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The Black Parade Reaches US Number One After 20 Years

A 20th-anniversary edition helped the rock album rise to the top.

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Source: Associated Press via ABC News, 2026-11-02.

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Read and understand · 1/3Which US chart did the article say The Black Parade reached number one on?

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The Billboard 200 album chart. The opening paragraph names the Billboard 200.

Clue: My Chemical Romance has earned its first number-one album on the Billboard 200 with The Black Parade, 20 years after it was released. Billboard announced the result for its chart dated November 7.

Read and understand · 2/3Where was the album immediately before climbing to the top?

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Number 139. The second paragraph says it climbed from number 139 to the top.

Clue: The album originally reached number two in 2006. A deluxe edition marking its 20th anniversary helped it climb from number 139 to the top of the US chart.

Read and understand · 3/3Which measures are included in the Billboard 200?

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Album sales and streaming. The final paragraph says the chart combines measures including sales and streaming.

Clue: The Billboard 200 combines measures including album sales and streaming. The chart success belongs to the album, rather than a new number-one song.

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Compare the album's 2006 position with its latest position and name the anniversary release.

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It originally reached number two in 2006. Its 20th-anniversary deluxe edition helped it climb to number one.

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