IRON MAIDEN - Updated International Chart Summary For A Matter Of Life And Death Issued
December 15, 2006, 17 years ago
Maiden Norway has issued the following IRON MAIDEN update:
"Metal legends Iron Maiden's new album A Matter of Life And Death has not only been released to enormous critical acclaim across the globe but has also resulted in some of their highest chart placings ever. It has even crashed in at #4 in the official album chart in India which is the highest placing any heavy rock act has ever achieved in that country!In addition to their Number One chart debut on the Billboard Pan-European Chart the album has now debuted at #9 on the Billboard USA Chart on their US-label Sanctuary Records and at #2 in Canada.
Maiden's Top 10 US debut comes hot on the heels of the band's #1 album in Europe on Billboard's pan - European chart with nine #1 and eighteen Top 5 chart entries in Europe alone. First week sales in the UK were also at their highest since 1990. In just the first week the new album has shipped over a million copies worldwide and impacted on the charts pretty well everywhere in the World.
A Matter Of Life And Death - Chart Breakdown Summary To Date:
* #1 Germany, Sweden, Italy, Finland, Greece, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland, Brazil
* #2 Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Columbia
* #3 Chile
* #4 UK, Austria, Spain, India
* #5 France, Ireland, Arabia
* #6 Iceland, Belgium
* #7 Holland
* #8 Denmark
* #9 USA
* #10 Mexico
* #11 Portugal, Japan
* #12 Australia
* #15 Hong Kong
* #16 New Zealand
Thanks to Suleka.com for the update!"
UP THE IRONS!!!
Pål
Maiden Norway
