CANNIBAL CORPSE have sold more albums in the U.S.[views:1255][posts:0]_________________________________________ [Nov 17,2003 1:39pm - baneofexistence ""] CANNIBAL CORPSE have sold more albums in the U.S. during the SoundScan era than any other death metal band, according to the figures obtained by BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Although the SoundScan numbers are generally indicative of the bands' overall popularity, they are misleading in the sense that many of the veteran death metal groups' early efforts were issued prior to the start of the SoundScan era (May 25, 1991). The following are the total sales figures for several of the genre's forerunners, according to Nielsen SoundScan (all numbers include any DVD and VHS releases, where applicable): CANNIBAL CORPSE: 558,929 DEICIDE: 481,131 MORBID ANGEL: 445,147 SIX FEET UNDER: 370,660 OBITUARY: 368,616 DEATH: 368,184 NAPALM DEATH: 367,654 CARCASS: 220,734 ENTOMBED: 198,764 The top-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era are as follows: MORBID ANGEL – "Covenant" (1993): 127,154 DEICIDE – "Deicide" (1990): 110,719* DEICIDE – "Legion" (1992): 103,544 OBITUARY – "The End Complete" (1992): 103,378 CANNIBAL CORPSE – "The Bleeding" (1994): 98,319 *Believed to be the top-selling death album of all time, including pre-SoundScan sales |