Metallica discography

The discography of American heavy metal band Metallica includes 11 studio albums, one covers album, eight live albums, three extended plays, 49 singles, 10 video albums, 43 music videos, one soundtrack album, one collaboration album and three box sets. They are a San Francisco-based metal band formed in 1981 by James Hetfield (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Lars Ulrich (drums). After several bassist and lead guitarist changes (including Dave Mustaine), the band settled on Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett, respectively. Metallica started playing locally, releasing their first widely circulated demo, No Life 'til Leather, in 1982. The demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records.^[1]

Metallica discography
Metallica playing at the San Siro in Milano, Italy in 2019
Studio albums	11
EPs	4
Soundtrack albums	1
Live albums	8
Tribute albums	1
Singles	49
Video albums	10
Music videos	43
Collaboration albums	1
Covers albums	1
Box sets	3

The band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the following year they released Ride the Lightning. After Ride the Lightning was released, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records.^[2] In March 1986, the band released its third studio album, Master of Puppets, which was Metallica's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[3] While promoting the album, Burton was killed in a bus accident;^[4] Jason Newsted was hired as a replacement.^[5] The band's first release to feature Newsted was The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited EP, and then followed by ...And Justice for All in August 1988, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.^[6]

Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often called The Black Album, was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.^[6] The band embarked on a two-year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 2× Diamond by the RIAA.^[3] Metallica followed with the release of Load and Reload in 1996 and 1997, respectively.^[7] Both albums debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.^[6] After the release of Garage Inc. (1998) and S&M (1999), Newsted (who would later join Voivod) left the band.^[8] Metallica recorded St. Anger without an official bassist (bass parts for the writing & recording during the album sessions were played by the band's long-time producer Bob Rock). Bassist Robert Trujillo joined Metallica in 2003.^[9] In 2008, the band released their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, which was produced by Rick Rubin and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.^[10][11] In April 2009, the band's catalogue was released on the iTunes Store as the Metallica Collection.^[12] A collaborative album with Lou Reed, Lulu, was released in 2011.^[13]

In 2013, Metallica released the movie Metallica: Through the Never, together with its soundtrack. Metallica then started writing their tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, which was released in 2016. It became the band's sixth album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 and topped the charts in 57 countries.^[14][15] Metallica released their eleventh studio album, 72 Seasons, in 2023. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, becoming their first album since ...And Justice for All not to debut at number one.^[16] Nevertheless, it was their first to debut at number one in the UK since Death Magnetic.^[17] Metallica has sold more than 150 million albums worldwide,^[18] with over 67 million records in the United States alone (56.3 million albums since 1991 when SoundScan started tracking actual sales figures).^[19][20][21]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [22]	AUS [23]	CAN [24]	FIN [25][26]	GER [27]	NOR [28]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [32]
Kill 'Em All	Released: July 25, 1983 Label: Megaforce	66[A]	55	66[B]	12	17	—	—	28	31	142	US: 4,500,000[C]	RIAA: 4× Platinum[3] ARIA: 2× Platinum[34] BPI: Gold[35] BVMI: Gold[36] MC: Platinum[37]
Ride the Lightning	Released: July 27, 1984 Label: Megaforce	48[D]	38	50[E]	9	21	40	32	22	35	87	US: 6,950,000[F]	RIAA: 6× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[34] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: Platinum[36] MC: Platinum[37]
Master of Puppets	Released: March 3, 1986 Label: Elektra	29	33	38[G]	5	4	30	33	14	17	41	US: 7,980,000[H] FIN: 57,647[38]	RIAA: 8× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[34] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: Platinum[36] IFPI FIN: Platinum[38] MC: 6× Platinum[37] RMNZ: Platinum[39]
...And Justice for All	Released: August 25, 1988 Label: Elektra	6	16	13	1	3	8	36	5	7	4	US: 9,700,000[I] FIN: 51,051[38]	RIAA: 8× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[34] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: 2× Platinum[36] IFPI FIN: Platinum[38] IFPI NOR: Platinum[40] IFPI SWI: Platinum[41] MC: 3× Platinum[37] RMNZ: Platinum[39]
Metallica	Released: August 12, 1991 Label: Elektra	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	US: 17,300,000[42] FIN: 112,856[38]	RIAA: 2× Diamond[3] ARIA: 13× Platinum[43] BPI: 3× Platinum[35] BVMI: 4× Platinum[36] GLF: Platinum[44] IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum[38] IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum[45] IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum[41] MC: Diamond[37] RMNZ: 12× Platinum[39]
Load	Released: June 4, 1996 Label: Elektra	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	US: 5,400,000[21] FIN: 64,384[38]	RIAA: 5× Platinum[3] ARIA: 5× Platinum[34] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: 5× Gold[36] GLF: Platinum[44] IFPI FIN: Platinum[38] IFPI NOR: Platinum[40] MC: 4× Platinum[37] RIAJ: Platinum[46]
Reload	Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Elektra	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	US: 4,480,000[21] FIN: 45,271[38]	RIAA: 4× Platinum[3] ARIA: 5× Platinum[34] BPI: Gold[35] BVMI: 5× Gold[36] GLF: Platinum[44] IFPI FIN: Platinum[38] IFPI SWI: Platinum[41] MC: 2× Platinum[37]
St. Anger	Released: June 5, 2003 Label: Elektra	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	US: 2,000,000[21] FIN: 35,725[38] WW: 6,000,000[47]	RIAA: 2× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[34] BPI: Gold[35] BVMI: 2× Platinum[36] GLF: Platinum[48] IFPI FIN: Platinum[38] IFPI NOR: Platinum[40] IFPI SWI: Platinum[41] MC: 2× Platinum[37] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[49]
Death Magnetic	Released: September 12, 2008 Label: Warner Bros.	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	US: 2,100,000[21] FIN: 79,415[38] NOR: 64,000[50] UK: 330,398[51]	RIAA: 2× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[52] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: 5× Gold[36] GLF: 2× Platinum[53] IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum[38] IFPI SWI: Platinum[41] MC: 4× Platinum[37] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[54]
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct	Released: November 18, 2016 Label: Blackened	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	US: 1,290,000[21] UK: 166,492[55] WW: 2,100,000[56]	RIAA: Platinum[57] ARIA: Platinum[34] BPI: Gold[35] BVMI: 2× Platinum[36] GLF: Platinum[58] IFPI NOR: Gold[45] MC: 3× Platinum[37] RMNZ: Gold[59]
72 Seasons	Released: April 14, 2023 Label: Blackened	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	US: 373,000[60]	BPI: Silver[35] BVMI: Gold[36]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cover albums

