Metal Bands Ranked by Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts
Welcome back to our monthly column in which we take a look at Spotify’s publicly available “monthly listeners” counts and compare several hundred metal bands side by side. For more on why we’re doing this column and the methodology behind it, read this.
Expanding upon the feature we added a couple of months back that utilizes arrows to indicate whether a band’s total number of listeners went up or down since the previous month, this time we’ve begun including all data for the previous month and all data for the month before that. The idea is that, over time, we’ll be able to paint a picture of a band’s rise or fall in popularity amongst streamers. If no symbol is shown, this is the first time we’ve included the band on this chart. Numbers from February and January were rounded for convenience, but all figures going forward will be precise.
The vast majority of bands saw an uptick in monthly listeners over the past month, continuing January’s trend that saw Spotify users return to their normal streaming habits following the holiday season, which saw an overall decline in metal.
These rankings, it must be stated, are not comprehensive: these are bands we chose manually, and it is absolutely the case that many bands aren’t included (please email [email protected] if you’d like to see them added next month). For that reason, we haven’t numbered these rankings: to do so would disingenuously give the appearance this is a comprehensive list, which it is not.
Thank you to Danielle Chelosky for helping compile these charts!
March | February | January | |||
Linkin Park | 17,717,120 | ↑ | 17,650,000 | ↑ | 17,470,000 |
AC/DC | 17,482,868 | ↑ | 17,310,000 | ↓ | 17,390,000 |
Guns N’ Roses | 17,302,836 | ↑ | 17,000,000 | ↑ | 16,960,000 |
Metallica | 14,819,708 | ↑ | 14,620,000 | ↑ | 14,370,000 |
Foo Fighters | 10,873,863 | ↓ | 11,020,000 | ↑ | 10,600,000 |
Nickelback | 8,878,573 | ↑ | 8,650,000 | ↑ | |
Ozzy Osbourne | 8,792,364 | ↑ | 7,570,000 | ↑ | 6,030,000 |
Muse | 8,710,776 | ↑ | 8,700,000 | ↑ | |
System of a Down | 8,583,659 | ↑ | 8,580,000 | ↑ | 8,290,000 |
Van Halen | 8,467,075 | ↑ | 8,200,000 | ↑ | 7,880,000 |
Scorpions | 7,874,543 | ||||
Kiss | 7,834,791 | ↑ | 7,670,000 | ↑ | 7,520,000 |
Disturbed | 7,719,646 | ↑ | 7,390,000 | ↓ | 7,390,000 |
Black Sabbath | 7,326,726 | ↑ | 7,140,000 | ↑ | 6,870,000 |
Slipknot | 7,086,244 | ↓ | 7,090,000 | ↑ | 6,810,000 |
Rage Against the Machine | 6,759,926 | ↑ | 6,430,000 | ↑ | 6,050,000 |
Limp Bizkit | 6,205,663 | ↑ | 6,130,000 | ↑ | 5,770,000 |
Rammstein | 6,051,972 | ↓ | 6,130,000 | ↑ | 5,990,000 |
Evanescence | 5,971,726 | ||||
Deep Purple | 5,935,171 | ||||
Avenged Sevenfold | 5,933,542 | ↑ | 5,660,000 | ↑ | 5,040,000 |
Five Finger Death Punch | 5,490,955 | ↑ | 5,260,000 | ↑ | 4,980,000 |
Iron Maiden | 5,482,043 | ↑ | 5,370,000 | ↑ | 5,190,000 |
Motley Crue | 5,326,089 | ↑ | 5,190,000 | ↑ | 5,020,000 |
Korn | 5,181,244 | ↑ | 5,100,000 | ↑ | 4,870,000 |
Whitesnake | 5,045,081 | ↑ | 4,920,000 | ↑ | 4,640,000 |
Skillet | 5,016,351 | ||||
Def Leppard | 4,988,388 | ↑ | 4,790,000 | ↑ | 4,610,000 |
Rise Against | 4,882,495 | ||||
Audioslave | 4,882,074 | ||||
Bring Me the Horizon | 4,678,122 | ↓ | 4,900,000 | ↓ | 5,050,000 |
Breaking Benjamin | 4,673,800 | ↓ | 4,720,000 | ↑ | 4,220,000 |
Shinedown | 4,591,789 | ↑ | 4,530,000 | ↑ | 4,290,000 |
Marilyn Manson | 4,571,174 | ↓ | 4,630,000 | ↑ | 4,410,000 |
Soundgarden | 4,491,095 | ↑ | 4,450,000 | ↑ | 4,350,000 |
Alice in Chains | 4,238,197 | ↑ | 4,190,000 | ↑ | 4,050,000 |
A Day to Remember | 3,990,257 | ↑ | 3,990,000 | ↑ | 3,840,000 |
Volbeat | 3,705,557 | ↓ | 3,710,000 | ↑ | 3,550,000 |
Stone Sour | 3,689,578 | ↑ | 3,670,000 | ↑ | 3,470,000 |
Motorhead | 3,595,510 | ↑ | 3,580,000 | ↑ | 3,390,000 |
Godsmac,000 | 3,437,208 | ↑ | 3,380,000 | ↑ | 3,120,000 |
Pantera | 3,391,563 | ↑ | 3,290,000 | ↑ | 3,040,000 |
Poison | 3,145,879 | ↑ | 3,010,000 | ↑ | 2,800,000 |
Bullet For My Valentine | 3,063,188 | ↑ | 3,060,000 | ↑ | 2,820,000 |
Judas Priest | 2,979,767 | ↑ | 2,940,000 | ↑ | 2,750,000 |
Megadeth | 2,913,496 | ↑ | 2,850,000 | ↑ | 2,610,000 |
Bad Wolves | 2,902,608 | ↓ | 2,970,000 | ↑ | 2,730,000 |
Tool | 2,770,327 | ↓ | 2,830,000 | ↓ | 3,000,000 |
Faith No More | 2,766,011 | ↑ | 2,650,000 | ↑ | 2,420,000 |
Asking Alexandria | 2,560,751 | ↑ | 2,390,000 | ↑ | 2,220,000 |
Skid Row | 2,537,397 | ↑ | 2,460,000 | ↑ | 2,390,000 |
Nine Inch Nails | 2,529,600 | ↓ | 2,540,000 | ↑ | 2,510,000 |
Deftones | 2,224,985 | ↑ | 2,190,000 | ↑ | 2,030,000 |
Rob Zombie | 2,118,503 | ↑ | 2,070,000 | ↑ | 1,920,000 |
Killswitch Engage | 2,075,768 | ↓ | 2,080,000 | ↑ | 1,950,000 |
Dio | 1,960,048 | ↓ | 1,980,000 | ↑ | 1,870,000 |
Sabaton | 1,910,969 | ↓ | 1,950,000 | ↑ | 1,690,000 |
Nightwish | 1,901,435 | ↑ | 1,560,000 | ↑ | 1,520,000 |
Slayer | 1,888,965 | ↑ | 1,860,000 | ↑ | 1,750,000 |
Alter Bridge | 1,834,779 | ↑ | 1,820,000 | ↑ | 1,650,000 |
Ghost | 1,738,242 | ↓ | 1,890,000 | ↑ | 1,870,000 |
Lamb of God | 1,715,594 | ↑ | 1,310,000 | ↑ | 1,200,000 |
Halestorm | 1,707,262 | ↓ | 1,710,000 | ↑ | 1,670,000 |
Warrant | 1,662,849 | ↑ | 1,610,000 | ↑ | |
Trivium | 1,641,446 | ↑ | 1,570,000 | ↑ | 1,480,000 |
Atreyu | 1,622,668 | ↓ | 1,660,000 | ↑ | 1,400,000 |
In This Moment | 1,593,187 | ↑ | 1,460,000 | ↑ | 1,190,000 |
Escape the Fate | 1,535,454 | ↑ | 1,460,000 | ↑ | 1,360,000 |
