Metallica’s highest U.S. Billboard Hot 100 position for a song from The Black Album was No. 16, achieved by “Enter Sandman.”
Released as the album’s lead single on July 29, 1991, “Enter Sandman” introduced the record’s streamlined, heavy sound to a broad radio audience. Its No. 16 peak made it the album’s best-performing song on the all-genre U.S. singles chart.
The track performed even better on rock-focused charts and became one of Metallica’s signature songs. It also reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, giving the band a strong international result. The single was later certified gold in the United States.
Other Black Album singles also charted on the Billboard Hot 100, including “The Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters,” “Wherever I May Roam,” and “Sad but True.” Their positions differed, but none surpassed “Enter Sandman” on that chart.