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Metallica
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Country: US
Birth: 1981-10-28
Active: Yes
Genre: Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
On-demand audio streams
A-
Monthly listeners
46.3m
17
Lead streams
23.5b
16
Feat streams
71.4m
1
Monthly revenue
$1.0m
16
Sales data
A
CSPC units
173.4m
18
Pure albums
141.4m
18
Physical singles
15.5m
13
Digital singles
40.8m
15
Spotify statistics
B+
Lead streams
15.3b
16
Feat streams
46.7m
1
Monthly listeners
28.4m
16
Followers
30.8m
16
100m+ tracks
28
13
Popularity
84
16
Followers / Listeners
1.1
10
Replay value
7.4
17
Trends & Indicators
B
Daily streams
6.6m
15
Daily listeners +/-
74.4k
10
Daily followers +/-
9.9k
16
Monthly streams
209.3m
15
Monthly listeners +/-
1.0m
11
Weekly followers +/-
71.8k
16
Trend
0.7
9
Globalness
39.2
14
Playcounts are 7+ days old
Monthly listeners map
Below map represents the 50 cities where the artist has the most Spotify monthly listeners.
Album sales map
This second map is based on pure album sales by country.
Artist career totals
Albums statistics
Figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.
As a reminder:
- Studio Album: sales of the original album
- Other Releases: sales of compilations generated thanks to the album
- Physical Singles: sales of physical singles from the album (ratio 3/10)
- Download Singles: sales of digital singles from the album (ratio 1,5/10)
- Streaming: equivalent album sales of all the album tracks (ratio 1/1500 for Audio stream and 1/6750 for Video stream)
Songs statistics
Figures in equivalent album sales generated through all formats.
Studio album sales
Compilation album sales
Physical singles sales
Downloads and ringtones sales
Most streamed songs (Top 20)
| # | Seq. | Album | Song | Spotify total | Spotify daily | AOD total | EAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 436 | Metallica | Enter Sandman - Remastered 2021 | 1,701,938,408 | 1,209,172 | 2,703,166,648 | 1,802,111 |
| 2 | 491 | Metallica | Nothing Else Matters - Remastered 2021 | 1,382,497,270 | 807,675 | 2,195,802,441 | 1,463,868 |
| 3 | 201 | Master Of Puppets | Master Of Puppets - Remastered | 1,027,191,257 | 598,722 | 1,631,474,520 | 1,087,649 |
| 4 | 357 | …And Justice For All | One - Remastered | 690,738,323 | 438,990 | 1,097,090,698 | 731,393 |
| 5 | 561 | Metallica | The Unforgiven - Remastered 2021 | 621,976,277 | 344,473 | 987,876,835 | 658,584 |
| 6 | 84 | Ride The Lightning | For Whom The Bell Tolls - Remastered | 603,300,232 | 408,519 | 958,213,915 | 638,809 |
| 7 | 661 | Garage, Inc. | Whiskey In The Jar | 524,249,673 | 283,597 | 832,658,940 | 555,105 |
| 8 | 517 | Metallica | Sad But True - Remastered 2021 | 428,985,319 | 302,542 | 681,351,805 | 454,234 |
| 9 | 74 | Ride The Lightning | Fade To Black - Remastered | 374,458,177 | 224,671 | 594,747,054 | 396,498 |
| 10 | 634 | Reload | Fuel | 325,894,198 | 242,152 | 517,613,518 | 345,075 |
| 11 | 38 | Kill 'Em All | Seek & Destroy (Remastered) | 291,279,219 | 248,276 | 462,634,996 | 308,423 |
| 12 | 585 | Metallica | Wherever I May Roam - Remastered 2021 | 265,356,554 | 166,377 | 421,462,365 | 280,974 |
| 13 | 138 | Master Of Puppets | Battery - Remastered | 189,592,805 | 106,780 | 301,127,787 | 200,751 |
| 14 | 639 | Reload | The Unforgiven II | 183,933,920 | 136,847 | 292,139,853 | 194,759 |
| 15 | 660 | Garage, Inc. | Turn The Page | 183,693,086 | 121,939 | 291,757,340 | 194,504 |
| 16 | 741 | Hardwired…To Self-Destruct | Hardwired | 179,141,852 | 67,236 | 284,528,674 | 189,685 |
| 17 | 707 | Death Magnetic | The Day That Never Comes | 165,453,456 | 98,559 | 262,787,573 | 175,191 |
| 18 | 102 | Ride The Lightning | Ride The Lightning - Remastered | 149,787,389 | 112,295 | 237,905,362 | 158,603 |
| 19 | 64 | Ride The Lightning | Creeping Death - Creeping Death EP Version / Remastered | 145,254,551 | 88,722 | 230,705,915 | 153,803 |
| 20 | 247 | Master Of Puppets | Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Remastered | 143,847,234 | 74,800 | 228,470,691 | 152,313 |
| Album | Song | ||||||
| ∑ = 9,578,569,200 | ∑ = 6,082,344 | ∑ = 15,213,516,938 | ∑ = 10,142,344 |
- Seq. stands for sequence. It sorts albums in discographic order.
