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Metallica Tops Billboard Chart Three Weeks Running

posted Oct 1, 2008 at 6:27 PM by Diamond Oz.  (10 Comments)

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Metallica's new studio album, "Death Magnetic" has once again claimed the top spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart this week, selling around 132,000 copies for the week ending September 28th. The album has now nearly sold one million copies in the United States.

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10 Comments on "Metallica Tops Billboard Chart Three Weeks Running"

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1. Uranium writes:

Swell...

# Oct 1, 2008 @ 8:00 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. deathbringer writes:

I'm pretty surprised by the 3 weeks in a row. But I guess there isn't sh** coming out lately, not that I'm on top of the latest pop and rap releases anyway :-o

# Oct 1, 2008 @ 8:58 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Fuck_A_Name writes:

I wonder how this album is doing in Europe and elsewhere? they keep saying they are no. 1 in the US, but nothing else. Do they even have a tolerance for Metallica over there anymore, what with Wacken and all it's crazy death metal?

# Oct 1, 2008 @ 9:18 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. SonOfKalmah writes:

metallica are kind of like what the beatles were in the 60s. no matter what they put out it was going to be a number 1 even if it sucked. the name sells.

# Oct 1, 2008 @ 11:31 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Jenny writes:

^LOL
Well, I still like em but even now, I'm still hearing people discuss the quality of the album on the radio and stuff. Overall, I say the music was pretty good. Good for Metallica ! Anybody can release an album but the consumers definitely make it hit the charts, however I can't really say that's because of who they are, but I dunno.

# Oct 1, 2008 @ 11:55 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. Jenny writes:

"Death Magnetic" also scored big around the world with No. 1 debuts Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, New Zealand, Norway (who sold more albums in 2 days than a week’s sales of a new U2 album), Poland, Portugal, Sweden (their biggest 1st week sales in 2008), and Turkey (which doesn’t have an official chart but the album was No. 1 on every retail chart).

F.A.N. ^That was off another article on the site, so I guess Metallica is doing well...

# Oct 1, 2008 @ 11:58 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. Red writes:

Well it makes sense the album is pretty good. Also I just listened to the new Bleeding Through and that was a total surprise...it kicks serious ass...

# Oct 2, 2008 @ 8:57 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^well, it IS Bleeding through, what did you expect? :p

Jenny; thanks. I just saw that article just asecond ago and I thought "oh great, now somebody's gonna give me sh** for asking what is now a stupid question" thanks for putting it lightly haha

# Oct 2, 2008 @ 1:16 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. Jenny writes:

Damn F.Å.N, pay attention the news ya dumb fukk ! LOL JK your welcome. But I think that's from the 1st week, but I dunno if the album is still number one in the listed places...

Does anyone know how Metallica is doing around the world NOW???

# Oct 2, 2008 @ 1:55 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. Jenny writes:

Metallica's latest studio album, "Death Magnetic" has remained in the number one spot in Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway this week, aswell as debuting at number one in Greece. The album has taken a sharp drop in the U.K. charts however, going from first place to seventh. It has also dropped in the Republic Of Ireland to fifth place aswell as sinking slightly to second place in Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal and the Belgian region of Flanders and lowering to third place in Denmark and Finland.

^ oops, I JUST found that off another article...so I answered my own question haha...

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