My Chemical Romance discography explained

Artist:	My Chemical Romance
Studio:	4
Live:	2
Compilation:	3
Video:	4
Ep:	6
Singles:	26
Music Videos:	18
1Option:	13
1Option Name:	Other original album appearances

The official discography of My Chemical Romance, an American rock band, consists of four studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, six extended plays, 26 singles, four video albums, 18 music videos, and 13 original appearances on other albums. As of December 2021, the band has sold 8.7 million album-equivalent units in the United States, 5.6 million of which are from album sales.^[1]

Shortly after forming, the band signed to Eyeball Records and released its first album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, in 2002, which has since sold over 285,000 copies. The band signed with Reprise Records the next year and released its major label debut, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, in 2004. The album was a commercial success and sold over 3 million copies due in part to the high airplay and sales of the singles "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" and "Helena". The band released The Black Parade, its third studio album, in 2006, which sold over 4 million copies and features the successful singles "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", and "Teenagers". The band's fourth studio album, , was released in 2010 and featured the successful single "Sing".

Albums

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
US ^[2]	AUS	AUT ^[3]	CAN ^[4]	GER ^[5]	IRL ^[6]	JPN ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	UK ^[10]
I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love	Released: July 23, 2002 Label: Eyeball Format: CD, CS, DD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	250	—	—	129	US: 285,000^[11]	BPI: Gold^[12]
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	Released: June 8, 2004 Label: Reprise Format: CD, CD+DVD, CS, DD, LP	28	38	73	—	57	36	73	30	—	34	US: 1,400,000^[13]	RIAA: 3× Platinum^[14] ARIA: Gold^[15] BPI: Platinum IRMA: Gold^[16] MC: Platinum^[17] RMNZ: Gold^[18]
The Black Parade	Released: October 23, 2006 Label: Reprise Format: CD, CS, DD, 2×LP	2	3	4	2	11	5	10	1	4	2	WW: 4,000,000^[19] US: 1,500,000^[20]	RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum^[21] BPI: 3× Platinum IRMA: Platinum^[22] MC: Platinum RIAJ: Platinum^[23] RMNZ: 3× Platinum^[24]
	Released: November 19, 2010 Label: Reprise Format: CD, DD, LP	8	10	15	13	18	14	8	4	34	14	WW: 1,000,000^[25]	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold IRMA: Gold^[26] RMNZ: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
US	AUS	AUT	CAN	GER	IRL	JPN	NZ	SWE	UK
Life on the Murder Scene	Released: March 21, 2006 Label: Reprise Format: CD+2×DVD, DD, LP	30	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—	53	BPI: Gold
The Black Parade Is Dead!	Released: June 30, 2008 Label: Reprise Format: CD+DVD, DD, 2×LP	22	10	24	21	51	19	52	6	29	12	BPI: Silver
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
US	AUS	GER	IRL	ITA ^[27]	JPN	NZ	SCO ^[28]	SPA ^[29]	UK
Conventional Weapons	Released: February 5, 2013 Label: Reprise Format: 5×7" records, DD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
May Death Never Stop You	Released: March 25, 2014 Label: Reprise Format: CD+DVD, CS, DD 2×LP+DVD	9	11	66	13	67	37	22	61	17	15	BPI: Platinum
The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts	Released: September 23, 2016 Label: Reprise Format: 2×CD, DD, 3×LP	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	11
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

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EP details
Like Phantoms, Forever	Released: July 19, 2002 Label: Eyeball Format: CD
Warped Tour Bootleg Series	Released: July 19, 2005 Label: Reprise Format: DD
Live and Rare	Released: December 19, 2007 Label: Warner Music Japan Format: CD, DD
The Black Parade: The B-Sides	Released: February 3, 2009 Label: Reprise Format: DD
The Mad Gear and Missile Kid	Released: November 19, 2010 Label: Reprise Format: CD, DD
iTunes Festival: London 2011^[30]	Released: July 18, 2011 Label: Reprise Format: DD

