# Metallica discography

The discography of American heavy metal band Metallica includes 11 studio albums, one covers album, eight live albums, three extended plays, 49 singles, 10 video albums, 43 music videos, one soundtrack album, one collaboration album and three box sets. They are a San Francisco-based metal band formed in 1981 by James Hetfield (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Lars Ulrich (drums). After several bassist and lead guitarist changes (including Dave Mustaine), the band settled on Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett, respectively. Metallica started playing locally, releasing their first widely circulated demo, No Life 'til Leather, in 1982. The demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records. The band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the following year they released Ride the Lightning. After Ride the Lightning was released, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records. In March 1986, the band released its third studio album, Master of Puppets, which was Metallica's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). While promoting the album, Burton was killed in a bus accident. Jason Newsted was hired as a replacement. The band's first release to feature Newsted was The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited, and then followed by ...And Justice for All in August 1988, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.
Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often called The Black Album, was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The band embarked on a two-year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 16 times platinum by the RIAA. Metallica followed with the release of Load and Reload, respectively. After the release of Garage Inc. and S&M, Newsted (who would later join Voivod) departed from the band. Metallica recorded St. Anger without an official bassist (bass parts for the writing & recording during the album sessions were played by the band's long-time producer Bob Rock). Bassist Robert Trujillo joined Metallica in 2003. In 2008, the band released its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, which was produced by Rick Rubin and distributed through Warner Bros. Records. In April 2009, the band's catalogue was released on the iTunes Store as the Metallica Collection.
In 2013, Metallica released the movie Metallica: Through the Never, together with its soundtrack. Metallica then started writing their tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, which was released on November 18, 2016. On April 14, 2023, Metallica released their eleventh studio album, titled 72 Seasons. Metallica has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide, with over 67 million records in the United States alone (56.3 million albums since 1991 when SoundScan started tracking actual sales figures).

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Kill 'Em All | Released: July 25, 1983 Label: Megaforce | 66 | 55 | — | 12 | 17 | — | — | 28 | 31 | 142 | US: 4,500,000 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum |
| Ride the Lightning | Released: July 27, 1984 Label: Megaforce | 48 | 38 | — | 9 | 21 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 35 | 87 | US: 6,950,000 | RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum MC: Platinum |
| Master of Puppets | Released: March 3, 1986 Label: Elektra | 29 | 33 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 41 | US: 7,980,000 FIN: 57,647 | RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI FIN: Platinum MC: 6× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| ...And Justice for All | Released: August 25, 1988 Label: Elektra | 6 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 4 | US: 9,700,000 FIN: 51,051 | RIAA: 8× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI FIN: Platinum IFPI NOR: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| Metallica | Released: August 12, 1991 Label: Elektra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | US: 17,300,000 FIN: 112,856 | RIAA: 16× Platinum (Diamond) ARIA: 13× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 4× Platinum GLF: Platinum IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum MC: Diamond RMNZ: 12× Platinum |
| Load | Released: June 4, 1996 Label: Elektra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | US: 5,400,000 FIN: 64,384 | RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: 5× Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI FIN: Platinum IFPI NOR: Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RIAJ: Platinum |
| Reload | Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Elektra | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | US: 4,480,000 FIN: 45,271 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: 5× Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI FIN: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum |
| St. Anger | Released: June 5, 2003 Label: Elektra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | US: 2,000,000 FIN: 35,725 WW: 6,000,000 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: 2× Platinum GLF: Platinum IFPI FIN: Platinum IFPI NOR: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum |
| Death Magnetic | Released: September 12, 2008 Label: Warner Bros. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | US: 2,100,000 FIN: 79,415 NOR: 64,000 UK: 330,398 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: 5× Gold GLF: 2× Platinum IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum |
| Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | Released: November 18, 2016 Label: Blackened | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | US: 1,290,000 UK: 166,492 WW: 2,100,000 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: 2× Platinum GLF: Platinum IFPI NOR: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold |
| 72 Seasons | Released: April 14, 2023 Label: Blackened | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | US: 373,000 | BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Cover albums

List of cover albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Garage Inc. | Released: November 24, 1998 Label: Elektra | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 29 | US: 3,350,000 FIN: 27,446 | RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI FIN: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum |

