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By Marcus Chen
How My Chemical Romance's 'The Black Parade' hit No. 1 in the U.S., 20 years later
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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It's official: The influential New Jersey rock outfit My Chemical Romance has the No. 1 record in the U.S., having topped the all-genre Billboard 200 for the first time in their career. It just happens to be with an album that is two decades old.“The Black Parade (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition),” a new reissue of their career-defining rock opera, 2006's “The Black Parade,” is No. 1, Billboard announced Sunday. Upon its initial release, the album cemented My Chemical Romance's shift from mainstays of the emo scene to mainstream recognition, becoming one of the most inventive bands of the 21st century. Twenty years on, it continues to resonate with nostalgic fans and new ones.Why didn't ‘The Black Parade' hit No. 1 in 2006?Competition was stiff. Back in 2006, the soundtrack to Disney’s “Hannah Montana” was released the same week, selling 281,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. “The Black Parade” debuted at No. 2 with 240,000 copies. (Compare that to their previous a
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