List of cover albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [22]	AUS [23]	CAN [24]	FIN [25]	GER [27]	NOR [28]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [32]
Garage Inc.	Released: November 24, 1998 Label: Elektra	2	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	10	29	US: 3,350,000[21] FIN: 27,446[38]	RIAA: 5× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[34] BPI: Gold[35] BVMI: Platinum[36] GLF: Platinum[61] IFPI FIN: Gold[38] IFPI NOR: Gold[40] IFPI SWI: Gold[41] RMNZ: Platinum[62]

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [22]	AUS [23]	CAN [24]	FIN [25]	GER [27]	NOR [28]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [32]
Live Shit: Binge & Purge	Released: November 23, 1993 Label: Elektra	26	18	40	—	68	32	—	—	—	54		RIAA: 21× Platinum[3] BVMI: Gold[36]
S&M (with San Francisco Symphony)	Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Elektra	2	1	4	2	1	1	11	1	4	33	US: 2,500,000[21] FIN: 22,831[38]	RIAA: 6× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[34] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: 5× Gold[36] GLF: Platinum[63] IFPI FIN: Gold[38] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[41] MC: 3× Platinum[37] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[64]
Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México	Released: November 30, 2009 Label: Universal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Six Feet Down Under	Released: September 20, 2010 Label: Warner Bros.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax)	Released: November 2, 2010 Label: Warner Bros.	—	71	—	31	59	—	—	—	63	—
Six Feet Down Under Part II	Released: November 12, 2010 Label: Warner Bros.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live at Grimey's	Released: November 26, 2010 Label: Universal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Metallica!	Released: April 16, 2016 Label: Blackened	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Helping Hands...Live & Acoustic at the Masonic[65]	Released: February 1, 2019 Label: Blackened	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live in Chile (1993 – 2017)	Released: April 15, 2020 Label: Blackened	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live in Argentina (1993 – 2017)	Released: April 18, 2020 Label: Blackened	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live in Brazil (1993 – 2017)	Released: April 21, 2020 Label: Blackened	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
S&M2 (with San Francisco Symphony)	Released: August 28, 2020[66] Label: Blackened	4	1	4	3	1	6	7	7	2	2		BVMI: Gold[36]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [22]	AUS [23]	AUT [67]	CAN [24]	FIN [25]	GER [27]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [32]
Metallica: Through the Never	Released: September 24, 2013 Label: Blackened	9	16	4	9	11	6	11	30	16	36

