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My Chemical Romance's 'The Black Parade' Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200
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In Short: My Chemical Romance's 2006 album 'The Black Parade' reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the band's first No. 1 after a 20th anniversary reissue.
My Chemical Romance's 2006 album 'The Black Parade' reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart in the week ending October 29, 2026, marking the band's first No. 1 album after a 20th anniversary reissue.
The reissue of 'The Black Parade' was available in more than 20 physical variants, including vinyl, CD, and cassette formats, with some editions featuring bonus tracks.
This achievement marks My Chemical Romance as the third act in 2026 to wait at least 10 years from their first chart debut to their first No. 1 position.
The Black Parade's climb from No. 139 to No. 1 is the largest jump to the top spot since Taylor Swift's Fearless (Taylor's Version) soared from No. 157 to No. 1 in 2021.
The band celebrated the 20th anniversary of 'The Black Parade' with a five-night residency at the Hollywood Bowl, where they performed the album in its entirety and unveiled a pre-show screening of Prelude To The End, a collaboration with visual artist Lauren Tsai.
The Black Parade has now accumulated 7,452,000 units after 14 weeks on the chart, officially crossing the two-million mark after three weeks.
The Black Parade, a concept album centered around a man suffering from terminal cancer, was a critical and commercial success upon its original release in 2006, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
The album's lead single, 'Welcome to the Black Parade,' became one of the band's signature songs, alongside hits like 'Teenagers' and 'Famous Last Words.'
What this adds
The Black Parade's 20th anniversary reissue includes more than 20 physical variants, including signed editions.
Background
The Black Parade is the third studio album by the American rock band My Chemical Romance, first released on October 23, 2006, through Reprise Records. A concept album, it is centered on the story of a man suffering from terminal cancer known as "The Patient", as he nears the end of his life.
What's confirmed
- Released in 2006, The Black Parade saw the emo band expand their sound on their third album with a fully-fledged rock opera in the vein of Queen that yielded Top Ten hit “Welcome to the Black Parade.” The album debuted at Number Two on the albums chart in 2006 upon the album’s release.
- My Chemical Romance has scored its first-ever No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as “The Black Parade” surges from No. 139 to the top of the chart, 20 years after its initial release.
What's still developing
- In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
- My Chem’s big win comes as they are in the middle of celebrating The Black Parade with their extended Long Live the Black Parade tour, which kicked off in 2025.
- The short film is built around The Black Parade opener “The End” and merges the lore and aesthetics of both the album and Tsai’s The Dying World project.
- The Black Parade (20th Anniversary) celebrates a landmark work that’s been RIAA-certified quadruple platinum and inspired fans and artists across generations.
- Elsewhere on the Billboard 200, Olivia Rodrigo’s “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” falls from No.
- At the time of its release, the sprawling rock opera, which included the hits “Welcome to the Black Parade” and “Teenagers,” was a critically heralded step forward for the quartet, expanding the scope and ambition of their previous work.
- Originally released on October 23, 2006, through Reprise Records, The Black Parade debuted at No.
- All versions of the album are combined for tracking and charting purposes.