33 years after its release, Metallica's self-titled Black Album has reached a major milestone, joining a very short llst of other artists in history to spend more than a decade on the Billboard charts.
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According to Billboard, Metallica's Black Album, released in 1991 and featuring the iconic singles "Enter Sandman," "Sad But True," “The Unforgiven," "Wherever I May Roam,” and "Nothing Else Matters," has just spent its 750th week (#178 this week) on the Billboard 200 chart, as revealed in a tweet from @BillboardCharts.
Metallica's Black Album, which was the band’s first number 1 album in the U.S. after spending four weeks at the top of the chart when released, just celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021, and as reported now joins only three other albums in history to have spent at least 750 weeks on the Billboard 200. After reentering the chart in 2020 at #200, the Black Album became the fourth longest-charting album in history at 580 weeks, and following the 30th-anniversary re-release, the record was catapulted once again.
The others included in the limited club would be Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon at 990 weeks, followed by Bob Marley & The Wailers' Legend at 843 weeks, and Journey's Greatest Hits at 813 weeks.
The band just wrapped up a number of European concerts and festivals in support of their 11th studio album, 2023's 72 Seasons, and will be making their way back to North America and Mexico for a second leg of dates through August and September. Grab your tickets HERE.
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Friday, August 2 2024 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
Sunday, August 4 2024 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
Friday, August 9 2024 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Sunday, August 11 2024 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Friday, August 16 2024 - Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Stadium
Sunday, August 18 2024 - Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Stadium
Friday, August 23 2024 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium
Sunday, August 25 2024 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium
Friday, August 30 2024 - Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
Sunday, September 1 2024 - Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
Friday, September 20 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol***
Sunday, September 22 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol
Friday, September 27 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol***
Sunday, September 29 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol