Metallica pose with their Official Number 1 album award

Metallica pose with their Official Number 1 album award

METALLICA

Who are Metallica?

Metallica are an American heavy rock band originating in Los Angeles in 1981, and mostly based in San Francisco.

Comprising members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo, Metallica's signature style of high-tempo aggressive rock puts them alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer as one of the "big four" thrash metal bands of their time.

In the UK Metallica have scored four Number 1 albums across a career spanning more than four decades, their first UK Top 100 chart appearance came in August 1984 (87) with Ride The Lightning. Their seminal follow-up Master Of Puppets landed just outside the Top 40 of the Official Albums Chart in 1986, but it was their 1988 album And Justice For All that gave Metallica their UK breakthrough, their first Top 5 album, peaking at Number 4, the same album earned the band their first Grammy nomination.

Metallica's eponymous 1991 album Metallica became their first to reach Number 1 in the UK, they did it again a just a few years later, securing their second Number 1 with 1996's Load, plus further chart-toppers courtesy of 2008's Death Magnetic and 72 Seasons in 2023.

Metallica's most successful singles in the UK include Top 10 hits Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters and Until It Sleeps.

METALLICA Songs stats

UK No1s: 0
UK Top 10s: 4
UK Top 40s: 20
UK Top 75s: 23
Weeks at No1: 0
Weeks in the Top 10: 6
Weeks in the Top 40: 50
Weeks in the Top 75: 93

METALLICA Albums stats

UK No1s: 4
UK Top 10s: 9
UK Top 40s: 13
UK Top 75s: 18
Weeks at No1: 5
Weeks in the Top 10: 17
Weeks in the Top 40: 55
Weeks in the Top 75: 165

METALLICA news

Liam Gallagher and John Squire

Liam Gallagher and John Squire set for first collaborative Number 1 album

Metallica secure first Number 1 album in 15 years with 72 Seasons

Metallica zone in for first UK Number 1 album in 15 years

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Metallica score first UK Top 40 single in 14 years - and it's all thanks to Stranger Things

