The album Iron Maiden released in 2006, charted Number 9 when it was released, and that’s in the US.
Here’s a link to chart positions for the album: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Matter_of_Life_and_Death_(album)#Charting_positions
For a metal band, that is absolutely amazing.
For a band that doesn’t get radio airplay, that is even more amazing.
I loathe the music industry because it denies the market the acts that are genuinely popular. It pushes Britney-Pink-JayZ-AmericanIdol rehash.