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Live Shit: Binge & Purge | Released: November 23, 1993 Label: Elektra | 26 | 18 | 40 | — | 68 | 32 | — | — | — | 54 | | RIAA: Diamond (15× Platinum) BVMI: Gold |
| S&M (with San Francisco Symphony) | Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Elektra | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 33 | US: 2,500,000 FIN: 22,831 | RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: 5× Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI FIN: Gold IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum |
| Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México | Released: November 30, 2009 Label: Universal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Six Feet Down Under | Released: September 20, 2010 Label: Warner Bros. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) | Released: November 2, 2010 Label: Warner Bros. | — | 71 | — | 31 | 59 | — | — | — | 63 | — | | |
| Six Feet Down Under Part II | Released: November 12, 2010 Label: Warner Bros. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Live at Grimey's | Released: November 26, 2010 Label: Universal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Metallica! | Released: April 16, 2016 Label: Blackened | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Helping Hands...Live & Acoustic at the Masonic | Released: February 1, 2019 Label: Blackened | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Live in Chile (1993 – 2017) | Released: April 15, 2020 Label: Blackened | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Live in Argentina (1993 – 2017) | Released: April 18, 2020 Label: Blackened | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Live in Brazil (1993 – 2017) | Released: April 21, 2020 Label: Blackened | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| S&M2 (with San Francisco Symphony) | Released: August 28, 2020 Label: Blackened | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | BVMI: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | FIN | GER | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK |
| Metallica: Through the Never | Released: September 24, 2013 Label: Blackened | 9 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 36 |

### Collaboration albums

List of collaboration albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | FIN | GER | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Sales |
| Lulu (with Lou Reed) | Released: October 31, 2011 Label: Warner Bros. | 36 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 36 | WW: 280,000 |

### Tribute albums

List of tribute albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | CAN | FIN | UK |
| The Metallica Blacklist | Released: September 10, 2021 Label: Blackened | 103 | 44 | 48 | 27 |

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | FIN | GER | NZ | SPA | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| The $5.98 E.P. / $9.98 CD: Garage Days Re-Revisited | Released: August 21, 1987 Label: Elektra | 18 | 69 | 16 | 17 | — | 10 | — | 12 | 62 | 27 | RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold IFPI FIN: Gold |
| Some Kind of Monster | Released: July 13, 2004 Label: Elektra | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Beyond Magnetic | Released: December 13, 2011 Label: Warner Bros. | 29 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 25 | — | — | |
| M72 World Tour: Mexico City | Released: March 13, 2025 Label: Blackened | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

