My Chemical Romance Land First #1 Album With The Black Parade 20 Years After Its Original Release

Emo fans around the world, rejoice today. My Chemical Romance have landed their first No. 1 album with The Black Parade, twenty years after its original release. Upon its initial drop, their macabre opus peaked at #2. They released a deluxe version of The Black Parade on its twentieth anniversary, and it jumped back onto the Billboard 200 chart at No. 139. For the Nov. 7-dated chart, The Black Parade has now jumped to No. 1 — the first time that MCR have ever topped that chart.This mega-jump and major feat also mark the longest wait ever for an album to reach No. 1, surpassing the nearly 16 years it took for Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits to reach the top of the chart following his passing in 2024. The album's rise from No. 139 to No. 1 is also the largest jump to the top since Taylor Swift released Fearless (Taylor’s Version), which soared from No. 157 to No. 1 on the Oct. 16, 2021-dated chart.My Chem overtook pop queen and Olivia Rodrigo, knocking you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love down to the #2 spot. Rodrigo doesn't seem upset about that. Last week, she posted about seeing one of their shows. The previous #2, Zach Bryan’s Young Manhood And Other Donatable Organs, falls to ...