According to Universal Music Japan, METALLICA sold over 120,000,000 albums worldwide, including 64,018,000 in the United States and 2,600,000 in the United Kingdom. The best-selling album by METALLICA is METALLICA, which sold over 33,000,000 copies.
METALLICA albums ranked by sales
2
Sales: 11,060,441
3
Sales: 10,000,000
6
Sales: 6,590,906
9
10
Sales: 4,011,300
11
12
Sales: 2,399,493
13
Sales: 1,055,740
14
Sales: 100,000
15
Sales: 60,000
16
Sales: 35,000
17
Sales: 20,170
18
Sales: 18,880
20
Sales: 10,000
21
Sales: 6,156
22
Sales: 1,101
23
METALLICA total sales by country
| Country | Sales | Albums counted |
 Argentina | 890,000 | 11 |
 Australia | 1,820,000 | 10 |
 Austria | 310,000 | 7 |
 Belgium | 310,000 | 8 |
 Brazil | 180,000 | 3 |
 Canada | 5,060,000 | 13 |
 Czech | 20,459 | 1 |
 Denmark | 250,000 | 5 |
 Finland | 496,626 | 9 |
 France | 875,000 | 7 |
 Germany | 4,250,000 | 9 |
 Grecce | 106,000 | 5 |
 Gulf States | 6,000 | 1 |
 Hong Kong | 10,000 | 1 |
 Hungary | 33,000 | 4 |
 Iceland | 364 | 2 |
 Ireland | 15,000 | 1 |
 Italy | 125,000 | 4 |
 Japan | 1,186,523 | 18 |
 Korea | 117,125 | 4 |
 Mexico | 455,000 | 5 |
 Netherlands | 440,000 | 6 |
 New Zeland | 300,000 | 10 |
 Norway | 300,000 | 6 |
 Poland | 910,000 | 13 |
 Portugal | 47,500 | 3 |
 Romania | 100,000 | 1 |
 Russia | 80,000 | 2 |
 Spain | 410,000 | 6 |
 Sweden | 560,000 | 7 |
 Switzerland | 395,000 | 7 |
 Turkey | 8,426 | 1 |
 United Kingdom | 2,600,000 | 12 |
 United States | 64,018,000 | 13 |
 Uruguay | 3,000 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 10,000 | 1 |
 VK Music | 1,075 | 1 |
METALLICA detailed sales by country
| Country | Album | Sales | Certification / source |
| Argentina | RELOAD | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | RIDE THE LIGHTNING | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | GARAGE INC. | 30,000 | 1x Gold |
| Argentina | S&M | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | DEATH MAGNETIC | 40,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | ST. ANGER | 40,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | KILL `EM ALL | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 120,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Argentina | LOAD | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | METALLICA | 300,000 | 5x Platinum |
| Argentina | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Australia | LOAD | 140,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Australia | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 35,000 | 1x Gold |
| Australia | RELOAD | 140,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Australia | SIX FEET DOWN UNDER | 35,000 | 1x Gold |
| Australia | ST. ANGER | 140,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Australia | GARAGE INC. | 70,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Australia | S&M | 70,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Australia | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 140,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Australia | DEATH MAGNETIC | 140,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Australia | METALLICA | 910,000 | 13x Platinum |
| Austria | S&M | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Austria | ST. ANGER | 30,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Austria | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 30,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Austria | METALLICA | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Austria | GARAGE INC. | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Austria | RELOAD | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Austria | LOAD | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Belgium | ST. ANGER | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Belgium | DEATH MAGNETIC | 30,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Belgium | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 30,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Belgium | S&M | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Belgium | LOAD | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Belgium | METALLICA | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Belgium | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Belgium | RELOAD | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | LOAD | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | ST. ANGER | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | DEATH MAGNETIC | 30,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 600,000 | 6x Platinum |
| Canada | ST. ANGER | 200,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Canada | GARAGE INC. | 230,000 | Soundscan |
| Canada | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 578,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Canada | METALLICA | 1,500,000 | 1x Diamond |
| Canada | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 240,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Canada | GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | S&M | 150,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Canada | KILL `EM ALL | 247,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | DEATH MAGNETIC | 320,000 | 4x Platinum |
| Canada | RIDE THE LIGHTNING | 345,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | LOAD | 400,000 | 4x Platinum |
| Canada | RELOAD | 200,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Czech | DEATH MAGNETIC | 20,459 | 2x Platinum |
| Denmark | RIDE THE LIGHTNING | 40,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Denmark | METALLICA | 140,000 | 7x Platinum |
| Denmark | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Denmark | ST. ANGER | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Denmark | DEATH MAGNETIC | 40,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Finland | METALLICA | 112,856 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | RELOAD | 45,271 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 51,051 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | S&M | 22,831 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | DEATH MAGNETIC | 79,415 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | ST. ANGER | 35,725 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | GARAGE INC. | 27,446 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | LOAD | 64,384 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 57,647 | IFPI Finland |
| France | RELOAD | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | S&M | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| France | ST. ANGER | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | METALLICA | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| France | DEATH MAGNETIC | 75,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | LOAD | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | METALLICA | 500,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Germany | S&M | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Germany | DEATH MAGNETIC | 400,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Germany | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 400,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Germany | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | ST. ANGER | 400,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Germany | GARAGE INC. | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | RELOAD | 1,250,000 | 5x Gold |
| Germany | LOAD | 500,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Grecce | LOAD | 30,000 | 1x Gold |
| Grecce | ST. ANGER | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Grecce | DEATH MAGNETIC | 6,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Grecce | GARAGE INC. | 30,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Grecce | S&M | 30,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Gulf States | DEATH MAGNETIC | 6,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Hong Kong | RELOAD | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Hungary | LOAD | 15,000 | 1x Gold |
| Hungary | ST. ANGER | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Hungary | DEATH MAGNETIC | 6,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Hungary | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 2,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Iceland | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 309 | Year-end lists |
