METALLICA albums and sales

Updated: May 28, 2025

METALLICA sold over 91.2 million albums. The best-selling album by METALLICA is METALLICA, which sold over 26.1 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, METALLICA is the 17th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of METALLICA have sold over 3.25 million units, led by LIVE SHIT: BINGE & PURGE with over 573,000 units sold.

METALLICA albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	METALLICA METALLICA 1991	1991	26,102,911	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1 4 13
2	AND JUSTICE FOR ALL METALLICA 1988	1988	9,660,441	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 6 41 208
3	MASTER OF PUPPETS METALLICA 1986	1986	9,192,492	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 6 47 234
4	LOAD METALLICA 1996	1996	7,959,530	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 8 131 311
5	RIDE THE LIGHTNING METALLICA 1984	1984	6,790,906	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 11 79 402
6	RELOAD METALLICA 1997	1997	6,625,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 19 157 421
7	S&M METALLICA 1999	1999	4,985,140	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 29 254 730
8	KILL 'EM ALL METALLICA 1983	1983	4,507,877	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 18 156 817
9	DEATH MAGNETIC METALLICA 2008	2008	4,011,300	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 18 207 1,006
10	GARAGE INC. METALLICA 1998	1998	3,899,480	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 42 353 1,032
11	ST. ANGER METALLICA 2003	2003	3,657,055	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 21 225 1,091
12	HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT METALLICA 2016	2016	2,409,901	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 20 180 1,871
13	GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED METALLICA 1987	1987	1,055,740	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 123 912 5,144
14	S&M2 METALLICA 2020	2020	110,000	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 279 968 23,458
15	ONE (JAPAN MINI ALBUM) METALLICA 1989	1989	100,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 652 3,714 31,112
16	72 Seasons METALLICA 2023	2023	60,000	Rank in 2023 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 244 1,506 35,762
17	ORGULLO, PASIÓN Y GLORIA: TRES NOCHES EN LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO METALLICA 2009	2009	60,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 735 10,319 36,804
18	SIX FEET DOWN UNDER METALLICA 2010	2010	35,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 907 7,576 46,972
19	METALLI-CAN (JAPAN) METALLICA 1994	1994	20,170	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,340 13,456 52,551
20	WHEREVER I MAY ROAM [EP] METALLICA 1993	1993	18,880	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,199 13,563 54,589
21	THROUGH THE NEVER METALLICA 2013	2013	10,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,098 10,751 57,838
22	LIVE SHIT: BINGE AND PURGE METALLICA 1993	1993	6,156	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,248 14,011 60,450
23	UNNAMED FEELING[EP] METALLICA 2004	2004	1,101	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,196 19,122 64,231
24	Beyond Magnetic METALLICA 2012	2012	1,015	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,564 14,294 64,389
25	FRANTIC[EP] METALLICA 2003	2003	926	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,045 19,146 64,571
26	LULU LOU REED & METALLICA 2011	2011	N/A	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,954 18,328 69,733

METALLICA videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	LIVE SHIT: BINGE & PURGE METALLICA 1993	1993	573,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1 18 73
2	S&M METALLICA 1999	1999	538,888	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 2 20 77
3	THE VIDEOS 1989-2004 METALLICA 2006	2006	450,431	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 41 108
4	$19.98 HOME VID CLIFF'EM ALL! METALLICA 1987	1987	400,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 1 8 135
5	CUNNING STUNTS METALLICA 1998	1998	274,376	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 7 53 227
6	THE BIG FOUR: LIVE FROM SOFIA, BULGARIA METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH & ANTHRAX 2010	2010	236,500	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 9 65 306
7	A YEAR AND A HALF IN THE LIFE OF...PT. 1 & 2 METALLICA 1992	1992	150,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 9 120 543
8	METALLICA METALLICA & CLASSIC ALBUMS SERIES 2002	2002	147,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 22 259 550
9	THROUGH THE NEVER METALLICA 2014	2014	125,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 11 134 632
10	2 OF ONE METALLICA 1989	1989	100,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 26 56 1,234
11	ORGULHO, PAIXÃO E GLÓRIA METALLICA 2009	2009	98,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 40 598 1,276
12	QUEBEC MAGNETIC METALLICA 2012	2012	75,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 40 289 1,394
13	SOME KIND OF MONSTER METALLICA 2005	2005	50,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 133 969 1,919
14	FRANCAIS POUR UNE NUITS METALLICA 2009	2009	32,500	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 73 1,299 2,617
15	LIVE IN SAN DIEGO METALLICA 2005	2005	8,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 299 2,187 3,989
16	S&M 2 METALLICA 2020	2020	N/A	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 34 115 4,614
17	IN AMERICA METALLICA 2007	2007	N/A	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 314 2,799 5,661
18	LIVE IN EUROPE METALLICA 2007	2007	N/A	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 315 2,800 5,662

METALLICA sales by country

METALLICA album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by METALLICA are the United States (66 million), Canada (5.06 million) and Germany (4.35 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	890,000	11
2	Australia	1,820,000	10
3	Austria	310,000	7
4	Belgium	310,000	8
5	Brazil	180,000	3
6	Canada	5,060,000	13
7	Czech Republic	20,459	1
8	Denmark	280,000	5
9	Finland	496,626	9
10	France	875,000	7
11	Germany	4,350,000	10
12	Grecce	106,000	5
13	Gulf States	6,000	1
14	Hong Kong	10,000	1
15	Hungary	33,000	4
16	Iceland	364	2
17	Ireland	15,000	1
18	Italy	175,000	4
19	Japan	1,186,523	18
20	Korea	112,705	4
21	Mexico	455,000	5
22	Netherlands	440,000	6
23	New Zealand	300,000	10
24	Norway	300,000	6
25	Poland	910,000	13
26	Portugal	47,500	3
27	Romania	100,000	1
28	Russia	80,000	2
29	Spain	410,000	6
30	Sweden	560,000	7
31	Switzerland	395,000	7
32	Turkey	8,426	1
33	United Kingdom	3,360,000	13
34	United States	66,000,000	13
35	Uruguay	3,000	1
36	Venezuela	10,000	1

METALLICA video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by METALLICA are the United States (5.5 million), Australia (720,000) and Brazil (395,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	48,000	6
2	Australia	720,000	6
3	Austria	5,000	1
4	Belgium	25,000	1
5	Brazil	395,000	4
6	Canada	5,000	1
7	Denmark	4,888	2
8	Finland	42,409	2
9	France	20,000	1
10	Germany	250,000	5
11	New Zealand	7,500	2
12	Poland	30,000	4
13	Portugal	4,000	1
14	Sweden	10,000	1
15	United Kingdom	275,000	5
16	United States	5,505,276	9