Metallica’s “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct” has officially passed the 1 million mark in US sales.
According to Billboard, the band’s 2016 release moved another 4,000 copies last week to push the total sum to a little more than 1,004,000 actual albums sold to date.
The feat marks the group’s 12th album to sell at least a million copies Stateside since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991.
“Hardwired…” currently sits at No. 123 on the US Billboard 200.
The update follows news that the project had achieved US platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 12 through sales of a million equivalent album units, which blend traditional album sales, tracks sold from an album and on-demand audio and video streams.
Metallica saw a jump in sales of their tenth album when it was offered as part of a bundle with tickets to their summer stadium tour of North America when they went on sale in mid-February.
Fans could choose a physical CD or digital download, with redemptions of albums officially counting as a final sale in the week the customer redeems/receives the album.
“Hardwired…” debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 last November with opening week sales of 291,000 equivalent album units, of which 282,000 were in traditional album sales.
The band are currently playing dates on a summer tour of North America that will wrap up in Edmonton, AB on August 16.
Metallica
2017 North American tour
Jul 12 - Detroit, MI - Comercia Park*^
Jul 14 - Quebec City, QC- Festival D'Ete
Jul 16 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre*^
Jul 19 - Montreal, QC - Parc Jean-Drapeau*^
Jul 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Rose Bowl*+
Aug 04 - Phoenix, AZ - University of Phoenix Stadium*+
Aug 06 - San Diego, CA - Petco Park*+
Aug 07 – San Francisco, CA – Metallica Night w San Francisco Giants
Aug 09 - Seattle, WA - Centurylink Field*+
Aug 11-13 – San Francisco, CA – Outland Lands at Golden Gate Park
Aug 14 - Vancouver, BC - BC Place*+
Aug 16 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium*+
*With Avenged Sevenfold
^With Volbeat
+With Gojira
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