Collaboration albums

List of collaboration albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales
		US [22]	AUS [23]	AUT [67]	CAN [24]	FIN [25]	GER [27]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [32]
Lulu (with Lou Reed)	Released: October 31, 2011 Label: Warner Bros.	36	33	25	16	6	11	12	9	14	36	WW: 280,000[21]

Tribute albums

List of tribute albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [22]	CAN [24]	FIN [25]	UK
The Metallica Blacklist	Released: September 10, 2021[68] Label: Blackened	103 [69]	44 [70]	48 [71]	27 [72]

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [22]	AUS [23]	AUT [67]	CAN [24]	FIN [25]	GER [27]	NZ [29]	SPA [73]	SWI [31]	UK [32]
The $5.98 E.P. / $9.98 CD: Garage Days Re-Revisited	Released: August 21, 1987 Label: Elektra	18	69	16	17	—	10	—	12 [74]	62	27	RIAA: Platinum[3] MC: Gold[37] IFPI FIN: Gold[38]
Some Kind of Monster[75]	Released: July 13, 2004 Label: Elektra	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Beyond Magnetic	Released: December 13, 2011 Label: Warner Bros.	29	19	30	15	2	22	22	25	—	—
M72 World Tour: Mexico City	Released: March 13, 2025 Label: Blackened	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

List of box sets, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [32]
The Good, the Bad & the Live	Released: May 7, 1990 Label: Vertigo	56
Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set	Released: November 23, 2004 Label: Rhino	—
The Metallica Collection	Released: April 14, 2009 Label: Warner Bros.	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