Singles

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Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
US ^[31]	AUS ^[32]	AUT	CAN ^[33]	GER	IRL	NZ	SCO ^[34]	SWE	UK
"Vampires Will Never Hurt You"	2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
"Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us"	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	182
"Headfirst for Halos"	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	—	80
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"		86	65	—	—	—	—	38	23	—	19	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum	Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
"Thank You for the Venom"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71
"Helena"	2005	33	78	—	—	67	46	27	19	—	20	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold
"Under Pressure"		41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		In Love and Death
"The Ghost of You"		84	—	—	—	—	49	—	27	—	27		Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
"Welcome to the Black Parade"	2006	9	14	—	32	58	12	2	1	26	1	RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold^[35]	The Black Parade
"Famous Last Words"	2007	88	20	57	57	68	30	6	2	37	8	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold
"I Don't Love You"		—	64	—	—	89	27	—	3	—	13	RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver
"Teenagers"		67	16	50	53	74	7	6	6	—	9	RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum
"Desolation Row"	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	52
"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"	2010	77	—	71	70	94	—	33	26	44	31	BPI: Gold
"The Only Hope for Me Is You"		—	—	—	84	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sing"		58	43	—	57	—	—	—	43	—	50	RIAA: Gold
"Planetary (Go!)"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	151
"Bulletproof Heart"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Kids from Yesterday"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Boy Division" / "Tomorrow's Money"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76		Conventional Weapons
"Ambulance" / "Gun."		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	176
"The World Is Ugly" / "The Light Behind Your Eyes"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	113
"Kiss the Ring" / "Make Room	"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	111
"Surrender the Night" / "Burn Bright"	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	101
"Fake Your Death"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63		May Death Never Stop You
"The Foundations of Decay"	2022	—	80	—	92	—	56	—	—	—	37
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other certified songs

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Year	Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
"Dead!"	2006	RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver	The Black Parade
"Cancer"		RIAA: Gold
"Mama"		RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver

Videography

Video albums

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Album details	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Life on the Murder Scene	Released: March 21, 2006 Label: Reprise Format: CD+2×DVD, DD, 2×UMD	RIAA: 2× Platinum
AOL Sessions	Released: December 18, 2007 Label: Reprise Format: DD
The Black Parade Is Dead!	Released: June 30, 2008 Label: Reprise Format: CD+DVD, DD	RIAA: Gold
¡Venganza		Released: April 10, 2009 Label: Reprise Format: USB

Music videos

List of music videos with director(s)! Title! Year! Director(s)

