Rage Against The Machine Charts One Of The Biggest New Albums Of The Week

It’s a busy week on the charts — especially in the United States and the United Kingdom — and much of that activity can be traced back to one annual event. Record Store Day just passed, and as is tradition, dozens of exclusive releases became available only in independent music shops. Some of the biggest names in rock, pop, hip-hop, and beyond dropped collectibles, rarities, and reissues. In the U.K., a beloved band that hasn’t shared a new full-length in more than a decade earns a welcome return to several tallies, thanks to a high-profile release.

Rage Against the Machine’s Live On Tour 1993 Launches

Rage Against the Machine scores a solid debut this frame with Live On Tour 1993, a special project that launched as part of Record Store Day. In the U.K., the double LP opens on four tallies, led by an impressive placement on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, where it starts at No. 3.

The collection also breaks into the top 40 on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, beginning its run at No. 35. While it narrowly misses that tier on a pair of other rosters, Live On Tour 1993 still performs well across the board. It lands at No. 42 on the Official Physical Albums list and No. 44 on the Official Albums Sales chart.

Rage Against the Machine Brought Fans to Record Shops

Live On Tour 1993 was one of the most visible releases tied to this year’s Record Store Day, and that visibility translated into real sales. The project was pressed in a run of 15,000 copies, one of the largest batches among the exclusives. The set includes 10 tracks recorded during the band’s first-ever world tour, with live renditions pulled from shows in cities like Washington D.C., Atlanta, Paris, Toronto, Chicago, and more. That trek played a pivotal role in helping Rage Against the Machine go from rising rock group to global phenomenon.

Rage Scores Another Top 10 Album

Among the rock acts that debut on the charts following Record Store Day, Rage Against the Machine stands out as one of the most successful. Live On Tour 1993 ends up as the third-highest debut on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. The only two new titles to outperform it this week come from Those Damn Crows and Epica.

Rage Against the Machine has now landed seven top 10 entries on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. Only two of the group’s releases that have made it to the ranking failed to reach that tier.

Rage Against the Machine Reaches Multiple Charts

Live On Tour 1993 marks the group’s seventh appearance on the Official Physical Albums list and its third on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Vinyl Albums rankings. The outfit has collected as many top 10s on the rock-only roster as total placements on any other tally on which the latest from the pioneering outfit debuts this time around.