## Box sets

List of box sets, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| The Good, the Bad & the Live | Released: May 7, 1990 Label: Vertigo | 56 |
| Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set | Released: November 23, 2004 Label: Rhino | — |
| The Metallica Collection | Released: April 14, 2009 Label: Warner Bros. | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## Singles
### 1980s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Main. Rock | AUS | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Whiplash" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Kill 'Em All |
| "Jump in the Fire" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | | Kill 'Em All |
| "Creeping Death" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ARIA: Gold | Ride the Lightning |
| "Master of Puppets" | 1986 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 100 | — | — | 17 | 69 | — | 22 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum | Master of Puppets |
| "Harvester of Sorrow" | 1988 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 20 | | ...And Justice for All |
| "Eye of the Beholder" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | ...And Justice for All |
| "One" | 1989 | 35 | 46 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 13 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum | ...And Justice for All |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### 1990s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Main. Rock | AUS | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Enter Sandman" | 1991 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum | Metallica |
| "The Unforgiven" | 1991 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 25 | — | 24 | 32 | — | 15 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum | Metallica |
| "Nothing Else Matters" | 1992 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: 7× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold GLF: Gold RMNZ: 4× Platinum | Metallica |
| "Wherever I May Roam" | 1992 | 82 | 25 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 28 | — | 25 | ARIA: 2× Platinum | Metallica |
| "Sad but True" | 1992 | 98 | 15 | 48 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 31 | — | 20 | ARIA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum | Metallica |
| "Until It Sleeps" | 1996 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 5 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold | Load |
| "Hero of the Day" | 1996 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 21 | 10 | — | 17 | ARIA: Platinum | Load |
| "Mama Said" | 1996 | — | — | 24 | — | 58 | 13 | — | 24 | — | 19 | ARIA: Gold | Load |
| "King Nothing" | 1997 | 90 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Load |
| "The Memory Remains" | 1997 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 30 | 13 | ARIA: Platinum | Reload |
| "The Unforgiven II" | 1998 | 59 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 8 | — | 15 | ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold | Reload |
| "Fuel" | 1998 | — | 6 | 2 | 57 | 53 | — | 35 | 49 | — | 31 | ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold | Reload |
| "Turn the Page" | 1998 | — | 1 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 11 | 22 | 13 | — | — | ARIA: Platinum GLF: Gold RMNZ: Gold | Garage Inc. |
| "Whiskey in the Jar" | 1999 | — | 4 | 14 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 55 | 29 | ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold GLF: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold RMNZ: Platinum | Garage Inc. |
| "Die, Die My Darling" | 1999 | — | 26 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Garage Inc. |
| "Nothing Else Matters '99" (with San Francisco Symphony) | 1999 | — | — | 28 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | | S&M |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### 2000s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Main. Rock | AUS | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "No Leaf Clover" (with San Francisco Symphony) | 2000 | 74 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 9 | — | 50 | 99 | — | | S&M |
| "I Disappear" | 2000 | 76 | 1 | — | 14 | 36 | 8 | — | 25 | 20 | 35 | GLF: Gold | Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack |
| "St. Anger" | 2003 | — | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 28 | 9 | ARIA: Platinum | St. Anger |
| "Frantic" | 2003 | — | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 57 | 16 | | St. Anger |
| "The Unnamed Feeling" | 2004 | — | 28 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 10 | — | 37 | 47 | 42 | | St. Anger |
| "Some Kind of Monster" | 2004 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | St. Anger |
| "The Day That Never Comes" | 2008 | 31 | 1 | 18 | — | 20 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 19 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold | Death Magnetic |
| "My Apocalypse" | 2008 | 67 | 38 | 38 | — | 33 | 9 | — | 15 | — | 51 | | Death Magnetic |
| "Cyanide" | 2008 | 50 | 1 | 48 | — | — | 15 | — | 14 | — | 48 | | Death Magnetic |
| "The Judas Kiss" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 44 | — | 79 | | Death Magnetic |
| "All Nightmare Long" | 2008 | — | 9 | 90 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 44 | — | — | | Death Magnetic |
| "Broken, Beat & Scarred" | 2009 | — | 15 | 75 | 35 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | | Death Magnetic |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### 2010s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Main. Rock | US Hard Rock Digi. | AUS | GER | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "The View" (with Lou Reed) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lulu |
| "Lords of Summer" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct bonus track |
| "Hardwired" | 2016 | — | 1 | 1 | 70 | — | — | 72 | 186 | ARIA: Gold | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct |
| "Moth into Flame" | 2016 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 91 | — | | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct |
| "Atlas, Rise!" | 2016 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 100 | — | 87 | — | | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct |
| "Now That We're Dead" | 2017 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 69 | — | | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct |
| "Spit Out the Bone" | 2017 | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

### 2020s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US Main. Rock | US Hard Rock Digi. | US Rock | AUS Digital | GER Air. | NZ Hot | SWE | UK Rock | UK Sales | Album |
| "All Within My Hands" (with San Francisco Symphony) | 2020 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S&M2 |
| "Lux Æterna" | 2022 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 7 | — | 10 | 28 | 72 Seasons |
| "Screaming Suicide" | 2023 | — | 1 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 37 | 20 | — | 19 | 32 | 72 Seasons |
| "If Darkness Had a Son" | 2023 | — | — | 2 | 34 | — | 44 | 34 | — | — | 53 | 72 Seasons |
| "72 Seasons" | 2023 | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 182 | — | — | 11 | 51 | 72 Seasons |
| "Too Far Gone?" | 2023 | — | 1 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 Seasons |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

## Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Main. Rock | US Rock | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| "Fade to Black" | 1984 | — | — | 100 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum | Ride the Lightning |
| "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | 1984 | — | 18 | — | RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum | Ride the Lightning |
| "...And Justice for All" | 1989 | — | — | — | | ...And Justice for All |
| "Stone Cold Crazy" | 1990 | — | — | — | | Elektra's 40th Anniversary |
| "Don't Tread on Me" | 1991 | — | — | — | | Metallica |
| "Ain't My Bitch" | 1996 | 15 | — | — | | Load |
| "Bleeding Me" | 1997 | 6 | — | — | | Load |
| "Better than You" | 1998 | 7 | — | — | | Reload |
| "The Ecstasy of Gold" | 2007 | 21 | — | — | | We All Love Ennio Morricone |
| "The End of the Line" | 2009 | — | — | — | | Death Magnetic |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

## Other charted and certified songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US Heri. Rock | US Main. Rock | AUS | AUT | FIN | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Seek & Destroy" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold | Kill 'Em All |
| "Battery" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ARIA: Gold | Master of Puppets |
| "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ARIA: Gold | Master of Puppets |
| "Blackened" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ARIA: Gold | …And Justice for All |
| "Remember Tomorrow" | 2008 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden |
| "That Was Just Your Life" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | | Death Magnetic |
| "The Unforgiven III" | 2008 | 14 | — | — | 41 | — | 16 | 8 | 34 | 12 | 120 | ARIA: Gold | Death Magnetic |
| "Hate Train" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | | Beyond Magnetic |
| "When a Blind Man Cries" | 2012 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head |
| "Halo on Fire" | 2018 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

## Other appearances

| Song | Year | Album |
| "Hit the Lights" (original version, later re-recorded for Kill 'Em All) | 1982 | Metal Massacre, Vol. 1 |
| "Stone Cold Crazy" | 1990 | Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary |
| "For Whom the Bell Tolls (The Irony of It All)" (with DJ Spooky) | 1997 | Spawn: The Album |
| "I Disappear" | 2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 |
| "We Did It Again" (with Ja Rule) | 2002 | Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories |
| "53rd & 3rd" | 2003 | We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones |
| "The Ecstasy of Gold" | 2007 | We All Love Ennio Morricone |
| "Remember Tomorrow" | 2008 | Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden |
| "You Really Got Me" | 2010 | See My Friends |
| "When a Blind Man Cries" | 2012 | Re-Machined: A Tribute To Deep Purple's Machine Head |
| "Ronnie Rising Medley" | 2014 | Ronnie James Dio – This is Your Life |
| "Nothing Else Matters – Jungle Cruise Version" | 2021 | Jungle Cruise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |

