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Reissued My Chemical Romance Album Finally Leads Billboard 200

The Black Parade's anniversary edition gave the band its first US number-one album.

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

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Read and understand · 1/3When did Billboard announce the result for the November 7 chart?

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November 1. The first paragraph states that Billboard announced the result on November 1.

Clue: My Chemical Romance's 2006 album The Black Parade has reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for the first time, following a 20th-anniversary deluxe reissue. Billboard announced the result on November 1 for the chart dated November 7.

Read and understand · 2/3What was the album's original peak?

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No. 2. The second paragraph says the record had originally peaked at No. 2.

Clue: The record had originally peaked at No. 2. According to Billboard, it rose from No. 139 to No. 1 and became the band's first chart-topping album in the United States.

Read and understand · 3/3What wider trend did the Associated Press describe?

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Older records returning to charts through anniversary editions. The final paragraph describes older records returning through anniversary editions.

Clue: The album chart measures several forms of listening and purchasing, including sales and streaming. The Associated Press reported that the release was part of a wider trend of older records returning to the charts through anniversary editions.

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Billboard announced the result on November 1 for the chart dated November 7. The album was The Black Parade.

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