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SOUNDSCAN NUMBERS RELEASED: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MARS VOLTA TOP THE CHARTS

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The Soundscan charts for last week have been released, and the Super-Duper Metal Tuesday releases charted extremely well. The Mars Volta’s Bedlam in Goliath edged out Bullet For My Valentine’s Scream, Aim Fire by a mere 700 copies for the #3 spot, while MetalSucks faves Protest the Hero debuted at #95 with Fortress, a feat for a band whose music is so challenging and intricate. Australian AC/DC-revivalists Airbourne just missed the Top 100 coming in at 106. Full list of charting metal and hard rock releases, plus sales figures and our commentary, after the jump.

#3: Mars Volta – Bedlam in Goliath
This Week: 53,952 (debut)

#4 Bullet for My Valentine – Scream, Aim, Fire
This Week: 53,223 (debut)

#38: Linkin Park – Minutes to Midnight
This Week: 16,760
Cume: 2,192,512

#45: Buckcherry – 15
This Week: 15,752
Cume: 999,773

Absolutely astounding. Back up the charts, again, with a 32% gain from last week (maybe due to the new video push and Conan appearance) and an incredible 94 weeks on the charts.

#46: Led Zeppelin – Mothership
This Week: 15,729
Cume: 751,094

#49: Kid Rock – Rock N’ Roll Jesus
This Week: 15,358
Cume: 731,480

#75: Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
This Week: 9,525
Cume: 593,589

Proof that good songs sell records.

#78: Seether – Finding Beauty in Negative Space
This Week: 8,955
Cume: 294,075

#82: Finger Eleven – Them Vs. You Vs. Me
This Week: 8,437
Cume: 449,147

See also: Buckcherry.

#85: Three Days Grace – One-X
This Week: 8,163
Cume: 1,080,956

#92: Godsmack – Good Times, Bad Times: 10 Years of Godsmack
This Week: 7,673
Cume: 161,655

#95: Protest the Hero – Fortress
This Week: 7,570 (debut)

Great debut for a band whose music is so complex.

#106: Airbourne – Running Wild (7,018 debut)
#107: Avenged Sevenfold – Avenged Sevenfodld (Cume: 288,725)
#118: Flyleaf – Flyleaf (Cume: 916,262)
#127: Puddle of Mudd – Famous (Cume: 141,271)
#131: Sixx A.M.: Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (Cume: 133,484)
#134: Eddie Vedder – Into the Wild Soundtrack (Cume: 237,882)
#153: Serj Tankian – Elect the Dead (Cume: 227,425)
#174: Skillet – Comatose (Cume: 148,018)
#180: Hellyeah – Hellyeah (Cume: 274,718)
#187: Hinder – Extreme Behavior (Cume: 2,647,358)
#197: Alter Bridge – Blackbird (Cume: 164,811)

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