Metallica
- metal
- thrash metal
- rock
- heavy metal
- hard rock
- United States
- formed 1981, Los Angeles
- 5 albums
- 14 Dutch Top 40 hits
- 1986–1998
Metallica is a group from the United States, formed on 28 October 1981 in Los Angeles. Over the years, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Lars Ulrich, Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, Jason Newsted and Robert Trujillo played in the group. The collection holds five albums by the group, released between 1986 and 1998: Master Of Puppets (1986), …And Justice for All (1988), Metallica (1990), Load (1996) and Garage Inc. (1998). On top of that, the group appears on one album by others. In all, 14 records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was One: number 3 in week 21 of 1994.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Albums by Metallica
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Sound of Metallica
Metallica sounds more electric and more energetic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 119 bpm.
Across 71 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of Metallica
The eight members of Metallica, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine
Lars Ulrich
Ron McGovney
Cliff Burton
Kirk Hammett
Jason Newsted
Robert Trujillo198519901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Also appears on
Metallica also appears on an album by others: Stranger Things Season 4.
Biggest hits of Metallica
In the Dutch Top 40, Metallica had 14 records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.
week 21, 199498weeks in the chart
with 14 records1991first entry
week 34, 19912009latest entry
week 4, 200911years with an entry
- 3OneMetallica199414 weeks
- 5Nothing Else MattersMetallica199920 weeks
- 5Nothing Else MattersMetallica199214 weeks
- 9Until It SleepsMetallica19965 weeks
- 12Enter SandmanMetallica19918 weeks
All 14 records by Metallica in the Dutch Top 40
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
How many albums by Metallica are in the collection?
There are five, released between 1986 and 1998: Master Of Puppets (1986), …And Justice for All (1988), Metallica (1990), Load (1996) and Garage Inc. (1998).
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Metallica have?
Metallica had 14 records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is One, which reached number 3 in week 21 of 1994.
Who played in Metallica?
Over the years that was James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Lars Ulrich, Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, Jason Newsted and Robert Trujillo. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.
Which albums by other artists feature Metallica?
Metallica appears on one album by others: Stranger Things Season 4.
How do you play the music of Metallica?
Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.