{"id":203470,"date":"2025-09-05T23:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203470\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T23:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:01:11","slug":"on-this-day-in-2020-metallica-set-a-chart-record-that-will-stand-for-years-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203470\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in 2020, Metallica Set a Chart Record That Will Stand for Years to Come"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this day (September 5) in 2020, Metallica<\/a> went to No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with \u201cAll Within My Hands\u201d featuring the San Francisco Symphony from S&M2. In doing so, they became the first and only band to have a No. 1 on that chart in four consecutive decades.<\/p>\n

Metallica is the biggest metal band in history. They helped shape the budding subgenre of thrash metal with their 1983 debut album, Kill \u2018Em All. Their next three albums\u2013Ride the Lightning (1984), Master of Puppets (1986), and \u2026And Justice for All (1988)\u2013further developed and pushed the boundaries of thrash metal. Then, in the 1990s, they began reaching for mainstream success with the release of their 1991 self-titled album, often called The Black Album.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: 4 Underrated Tracks From Metallica\u2019s Landmark Self-Titled Album]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The new mainstream-friendly album topped the Billboard 200 albums chart. However, it would be five years before they found their first No. 1 single. \u201cUntil It Sleeps,\u201d the lead single from Load, topped the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart<\/a>, starting their journey to the record they set five years ago today.<\/p>\n

Metallica Works Toward an Untouchable Chart Record<\/p>\n

Metallica began unknowingly working toward this record with \u201cUntil It Sleeps\u201d in 1996. They sent two more singles to No. 1 on the chart before the turn of the century. \u201cHero of the Day,\u201d the second single from Load, gave them their second chart-topper. Then, in 1998, their cover of Bob Seger\u2019s \u201cTurn the Page\u201d topped the chart.<\/p>\n

The next single that counted toward the record was \u201cNo Leaf Clover,\u201d an original song from S&M, their first live album with the San Francisco Symphony. It went to No. 1 in 2000. The decade also gave them two more chart-topping singles, \u201cI Disappear\u201d from the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack and \u201cThe Day That Never Comes\u201d from Death Magnetic.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Metallica grabbed their first No. 1 of the 2010s with \u201cHardwired\u201d from Hardwired to Self-Destruct. The album produced one more chart topper, \u201cAtlas, Rise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2020s have been the band\u2019s most successful decade on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. \u201cAll Within My Hands\u201d gave them the chart record. It was also the first of three consecutive No. 1 singles. Their fourth single of the year, \u201cIf Darkness Had a Son,\u201d failed to chart. However, the next two singles from 72 Seasons\u2013the title track and \u201cToo Far Gone\u201d\u2013went to the summit.<\/p>\n

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