Metallica’s ‘The Black Album’ spends 750 weeks on Billboard 200 charts

16 July, 2024

Metallica's James Hetfield performs in 1992

Metallica‘s self-titled album – also known as ‘The Black Album’ – has crossed 750 weeks on the Billboard 200 charts – find out more about the milestone achievement below.

Yesterday (July 15), Billboard announced the achievement on social media. The album was first released in 1991, and has now spent over 14 years on the charts sporadically since it dropped.

The achievement marks only the fourth album in history to reach the milestone. The only three albums that have surpassed ‘The Black Album’ are Pink Floyd‘s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ clocking in at a total of 990 weeks, Bob Marley‘s ‘Legend’ at 843 weeks and Journey‘s ‘Journey’s Greatest Hits’ at 813 weeks.

The album was led by five singles: ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘The Unforgiven’, ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘Wherever I May Roam’ and ‘Sad But True’.

The record celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021 with ‘The Metallica Blacklist’, a sprawling 53-track compilation album that saw a mammoth, genre-crossing list of artists – featuring Alessia Cara, Royal Blood, Ghost, Rina Sawayama, Miley Cyrus, Sam Fender, St. Vincent, Corey Taylor, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, Kamasi Washington and more – put their own spins on the tracks, often with different takes on the same track.

Back in 2021, John moved Metallica frontman James Hetfield to tears after calling the band’s track ‘Nothing Else Matters’ “one of the best songs ever written”.

It came after the legendary singer-songwriter featured on Miley Cyrus‘ cover of the single for ‘The Metallica Blacklist’ alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, WATT, Yo-Yo Ma and Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo.

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