- Spotify total reflects release to date (RTD) streams of the track as shown on their software.
- Spotify daily is calculated based on streams over the last 1 day(s).
- AOD (Audio on-demand) reflects total streams through all AOD platforms, Spotify included. The non-Spotify part is an algorithm based figure which considers the main artist's strength and Spotify shares in each market.
- AOD streams divided by 1,500 would provide equivalent album sales (EAS) for the track.
- The 'Song' and 'Album' grey fields at the bottom of the table allow filtering on them.
Thresholds - CSPC
| Date | Format | Title | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-11 | Album | Load | 12,000,000 |
| 2025-05-11 | Album | Reload | 10,000,000 |
| 2025-05-11 | Album | Garage Inc. | 9,000,000 |
Thresholds - Spotify KPIs
| Date | KPI | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-28 | Followers | 30,000,000 |
| 2024-11-20 | Followers | 29,000,000 |
| 2024-08-19 | Followers | 28,000,000 |
| 2024-05-12 | Followers | 27,000,000 |
| 2023-09-23 | Followers | 26,000,000 |
| 2023-06-12 | Followers | 25,000,000 |
| 2023-03-09 | Followers | 24,000,000 |
| 2022-12-10 | Followers | 23,000,000 |
| 2022-08-03 | Listeners | 29,000,000 |
| 2022-07-24 | Followers | 22,000,000 |
| 2022-04-22 | Followers | 21,000,000 |
| 2022-01-05 | Followers | 20,000,000 |
| 2021-09-24 | Followers | 19,000,000 |
| 2021-06-19 | Followers | 18,000,000 |
| 2021-03-10 | Followers | 17,000,000 |
| 2020-12-10 | Followers | 16,000,000 |
| 2020-08-31 | Followers | 15,000,000 |
| 2020-06-05 | Followers | 14,000,000 |
Thresholds - Streams
| Date | Format | Title | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-22 | Single | Enter Sandman - Remastered 2021 | 1,700,000,000 |
| 2025-05-22 | Single | Orion - Remastered | 100,000,000 |
| 2025-05-16 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 1,600,000,000 |
| 2025-05-15 | Single | For Whom The Bell Tolls (Remastered) | 600,000,000 |
| 2025-05-04 | Album | Garage Inc. | 1,100,000,000 |
| 2025-04-30 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,900,000,000 |
| 2025-04-24 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 1,700,000,000 |
| 2025-04-08 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 15,000,000,000 |
| 2025-04-02 | Artist all credits |
Metallica | 15,000,000,000 |
| 2025-03-31 | Single | Master Of Puppets - Remastered | 1,000,000,000 |
| 2025-03-20 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,800,000,000 |
| 2025-03-06 | Single | The Unforgiven | 600,000,000 |
| 2025-03-06 | Single | The Unforgiven - Remastered 2021 | 600,000,000 |
| 2025-02-26 | Single | Don't Tread on Me - Remastered 2021 | 100,000,000 |
| 2025-02-24 | Album | …And Justice For All | 1,300,000,000 |
| 2025-02-07 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,700,000,000 |
| 2025-02-04 | Single | Enter Sandman | 1,600,000,000 |
| 2025-01-28 | Album | Reload | 700,000,000 |
| 2025-01-28 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,600,000,000 |
| 2025-01-22 | Single | Nothing Else Matters | 1,300,000,000 |
| 2025-01-19 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 1,500,000,000 |
| 2025-01-06 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 1,600,000,000 |
| 2024-12-17 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,500,000,000 |
| 2024-12-05 | Album | …And Justice For All | 1,200,000,000 |
| 2024-11-22 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 14,000,000,000 |
| 2024-11-16 | Artist all credits |
Metallica | 14,000,000,000 |
| 2024-11-02 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,400,000,000 |
| 2024-10-14 | Album | Kill 'Em All | 700,000,000 |
| 2024-10-09 | Single | Enter Sandman | 1,500,000,000 |
| 2024-10-03 | Album | Garage Inc. | 1,000,000,000 |
| 2024-09-20 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,300,000,000 |
| 2024-09-15 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 1,400,000,000 |
| 2024-09-05 | Single | Master Of Puppets | 900,000,000 |
| 2024-09-01 | Single | One | 600,000,000 |
| 2024-08-28 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 1,500,000,000 |