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METALLICA Hits

Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart

01

Jun

1996

UNTIL IT SLEEPS cover art

UNTIL IT SLEEPS cover art

UNTIL IT SLEEPS
METALLICA

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 72,
Weeks No. 1: 2

28

Sep

1996

HERO OF THE DAY cover art

HERO OF THE DAY cover art

HERO OF THE DAY
METALLICA

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 93,
Weeks No. 1: 5

07

Dec

1996

MAMA SAID cover art

MAMA SAID cover art

MAMA SAID
METALLICA

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 143,
Weeks No. 1: 1

22

Nov

1997

THE MEMORY REMAINS cover art

THE MEMORY REMAINS cover art

THE MEMORY REMAINS
METALLICA

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 97,
Weeks No. 1: 11

07

Mar

1998

THE UNFORGIVEN II cover art

THE UNFORGIVEN II cover art

THE UNFORGIVEN II
METALLICA

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 135,
Weeks No. 1: 11

27

Feb

1999

WHISKEY IN THE JAR cover art

WHISKEY IN THE JAR cover art

WHISKEY IN THE JAR
METALLICA

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 109,
Weeks No. 1: 2

08

Jul

2000

I DISAPPEAR cover art

I DISAPPEAR cover art

I DISAPPEAR
METALLICA

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 46

05

Jul

2003

ST ANGER cover art

ST ANGER cover art

ST ANGER
METALLICA

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 29

27

Sep

2003

FRANTIC cover art

FRANTIC cover art

FRANTIC
METALLICA

Peak: 4,
Weeks: 49

24

Jan

2004

THE UNNAMED FEELING cover art

THE UNNAMED FEELING cover art

THE UNNAMED FEELING
METALLICA

Peak: 5,
Weeks: 17

10

Jan

2009

ENTER SANDMAN cover art

ENTER SANDMAN cover art

ENTER SANDMAN
METALLICA

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 745,
Weeks No. 1: 1

10

Jan

2009

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS cover art

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS cover art

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS
METALLICA

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 416

10

Jan

2009

ONE cover art

ONE cover art

ONE
METALLICA

Peak: 6,
Weeks: 36

10

Jan

2009

THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES cover art

THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES cover art

THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES
METALLICA

Peak: 32,
Weeks: 2

16

Apr

2011

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS cover art

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS cover art

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
METALLICA

Peak: 18,
Weeks: 3

05

Jul

2014

LORDS OF SUMMER cover art

LORDS OF SUMMER cover art

LORDS OF SUMMER
METALLICA

Peak: 5,
Weeks: 1

12

Jul

2014

MASTER OF PUPPETS cover art

MASTER OF PUPPETS cover art

MASTER OF PUPPETS
METALLICA

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 71,
Weeks No. 1: 6

12

Jul

2014

FADE TO BLACK cover art

FADE TO BLACK cover art

FADE TO BLACK
METALLICA

Peak: 23,
Weeks: 1

12

Jul

2014

THE UNFORGIVEN cover art

THE UNFORGIVEN cover art

THE UNFORGIVEN
METALLICA

Peak: 14,
Weeks: 1

12

Jul

2014

METALLICA cover art

METALLICA cover art

METALLICA
METALLICA

Peak: 39,
Weeks: 1

12

Jul

2014

SEEK AND DESTROY cover art

SEEK AND DESTROY cover art

SEEK AND DESTROY
METALLICA

Peak: 21,
Weeks: 1

01

Sep

2016

HARDWIRED cover art

HARDWIRED cover art

HARDWIRED
METALLICA

Peak: 3,
Weeks: 4

06

Oct

2016

MOTH INTO FLAME cover art

MOTH INTO FLAME cover art

MOTH INTO FLAME
METALLICA

Peak: 8,
Weeks: 3

10

Nov

2016

ATLAS RISE cover art

ATLAS RISE cover art

ATLAS RISE
METALLICA

Peak: 7,
Weeks: 4

01

Dec

2016

NOW THAT WE'RE DEAD cover art

NOW THAT WE'RE DEAD cover art

NOW THAT WE'RE DEAD
METALLICA

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 1

01

Dec

2016

AM I SAVAGE cover art

AM I SAVAGE cover art

AM I SAVAGE
METALLICA

Peak: 17,
Weeks: 1

01

Dec

2016

HALO ON FIRE cover art

HALO ON FIRE cover art

HALO ON FIRE
METALLICA

Peak: 21,
Weeks: 1

01

Dec

2016

SPIT OUT THE BONE cover art

SPIT OUT THE BONE cover art

SPIT OUT THE BONE
METALLICA

Peak: 27,
Weeks: 1

01

Dec

2016

MANUNKIND cover art

MANUNKIND cover art

MANUNKIND
METALLICA

Peak: 38,
Weeks: 1

01

Dec

2016

DREAM NO MORE cover art

DREAM NO MORE cover art

DREAM NO MORE
METALLICA

Peak: 40,
Weeks: 1

08

Dec

2022

LUX AETERNA cover art

LUX AETERNA cover art

LUX AETERNA
METALLICA

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 3

02

Feb

2023

SCREAMING SUICIDE cover art

SCREAMING SUICIDE cover art

SCREAMING SUICIDE
METALLICA

Peak: 19,
Weeks: 2

27

Apr

2023

SLEEPWALK MY LIFE AWAY cover art

SLEEPWALK MY LIFE AWAY cover art

SLEEPWALK MY LIFE AWAY
METALLICA

Peak: 28,
Weeks: 1

27

Apr

2023

72 SEASONS cover art

72 SEASONS cover art

72 SEASONS
METALLICA

Peak: 11,
Weeks: 1

27

Apr

2023

SHADOWS FOLLOW cover art

SHADOWS FOLLOW cover art

SHADOWS FOLLOW
METALLICA

Peak: 20,
Weeks: 1

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

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