Metallica’s Self-Titled Blockbuster Returns As The Band’s Album Debuts

This week is all about Load for Metallica. The hard rock legends recently delivered a super deluxe edition of the decades-old full-length, and fans turned it into a bestseller once again.

Load soars back onto charts all around the world, including in the United Kingdom, as it returns to a number of tallies and debuts on multiple rankings at the same time. As interest in Load skyrockets, another title in Metallica’s discography also benefits from all the excitement.

Metallica’s Self-Titled Album Becomes a Bestseller Again

The band’s self-titled release — often referred to as The Black Album — is a bestseller again in the U.K. this week. The title breaks back onto the Official Album Downloads chart at No. 67. At the same time, it falls nine spaces to second-to-last place on the 40-spot Official Rock & Metal Albums list.

While Metallica has only spent a few dozen frames on the downloads roster, it recently passed 1,000 weeks on the list of the bestselling rock and metal collections in the country.

Load Debuts on Multiple Charts

Load makes its debut on the Official Album Downloads chart this week, joining Metallica, as neither title was present on the ranking just days ago. Load opens at No. 45 and makes a much more impressive start on both the Official Vinyl Albums and Official Albums Sales rankings, where it kicks off at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.

The same effort reenters another trio of tallies. Load jumps back to No. 1 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart – after not finding space on that tally just last frame – giving Metallica a pair of titles on that list as well. The same studio effort finds its way back to the top 10 on the Official Physical Albums list, coming in at No. 6, and it also manages to appear in the upper half of the Official Albums roster, where it reenters at No. 45.

Metallica’s Decades-Old Albums Remain the Band’s Biggest

While Metallica still releases music regularly and is currently touring the United States, both of its charting albums in the U.K. have been around for more than a quarter-century. Metallica, or The Black Album as it’s sometimes known, was released in 1991. Half a decade later, Load arrived. Since then, the group has shared five additional full-lengths, but its earlier works remain standards in hard rock.