| Iceland | METALLICA | 55 | Year-end lists |
| Ireland | DEATH MAGNETIC | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Italy | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Italy | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 25,000 | 1x Gold (Sales since 2009) |
| Italy | RIDE THE LIGHTNING | 25,000 | 1x Gold (Sales since 2009) |
| Italy | METALLICA | 50,000 | 1x Platinum (Sales since 2009) |
| Japan | ONE (JAPAN MINI ALBUM) | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Japan | RIDE THE LIGHTNING | 906 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED | 5,740 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | ST. ANGER | 153,897 | 1x Gold |
| Japan | S&M | 34,200 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | GARAGE INC. | 54,480 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | LOAD | 241,530 | 1x Platinum |
| Japan | UNNAMED FEELING[EP] | 1,101 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | KILL `EM ALL | 877 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | METALLICA | 200,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Japan | WHEREVER I MAY ROAM [EP] | 18,880 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | LIVE SHIT: BINGE AND PURGE | 6,156 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | RELOAD | 200,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Japan | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 8,770 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 38,890 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | DEATH MAGNETIC | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Japan | METALLI-CAN (JAPAN) | 20,170 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | FRANTIC[EP] | 926 | Oricon charts |
| Korea | ST. ANGER | 43,329 | RIAK / Gaon charts |
| Korea | GARAGE INC. | 5,672 | RIAK / Gaon charts |
| Korea | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 2,184 | RIAK / Gaon charts |
| Korea | S&M | 65,940 | RIAK / Gaon charts |
| Mexico | DEATH MAGNETIC | 40,000 | 1x Gold |
| Mexico | METALLICA | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Mexico | S&M | 75,000 | 1x Gold |
| Mexico | ORGULLO, PASIÓN Y GLORIA: TRES NOCHES EN LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Mexico | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 180,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Netherlands | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Netherlands | LOAD | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Netherlands | RELOAD | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Netherlands | ST. ANGER | 40,000 | 1x Gold |
| Netherlands | S&M | 80,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Netherlands | METALLICA | 200,000 | 2x Platinum |
| New Zeland | METALLICA | 150,000 | 10x Platinum |
| New Zeland | RELOAD | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| New Zeland | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 7,500 | 1x Gold |
| New Zeland | S&M | 30,000 | 2x Platinum |
| New Zeland | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 7,500 | 1x Gold |
| New Zeland | ST. ANGER | 30,000 | 2x Platinum |
| New Zeland | DEATH MAGNETIC | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| New Zeland | GARAGE INC. | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| New Zeland | LOAD | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| New Zeland | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Norway | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Norway | LOAD | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Norway | ST. ANGER | 40,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Norway | METALLICA | 150,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Norway | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Norway | GARAGE INC. | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Poland | ST. ANGER | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Poland | RIDE THE LIGHTNING | 20,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Poland | THROUGH THE NEVER | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Poland | METALLICA | 120,000 | 1x Platinum + 2x Gold |
| Poland | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Poland | S&M | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Poland | GARAGE INC. | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Poland | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 80,000 | 4x Platinum |
| Poland | LOAD | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Poland | DEATH MAGNETIC | 100,000 | 1x Diamond |
| Poland | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Poland | S&M2 | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Poland | RELOAD | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Portugal | DEATH MAGNETIC | 20,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Portugal | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 7,500 | 1x Gold |
| Portugal | ST. ANGER | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Romania | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 100,000 | 4x Platinum |
| Russia | ST. ANGER | 20,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Russia | DEATH MAGNETIC | 60,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Spain | LOAD | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Spain | RELOAD | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Spain | S&M | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Spain | DEATH MAGNETIC | 40,000 | 1x Gold |
| Spain | GARAGE INC. | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Spain | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | RELOAD | 80,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | S&M | 80,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | ST. ANGER | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | DEATH MAGNETIC | 80,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Sweden | GARAGE INC. | 80,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | LOAD | 80,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | METALLICA | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Switzerland | DEATH MAGNETIC | 30,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Switzerland | RELOAD | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Switzerland | ST. ANGER | 40,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Switzerland | METALLICA | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Switzerland | S&M | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Switzerland | GARAGE INC. | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Switzerland | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Turkey | DEATH MAGNETIC | 8,426 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | DEATH MAGNETIC | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | GARAGE INC. | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | LOAD | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | RELOAD | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | S&M | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | RIDE THE LIGHTNING | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | METALLICA | 600,000 | 2x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | ST. ANGER | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | KILL `EM ALL | 200,000 | 1x Gold + 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United States | LOAD | 5,102,000 | 5x Platinum |
| United States | HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United States | S&M | 2,500,000 | 5x Platinum |
| United States | DEATH MAGNETIC | 2,000,000 | 2x Platinum |
| United States | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 7,214,000 | 6x Platinum |
| United States | ST. ANGER | 2,000,000 | 2x Platinum |
| United States | RIDE THE LIGHTNING | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum |
| United States | KILL `EM ALL | 3,800,000 | 3x Platinum |
| United States | AND JUSTICE FOR ALL | 9,600,000 | 8x Platinum |
| United States | RELOAD | 4,002,000 | 3x Platinum |
| United States | METALLICA | 17,300,000 | 16x Platinum / Soundscan |
| United States | GARAGE INC. | 2,500,000 | 5x Platinum |
| United States | GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Uruguay | LOAD | 3,000 | 1x Gold |
| Venezuela | DEATH MAGNETIC | 10,000 | 1x Platinum |
| VK Music | MASTER OF PUPPETS | 1,075 | Album-equivalent unit |
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