My Chemical Romance received a range of accolades for "The Black Parade". "Kerrang!" rated "The Black Parade" as the fourth-greatest album of 2006. In "Rolling Stone" magazine's ranking of the top 50 albums of 2006, "The Black Parade" was voted the 20th best album of the year. My Chemical Romance went on to win the award for Best International Band at the 2007 NME Awards, and Gerard Way also won the Hero of the Year award. My Chemical Romance was also nominated for Best Alternative Group at the 2007 American Music Awards.