The Black Parade 's 20-year-wait to reach No. 1 is the longest ever for an album.
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My Chemical Romance triumphs on the Billboard 200 chart, scoring its first No. 1 album, as The Black Parade jumps from No. 139 to No. 1 on the Nov. 7-dated chart, following the 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of the 2006 album. The set originally debuted and peaked at No. 2 upon its release and remained the band’s highest-charting album until this week.
The album was reissued in an array of configurations, and was available across more than 20 physical variants, with the expanded editions including bonus tracks. All versions of the album are combined for tracking and charting purposes. In the week ending Oct.…