## Videos
### Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US Video | AUS DVD | CAN Video | FIN DVD | GER | NZ DVD | UK Video | Sales | Certifications |
| Cliff 'Em All | Released: November 28, 1987 Label: Elektra | 20 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 4× Platinum |
| 2 of One | Released: June 20, 1989 Label: Elektra | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum |
| A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica | Released: November 17, 1992 Label: Elektra | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 3× Platinum |
| Cunning Stunts | Released: December 8, 1998 Label: Elektra | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | FIN: 6,376 POL: 5,000+ | RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI FIN: Gold RMNZ: Platinum |
| S&M (with San Francisco Symphony) | Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Elektra | 12 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 7× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum |
| The Videos 1989–2004 | Released: December 5, 2006 Label: Warner Bros. | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 34 | 1 | — | FIN: 16,033 POL: 5,000+ | ARIA: 7× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI FIN: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum |
| Français Pour une Nuit | Released: November 23, 2009 Label: Universal | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | | ARIA: Gold |
| Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México | Released: November 30, 2009 Label: Universal | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) | Released: November 1, 2010 Label: Universal | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | POL: 30,000+ | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Gold |
| Quebec Magnetic | Released: December 10, 2012 Label: Blackened | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 29 | — | 9 | POL: 10,000+ | ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released along with albums :
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Album |
| "One" | 1989 | Bill Pope, Michael Salomon | ...And Justice for All |
| "Enter Sandman" | 1991 | Wayne Isham | Metallica |
| "The Unforgiven" | 1991 | Matt Mahurin | Metallica |
| "Nothing Else Matters" | 1992 | Adam Dubin | Metallica |
| "Wherever I May Roam" | 1992 | Wayne Isham | Metallica |
| "Sad but True" | 1992 | Wayne Isham | Metallica |
| "Fade to Black (Live)" | 1993 | Wayne Isham | Live Shit: Binge and Purge |
| "Until It Sleeps" | 1996 | Samuel Bayer | Load |
| "Hero of the Day" | 1996 | Anton Corbijn | Load |
| "Mama Said" | 1996 | Anton Corbijn | Load |
| "King Nothing" | 1997 | Matt Mahurin | Load |
| "The Memory Remains" | 1997 | Paul Andresen | Reload |
| "The Unforgiven II" | 1998 | Matt Mahurin | Reload |
| "Fuel" | 1998 | Wayne Isham | Reload |
| "Turn the Page" | 1998 | Jonas Åkerlund | Garage, Inc. |
| "Whiskey in the Jar" | 1999 | Jonas Åkerlund | Garage, Inc. |
| "Die, Die My Darling" | 1999 | Joe Friday | Garage, Inc. |
| "No Leaf Clover" | 1999 | Wayne Isham | S&M |
| "I Disappear" | 2000 | Wayne Isham | Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack |
| "St. Anger" | 2003 | The Malloys | St. Anger |
| "Frantic" | 2003 | Wayne Isham | St. Anger |
| "The Unnamed Feeling" | 2003 | The Malloys | St. Anger |
| "Some Kind of Monster" | 2004 | Bruce Sinofsky | St. Anger |
| "Iron Man" | 2006 | Joel Gallen, Tim Kettle | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| "The Day That Never Comes" | 2008 | Peter Hjors, Thomas Vinterberg | Death Magnetic |
| "All Nightmare Long" | 2008 | Roboshobo | Death Magnetic |
| "Broken, Beat & Scarred" | 2009 | Wayne Isham | Death Magnetic |
| "Master of Puppets" (Live) | 2013 | Nimród Antal | Metallica: Through the Never |
| "Hardwired" | 2016 | Colin Shane Hakes | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Moth into Flame" | 2016 | Tom Kirk | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Atlas, Rise!" | 2016 | Clark Eddy | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Dream No More" | 2016 | Tom Kirk | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Confusion" | 2016 | Claire Marie Vogel | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "ManUNkind" | 2016 | Jonas Åkerlund | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Now That We're Dead" | 2016 | Herring & Herring | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Here Comes Revenge" | 2016 | Jessica Cope | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Am I Savage?" | 2016 | Herring & Herring | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Halo on Fire" | 2016 | Herring & Herring | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Murder One" | 2016 | Robert Valley | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Spit Out the Bone" | 2016 | Phil Mucci | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Lords of Summer" | 2016 | Brett Murray | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Now That We're Dead" (second music video) | 2017 | Brett Murray | Hardwired... to Self Destruct |
| "Lux Æterna" | 2022 | Tim Saccenti | 72 Seasons |
| "Screaming Suicide" | 2023 | Tim Saccenti | 72 Seasons |
| "If Darkness Had a Son" | 2023 | Tim Saccenti | 72 Seasons |
| "72 Seasons" | 2023 | Tim Saccenti | 72 Seasons |
| "Sleepwalk My Life Away" | 2023 | Tim Saccenti | 72 Seasons |
| "Room of Mirrors" | 2023 | Tristan Zammit | 72 Seasons |
| "Shadows Follow" | 2023 | Tristan Zammit | 72 Seasons |
| "Too Far Gone?" | 2023 | Team Rolfes | 72 Seasons |
| "Crown of Barbed Wire" | 2023 | Corey Daigle | 72 Seasons |
| "Chasing Light" | 2023 | Kim Asendorf, Dina Chang | 72 Seasons |
| "You Must Burn!" | 2023 | Tim Saccenti | 72 Seasons |
| "Inamorata" | 2023 | Jess Cope | 72 Seasons |
| "Too Far Gone?" (second music video) | 2023 | Coan “Buddy” Nichols | 72 Seasons |