Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Released as the lead single from Metallica, the song introduced the album’s streamlined heavy-metal sound to a broad radio audience. Its memorable riff, strong chorus, and dream-themed lyrics made it one of the band’s most recognizable songs and a defining track of the early 1990s.
The single was released on July 29, 1991, shortly before the album arrived on August 12. It also received platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Although number 16 was its Hot 100 peak, the song’s cultural impact extended far beyond that single chart position.
Chart figures are sometimes confused with the song’s results on rock-specific charts or with the album’s own Billboard 200 achievements. This question asks specifically for the US Billboard Hot 100 peak of the single, not the album’s chart ranking.