1980s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [76]	US Main. Rock [77]	AUS [23]	GER [27]	NLD [78]	NOR [28]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [79]
"Whiplash"[80]	1983	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Kill 'Em All
"Jump in the Fire"	1984	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—
"Creeping Death"[81]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Gold[82] BPI: Silver[35]	Ride the Lightning
"Master of Puppets"[J][83]	1986	35	18	19	100	—[K]	—	17	69	—	22	RIAA: 3× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[82] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: Gold[36] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[85]	Master of Puppets
"Harvester of Sorrow"	1988	—	—	100	—	—	—	30	—	—	20		...And Justice for All
"Eye of the Beholder"[86]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"One"	1989	35	46	5	31	3	4	13	3	22	13	RIAA: 5× Platinum[3] ARIA: 4× Platinum[82] BPI: Gold[35] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[85]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1990s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [76]	US Main. Rock [77]	AUS [23]	GER [27]	NLD [78]	NOR [28]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [79]
"Enter Sandman"	1991	16	10	10	1	10	2	8	14	11	5	RIAA: 9× Platinum[3] ARIA: 8× Platinum[82] BPI: 2× Platinum[35] BVMI: Platinum[36] RMNZ: 5× Platinum[85]	Metallica
"The Unforgiven"		35	10	10	47	25	—	24	32	—	15	RIAA: 2× Platinum[3] ARIA: 3× Platinum[82] BPI: Silver[35] BVMI: Gold[36] RMNZ: Platinum[85]
"Nothing Else Matters"	1992	34	11	8	9	4	3	11	12	5	6	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: 7× Platinum[82] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: 3× Gold[36] GLF: Gold[61] RMNZ: 4× Platinum[85]
"Wherever I May Roam"		82	25	14	30	22	2	8	28	—	25	RIAA: Platinum[3] ARIA: 2× Platinum[82]
"Sad but True"		98	15	48	42	10	5	42	31	—	20	RIAA: Platinum[3] ARIA: 2× Platinum[82] RMNZ: Platinum[85]
"Until It Sleeps"	1996	10	1	1	15	5	2	11	1	22	5	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Platinum[82] GLF: Gold[44] IFPI NOR: Gold[40]	Load
"Hero of the Day"		60	1	2	39	25	8	21	10	—	17	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Platinum[82]
"Mama Said"		—	—	24	—	58	13	—	24	—	19	ARIA: Gold[82]
"King Nothing"	1997	90	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3]
"The Memory Remains"		28	3	6	20	15	3	23	4	30	13	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Platinum[82]	Reload
"The Unforgiven II"	1998	59	2	9	23	16	8	22	8	—	15	ARIA: Platinum[82] RMNZ: Gold[85]
"Fuel"		—	6	2	57	53	—	35	49	—	31	ARIA: 2× Platinum[82] BPI: Silver[35] RMNZ: Gold[85]
"Turn the Page"		—[L]	1	11	23	42	11	22	13	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[3] ARIA: Platinum[82] GLF: Gold[63] RMNZ: Gold[85]	Garage Inc.
"Whiskey in the Jar"	1999	—[M]	4	14	23	47	4	41	15	55	29	ARIA: 2× Platinum[82] BPI: Gold[35] BVMI: Gold[36] GLF: Gold[63] IFPI NOR: Gold[40] RMNZ: Platinum[85]
"Die, Die My Darling"		—	26	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Nothing Else Matters '99" (with San Francisco Symphony)		—	—	28	2	3	—	—	—	4	—		S&M
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [76]	US Main. Rock [77]	AUS [23]	GER [27]	NLD [78]	NOR [28]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [79]
"No Leaf Clover" (with San Francisco Symphony)	2000	74	1	41	40	41	9	—	50	99	—		S&M
"I Disappear"		76	1	—	14	36	8	—	25	20	35	RIAA: Gold[3] GLF: Gold[61]	Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack
"St. Anger"	2003	—[N]	2	15	15	12	6	38	9	28	9	ARIA: Platinum[82]	St. Anger
"Frantic"		—	21	22	21	22	5	23	13	57	16
"The Unnamed Feeling"	2004	—	28	23	24	20	10	—	37	47	42
"Some Kind of Monster"		—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Day That Never Comes"	2008	31	1	18	—	20	1	14	3	32	19	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Gold[82] RMNZ: Gold[85]	Death Magnetic
"My Apocalypse"		67	38	38	—	33	9	—	15	—	51
"Cyanide"		50	1	48	—	—	15	—	14	—	48
"The Judas Kiss"		—[O]	—	—	—	—	13	—	44	—	79
"All Nightmare Long"		—	9	90	15	7	—	—	44	—	—
"Broken, Beat & Scarred"	2009	—	15	75	35	25	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2010s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
		US [76]	US Main. Rock [77]	US Hard Rock Digi.	AUS [23]	GER [27]	NZ [29]	SWE [30]	UK [79]
"The View" (with Lou Reed)	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lulu
"Lords of Summer"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	141		Hardwired... to Self-Destruct bonus track
"Hardwired"	2016	—[P]	1	1	70	—	—[Q]	72	186	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Gold[82]	Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
"Moth into Flame"		—	5	2	—	—	—	91	—
"Atlas, Rise!"		—	1	2	—	100	—	87	—
"Now That We're Dead"	2017	—	2	7	—	—	—	69	—
"Spit Out the Bone"		—	4	10	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2020s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
US Bub. [87]	US Main. Rock [77]	US Hard Rock Digi.	US Rock [89]	AUS Digital [90]	GER Air. [91]	NZ Hot [92]	SWE [30]	UK Rock [93]	UK Sales [94]
"All Within My Hands" (with San Francisco Symphony)	2020	—	1	—[R]	—[S]	—	—	—	—	—	—	S&M2
"Lux Æterna"	2022	13	1	1	15	18	38	7	—	10	28	72 Seasons
"Screaming Suicide"	2023	—	1	3	32	25	37	20	—	19	32
"If Darkness Had a Son"		—[T]	—[U]	2	34	—	44	34	—	—[V]	53
"72 Seasons"		—	1	6	16	29	182	—	—[W]	11	51
"Too Far Gone?"		—	1	—[X]	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		US Main. Rock [77]	US Rock [102]	SWI [31]
"Fade to Black"	1984	—	—	100	RIAA: 2× Platinum[3] ARIA: Platinum[82] BPI: Silver[35] RMNZ: Platinum[85]	Ride the Lightning
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"[103]		—	18	—	RIAA: 3× Platinum[3] ARIA: 2× Platinum[82] BPI: Gold[35] RMNZ: Platinum[85]
"...And Justice for All"[104]	1988	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3]	...And Justice for All
"Stone Cold Crazy"[105]	1990	—	—	—		Elektra's 40th Anniversary
"Don't Tread on Me"[106]	1991	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3]	Metallica
"Ain't My Bitch"	1996	15	—	—		Load
"Bleeding Me"	1997	6	—	—
"Better than You"	1998	7	—	—		Reload
"The Ecstasy of Gold"	2007	21	—	—		We All Love Ennio Morricone
"The End of the Line"[107]	2009	—	—	—		Death Magnetic
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US Bub. [87]	US Heri. Rock [108]	US Main. Rock [77]	AUS [23]	AUT [67]	FIN [25]	NOR [28]	SWE [30]	SWI [31]	UK [109]
"Seek & Destroy"	1983	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[3] ARIA: Gold[82] RMNZ: Gold[85]	Kill 'Em All
"The Four Horsemen"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3]
"Ride the Lightning"	1984	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3]	Ride the Lightning
"Battery"	1986	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Gold[82]	Master of Puppets
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Gold[82]
"Blackened"	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[3] ARIA: Gold[82]	…And Justice for All
"Remember Tomorrow"	2008	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden
"That Was Just Your Life"		—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—		Death Magnetic
"The Unforgiven III"		14	—	—	41	—	16	8	34	12	120	ARIA: Gold[82]
"Hate Train"	2012	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	—		Beyond Magnetic
"When a Blind Man Cries"		—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head
"Halo on Fire"	2018	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Song	Year	Album	Ref(s)
"Hit the Lights" (original version, later re-recorded for Kill 'Em All)	1982	Metal Massacre, Vol. 1	[110]
"Stone Cold Crazy"	1990	Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary	[111]
"For Whom the Bell Tolls (The Irony of It All)" (with DJ Spooky)	1997	Spawn: The Album	[112]
"I Disappear"	2000	Mission: Impossible 2	[113]
"We Did It Again" (with Ja Rule)	2002	Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories	[114]
"53rd & 3rd"	2003	We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones	[115]
"The Ecstasy of Gold"	2007	We All Love Ennio Morricone	[116]
"Remember Tomorrow"	2008	Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden	[117]
"You Really Got Me"	2010	See My Friends	[118]
"When a Blind Man Cries"	2012	Re-Machined: A Tribute To Deep Purple's Machine Head	[119]
"Ronnie Rising Medley"	2014	Ronnie James Dio – This is Your Life	[120]
"Nothing Else Matters – Jungle Cruise Version"	2021	Jungle Cruise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	[121]

