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===2002–2010: Mainstream success=== {{Listen | filename = Jimmy Eat World - The Middle.ogg | title = "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World (2001) | description = "The Middle" topped ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} Modern Rock Tracks chart and helped ''Bleed American'' to go platinum.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=68}}<ref name="Jimmy Eat World singles history" /> | filename2 = | title2 = "21 Guns" by Green Day (2009) | description2 = "21 Guns" was released to commercial and critical acclaim in May 2009. The song was nominated for a [[Grammy]] for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song in 2010. The makeup of "21 Guns" represents an emotional rock [[ballad]], as opposed to Green Day's usual [[pop-punk]] sound. }} [[File:Emo-hairstyle.jpg|thumb|right|The typical 2000s emo hairstyle]]{{Quotebox | quote = In the early [2000s], bands from cultural hinterlands—Boca Raton, Las Vegas, the suburbs of New Jersey and Illinois, Long Island—took their predecessors’ interest in private emotion and the legacy of punk and added a new ingredient: pop ambition. There was fast, percussive guitar strumming; earworm riffs; frenetic drumming; and melodies full of stadium-ready sing-along moments, delivered in a nasal style that flirted with whining and sometimes crossed over into yelling. | source = Peter C. Baker of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' (July 28, 2023) [https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/when-emo-conquered-the-mainstream] | align = left | width = 25% | border = 2px }} Emo broke into the mainstream media during the summer of 2002. Andrew Sacher of ''[[BrooklynVegan|BrookylynVegan]]'' explained, "Like when grunge broke into the mainstream a decade earlier, it was the culmination of a sound that had been building for over a decade, but once it did start to take off, it happened almost overnight. Bands quickly went from obscurity to MTV, and countless others followed in their footsteps."{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=68}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=The Year That Emo Broke: The 20 Best Emo Albums of 2001 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-year-that-emo-broke-the-20-best-emo-albums-of-2001/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref> During this time, many fans of emo music had an appearance of short, dyed black hair with bangs cut high on the forehead, glasses with thick and black frames, and thrift store clothes. This fashion then became a huge part of emo's identity.<ref name="NewsTwentyFour">{{Cite news |date=July 26, 2002 |title=Emo-esque, huh? |work=[[News24 (website)|News24]] |url=https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Emo-esque-huh-20020726 |access-date=August 11, 2018 |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812053008/https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Emo-esque-huh-20020726 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jimmy Eat World's ''Bleed American'' album went platinum on the strength of "[[The Middle (Jimmy Eat World song)|The Middle]]", which topped ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} [[Alternative Songs]] chart.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=68}}<ref name="Jimmy Eat World singles history">{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Eat World singles chart history |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jimmy eat world|chart=all}} |access-date=March 23, 2009 |publisher=[[Billboard charts]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=94}} The mainstream success achieved by Jimmy Eat World paved the way for emo pop music that would appear during the rest of the 2000s,<ref name="Allmusic" /> with emo pop becoming a very common style of emo music during the 2000s.<ref name="Evolution" /> The band Dashboard Confessional broke into the mainstream. Started by the band's guitarist and lead vocalist [[Chris Carrabba]], Dashboard Confessional are known for sometimes creating [[acoustic music|acoustic]] songs.<ref name="DashboardBio" /> Dashboard Confessional originally was a side project, as Carrabba was also a member of the emo band [[Further Seems Forever]],<ref name="DashboardBio" /> and Vacant Andys, a punk rock band Carraba helped start in 1995.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=196}} [[Dashboard Confessional]]'s album ''[[The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most]]'' peaked at number 5 on the [[Independent Albums]] chart.<ref name="Dashboard album charts">{{Cite web |title=Dashboard Confessional albums chart history |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dashboard confessional|chart=all}} |access-date=March 23, 2009 |publisher=[[Billboard charts]]}}</ref> Dashboard Confessional was the first {{nowrap|non-platinum-selling}} artist to record an episode of ''[[MTV Unplugged]]''.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=68}} The 2002 [[MTV Unplugged 2.0|resulting live album and video long-form]] was certified platinum by the RIAA on May 22, 2003, topped the Independent Albums chart, and, as of October 19, 2007, sold 316,000 copies.<ref name="Dashboard album charts" /><ref name="DashboardBio">{{Cite web |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |title=Dashboard Confessional {{!}} Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dashboard-confessional-mn0000574102/biography |access-date=October 20, 2017 |website=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021111547/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dashboard-confessional-mn0000574102/biography |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="DashboardRIAA">{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum (Dashboard Confessional) |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=dashboard+confessional#search_section |access-date=August 11, 2018 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730234946/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=dashboard+confessional#search_section |url-status=live }}</ref> With Dashboard Confessional's mainstream success, Carrabba appeared on a cover of the magazine ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' and according to [[Jim DeRogatis]], "has become the 'face of emo' the way that [[Moby]] was deemed the prime exponent of [[techno]] or [[Kurt Cobain]] became the unwilling crown prince of grunge."<ref name="TrueConfessional">{{Cite web |last=DeRogatis |first=Jim |author-link=Jim DeRogatis |date=October 3, 2003 |title=True Confessional? |url=http://www.jimdero.com/News2003/Oct3LiveDashboard.htm |access-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-date=May 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501150556/http://www.jimdero.com/News2003/Oct3LiveDashboard.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Three of Dashboard Confessional's studio albums, ''The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most'' (2001), ''[[A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar]]'' (2003), and ''[[Dusk and Summer]]'' (2006), all were certified gold by the RIAA during the mid-2000s.