Metallica’s ReLoad returns to Billboard’s album charts after its remastered reissue, as the set, first released in 1997, hits the top 10 on six different charts (dated July 11), including No. 1 on Top Hard Rock Albums. (All versions of the album, old and new, are combined on the charts.)
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Here’s where ReLoad places on the latest Billboard album charts:Top Hard Rock Albums, No. 1 (debut)Top Rock Albums, No. 3 (debut)Top Rock & Alternative Albums, No. 4 (debut)Indie Store Album Sales, No. 7 (debut)Top Album Sales, No. 9 (reentry)Vinyl Albums, No. 7 (reentry)Billboard 200, No. 16 (reentry)It’s worth noting that the four charts where ReLoad debuts this week did not exist when the album was originally released in 1997. Indie Store Album Sales launched in 2005, Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums began in 2006, and Top Hard Rock Albums started in 2007.
ReLoad debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 1997 and marked the third chart-topper for the band. It reenters the Billboard 200 at No. 16, landing its first week on the chart since 1999.
