My Chemical Romance Charts Its First Top 10 Album With A 20-Year-Old Release
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge appears on half a dozen charts in the United Kingdom this week. It debuts on three of them, returns to two, and soars on the last ranking. The decades-old set opens at No. 5 on the Official Albums Sales chart, standing out as the fifth bestselling title in the country as it arrives. The project becomes My Chemical Romance's first top 10 on that tally.
Throughout the years, My Chemical Romance has only sent three projects to the Official Albums Sales chart. The group came close to reaching the uppermost region in October 2016, when The Black Parade/Living With Ghosts debuted and peaked at No. 11. During the same tracking week, the standard version of The Black Parade also launched. That set would go on to spend four frames on the tally, but only climb as high as No. 83.
The same project starts one spot higher on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, as Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge kicks off its time on that format-specific ranking at No. 4. It earns the band a second career top 10 and brings the group to a brand new high point on that format-focused list.
Interestingly, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge also brings the group to a new career low on the Official Album Downloads chart, the third and final roster where the set debuts. The title barely manages to become a top 40 bestseller on platforms like iTunes, launching at No. 39. Previously, that distinction was held by May Death Never Stop You, which spent a single turn at No. 32.
The re-released effort reenters both the Official Physical Albums and Official Albums charts, coming in at Nos. 5 and 9, respectively. Those are new peak positions for the title on those rosters.
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge was only found on one of these six tallies just a few days ago, before the impact of its twentieth anniversary reissue could be seen. My Chemical Romance was living at No. 11 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, but now, the early career win rockets to No. 1, earning a third turn on the throne.
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