| 2024-08-13 | Single | Nothing Else Matters | 1,200,000,000 |
| 2024-08-09 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,200,000,000 |
| 2024-07-03 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 13,000,000,000 |
| 2024-06-28 | Artist all credits |
Metallica | 13,000,000,000 |
| 2024-06-27 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,100,000,000 |
| 2024-06-24 | Album | …And Justice For All | 1,100,000,000 |
| 2024-06-21 | Single | Enter Sandman | 1,400,000,000 |
| 2024-06-16 | Album | Reload | 600,000,000 |
| 2024-06-02 | Album | Hardwired…To Self-Destruct | 700,000,000 |
| 2024-05-20 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 1,300,000,000 |
| 2024-05-15 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 4,000,000,000 |
| 2024-04-24 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 1,400,000,000 |
| 2024-03-28 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,900,000,000 |
| 2024-03-07 | Album | Garage Inc. | 900,000,000 |
| 2024-02-27 | Single | Nothing Else Matters | 1,100,000,000 |
| 2024-02-17 | Single | Enter Sandman | 1,300,000,000 |
| 2024-02-14 | Single | Master Of Puppets | 800,000,000 |
| 2024-02-09 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,800,000,000 |
| 2024-02-01 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 12,000,000,000 |
| 2024-01-28 | Artist all credits |
Metallica | 12,000,000,000 |
| 2024-01-17 | Album | Kill 'Em All | 600,000,000 |
| 2023-12-29 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 1,200,000,000 |
| 2023-12-21 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,700,000,000 |
| 2023-12-21 | Album | …And Justice For All | 1,000,000,000 |
| 2023-12-06 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 1,300,000,000 |
| 2023-11-01 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,600,000,000 |
| 2023-10-02 | Single | Enter Sandman | 1,200,000,000 |
| 2023-09-12 | Album | Reload | 500,000,000 |
| 2023-09-11 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,500,000,000 |
| 2023-08-29 | Single | Nothing Else Matters | 1,000,000,000 |
| 2023-08-24 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 11,000,000,000 |
| 2023-08-21 | Artist all credits |
Metallica | 11,000,000,000 |
| 2023-07-24 | Album | Garage Inc. | 800,000,000 |
| 2023-07-21 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,400,000,000 |
| 2023-07-20 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 1,200,000,000 |
| 2023-07-14 | Single | Master Of Puppets | 700,000,000 |
| 2023-05-20 | Single | Enter Sandman | 1,100,000,000 |
| 2023-05-04 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,300,000,000 |
| 2023-04-04 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 1,100,000,000 |
| 2023-03-27 | Album | …And Justice For All | 900,000,000 |
| 2023-03-15 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,200,000,000 |
| 2023-03-06 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 1,000,000,000 |
| 2023-02-28 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 1,100,000,000 |
| 2023-01-23 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,100,000,000 |
| 2022-12-13 | Album | Garage Inc. | 700,000,000 |
| 2022-12-01 | Album | Hardwired…To Self-Destruct | 600,000,000 |
| 2022-11-30 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 3,000,000,000 |
| 2022-10-30 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 1,000,000,000 |
| 2022-10-19 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 900,000,000 |
| 2022-10-16 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 9,000,000,000 |
| 2022-10-05 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 2,900,000,000 |
| 2022-09-07 | Album | …And Justice For All | 800,000,000 |
| 2022-08-12 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 2,800,000,000 |
| 2022-08-04 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 900,000,000 |
| 2022-06-22 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 2,700,000,000 |
| 2022-05-27 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 800,000,000 |
| 2022-05-17 | Album | Master Of Puppets | 800,000,000 |
