Once Metallica gets to No. 1, it’s difficult to make the hard rock band slip from the top position. The group’s “Death Magnetic” claimed the first spot on the U.S. album chart for the second week in a row.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Metallica’s first album in five years sold 337,000 copies in the United States during the week ended September 21, after debuting on the first position a week earlier. The band’s success was even greater, as their album had been available for sale only for three days.

Usually, albums are released on Tuesdays in the United States, but the rock group preferred to make “Death Magnetic” available on Friday.

Moving on to outer-Metallica matters, Ne-Yo’s “Year of the Gentleman” opened at No. 2, selling 250,000 copies, while Nelly’s “Brass Knuckles” debuted on the third spot of the Billboard 200, with 84,000 sold copies.

After 50 weeks in the album chart, Kid Rock’s “Rock N Roll Jesus” claimed the 4^th position with 64,000 copies, followed by Darius Rucker’s new entry, “Learn to Live,” which sold 60,000 copies.

Young Jeezy’s “The Recession” dropped from the second spot to the sixth, with 60,000 units, while DJ Khaled’s “We Global” entered the chart at No. 7 with 49,000 copies.

Buckcherry’s “Black Butterfly” debuted on No. 8 with 47,000 sold copies, becoming the rock band’s highest-charting album ever.

Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” fell from No. 8 to No. 9 with 43,000, followed by the Game’s “LAX” with 42,000.

Other album debuts include All That Remains’ “Overcome,” which claimed the 16^th spot, Raphael Saadiq’s “The Way I See It,” which opened at No. 19, Avenged Sevenfold’s “Live in the LBC & Diamond in the Rough” at No. 24 and Eli Young Band’s “Jet Black & Jealous” on the 30th position.