The standard studio version of Metallica’s The Black Album contains 12 tracks.
The sequence begins with “Enter Sandman” and continues through songs including “Sad but True,” “The Unforgiven,” “Wherever I May Roam,” “Nothing Else Matters,” and “The Struggle Within.” Together, the tracks run for 62 minutes and 40 seconds.
The album’s vinyl layout divided the songs across four sides, with three tracks on each side. That arrangement reflects the era’s physical format and differs from how many listeners now experience the record as a continuous digital playlist.
The track count can be confused with expanded anniversary editions. The 2021 remastered box set added demos, live recordings, rough mixes, and other material, while The Metallica Blacklist presented 53 cover versions connected to the album’s songs. Those extras do not change the 12-track count of the original standard studio album.