My Chemical Romance reaches Billboard 200 summit with Black Parade reissue
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My Chemical Romance have earned their first No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as the 20th anniversary reissue of The Black Parade rose from No. 139 to the top of the US albums chart. The 2006 release had previously peaked at No. 2, and its 20-year wait to reach No. 1 is the longest for any album.
The album earned 78,000 equivalent units in the week ending 29 October, up 653%, including 68,000 sales and 10,000 streaming units. Vinyl accounted for 42,000 sales, the band’s best week on the format, helped by more than 20 physical editions. The band has celebrated the album on tour since July 2025, with the trek due to end in Indonesia on 22 November.
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In short
- The Black Parade reaches No. 1 after 20 years.
- It is My Chemical Romance’s first Billboard 200 chart-topper.
- The reissue earns 78,000 equivalent units in one week.
How this story developed
- 29 minutes ago The chart result set a new record for the longest wait by an album to reach No. 1, while the reissue’s 42,000 vinyl sales marked My Chemical Romance’s biggest week on the format.
- 35 minutes ago My Chemical Romance’s 20th anniversary reissue of The Black Parade rose from No. 139 to its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200, 20 years after the album peaked at No. 2, earning 78,000 equivalent units, including 42,000 vinyl sales, as the band’s tour continued towards its 22 November finish in Indonesia.
Explained simply
My Chemical Romance are an American rock band whose second album, The Black Parade, was released in 2006. It is a concept album: its songs follow a character facing illness and death, and the record became one of the band’s best-known works.
The Billboard 200 ranks albums in the United States using a mix of sales, streaming and other listening activity. Reissues are new versions of older albums, often released with different packaging or formats; this one appeared in many physical editions, including vinyl. The band’s continuing tour has also brought renewed attention to the album.
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Originally published by Billboard as “My Chemical Romance Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 After ‘The Black Parade’ Reissue”.