Editing Load (album) (section)

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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|+Weekly chart performance for ''Load''
!scope="col"|Chart (1996)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
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{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Flanders|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Wallonia|2|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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!scope="row"|Czech Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-07-06.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI CR]] |language=cs |date=July 6, 1996 |access-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308062923/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-07-06.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Danish Albums ([[Tracklisten|Hitlisten]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-22.pdf|title=Top National Sellers: Denmark|work=[[Music & Media]]|page=16|date=June 22, 1996|access-date=September 22, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302151430/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-22.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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!scope="row"| Europe ([[European Top 100 Albums]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-29.pdf|title=Eurochart Top 100 Albums - June 29, 1996|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=13|issue=26|page=21|date=June 29, 1996|access-date=November 18, 2021|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928230857/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-29.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|France|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Germany4|1|id=2322|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Hungary|1|year=1996|week=25|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2021}}
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!scope="row"|Irish Albums ([[Irish Albums Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-22.pdf|title=Top National Sellers: Ireland|work=[[Music & Media]]|page=16|date=June 22, 1996|access-date=September 22, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302151430/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-22.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-22.pdf|title=Top National Sellers: Italy|work=[[Music & Media]]|page=16|date=June 22, 1996|access-date=September 22, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302151430/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-06-22.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Norway|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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!scope="row"|Portuguese Albums ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite magazine|date=June 29, 1996|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/96/MM-1996-06-29-OCR-Page-0022.pdf|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|page=22|access-date=May 1, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501090805/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/96/MM-1996-06-29-OCR-Page-0022.pdf}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Scotland|1|date=19960609|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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!scope="row"|Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pgkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Spain+Until+It+Sleeps&pg=PA60|title=Hits of the World - Spain|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 29, 1996|page=60|access-date=August 24, 2017|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302151605/https://books.google.com/books?id=pgkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Spain+Until+It+Sleeps&pg=PA60|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Metallica|album=Load|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|UK2|1|date=19960609|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Metallica|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
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!scope="row"| Zimbabwean Albums<ref>{{cite book |last=Kimberley |first=Christopher |year=1998 |title=Albums Chart Book: Zimbabwe |url=https://postimg.cc/bZGPrXxT |page=47 |access-date=April 26, 2025}}</ref>
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===Year-end charts===
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|+1996 year-end chart performance for ''Load''
!scope="col"|Chart (1996)
!scope="col"|Position
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!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1996/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1996|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313224405/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1996/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1996|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1996|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802201509/https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1996|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9732&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9732.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9732|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 64, no. 18, December 16 1996|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=December 16, 1996|access-date=September 8, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909033300/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9732&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.9732.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9732|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1996&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1996|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802201536/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1996&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|European Top 100 Albums (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/96/MM-1996-12-21-OCR-Page-0012.pdf#search=%22nirvana%20about%20girl%22 |title=European Top 100 Albums 1996 |magazine=[[Music & Media]]| date=December 21, 1996|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1996|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 1996|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029102847/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1996|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1996|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|access-date=September 8, 2016|archive-date=May 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509161527/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1996|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1996-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1996|website=The Official NZ Music Charts|access-date=November 16, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105223237/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3885|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1996/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1996|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413062143/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1996/alben|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19960107/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809075837/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19960107/37502/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427174051/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|+1997 year-end chart performance for ''Load''
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!scope="col"|Position
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!scope="row"|Canadian Hard Rock Albums (Nielsen Soundscan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010320221532/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/HARD_1997.html|title=HARD ROCK ALBUMS : Top 25 of 1997}}</ref>
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===Decade-end charts===
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|+1990s-end chart performance for ''Load''
!Chart (1990–1999)
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Geoff|last=Mayfield|title=1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 25, 1999|access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref>
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