My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade tops album chart 20 years after release

The record topped the album chart after it was reissued to celebrate the 20th anniversary, having originally reached number two upon its release in 2006.

My Chemical Romance have previously had a UK number one single with Welcome To The Black Parade from the album, along with two further top 10 albums in Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge and Danger Days, and two other top 10 singles in Famous Last Words and Teenagers.

Fontaines DC’s Dopamine Chamber dropped to number two in the charts (Ben Birchall/PA)

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The Black Parade knocked Irish rock band Fontaines DC’s Dopamine Chamber off the number one spot, with their album sitting at number two this week, but the Irish band, fronted by Grian Chatten, scored their third hit single from the record with Mimesis reaching number 34.

The rest of the top five album chart is comprised of Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love at three, Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black at four, and Michael Jackson compilation The Essential at five.

Winehouse’s 2006 record has also been reissued to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Sienna Spiro is at number five in the singles chart (Doug Peters/PA)

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Elsewhere in the album chart, Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers scored their 16th top 10 album with The Holy Bible Live, which reached number 10.

In the UK singles chart, Jamie Miller celebrated his second week at the top with Babydoll.

The rest of the top five comprises Tate McRae’s Housewife at two, Ashe’s Stop The Wedding at three, Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan’s Expectations duet at number four, and Sienna Spiro’s Expectations at five.

Ahead of Halloween, Michael Jackson’s single Thriller saw a 61.4% week-on-week uplift, rising 22 places to number 17, while Raye’s Where Is My Husband! jumped 11 places to number 40 after her Mercury Prize win.