▁Out ▁of ▁Hell ▁by ▁Me at ▁Lo af ▁has ▁since ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁best - s elling ▁albums . ▁Re leased ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁album ▁has ▁only ▁ever ▁spent ▁four ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁chart , ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁Me at ▁Lo af ' s ▁follow - up ▁album ▁Dead ▁R inger , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁following ▁Bat ▁Out ▁of ▁H ells ▁rep ack aging ▁and ▁re - release ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁H its ▁Out ▁of ▁Hell ▁DVD . ▁On ▁both ▁occasions ▁the ▁album ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁nine . ▁However , ▁Bat ▁Out ▁of ▁Hell ▁sold ▁consist ently ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁following ▁its ▁release , ▁and ▁has ▁spent ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁album ▁chart , ▁a ▁total ▁that , ▁for ▁a ▁studio ▁album , ▁is ▁better ed ▁only ▁by ▁Fle et wood ▁Mac ' s ▁Rum ours . ▁As ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Bat ▁Out ▁of ▁Hell ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁released ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁behind ▁Rum ours ▁and ▁The ▁Dark ▁Side ▁of ▁the ▁Moon ▁and ▁ahead ▁of ▁Bridge ▁Over ▁Tr ouble d ▁Water ▁in ▁fourth ▁place