Parkway Drive | 1,480,993 | ↑ | 1,440,000 | ↑ | 1,220,000 |
Mudvayne | 1,475,636 | ↑ | 1,450,000 | ↑ | 1,330,000 |
Dragonforce | 1,423,496 | ↑ | 1,400,000 | ↑ | 1,310,000 |
In Flames | 1,410,426 | ↑ | 1,400,000 | ↑ | 1,370,000 |
Machine Head | 1,385,985 | ↑ | 1,220,000 | ↑ | 1,110,000 |
All That Remains | 1,377,812 | ↑ | 1,360,000 | ↑ | 1,240,000 |
Within Temptation | 1,347,464 | ↓ | 1,360,000 | ↑ | 1,290,000 |
Motionless in White | 1,340,514 | ↑ | 1,310,000 | ↑ | 1,170,000 |
Dream Theater | 1,250,742 | ↑ | 1,250,000 | ↑ | 1,160,000 |
Static-X | 1,226,139 | ↑ | 1,080,000 | ↑ | 999,000 |
Sepultura | 1,177,853 | ↑ | 1,000,000 | ↑ | 937,000 |
Amaranthe | 1,141,954 | ↑ | 1,070,000 | ↑ | 856,000 |
Amon Amarth | 1,140,703 | ↑ | 1,130,000 | ↑ | 1,050,000 |
Anthrax | 1,135,221 | ↑ | 1,100,000 | ↑ | 995,000 |
Danzig | 1,084,899 | ↑ | 1,040,000 | ↑ | 969,000 |
Gojira | 1,079,882 | ↑ | 1,040,000 | ↑ | 954,000 |
Helloween | 1,003,075 | ↓ | 1,030,000 | ↑ | |
Airbourne | 992,511 | ↑ | 982,000 | ↑ | 896,000 |
White Zombie | 990,367 | ↑ | 957,000 | ↑ | 855,000 |
Ratt | 988,597 | ↑ | 961,000 | ↑ | 870,000 |
Coheed and Cambria | 983,460 | ↑ | 951,000 | ↑ | 886,000 |
Mastodon | 980,503 | ↑ | 969,000 | ↑ | 946,000 |
Misfits | 971,255 | ↑ | 955,000 | ↑ | 949,000 |
Sevendust | 920,478 | ↓ | 933,000 | ↑ | 822,000 |
Hellyeah | 833,794 | ↓ | 839,000 | ↑ | 766,000 |
Architects | 774,092 | ↓ | 787,000 | ↑ | 771,000 |
August Burns Red | 765,811 | ↑ | 579,000 | ↓ | 834,000 |
Hammerfall | 758,098 | ↓ | 770,000 | ↑ | 693,000 |
Testament | 740,269 | ↑ | 610,000 | ↑ | 504,000 |
Hatebreed | 727,460 | ↑ | 531,000 | ↓ | 563,000 |
Children of Bodom | 709,415 | ↑ | 703,000 | ↑ | 654,000 |
Living Colour | 702,830 | ↑ | 682,000 | ↑ | 615,000 |
Manowar | 701,553 | ↑ | 687,000 | ↑ | 622,000 |
Opeth | 695,251 | ↓ | 697,000 | ↑ | 654,000 |
Alestorm | 692,464 | ↑ | 684,000 | ↑ | 652,000 |
Arch Enemy | 688,000 | ↑ | 673,000 | ↑ | 621,000 |
Poppy | 672,158 | ↑ | 663,000 | ↑ | 545,000 |
Lacuna Coil | 647,160 | ↓ | 654,000 | ↑ | 639,000 |
Fear Factory | 624,573 | ↑ | 615,000 | ↑ | 548,000 |
Clutch | 620,489 | ↑ | 557,000 | ↓ | 574,000 |
Suicide Silence | 608,817 | ↑ | 573,000 | ↑ | 488,000 |
Dokken | 600,484 | ↑ | 581,000 | ↑ | |
Suicidal Tendencies | 597,019 | ↑ | 587,000 | ↑ | 514,000 |
Issues | 562,094 | ↑ | 558,000 | ↓ | 577,000 |
Babymetal | 546,348 | ↑ | 540,000 | ↓ | 547,000 |
Type O Negative | 533,581 | ↑ | 528,000 | ↑ | 494,000 |
Eluveitie | 528,854 | ↑ | 527,000 | ↑ | 509,000 |
S,000indred | 524,006 | ↑ | 523,000 | ↑ | 480,000 |
Korpiklaani | 517,469 | ↑ | 513,000 | ↑ | 475,000 |
Meshuggah | 515,509 | ↑ | 495,000 | ↑ | 440,000 |
