Metallica verkoopt relatief goed (is dat nog nieuws?)

Metallica, de band die ten tijde van Napster klaagde dat de CD verkoop ten onder zou gaan, komt in de Nielsen SoundScan op de vierde plek terug van meest verkochte artiest en de 'black album' staat zelfs op nummer twee als meest verkochte album in de VS tijdens de periode dat de SoundScan bestaat (sinds 1991).

Top-Selling Artists Of Soundscan Era (May 25, 1991 - Dec. 28, 2008):

01. GARTH BROOKS - 68,143,000
02. THE BEATLES - 57,088,000
03. MARIAH CAREY - 51,569,000
04. METALLICA - 51,136,000
05. CELINE DION - 50,571,000
06. GEORGE STRAIT - 40,619,000
07. TIM MCGRAW - 37,591,000,
08. ALAN JACKSON - 36,520,000,
09. PINK FLOYD - 36,520,000
10. SHANIA TWAIN - 33,707,000

Top-Selling Albums Of Soundscan Era (May 25, 1991 - Dec. 28, 2008):

01. Come On Over - SHANIA TWAIN - 15,473,000
02. Metallica - METALLICA - 15,319,000
03. Jagged Little Pill - ALANIS MORISSETTE - 14,607,000
04. Millennium - BACKSTREET BOYS - 12,104,000
05. Soundtrack - "Bodyguard" - 11,805,000
06. Supernatural - SANTANA - 11,673,000
07. Human Clay - CREED - 11,525,000
08. Beatles 1 - THE BEATLES - 11,345,000
09. No Strings Attached - 'N SYNC - 11,109,000
10. Falling Into You - Celine Dion - 10,777,000

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): More than 5 million (check back here shortly for exact figure) *
04. "Master of Puppets" (1986): 4,475,000 *
05. "Ride the Lightning" (1984): 4,247,000 *

Mocht je je afvragen waar "Death Magnetic" staat; die heeft 'nog maar' 1,5 miljoen exemplaren in de VS verkocht.