| 2022-05-16 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 8,000,000,000 |
| 2022-04-24 | Artist all credits |
Metallica | 8,000,000,000 |
| 2022-04-22 | Album | Metallica (Black Album) | 2,600,000,000 |
| 2022-04-11 | Album | Garage Inc. | 600,000,000 |
| 2022-03-19 | Album | …And Justice For All | 700,000,000 |
| 2022-03-18 | Album | …And Justice For All | 600,000,000 |
| 2022-03-17 | Album | Ride The Lightning | 700,000,000 |
| 2021-01-31 | Artist all credits |
Metallica | 6,000,000,000 |
| 2021-01-31 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 6,000,000,000 |
| 2020-06-14 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 4,000,000,000 |
| 2020-05-17 | Artist leads |
Metallica | 5,000,000,000 |
Overtakings
| Date | Ranking | Overtaking |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #97 to #96. |
| 2025-05-21 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #88 to #87. |
| 2025-05-20 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #98 to #97. |
| 2025-05-17 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #98 to #95. |
| 2025-05-17 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #88 to #86. |
| 2025-05-17 | Top Albums CSPC - Year 1998 | Garage Inc. climbs from #8 to #6. |
| 2025-05-15 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #99 to #98. |
| 2025-05-15 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #89 to #88. |
| 2025-05-14 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #100 to #99. |
| 2025-05-11 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #89 to #88. |
| 2025-05-09 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #100 to #97. |
| 2025-05-09 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #87 to #84. |
| 2025-05-05 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #97 to #96. |
| 2025-05-05 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #85 to #84. |
| 2025-05-04 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #98 to #97. |
| 2025-05-04 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #86 to #85. |
| 2025-05-02 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #85 to #84. |
| 2025-05-01 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #97 to #95. |
| 2025-05-01 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #87 to #85. |
| 2025-04-30 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #99 to #97. |
| 2025-04-30 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #88 to #87. |
| 2025-04-28 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #99 to #96. |
| 2025-04-28 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #85 to #84. |
| 2025-04-26 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #100 to #96. |
| 2025-04-26 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #85 to #84. |
| 2025-04-25 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #86 to #85. |
| 2025-04-23 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #84 to #83. |
| 2025-04-22 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #99 to #97. |
| 2025-04-22 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #85 to #84. |
| 2025-04-21 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #100 to #99. |
| 2025-04-21 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #88 to #85. |
| 2025-04-18 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #97 to #95. |
| 2025-04-18 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #84 to #83. |
| 2025-04-17 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #98 to #97. |
| 2025-04-17 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #87 to #84. |
| 2025-04-16 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #99 to #98. |
| 2025-04-14 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #84 to #83. |
| 2025-04-13 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #98 to #97. |
| 2025-04-13 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #86 to #84. |
| 2025-04-12 | Most Streamed Tracks - Year 1988 | One climbs from #5 to #4. |
| 2025-04-11 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #86 to #85. |
| 2025-04-10 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #100 to #98. |
