Metallica's ReLoad Dominates Charts

Metallica's "ReLoad," originally released in 1997, has experienced a notable resurgence, re-entering multiple Billboard album charts. The remastered reissue saw the album secure the No. 1 position on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart for the week of July 11, 2026. It also achieved top 10 placements on Top Rock Albums (No. 3), Top Rock & Alternative Albums (No. 4), Indie Store Album Sales (No. 7), Top Album Sales (No. 9), and Vinyl Albums (No. 7).

Remarkably, four of the charts on which "ReLoad" debuted this week did not exist at the time of its initial release. The Indie Store Album Sales chart launched in 2005, Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums in 2006, and Top Hard Rock Albums in 2007. "ReLoad" originally debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 1997, marking the band's third chart-topper, and has now re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. 16, its first appearance on the chart since 1999.