbath, 1992's "Dehumanizer" (211K).

[Dane]

Dio years saw a significant drop this week to #176. Sales number unknown, but less than 4,500 copies.

8 WAR 163 147 176 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS

[Dane]

Ozzy earns his highest ever chart position on US Billboard this week with "Black Rain" at #3!

3 NE 1 Black Rain, Ozzy Osbourne 152,000

[tallicadeth]

Black Rain sold more in the opening week than i thought. But a big drop in the second week is too expect!

[Dane]

Dio years saw a significant drop this week to #176. Sales number unknown, but less than 4,500 copies.

8 WAR 163 147 176 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS

tw total
4,099 65,100

[will231982]

Dio years saw a significant drop this week to #176. Sales number unknown, but less than 4,500 copies.

8 WAR 163 147 176 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS

tw total
4,099 65,100

Any info on the album's sales in the UK?

[tallicadeth]

194 Black Sabbath 3,645 4,099 -11 68,745

It seems like this is the last week on the chart for Dio-years

[Dane]

194 Black Sabbath 3,645 4,099 -11 68,745

It seems like this is the last week on the chart for Dio-years

Yes, most likely

1 WAR - - 54 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 20,589 +999 216 20,805
2 WAR - 54 67 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 10,691 -48 20,589 31,496
3 WAR 54 67 103 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 7,332 -31 10,691 38,828
4 WAR 67 103 127 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 6,008 -18 7,332 44,836
5 WAR 103 127 133 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 5,873 -2 6,008 50,709
6 WAR 127 133 163 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 5,189 -12 5,873 55,898
7 WAR 133 163 147 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 5,103 -2 5,189 61,001
8 WAR 163 147 176 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 4,099 -20 5,103 65,100
9 WAR 147 176 194 BLACK SABBATH DIO YEARS 3,645 -11 4,099 68,745

I saw Heaven And Hell at Sweden Rock Festival btw!
Brilliant

[tallicadeth]

194 Black Sabbath 3,645 4,099 -11 68,745

It seems like this is the last week on the chart for Dio-years

Yes, most likely

I saw Heaven And Hell at Sweden Rock Festival btw!
Brilliant

Did they do any ozzy-era songs or was it dio/sabbath the whole show?

[Dane]

It was all Dio era songs! Classics like Heaven & Hell, Children of the sea, Die Young, I, Mob rules, Sign of the southern cross and Neon knights along with one of the new songs of "Dio years": Shadow of the wind. They played for about 90 minutes.

[Dane]

1: 03 - Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 151,991 / 152,805
2: 10 03 Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 46,864 151,991 - 69 199,669
3: 22 10 Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 32,956 46,864 -30 232,625
4: 31 22 Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 26,949 32,956 -18 259,574
5: 46 31 Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 17,153 26,949 -36 276,727

[will231982]

Norwegian Certifications

The Essential Ozzy Platinum 2003 40,000

[will231982]

Ozzy seems to have a pretty decent certification track. Shockingly, "The Grandfathers of Heavy metal" - Black Sabbath have been under certified almost everywhere. This includes the US, where they have had a pretty decent run even in the nineties and an even better run during the reunion years.

I had always thought that they enjoyed decent, if not great success in Europe....but then the certifications give an entirely different picture!
Hope this anomaly is rectified soon :-?

[thebigham]

7/21 Catalog Chart:

1 WAR 181 DIO VERY BEAST OF DIO 1,744 +17% 1,490 408,400

[Dane]

7/21 Catalog Chart:

1 WAR 181 DIO VERY BEAST OF DIO 1,744 +17% 1,490 408,400

More great news! Like Deep Purple this is the first time I've seen any DIO album in the cat 200!

Released in 2000 it didn't chart at all either, and now it's also close to Gold!
This will be the first DIO Gold album since "Sacred Heart" from 1985!!!

[Dane]

1: 03 - Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 151,991 / 152,805
2: 10 03 Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 46,864 151,991 - 69 199,669
3: 22 10 Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 32,956 46,864 -30 232,625
4: 31 22 Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 26,949 32,956 -18 259,574
5: 46 31 Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain 17,153 26,949 -36 276,727
6: 50 46 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 14,126 17,153 - 18 290,853
7: 60 50 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 12,399 14,126 -12 303,252
8: 67 60 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 11,425 12,399 - 8 314,677
9: 66 67 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 10,402 11,425 - 9 325079
10: 76 66 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 9,551 10,402 - 8 334,630
11: 89 76 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 9,022 9,551 - 6 343,652

344K after 11 weeks, likely to leave the top 100 soon, but might still be certified Gold before leaving the chart.

[Dane]

12: 87 89 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 8,216 9,022 -9 351,868
13: 95 87 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 7,420 8,216 -10 359,288

Still lurking inside the top 100, sales keep dropping each week though.

[Dane]

14: 102 95 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 6,742 7,420 -9 366,030
15: 109 102 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 6,120 6,742 -9 372,150
16: 115 109 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 5,234 6,120 -14 377,384
17: 126 115 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 4,760 5,234 -9 382,144
18: 141 126 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 4,642 4,760 -2 386,786

[Dane]

Heaven And Hell (Sabbath w/Dio) managed just one week on BB200 with their new live album:
99 NE 01 Heaven & Hell, Live From Radio City Music Hall 6,000

The DVD version is doing a lot better. It debuted on the Music Video chart at #2 with 10,000 sales, and is still in the top 10 after 4 weeks.

[Dane]

19: 169 141 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 4,420 4,642 -5 391,206
20: 188 169 Ozzy Osbourne - Black rain 4,158 4,420 -6 395,364

After 20 weeks Black Rain fell of the chart. Now, 3 weeks later, it stands at 406,000 copies, a number that will surely increase following the pre-Christmas (nov 20th) release of the "Special Limited-Edition Tour Package" featuring a bonus CD of live tracks and B-sides.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe ... emID=83989

Should be Gold soon.