Sonata Arctica | 506,387 | ↓ | 513,000 | ↓ | 524,000 |
Insane Clown Posse | 502,553 | ↓ | 516,000 | ↓ | 522,000 |
Steel Panther | 499,366 | ↑ | 491,000 | ↓ | 491,000 |
Winger | 497,944 | ↑ | 485,000 | ↑ | |
Porcupine Tree | 495,883 | ||||
Epica | 488,289 | ↓ | 490,000 | ↑ | 457,000 |
Death | 480,858 | ↑ | 473,000 | ↑ | 432,000 |
Polyphia | 479,711 | ↑ | 473,000 | ↑ | 445,000 |
Blind Guardian | 469,686 | ↓ | 486,000 | ↑ | 451,000 |
Northlane | 468,922 | ↑ | 462,000 | ↑ | 421,000 |
Whitechapel | 449,118 | ↑ | 443,000 | ↑ | 415,000 |
Dethklok | 443,601 | ↑ | 433,000 | ↑ | 417,000 |
Soulfly | 442,919 | ↑ | 420,000 | ↑ | 362,000 |
Code Orange | 439,028 | ↑ | 198,000 | ↓ | 198,000 |
After The Burial | 433,841 | ↑ | 425,000 | ↑ | 395,000 |
Thy Art is Murder | 433,322 | ↓ | 435,000 | ↑ | 404,000 |
Jinjer | 417,754 | ↓ | 420,000 | ↑ | 405,000 |
DevilDriver | 415,324 | ↑ | 407,000 | ↑ | 367,000 |
Refused | 412,107 | ↓ | 428,000 | ↑ | 394,000 |
Attila | 409,506 | ↑ | 403,000 | ↑ | 384,000 |
Demon Hunter | 406,830 | ↓ | 418,000 | ↑ | 388,000 |
Periphery | 400,314 | ↓ | 414,000 | ↑ | 387,000 |
Exodus | 389,466 | ↑ | 384,000 | ↑ | 335,000 |
Body Count | 388,257 | ↑ | 272,000 | ↑ | |
Turisas | 387,022 | ↑ | 381,000 | ↑ | 352,000 |
Cradle of Filth | 370,222 | ↑ | 365,000 | ↑ | 336,000 |
Kvelertak | 359,986 | ↑ | 301,000 | ↑ | 158,000 |
Chon | 358,094 | ↑ | 352,000 | ↑ | 333,000 |
Cannibal Corpse | 356,767 | ↑ | 343,000 | ↑ | 319,000 |
Avatar | 354,140 | ↑ | 354,000 | ↑ | 339,000 |
Delain | 349,591 | ↑ | 301,000 | ↑ | |
Soilwork | 338,099 | ↓ | 341,000 | ↑ | 313,000 |
Amorphis | 334,305 | ||||
The Black Dahlia Murder | 333,362 | ↑ | 203,000 | ↑ | 188,000 |
Light the Torch | 330,440 | ↓ | 333,000 | ↑ | 323,000 |
Chelsea Grin | 310,280 | ↑ | 302,000 | ↑ | 288,000 |
Kreator | 309,177 | ↑ | 303,000 | ↑ | 272,000 |
Corrosion of Conformity | 308,105 | ↑ | 298,000 | ↑ | 242,000 |
Dimmu Borgir | 301,693 | ↓ | 303,000 | ↑ | 283,000 |
Animals as Leaders | 294,773 | ↓ | 295,000 | ↑ | 271,000 |
Emmure | 281,000 | ↑ | 278,000 | ↑ | 255,000 |
Down | 277,244 | ↑ | 267,000 | ↑ | 235,000 |
Overkill | 275,744 | ↑ | 275,000 | ↑ | 245,000 |
The Ghost Inside | 275,499 | ↑ | 273,000 | ↑ | 252,000 |
Veil of Maya | 272,591 | ↑ | 265,000 | ↑ | 245,000 |
New Years Day | 270,015 | ↓ | 274,000 | ↑ | 260,000 |
Born of Osiris | 268,176 | ↑ | 260,000 | ↑ | 241,000 |
Knocked Loose | 260,800 | ↑ | 253,000 | ↑ | 247,000 |
Katatonia | 253,530 | ↑ | 227,000 | ↑ | |
Paradise Lost | 250,727 | ↑ | 244,000 | ↑ | |
Venom | 244,894 | ↑ | 229,000 | ↑ | 225,000 |
Mercyful Fate | 244,776 | ↑ | 235,000 | ↑ | 218,000 |
Ensiferum | 239,872 | ↑ | 235,000 | ↑ | 221,000 |
Devin Townsend | 226,860 | ↓ | 230,000 | ↑ | 212,000 |