| 2025-04-09 | Most Streamed Tracks - Year 1986 | Master Of Puppets climbs from #3 to #1. |
| 2025-04-08 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #100 to #97. |
| 2025-04-08 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #85 to #83. |
| 2025-04-07 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #86 to #85. |
| 2025-04-04 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #98 to #95. |
| 2025-04-04 | Most Streamed Artists on Spotify | Metallica climb from #86 to #84. |
| 2025-04-04 | Most Streamed Tracks - Year 1986 | Master Of Puppets climbs from #3 to #1. |
| 2025-04-03 | Most Streamed Artists - AOD | Metallica climb from #99 to #98. |
Artist rankings
| With 173,437,000 EAS, Metallica rank #20 among the most successful artists of alltime. |
| With 17,793,000 EAS, Metallica rank #9 among the most successful artists of 1984. |
| With 19,559,000 EAS, Metallica rank #5 among the most successful artists of 1986. |
| With 20,934,000 EAS, Metallica rank #2 among the most successful artists of 1988. |
| With 51,561,000 EAS, Metallica rank #3 among the most successful artists of 1991. |
| With 13,792,000 EAS, Metallica rank #5 among the most successful artists of 1996. |
| With 11,391,000 EAS, Metallica rank #8 among the most successful artists of 1997. |
| With 133,775,000 copies, Metallica rank #27 among the artists with the most pure album sales of all time. |
| With 40,767,000 units, Metallica rank #48 among the artists with the most digital single sales of all time. |
| With 24,335,607,466 streams, Metallica rank #98 among artists with the most streams on audio on-demand streaming services. |
| With 15,321,922,227 lead streams on Spotify, Metallica rank #87 among the most streamed artists of all time. |
| With 30,757,154 followers, Metallica rank #58 among artists with the most followers on Spotify. |
Album rankings
| With 51,344,000 EAS, Metallica (Black Album) ranks #17 among the most successful albums of all time. |
| With 19,454,000 EAS, Master Of Puppets ranks #5 among the most successful albums of 1986. |
| With 20,575,000 EAS, …And Justice For All ranks #2 among the most successful albums of 1988. |
| With 51,344,000 EAS, Metallica (Black Album) ranks #2 among the most successful albums of 1991. |
| With 13,577,000 EAS, Load ranks #6 among the most successful albums of 1996. |
| With 11,792,000 EAS, Reload ranks #9 among the most successful albums of 1997. |
| With 10,687,000 EAS, Garage Inc. ranks #6 among the most successful albums of 1998. |
| With 1,605,662,274 streams on Spotify, Ride The Lightning ranks #7 among the most streamed albums of 1984. |
| With 1,723,321,706 streams on Spotify, Master Of Puppets ranks #4 among the most streamed albums of 1986. |
| With 1,356,782,476 streams on Spotify, …And Justice For All ranks #3 among the most streamed albums of 1988. |
| With 4,960,608,982 streams on Spotify, Metallica (Black Album) ranks #2 among the most streamed albums of 1991. |
| With 1,109,127,281 streams on Spotify, Garage Inc. ranks #8 among the most streamed albums of 1998. |
Song rankings
| With 16,480,000 EAS, Nothing Else Matters ranks #81 among the most successful songs of all time. |
| With 16,246,000 EAS, Enter Sandman ranks #86 among the most successful songs of all time. |
| With 10,185,000 EAS, Master Of Puppets ranks #5 among the most successful songs of 1986. |
| With 12,011,000 EAS, One ranks #2 among the most successful songs of 1988. |
| With 16,480,000 EAS, Nothing Else Matters ranks #6 among the most successful songs of 1991. |
| With 16,246,000 EAS, Enter Sandman ranks #7 among the most successful songs of 1991. |
| With 1,026,592,535 streams on Spotify, Master Of Puppets ranks #3 among the most streamed tracks of 1986. |
| With 690,299,333 streams on Spotify, One ranks #4 among the most streamed tracks of 1988. |
| With 1,700,729,236 streams on Spotify, Enter Sandman ranks #2 among the most streamed tracks of 1991. |
| With 1,381,689,595 streams on Spotify, Nothing Else Matters ranks #6 among the most streamed tracks of 1991. |
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