Videos

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Sales	Certifications
		US Video [122]	AUS DVD [123]	CAN Video [124]	FIN DVD [125]	GER [27]	NZ DVD [126]	UK Video [127]
Cliff 'Em All	Released: November 28, 1987 Label: Elektra	20	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 4× Platinum[3]
2 of One	Released: June 20, 1989 Label: Elektra	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[3]
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica	Released: November 17, 1992 Label: Elektra	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 3× Platinum[3]
Cunning Stunts	Released: December 8, 1998 Label: Elektra	3	1	—	1	—	—	—	FIN: 6,376[38] POL: 5,000+[128]	RIAA: 3× Platinum[3] BPI: 2× Platinum[35] IFPI FIN: Gold[38] RMNZ: Platinum[129]
S&M (with San Francisco Symphony)	Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Elektra	12	1	—	4	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 6× Platinum[3] ARIA: 7× Platinum[130] MC: 3× Platinum[37] BPI: Platinum[35]
The Videos 1989–2004	Released: December 5, 2006 Label: Warner Bros.	4	1	—	4	34	1	—	FIN: 16,033[38] POL: 5,000+[128]	ARIA: 7× Platinum[131] BPI: Platinum[35] BVMI: Platinum[36] IFPI FIN: Platinum[38] MC: Gold[37] RMNZ: Platinum[132]
Français Pour une Nuit	Released: November 23, 2009 Label: Universal	—	2	—	2	—	—	9		ARIA: Gold[130]
Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México	Released: November 30, 2009 Label: Universal	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax)	Released: November 1, 2010 Label: Universal	1	1	—	1	4	1	1	POL: 30,000+[128]	RIAA: 2× Platinum[3] ARIA: 2× Platinum[130] BVMI: Gold[36] RMNZ: Gold[129]
Quebec Magnetic	Released: December 10, 2012 Label: Blackened	3	3	—	1	29	—	9	POL: 10,000+[128]	ARIA: Platinum[131] BVMI: Gold[36]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released along with albums