Devin Townsend Project | 226,756 | ↑ | 224,000 | ↑ | 210,000 |
Baroness | 226,138 | ↑ | 223,000 | ↑ | 214,000 |
Obituary | 223,690 | ↑ | 221,000 | ↑ | |
King Diamond | 219,959 | ↓ | 223,000 | ↓ | 279,000 |
Dar,000 Tranquility | 218,909 | ↑ | 217,000 | ↑ | 202,000 |
Red Fang | 217,487 | ↑ | 198,000 | ↓ | 198,000 |
Plini | 211,335 | ↑ | 207,000 | ↑ | 203,000 |
Myr,000ur | 211,228 | ↑ | 197,000 | ↑ | 116,000 |
Between the Buried and Me | 205,344 | ↓ | 207,000 | ↑ | 181,000 |
3Teeth | 201,626 | ↑ | 195,000 | ↑ | 176,000 |
Tesseract | 198,507 | ↓ | 199,000 | ↑ | 185,000 |
Insomnium | 193,595 | ↓ | 197,000 | ↓ | 197,000 |
Norma Jean | 192,677 | ↓ | 195,000 | ↓ | 197,000 |
Sleep | 190,470 | ↑ | 188,000 | ↑ | 179,000 |
Lorna Shore | 187,731 | ↓ | 224,000 | ↑ | 163,000 |
Fit for an Autopsy | 183,400 | ↓ | 197,000 | ↓ | 200,000 |
Rhapsody of Fire | 179,608 | ↑ | 178,000 | ↑ | 162,000 |
Death Angel | 178,708 | ↓ | 181,000 | ↑ | 160,000 |
The Contortionist | 178,107 | ↑ | 174,000 | ↑ | 157,000 |
Strapping Young Lad | 174,157 | ||||
The Browning | 173,235 | ↑ | 171,000 | ↑ | 152,000 |
Cattle Decapitation | 169,692 | ↓ | 193,000 | ↓ | 216,000 |
Mayhem | 167,082 | ↓ | 172,000 | ↑ | 165,000 |
At the Gates | 163,831 | ↓ | 164,000 | ↑ | 150,000 |
Rotting Christ | 158,837 | ↑ | 158,000 | ↑ | 150,000 |
Candlemass | 157,591 | ↑ | 157,000 | ↑ | |
Rings of Saturn | 156,698 | ↓ | 158,000 | ↑ | |
Chimaira | 156,515 | ↑ | 152,000 | ↑ | 132,000 |
Alien Weaponry | 154,847 | ↓ | 156,000 | ↑ | 143,000 |
The Acacia Strain | 151,793 | ↓ | 155,000 | ↑ | 143,000 |
Deicide | 149,386 | ↑ | 147,000 | ↑ | 136,000 |
Carnifex | 148,042 | ↓ | 151,000 | ↑ | 134,000 |
Satyricon | 142,254 | ↑ | 140,000 | ↑ | 130,000 |
Karnivool | 137,599 | ||||
Dying Fetus | 135,684 | ↑ | 135,000 | ↑ | 126,000 |
Ihsahn | 131,120 | ↑ | 76,000 | ↓ | 101,000 |
Converge | 130,993 | ↓ | 134,000 | ↑ | 109,000 |
Shadows Fall | 130,513 | ↓ | 131,000 | ↑ | 110,000 |
Unearth | 130,100 | ↑ | 130,000 | ↑ | 114,000 |
Covet | 128,823 | ↑ | 126,000 | ↑ | |
Protest the Hero | 128,369 | ||||
Zeal & Ardor | 127,326 | ↑ | 127,000 | ↑ | |
High on Fire | 125,304 | ↑ | 122,000 | ↑ | 110,000 |
Carcass | 125,133 | ↓ | 143,000 | ↓ | 165,000 |
Entombed | 124,875 | ↑ | 123,000 | ↑ | 106,000 |
Municipal Waste | 124,038 | ↑ | 123,000 | ↑ | 115,000 |
Immortal | 123,881 | ↓ | 124,000 | ↑ | 114,000 |
Deafheaven | 119,709 | ↑ | 119,000 | ↑ | 115,000 |
Celtic Frost | 115,741 | ↑ | 113,000 | ↑ | 109,000 |
Darkthrone | 113,732 | ↓ | 115,000 | ↑ | 100,000 |
Bloodbath | 108,321 | ↓ | 109,000 | ↑ | 103,000 |
Darkest Hour | 107,404 | ↑ | 107,000 | ↑ | 91,000 |
Gwar | 107,277 | ↑ | 107,000 | ↓ | 108,000 |
Havok | 103,349 | ↑ | 90,000 | ↑ | 85,000 |
