My Chemical Romance Charts Its First No. 1 As Fans Revisit A Decades-Old Classic

My Chemical Romance recently released a special deluxe edition of its album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, turning the decades-old effort into a bestselling title once more. Fans of the beloved rock group rushed to pick up the anniversary edition of the groundbreaking set, and sales skyrocketed.

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge returns to several Billboard charts this week, and even manages to lead some of the tallies it reaches. Its ascent brings My Chemical Romance back to the top spot on a multitude of rankings, and as it reappears, the set becomes the band its first champion on one particularly competitive tally.

My Chemical Romance’s First Vinyl No. 1

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge leads the Vinyl Albums chart this week. The title hits No. 1 for the first time, doing so seven weeks into its scattered history on the vinyl-exclusive roster.

This week marks the first time My Chemical Romance has reached the summit on the Vinyl Albums chart, as Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge finally climbs to the top.

My Chemical Romance Previously Peaked at No. 2

Previously, the group missed out on the throne by just a single spot on more than one occasion. In October 2015, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love reached its runner-up peak position. A year later, The Black Parade stalled in the same No. 2 slot.

Two other titles by My Chemical Romance — Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and Life on the Murder Scene — both cracked the top 10 on the vinyl ranking as well.

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’s Sales Explode

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge sold 37,000 copies in the U.S. last week, according to Luminate, which is a large enough figure to make it the second-bestselling title in the country. That sum is up dramatically from the period before it was re-released as a deluxe edition, when it managed only about 1,200 pure purchases.

My Chemical Romance Reaches New Peaks on Multiple Charts

All of those sales help push My Chemical Romance’s sophomore set to new peaks on half a dozen Billboard tallies. As it returns to each and every one of them, the project hits No. 1 not just on the Vinyl Albums list, but also on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Alternative Albums tallies. The set, which was once a cult classic, but now should be regarded simply as a hugely successful release, also breaks into the top 10 on the Billboard 200.