Best Selling Rock/Metal/Prog & more from charts around the world

Sweden and the top 60 albums this week:

11- Viagra Boys
18- Ulf Lundell (peak #1)
28- Markus Krunegård (peak #13 (pop rock)
38- Fleetwood Mac (peak #18)
40- Paul McCartney (peak #2)
51- Lars Winnerbäck (peak #1)


Markus Krunegård:



Lars Winnerbäck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D7TXC8Qg0U

Ulf Lundell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lMCgLQw4pk

 

From the Dutch top 100 albums this week:

11- Danny Vera (peak #4) (Americana pop)
18- Passenger
30- Danny Vera (peak #1) (Americana pop)
35- Bruce Springsteen (peak #1)
39- Fleetwood Mac (peak #1)
47- Paul McCartney (peak #1)
58- Arctic Monkeys (peak #1)
68- Bløf (peak #1)
77- Dire Straits (peak #1)
89- Beatles (peak #1)
96- Nothing But Thieves (peak #5)
100- Di-rect (peak #2)


Bløf:



Nothing But Thieves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2zcG3bcuMI

Di-rect:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7XD-5fOjPU

 

The preponderance of old bands (a number of them long since defunct) certainly suggests that rock actually is dead.

 

From Japan's weekly top 50 album list:

11- Mr Children (peak #1)
12- Kyuso Nekokami
20- Spyair (peak #4)
32- Lisa (peak #1)
43- Babymetal (peak #2)
45- King Gnu (peak #1)
47- Sumika (peak #6)
48- Official Hige Dandism (peak #1)



King Gnu:



Official Hige Dandism:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kff_DXor7jc

 

Many of these lists contain plenty of young bands like the Japanese list I just posted in fact with bands like King Gnu which dominates the charts with #1 albums or Nothing But Thieves and Di-rect which I also just posted RIGHT ABOVE YOUR POST.

And of course, the fact that other bands are older doesn't in any way mean they should be discounted and pronounced 'dead' to suit your ideological agenda. If they are doing the business, they are doing the business.

 

If anyone else has access to some charts and wants to contribute that would be appreciated as well...

 

Rock from Poland's weekly top 50:

2- Elton John
6- Kult (peak #1)
13- Metallica (peak #3)
15- Metallica (peak #1)
18- Metallica (peak #4)
19- Metallica (peak #7)
23- AC/DC (peak #2)
33- Metallica (peak #1)
38- Metallica (peak #3)
45- Greta Van Fleet (peak #25)

Kult:




Greta Van Fleet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6I84TgnqHU

 

From the UK top 100 albums this week:

2- Passenger
8- Queen (peak #1)
13- Fleetwood Mac (peak #5)
17- Elton John (peak #5)
25- Arctic Monkeys (peak #1)
32- Oasis (peak #1)
33- Ian Hunter (peak #1)
37- Oasis (peak #1)
41- Viagra Boys
45- Beatles (peak #1)
55- Elvis (peak #2)
58- Europe
64- AC/DC (peak #1)
71- Foo Fighters (peak #4)
78- Killers (peak #5)
82- Arctic Monkeys (peak #1)
87- Gerry Cinnamon (peak #1)
91- Red Hot Chili Peppers (peak #4)
94- Guns N Roses (peak #1)

Europe:



Viagra Boys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzWds5gWS6c

 

Austria's year-end top 75 album charts:

1- AC/DC
5- Bruce Springsteen
23- Die Ärzte
28- Böhse Onkelz
36- Bob Dylan
46- Rammstein
47- Queen
50- Nirvana
54- AnnenMayKantereit
55- Bon Jovi
56- Deep Purple
59- Hubert von Goisern (folk rock)
71- Metallica




Deep Purple:



AnnenMayKantereit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECJZDFQacts

 

Austria's top 75 albums this week:

3- AC/DC (peak #1)
6- Paul McCartney (peak #2)
13- Bruce Springsteen (peak #1)
14- Passenger
49- AC/DC (peak #21)
56- AnnenMayKantereit (peak #8)
58- Nirvana (peak #13)
61- Volbeat (peak #1)
65- Nick Cave (peak #3)
66- Rammstein (peak #1)



Volbeat:

 

The Swiss year-end album charts for 2020:

1- AC/DC
4- Bruce Springsteen
5- Gotthard
8- Gotthard
9- Bob Dylan
14- Philipp Fankhauser
18- Die Ärzte
20- Gölä / Trauffer
21- Coldplay
26- Deep Purple
32- Nightwish
34- Patent Ochsner
35- Francis Cabrel
42- Metallica
48- Stiller Has
54- Andreas Gabalier
59- Megawatt
65- Bon Jovi
67- Queen
68- Böhse Onkelz
78- Shakra
81- Pearl Jam
86- Ozzy Osbourne
88- Rammstein
99- Die Toten Hosen

VARIOUS:

51- Leonard Cohen
72- Sophie Hunger


Nightwish:



