The following is a list of the top-selling hard rock/heavy metal albums in Sweden for the week ending September 20th, 2002 (as reported by the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet):
01. (01) IN FLAMES - Reroute To Remain 02. (02) P.O.D. - Satellite 03. (03) KISS - The Very Best Of 04. (04) QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - Songs For The Deaf 05. (05) LINKIN PARK - Reanimation 06. (07) MESHUGGAH - Nothing 07. (06) AVANTASIA - The Metal Opera Pt. II 08. (09) SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Toxicity 09. (08) DEF LEPPARD - X 10. (11) GUNS Nґ ROSES - Appetite For Destruction 11. (10) KORN - Untouchables 12. (NEW) NILE - In Their Darkened Shrines 13. (12) SYSTEM OF A DOWN - System Of A Down 14. (20) DORO - Fight 15. (17) NIGHTWISH - Century Child 16. (19) MANOWAR - Warriors Of The World 17. (NEW) STONE SOUR - Stone Sour 18. (RE-ENTRY) RAMMSTEIN - Mutter 19. (16) LINKIN PARK - Hybrid Theory 20. (15) DARK TRANQUILITY - Damage Done
Here is how the metal/hard rock genre fared in the German Media Control (Top 100) chart for the week ending August 19th:
06. LINKIN PARK - Reanimation 16. DIE TOTEN HOSEN - Auswдrtsspiel 19. DEF LEPPARD - X 26. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Toxicity 27. PAPA ROACH - Lovehatetragedy 32. FILTER - The Amalgamut 34. NIGHTWISH - Century Child 36. SILVERCHAIR - Diorama 39. BЦHSE ONKELZ - Dopamin 48. KORN - Untouchables 55. NICKELBACK - Silver Side Up 56. MANOWAR - Warriors Of The World 57. PUDDLE OF MUDD - Come Clean 60. P.O.D. - Satellite 67. OZZY OSBOURNE - Live At Budokan 68. SOULFLY - 3 98. JUDAS PRIEST - Live In London (DVD)
DEF LEPPARD have announced the full track listing for their upcoming X effort, which is schedule to receive a North American release on July 30th. It is as follows:
01. Now 02. Unbelievable 03. You're So Beautiful 04. Everyday 05. Long, Long Way To Go 06. Four Letter Word 07. Torn To Shreds 08. Love Don't Lie 09. Gravity 10. Cry 11. Girl Like You 12. Let Me Be The One 13. Scar 14. Kiss The Day* 15. Long, Long Way To Go (acoustic)*
* = (Japanese & UK release only)
Several MP3 clips from the album can be downloaded from the group's official web site at this location.