"Vampires Will Never Hurt You"	2002	Marc Debiak^[36]
"Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us"
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"	2004	Greg Kaplan
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"		Marc Webb
"Helena"	2005
"The Ghost of You"
"Welcome to the Black Parade"	2006	Samuel Bayer
"Famous Last Words"
"I Don't Love You"	2007	Marc Webb
"Teenagers"
"Desolation Row"	2009	Zack Snyder
"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"	2010
"Sing"
"Planetary (Go!)"	2011	Michael Sterling Eaton
"Sing It for Japan"
"The Kids from Yesterday"	2012	Emily Eisemann
"Fake Your Death"	2014	Thomas Kirk^[37]
"Blood"		Marc Webb^[38]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mims . Taylor . 2021-12-03 . My Chemical Romance and Gerard Way Sign With CAA . 2024-03-12 . Billboard . en-US.
2. My Chemical Romance Chart History: Billboard 200 . . 2021-08-09.
3. Web site: Discographie My Chemical Romance . austriancharts.at. Hung Medien . de . November 12, 2010.
4. My Chemical Romance Chart History: Canadian Albums . . August 9, 2021.
5. Web site: Discographie von My Chemical Romance. GfK Entertainment . de . October 23, 2021.
6. Web site: Irish Charts Search for My Chemical Romance . irish-charts.com . November 12, 2010.
7. Web site: My Chemical Romance Ranking . ja:マイ・ケミカル・ロマンスのランキング . . ja . November 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005213935/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/340766/rank/album/ . October 5, 2016.
8. Web site: Discography My Chemical Romance . charts.nz. Hung Medien . November 12, 2010.
9. Web site: Discography My Chemical Romance . swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. November 12, 2010.
10. Web site: Tobias . Zywietz . Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol. zobbel.de . 2010-09-05.
11. Web site: Gardner . Eriq . 2009-02-17 . My Chemical Romance faces a beat of division . 2022-03-10 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
12. United Kingdom. My Chemical Romance . April 30, 2023.
13. 2006-08-28 . My Chemical Romance Fades Into 'Black' . 2022-03-10 . Billboard . en-US.
14. United States. My Chemical Romance . December 24, 2022.
15. Australia. 2006. album. September 6, 2010.
16. Ireland. Gold. 2005. October 23, 2021.
17. Canada. My Chemical Romance. August 9, 2008.
18. New Zealand. My Chemical Romance. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. archive. album. 2007. October 23, 2021.
19. Web site: Richardson . Jake . 15 Years Ago: My Chemical Romance Release the Definitive Emo Album, 'The Black Parade' . 2022-03-16 . Loudwire . en.
20. Lipshutz . Jason . 2010-09-23 . My Chemical Romance to Release 'Danger Days' Album in November . 2022-03-10 . Billboard . en-US.
21. Australia. 2007. album. September 6, 2010.
22. Ireland. Platinum. 2006. September 20, 2010.
23. Japan. My Chemical Romance. The Black Parade. Platinum. 2007. 6. March 24, 2012.
24. New Zealand. album. My Chemical Romance. The Black Parade. 5524. March 18, 2023.
25. Web site: Look Alive, Sunshine: 10 Years Of My Chemical Romance's 'Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys' . 2020-11-23 . 2022-03-17 . grammy.com . Blum . Jordan.
26. Ireland. Gold. 2010. March 24, 2012.
27. Web site: Discography My Chemical Romance . italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. May 18, 2022.
28. Peaks on the Scottish Albums Chart:
    • "May Death Never Stop You": Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - 30 March 2014 - 05 April 2014. Official Charts Company. May 18, 2022.
    • "The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts": Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - 30 September 2016 - 06 October 2016. Official Charts Company. May 18, 2022.
29. Web site: Discography My Chemical Romance . spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. May 18, 2022.
30. Web site: iTunes Festival: London 2011 - EP . iTunes Store (US) . 2011-07-18 . 2014-05-25.
31. My Chemical Romance Chart History: Hot 100 . Billboard . August 9, 2021.
32. Peaks in Australia:
    • For all except where noted: Web site: Discography Chemical Romance . australian-charts.com. Hung Medien . November 12, 2010.
    • For "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"& "Helena": Web site: ARIA Report (Australian Record Industry Association) . . September 24, 2010.
    • For "I Don't Love You": Web site: ARIA Report (Australian Record Industry Association) . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070720-0000/issue906.pdf . dead . 2008-02-22 . . January 13, 2022.
    • For "The Foundations of Decay": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 May 2022. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1681. 4. May 23, 2022.
33. My Chemical Romance Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 . Billboard . May 24, 2022.
34. Peaks in Scotland:
    • "Headfirst for Halos": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "I'm Not OK (I Promise)": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "Helena": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. June 30, 2023.
    • "The Ghost of You": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "Welcome to the Black Parade": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "Famous Last Words": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "I Don't Love You": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "Teenagers": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "Desolation Row": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
    • "Sing": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. October 21, 2021.
35. New Zealand. single. 2007. archive. September 20, 2010.
36. Web site: My Chemical Romance - Vampires Will Never Hurt You . https://web.archive.org/web/20080223132946/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOJZrRCNRsg . 2008-02-23 . dead. . . 2007-01-07.
37. Web site: My Chemical Romance 'Greatest Hits' Trailer (Featuring the song 'Fake Your Death') . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/tiJzCahaN8w . 2021-12-14 . live. . 2014-02-17 . 2014-02-17.
38. Web site: Kevin & Bean's: Christmastime in the 909 . . 2010-09-05.
39. Web site: Dim Mak Greatest Hits 2016: Remixes [Explicit] ]. Amazon.com . 2017-03-14.
40. Web site: Yo Gabba Gabba! Hey! . Amazon.com . 2017-09-20.
41. Web site: Hellfest, Vol. 3: Official Video Documentary Filmed Live At Hellfest 2003 In Syracuse (2004) . Amazon.com . 2010-09-05.
42. Web site: Taste Of Chaos Tour 2005 (2005) . Amazon.com . 2010-09-05.
43. Web site: My Chemical Romance - Blood [Official Video] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX3Gw82f6GU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/uX3Gw82f6GU |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|publisher=Reprise Records |via=YouTube |access-date=2014-09-14}}|}

    Other original album appearances

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    Year	Album
    "Headfirst for Halos" (live)	2004
    "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (originally by Mariah Carey)		Kevin & Bean's Christmastime in the 909^[38]
    "Under Pressure" (with The Used; originally by David Bowie and Queen)	2005	In Love and Death (re-issue)
    "Astro Zombies" (originally by the Misfits)		Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
    "To the End" (RnR Cheryl mix)	2006	Underworld: Evolution – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    "Song 2" (live; originally by Blur)		Radio 1's Live Lounge
    "House of Wolves" (live)	2007	The Bamboozle 2007
    "Desolation Row" (originally by Bob Dylan)	2009
    "Desolation Row" (live; originally by Bob Dylan)	2012	Chimes of Freedom
    "Welcome to the Black Parade" (Steve Aoki 10th anniversary remix)	2017	Dim Mak Greatest Hits 2016: Remixes^[39]
    "Every Snowflake Is Different (Just Like You)"		Yo Gabba Gabba! Hey!^[40]

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    Year	Album
    "Vampires Will Never Hurt You" (live)	2004	Hellfest Volume III: Official Video Documentary^[41]
    "Give 'Em Hell, Kid" (live)	2005	Taste of Chaos^[42]

    See also

    • List of songs recorded by My Chemical Romance
    • Gerard Way discography

    External links

    • • [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p533805|pure_url=yes}} My Chemical Romance artist profile] at AllMusic
    • My Chemical Romance discography at Discogs
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