Scar Symmetry | 99,838 | ||||
Fleshgod Apocalypse | 95,920 | ↓ | 97,000 | ↑ | 89,000 |
Nevermore | 95,362 | ↓ | 96,000 | ↑ | |
Intronaut | 94,504 | ↑ | 58,000 | ↑ | |
Wintersun | 91,872 | ||||
Cult of Luna | 91,819 | ↓ | 96,000 | ↑ | 95,000 |
Emperor | 90,616 | ↑ | 88,000 | ↑ | 81,000 |
Within the Ruins | 89,027 | ↑ | 86,000 | ↑ | 79,000 |
The Agonist | 82,128 | ↓ | 84,000 | ↑ | 77,000 |
Brand of Sacrifice | 81,432 | ||||
Enslaved | 81,399 | ↑ | 78,000 | ↑ | 75,000 |
The Ocean | 75,997 | ↓ | 78,000 | ↑ | 70,000 |
Septicflesh | 75,826 | ↑ | 73,000 | ↑ | 71,000 |
Rivers of Nihil | 74,354 | ↑ | 67,000 | ↑ | 58,000 |
Oceano | 72,155 | ↑ | 72,000 | ↑ | 67,000 |
The Faceless | 70,566 | ↑ | 69,000 | ↑ | 64,000 |
Armored Saint | 67,449 | ||||
Pelican | 67,201 | ↓ | 69,000 | ↑ | |
Isis | 69,648 | ↓ | 70,000 | ↑ | 62,000 |
Omnium Gatherum | 67,466 | ||||
Revocation | 66,915 | ↑ | 63,000 | ↓ | 63,000 |
Toxic Holocaust | 66,904 | ↑ | 66,000 | ↑ | |
King’s X | 62,357 | ↓ | 64,000 | ↑ | 38,000 |
Crowbar | 62,022 | ↑ | 59,000 | ↑ | 53,000 |
Torche | 61,816 | ↓ | 64,000 | ↑ | 59,000 |
Myrone | 61,742 | ↓ | 65,000 | ↑ | |
Allegaeon | 60,337 | ↓ | 61,000 | ↑ | 58,000 |
Neurosis | 59,379 | ↑ | 58,000 | ↑ | 51,000 |
Brutus | 59,213 | ↓ | 61,000 | ↓ | 61,000 |
Warbringer | 55,985 | ↓ | 56,000 | ↑ | 53,000 |
Sunn O))) | 55,700 | ↓ | 62,000 | ↑ | |
Pig Destroyer | 54,147 | ↓ | 57,000 | ↑ | 46,000 |
Vein | 51,755 | ↓ | 53,000 | ↑ | 44,000 |
Gatecreeper | 51,619 | ↑ | 50,000 | ↓ | 50,000 |
Cynic | 51,221 | ↓ | 58,000 | ↑ | 38,000 |
Eyehategod | 47,189 | ↑ | 43,000 | ↑ | 38,000 |
Dyscarnate | 46,924 | ↓ | 48,000 | ↑ | 40,000 |
Abbath | 46,597 | ↓ | 52,000 | ↑ | 45,000 |
Mutoid Man | 46,084 | ↑ | 43,000 | ↑ | |
Yob | 41,227 | ↑ | 40,000 | ↑ | 37,000 |
Aborted | 39,927 | ↑ | 39,000 | ↑ | |
Author & Punisher | 35,597 | ↓ | 37,000 | ↑ | |
Beneath the Massacre | 34,379 | ↑ | 24,000 | ↑ | |
Moon Tooth | 34,121 | ↓ | 36,000 | ↑ | |
Cave In | 31,997 | ↓ | 34,000 | ↑ | 30,000 |
Black Crown Initiate | 28,788 | ↑ | 28,000 | ↑ | 25,000 |
Inter Arma | 20,288 | ↓ | 22,000 | ↓ | 23,000 |
Exhumed | 20,278 | ↑ | 20,000 | ↓ | 20,000 |
Triptykon | 18,296 | ↑ | 17,000 | ↑ | 16,000 |
Venom Prison | 15,219 | ↑ | 15,000 | ↓ | 16,000 |
The Red Chord | 14,700 | ↑ | 14,000 | ↑ | |
Primitive Man | 13,384 | ↑ | 13,000 | ↑ | 12,000 |
Spirit Adrift | 12,948 | ↓ | 14,000 | ↓ | 16,000 |
By contrast, here are the numbers some modern pop and hip hop artists are sporting:
Ed Sheeran: 60,189,238
Billie Eilish: 60,617,122
Drake: 51,130,254
Maroon 5: 47,024,288
The Weeknd: 55,599,016
Eminem: 44,534,876
Taylor Swift: 37,615,988
Kanye West: 30,912,198
Beyonce: 29,655,879
Katy Perry: 29,155,644
Lizzo: 21,527,683