My Chemical Romance Sends 2006's The Black Parade to No. 1 After 20 Years
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Updated · NPR · Nov 6
My Chemical Romance Sends 2006's The Black Parade to No. 1 After 20 Years
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Nov 6
Summary
Twenty years after its 2006 release, "The Black Parade" climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart, giving My Chemical Romance its first chart-topping album in a 25-year career.
The jump was driven by the band's 20th-anniversary push: months of tour performances built around the album and a deluxe reissue with bonus tracks, plus multiple vinyl and CD editions that lifted sales.
The album had originally debuted and peaked at No. 2 in 2006, making this week's rise the longest gap in Billboard chart history between an album's debut and its first week at No. 1.
The chart week also reflected pre-Halloween listening, with older dark-themed songs such as Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and "This Is Halloween" reappearing on Billboard's rankings.