Sophie Hunger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mWO3jyTC1o

Deep Purple:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqhBU0m4CQI

Gotthard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QlL1HgHdIU

Patent Ochsner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIENBFlvcTs

 

Switzerland and the top 100 albums this week:

2- Passenger
3- AC/DC (peak #1)
4- Paul McCartney (peak #2)
7- Gotthard
12- Bruce Springsteen (peak #1)
18- Magnum
24- Francis Cabrel (peak #1)
33- Beatles (peak #3)
37- Fleetwood Mac
50- Calogero (peak #8)
58- Queen (peak #2)
64- Megawatt (peak #10)
71- Queen (peak #18)
76- AC/DC (peak 18)
86- Pink Floyd (peak #18)
91- AnnenMayKantereit (peak #15)
95- Guns N Roses (peak #2)
96- Bruce Sprinsteen (peak #6)
98- Elton John (peak #18)

Various:

5- Brandão Faber Hunger (peak #2)
14- Keith Jarrett (peak #11)
15- Keith Jarrett
27- Keith Jarrett
74- Katia Buniatshvili (peak #67)
97- Melody Gardot (peak #10)
99- Jane Birkin (peak #33)


Brandão Faber Hunger:



Magnum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpirBnu3hPo

Megawatt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoY4dkOD2iE

Francis Cabrel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9odcNmIkfs

Keith Jarrett:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYJ_IdHJG0

 

From the Dutch top 100 albums this week:

13- Danny Vera (peak #4) (Americana pop)
21- Danny Vera (peak #1) (Americana pop)
28- Bruce Springsteen (peak #1)
42- Fleetwood Mac (peak #1)
44- Passenger (peak #18)
52- Arctic Monkeys (peak #1)
55- Bløf (peak #1)
67- Nothing But Thieves (peak #5)
77- Dire Straits (peak #1)


Bløf:



Nothing But Thieves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2zcG3bcuMI

 

Sweden and the top 60 albums this week:

30- Markus Krunegård (peak #13 (pop rock)
35- Fleetwood Mac (peak #18)
43- Ulf Lundell (peak #1)
49- Lars Winnerbäck (peak #1)
52- Paul McCartney (peak #2)
53- Viagra Boys (peak #11)
58- Arctic Monkeys (peak #15)
59- Metallica (peak #4)

Ulf Lundell:



Markus Krunegård:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgjCogmnOcU

Lars Winnerbäck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D7TXC8Qg0U

 

This week's rock from the Czech top 100 albums:

12- David Stypka & Bandjeez
47- Nirvana (peak #29)
48- Jelen (peak #4)
52- David Stypka & Bandjeez
56- Tsunami (peak #2)
59- Metallica (peak #29)
62- Aneta Langerová (peak #2)
63- Chinaski (peak #5)
75- Queen (peak #2)
81- Tata Bojs (peak #3)
84- Lumineers (peak #31)
86- AC/DC (peak #3)
89- Chinaski (peak #1)
90- Lenka Dusilová (peak #7)
97- Miro Žbirka (peak #26)
98- Škwor (peak #1)
99- Vladimír Mišík (peak #1)
100- 5 Seconds of Summer (peak #18)


Aneta Langerová:



Lenka Dusilová:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCK3JT7S4g4

Škwor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk71AUjztPQ

Chinaski:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeoKJWM4RhE

Vladimír Mišík:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q89Urbqe7QA

 

Rock from Hungary and the top 40 albums:

1- Omega
2- Ákos (peak #1)
3- Dinamit
4- Hungarica
7- Kalapács (peak #1)
8- Eric Clapton
10- Mandoki Soulmates (peak #1)
11- Kowalsky meg a Vega (peak #1)
12- Mobilmánia (peak #3)
14- The Black Keys
15- AC/DC (peak #1)
16- Leander Kills (peak #2)
17- Tankcsapda (peak #1)
20- Rómeó Vérzik (peak #3)
23- Linkin Park (peak #3)
24- Pantera (peak #12)
26- Neil Young (peak 36)
29- Fleetwood Mac (peak #25)
34- Mood (peak #12)
35- Koncz Zsuzsa (peak #4)
38- Chris Rea
39- Korál (peak #19)



VARIOUS:

31- Charlie (peak #22)


Mobilmania:




Dinamit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGcvz1k7q2E


Tankcsapda:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsk1IZk8MkI


Mood:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSOoS1bQjs4


Charlie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A84YKchmkbE

 

From the UK top 100 albums this week:

1- You Me at Six
8- Shame
12- Queen (peak #1)
16- Fleetwood Mac (peak #5)
20- Passenger (peak #2)
21- Elton John (peak #5)
29- Arctic Monkeys (peak #1)
36- Oasis (peak #1)
37- David Bowie (peak #5)
47- Arctic Monkeys (peak #1)
40- Oasis (peak #1)
48- Beatles (peak #1)
52- David Bowie
63- Elvis (peak #2)
67- Foo Fighters (peak #4)
71- Ian Hunter (peak #33)
75- AC/DC (peak #1)
80- King Gizzard & Lizard Wizzard
81- Green Day (peak #22)
83- Killers (peak #5)
84- Oasis (peak #1)
85- Red Hot Chili Peppers (peak #4)
95- Arctic Monkeys (peak #1)
100- Nirvana (peak #5)

King Gizzard:



You Me At Six:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzUJU239jx4

 

So these are "album" lists, correct??
Are we talking about physical media?

