Metal By Numbers 1/22: The charts don’t disagree with Poppy

by | Jan 22, 2020 | Metal By Numbers | 0 comments

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
 
It’s not everyday you get a record with a pop oriented vocalist singing over chunky industrial metal riffs, but if bands like BABYMETAL have proven anything it’s that there’s an audience for a melding of the two genres. It’s probably not pop enough for Top 40 radio and it might not be brutal enough for some metalheads, but there’s always a niche, and right now that niche is big enough to propel Poppy to the top 10, making this the first big metal debut not only of 2020, but of the new decade.
 
 
Notable Debuts:
 
Poppy, I Disagree (Sumerian)
Debut #6
5,400 sold
 
This is Poppy’s third studio album and biggest debut yet.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Apocalyptica, Cell-0 (Silver Lining Music)
Debut #72
940 sold

This is Apocalyptica’s ninth studio album and its first in five years.

 

 
 
 
 
 
Brothers of Metal, Emblas Saga (AFM)
Debut #182
420 sold
 
This is the band’s second studio album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fire Deuce, Lords of Diesel (Evil Ink)
280 sold
 
This is the third EP from this band created by Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haunt, Freeze (Shadow Kingdom)
260 sold
 
This is the band’s third album, released only 10 months after their second.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
160 sold
 
This is the band’s fourth studio album.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sylvaine /Unreqvited, Time Without End(Prophecy)
120 sold
 
Unreqvited’s second release is a EP split with Sylvaine.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dragged Into Sunlight, Terminal Aggressor II (Prosthetic)
110 sold
 
This is the band’s third album and first in 8 years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saint Vitus, An Original Album Collection (Season of Mist)
110 sold
 
This includes Lillie: F-65 and Live Vol. 2.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notable Sales:
 
Tool, Fear Inoculum (Tool Dissectional LLC/Volcano)
#17 (from 14)
3,075 sold
 
A 2% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody(Hollywood)
#46 (from 33)
1,375 sold
 
A 25% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Slipknot, We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner)
#76 (from 51)
870 sold
 
A 32% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KoRn, The Nothing (Roadrunner)
#96 (from 78)
670 sold
 
A 20% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Hu, The Gereg(Eleven Seven)
#107 (from 121)
630 sold
 
A boost of 14%.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Skillet, Victorious(Atlantic)
#122 (from 81)
560 sold
 
A 31% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greta Van Fleet, Anthem of the Peaceful Army (Lava/Republic)
#133 (from 92)
530 sold
 
A 24% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I Prevail, Trauma (Fearless)
#139 (from 136)
510 sold
 
A 3% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
#140 (from 134)
500 sold
 
This sold about the same as last week.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mötley Crüe, The Dirt Soundtrack (Eleven Seven)
#152 (from 145)
470 sold
 
A 1% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bad Wolves, N.A.T.I.O.N. (Eleven Seven)
#165 (from 138)
450 sold
 
A 8% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Greatest Hits(Sony Legacy)
#166 (from 137)
450 sold
 
A 9% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volbeat, Rewind, Replay, Rebound(Republic)
#176 (re-entry)
430 sold
 
A 37% boost back onto the charts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Infest The Rats’ Nest (Flightless)
#189 (from 184)
400 sold
 
A 8% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
#199 (re-entry)
380 sold
 
A 35% boost back up the charts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Heilung, Futha (Season Of Mist)
320 sold
 
A whopping 150% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jinjer, Macro (Napalm)
250 sold
 
A 14% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fire From The Gods, American Sun (E7)
220 sold
 
A 19% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gatecreeper, Deserted (Relapse)
170 sold
 
A 56% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Fishing For Fishies(ATO)
160 sold
 
A 43% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mayhem, Daemon (Century Media)
160 sold
 
A 25% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rival Sons, Feral Roots(Atlantic)
160 sold
 
A 8% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders, Get The Money (RCA)
150 sold
 
A 56% boost back up the charts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lindemann, F & M (Vertigo)
150 sold
 
A 27% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blood Incantation, Hidden History Of The Human Race (Dark Descent)
150 sold
 
A 26% drop.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tomb Mold, Planetary Clairvoyance (20 Buck Spin)
130 sold
 
A 30% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fit For An Autopsy, The Sea Of Tragic Beasts (Nuclear Blast)
130 sold
 
A 39% boost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rob Halford With Family & Friends, Celestial(Legacy)
100 sold
 
The holidays may be over, but this still got a 71% boost