Metallica‘s 1991 self-titled album (aka ‘The Black Album’) has just hit quite the milestone: spending 500 weeks on the Billboard 200. While not tracked consecutively, the album is one of only four to spend 500 weeks on the chart (this weeks charts find it sitting at #137.) Billboard.com report that only three other albums have spent more time on the chart:

Pink Floyd – “The Dark Side Of the Moon” (937 weeks)

Bob Marley And The Wailers – “Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers” (539 weeks)

Journey – “Greatest Hits” (539 weeks)

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The standings are pulled from chart data that goes back to 1956. As for the sales of “Metallica“, it currently sits at 16.83 million copies sold in the United States alone. It was certified 16x multi-platinum on December 13th , 2012.

With the band’s North American tour underway and a deluxe edition of the album set to arrive next after the expanded edition “…And Justice For All” hits stores on November 02nd, it seems that ‘The Black Album’ could very well hit 17x multi-platinum status in the not too distant future. Current dates for the band include:

10/16 Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Entertainment And Sports Center

10/18 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena

10/20 State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center

10/22 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center

10/27 Buffalo, NY – Keybank Center

10/29 Albany, NY – Times Union Center

11/03 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic (‘All Within My Hands Foundation Helping Hands Concert and Auction‘)

11/26 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena

11/28 Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena

11/30 Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena

12/05 Portland, OR – Moda Center

12/07 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center

12/09 Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center

12/12 Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena

01/18 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

01/20 Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena

01/22 Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at the BJCC

01/24 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

01/28 Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena

01/30 Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena

02/01 Cleveland, OH – Quick Loans Arena

02/28 El Paso, TX – Don Haskins Center

03/02 Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena

03/04 Wichita, KS – Intrust Bank Arena

03/06 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center

03/09 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center

03/11 Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse

03/13 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena