Heavy metal outfit Metallica's 1991 self-titled record, which is commonly known as "The Black Album", has become just the fourth album in history to spend 750 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Metallica's "Black Album" has become the fourth album in history to spend 750 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
The heavy metal outfit's self-titled fifth studio album, which was released in 1991 and has become commonly known as "The Black Album", has followed in the footsteps of the likes of Pink Floyd's legendary record 'The Dark Side Of The Moon', which has amassed a staggering 990 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.
Bob Marley‘s 'Legend', which has spent 843 weeks on the Billboard 200, and Journey's 'Journey’s Greatest Hits', at 813 weeks, are the only other records to have achieved the feat.
A post on Billboard Charts' X account read: "@Metallica's 'Metallica' has now spent 750 total weeks on the #Billboard200 (No. 178 this week).
"It's the fourth album in history to reach the milestone, after @pinkfloyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (990 total weeks), @bobmarley's 'Legend' (843) and @JourneyOfficial's 'Journey's Greatest Hits' (813)."
Metallica's Black Album produced five singles - 'Enter Sandman', 'The Unforgiven', 'Nothing Else Matters', 'Wherever I May Roam', and 'Sad But True'.
What's more, in 2019, the record became the fourth album to hit the 550-week milestone on the Billboard 200.
In May, Metallica's James Hetfield told how he had been busy penning new music, and revealed he had been inspired by Sir Elton John.
Speaking on 'The Metallica Report' podcast, he spilled: "The time off has been pretty fantastic but, at the same time, I missed playing with the guys. And I let them know, ‘Man, I miss jamming with you guys!’
"We’ve done a few things here and there.
"The Elton John thing [covering Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding on TV in April] was so fantastic. Had a blast there. Elton, what a beautiful soul.
"[I’ve] been doing some skiing, getting up on the mountain - there’s been tons of snow in Colorado, where we’re at, so a good snow season - and writing loads of music.
"[I’ve been] playing guitar pretty much every day. I have to. It’s like breathing."
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