 

Albums includes physical units, digital units and streamed albums in most cases.

 

Finland's latest weekly chart from the top 50 albums:

17- Arttu Wiskari (peak #1)
20- Children of Bodom
22- Children of Bodom (peak #1)
26- Lauri Tähkä (peak #1) (pop rock)
28- Metallica (peak #4)
31- Maustetytöt (peak #2)
32- Remu
34- Rammstein (peak #1)
35- AC/DC (peak #1)
44- Children of Bodom (peak #1)
48- Mother Mother


Arttu Wiskari:



Maustetytöt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl3C-Qk9rH4

Children of Bodom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F_ws83QcSQ

Mother Mother:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWmDtmL7BKQ

Lauri Tähkä:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnOucQLmp8Y

 

Switzerland and the top 100 albums this week:

6- Passenger (peak #2)
5- AC/DC (peak #1)
8- Queen
21- Gotthard (peak #7_
22- Bruce Springsteen (peak #1)
24- Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle
26- Paul McCartney (peak #2)
44- Queen (peak #2)
46- Kurt Vile
48- Megawatt (peak #10)
59- John Fogerty (peak #39)
65- AnnenMayKantereit (peak #10)
66- Francis Cabrel (peak #1)
67- Guns N Roses (peak #2)
79- Joe Bonamassa (peak #4)
91- Rammstein (peak #4)
94- AC/DC (peak #18)
98- Pink Floyd (peak #8)


Various:

11- Brandão Faber Hunger (peak #2)
12- Keith Jarrett (peak #11)
14- Keith Jarrett
32- Keith Jarrett (peak #15)
56- Ella Fitzgerald
74- Wayne Shorter
75- Elina Duni / Rob Luft / Fred Thomas / Matthieu Michel (peak #43)
87- Melody Gardot (peak #10)

Elina Duni / Rob Luft / Fred Thomas / Matthieu Michel:



Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcP_BKOZRyI

Brandão Faber Hunger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziGRtZmV7ds

Megawatt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoY4dkOD2iE


Keith Jarrett:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYJ_IdHJG0

 

From the Italian top 100 albums this week:


3- Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (peak #2) (pop rock)
7- Ligabue (peak #1)
12- Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (peak #2) (pop rock)
41- Pink Floyd (peak #4)
46- Renato Zero (peak #2) (pop rock)
54- AC/DC (peak #1)
57- Bruce Springsteen (peak #1)
68- Nirvana (peak #20)
71- Renato Zero (peak #3)
80- Arctic Monkeys (peak #4)
86- Louis Tomlinson (peak #12) (pop rock)
88- Alice in Chains
95- AC/DC (peak #22)
97- Vasco Rossi (peak #1)
99- Imagine Dragons (peak #3)
100- Maneskin (peak #1)

VARIOUS:
26- Giuni Russo

Maneskin:



Giuni Russo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_jWJsb3IY0

Ligabue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS7cFM8YBE

 

The French top 100 albums chart this week:

19- Calogero (peak #1) (pop rock
25- AC/DC (peak #1)
27- Francis Cabrel (peak #1)
48- Queen (peak #7)
58- Queen (peak #56)


VARIOUS (jazz, variety):

81- Melody Gardot (peak #18)

Calogero:




Francis Cabrel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI02ccwG92k


Melody Gardot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgs8S67xx2Q

 

This week's rock from the Czech top 100 albums:

22- David Stypka & Bandjeez
25- Tři sestry
31- Paul McCartney (peak #11)
33- Imagine Dragons (peak #2)
39- Queen (peak #2)
43- Metallica (peak #29)
44- Jelen (peak #4)
45- Nirvana (peak #29)
47- AC/DC (peak #3)
52- Chinaski (peak #5)
57- David Stypka & Bandjeez (peak #52)
60- Tsunami (peak #2)
78- Lumineers (peak #31)
80- Chinaski (peak #1)
83- Vladimír Mišík (peak #1)
85- Eric Clapton
87- Rammstein (peak #2)
88- 5 Seconds of Summer (peak #28)
92- Lenny (peak #5)
95- 5 Seconds of Summer (peak #18)


Lenny:




Tři sestry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CQnm1hzH00

Vladimír Mišík:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q89Urbqe7QA

 

Only 2 rock albums topped the Billboard 200 in 2020 and one of those was by a rapper. Eighteen rock albums hit number one in the UK while 17 topped the Australian chart.