Title	Year	Director(s)	Album
"One"	1989	Bill Pope, Michael Salomon[133]	...And Justice for All
"Enter Sandman"	1991	Wayne Isham[134]	Metallica
"The Unforgiven"		Matt Mahurin[135]
"Nothing Else Matters"	1992	Adam Dubin[136]
"Wherever I May Roam"		Wayne Isham[137]
"Sad but True"
"Fade to Black (Live)"	1993		Live Shit: Binge and Purge
"Until It Sleeps"	1996	Samuel Bayer[138]	Load
"Hero of the Day"		Anton Corbijn
"Mama Said"
"King Nothing"	1997	Matt Mahurin
"The Memory Remains"		Paul Andresen	Reload
"The Unforgiven II"	1998	Matt Mahurin
"Fuel"		Wayne Isham
"Turn the Page"		Jonas Åkerlund[139]	Garage, Inc.
"Whiskey in the Jar"	1999
"Die, Die My Darling"		Joe Friday
"No Leaf Clover"		Wayne Isham	S&M
"I Disappear"	2000		Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack
"St. Anger"	2003	The Malloys	St. Anger
"Frantic"		Wayne Isham
"The Unnamed Feeling"		The Malloys[140]
"Some Kind of Monster"	2004	Bruce Sinofsky
"Iron Man"	2006	Joel Gallen, Tim Kettle	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
"The Day That Never Comes"	2008	Peter Hjors, Thomas Vinterberg[141]	Death Magnetic
"All Nightmare Long"		Roboshobo[142]
"Broken, Beat & Scarred"	2009	Wayne Isham[143]
"Master of Puppets" (Live)	2013	Nimród Antal[144]	Metallica: Through the Never
"Hardwired"	2016	Colin Shane Hakes[145]	Hardwired... to Self Destruct
"Moth into Flame"		Tom Kirk[146]
"Atlas, Rise!"		Clark Eddy[147]
"Dream No More"		Tom Kirk[148]
"Confusion"		Claire Marie Vogel[149]
"ManUNkind"		Jonas Åkerlund[150]
"Now That We're Dead"		Herring & Herring
"Here Comes Revenge"		Jessica Cope
"Am I Savage?"		Herring & Herring
"Halo on Fire"
"Murder One"		Robert Valley
"Spit Out the Bone"		Phil Mucci
"Lords of Summer"		Brett Murray
"Now That We're Dead" (second music video)	2017
"Lux Æterna"	2022	Tim Saccenti	72 Seasons
"Screaming Suicide"	2023
"If Darkness Had a Son"
"72 Seasons"
"Sleepwalk My Life Away"
"Room of Mirrors"		Tristan Zammit
"Shadows Follow"
"Too Far Gone?"		Team Rolfes
"Crown of Barbed Wire"		Corey Daigle
"Chasing Light"		Kim Asendorf, Dina Chang
"You Must Burn!"		Tim Saccenti
"Inamorata"		Jessica Cope
"Too Far Gone?" (second music video)		Coan “Buddy” Nichols

See also

• List of Metallica demos
• List of songs recorded by Metallica

Notes

1. Kill 'Em All entered the Billboard 200 chart in 1986 and peaked at No. 155. The Elektra Records re-issue peaked at No. 120 in 1988. The 2016 re-mastered release peaked at No. 66.^[33]
2. Kill 'Em All peaked at No. 66 in 2008.
3. United States sales figures for Kill 'Em All as of March, 2023. This does not include copies sold before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data on May 25, 1991.^[21]
4. Ride the Lightning peaked at No. 100 in 1985. The 2016 re-mastered release peaked at No. 48.^[33]
5. Ride the Lightning peaked at No. 50 in 2008.
6. United States sales figures for Ride the Lightning as of March, 2023. This does not include copies sold before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data on May 25, 1991.^[21]
7. Master of Puppets peaked at No. 38 in 2008.
8. United States sales figures for Master of Puppets as of March, 2023. This does not include copies sold before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data on May 25, 1991.^[21]
9. United States sales figures for ...And Justice for All as of March, 2023. This does not include copies sold before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data on May 25, 1991.^[21]
10. All chart positions occurred in 2022.
11. "Master of Puppets" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number four on the Single Tip chart.^[84]
12. "Turn the Page" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[87]
13. "Whiskey in the Jar" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[87]
14. "St. Anger" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[87]
15. "The Judas Kiss" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[87]
16. "Hardwired" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[87]
17. "Hardwired" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 7 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.^[88]
18. "All Within My Hands" did not enter the US Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the US Hot Hard Rock Songs chart.^[95]
19. "All Within My Hands" did not enter the US Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the US Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.^[96]
20. "If Darkness Had a Son" did not enter the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 1 on the US Trending Songs chart.^[97]
21. "If Darkness Had a Son" did not enter the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 6 on the US Rock Digital Songs chart.^[98]
22. "If Darkness Had a Son" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 52 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.^[99]
23. "72 Seasons" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[100]
24. "Too Far Gone?" did not enter the US Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the US Hot Hard Rock Songs chart.^[101]