<ref name="DashboardRIAA" /> As of October 19, 2007, ''The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most'' has sold 599,000 copies.<ref name="AskDashboard" /> As of October 19, 2007, ''Dusk and Summer'' and ''A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar'' have sold 512,000 copies and 901,000 copies in the United States, respectively.<ref name="AskDashboard" /> As of October 19, 2007, Dashboard Confessional's 2000 debut album ''[[The Swiss Army Romance]]'' sold 338,000 copies.<ref name="AskDashboard">{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=October 19, 2007 |title=Ask Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047889/ask-billboard |access-date=August 11, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812084603/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047889/ask-billboard |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 10, 2003, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported how, "from the three-chord laments of Alkaline Trio to the [[folk music|folky]] rants of [[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]], from the erudite pop-punk of [[Brand New (band)|Brand New]]" to the entropic anthems of Thursday, much of the most exciting rock music" was appearing from the emo genre.<ref name="Kelefa">{{Cite web |last=Sanneh |first=Kelefa |date=August 10, 2003 |title=Music; Sweet, Sentimental and Punk |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/10/arts/music-sweet-sentimental-and-punk.html |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=February 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213043918/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/10/arts/music-sweet-sentimental-and-punk.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Saves the Day toured with Green Day, Blink-182 and Weezer, playing in large arenas such as [[Madison Square Garden]].{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=67}} Saves the Day performed on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'', appeared on the cover of ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' and had [[music video]]s for "At Your Funeral" and "Freakish" in rotation on [[MTV2]].{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=81}}<ref name="Saves the Day Allmusic bio">{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=MacKenzie |title=Saves the Day Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p311722|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=March 26, 2009 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[Taking Back Sunday]] released their debut album, ''[[Tell All Your Friends]]'', on [[Victory Records]] in 2002. The album gave the band a taste of success in the emo scene with singles such as "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team)" and "You're So Last Summer". ''Tell All Your Friends'' was eventually certified gold by the RIAA in 2005{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Tell All Your Friends|artist=Taking Back Sunday|type=album|region=United States}} and is considered one of emo's most-influential albums. As of May 8, 2009, ''Tell All Your Friends'' sold 790,000 copies.<ref name="TBSSales">{{Cite magazine |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=May 8, 2009 |title=Exclusive Video: Taking Back Sunday's Latest Epic |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268678/exclusive-video-taking-back-sundays-latest-epic |access-date=August 11, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=March 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309060544/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268678/exclusive-video-taking-back-sundays-latest-epic |url-status=live }}</ref> Articles on Vagrant Records appeared in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]'',{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=88}} and the word "emo" became a catchall term for non-mainstream pop music.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|pp=68–69}} [[File:Taking Back Sunday live in Boston.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=Taking Back Sunday on a smoky stage|Taking Back Sunday performing on August 24, 2007]] In the wake of this success, many emo bands were signed to major record labels and the genre became marketable.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|pp=140–141}} According to DreamWorks Records senior [[A&R]] representative Luke Wood, "The industry really does look at emo as the new [[rap rock]], or the new grunge. I don't think that anyone is listening to the music that's being made—they're thinking of how they're going to take advantage of the sound's popularity at retail."{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=142}} Emo's apolitical nature, catchy music and accessible themes had broad appeal for a young, mainstream audience. Emo bands that emerged or broke into the mainstream during this time were rejected by many fans of older emo music.<ref name="Evolution">{{Cite web |last=Connick |first=Tom |date=April 30, 2018 |title=The beginner's guide to the evolution of emo |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/emo-wave-guide-evolution-2302802 |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=[[NME]] |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075941/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/emo-wave-guide-evolution-2302802 |url-status=live }}</ref> As emo continued to be mainstream, it became quite common for emo bands to have black hair and wear eyeliner.<ref name="Evolution" /> Taking Back Sunday had continued success in the next few years, with their 2004 album ''[[Where You Want To Be]]'' both reaching number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 and being certified gold by the RIAA in July 2005.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Where You Want To Be|artist=Taking Back Sunday|type=album|region=United States}} The album, as of February 17, 2006, sold more than 700,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 17, 2006 |title=Taking Back Sunday Plans Spring U.S. Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59665/taking-back-sunday-plans-spring-us-tour |access-date=August 11, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812001447/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59665/taking-back-sunday-plans-spring-us-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's 2006 album, ''[[Louder Now]]'', reached number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, was certified gold by the RIAA a little less than two months after its release date,{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Louder Now|artist=Taking Back Sunday|type=album|region=United States}} and, as of May 8, 2009, sold 674,000 copies.<ref name="TBSSales" /> [[File:Thursday.jpg|thumb|left|220px|alt=Concert of the band Thursday|The emo band Thursday performing live in 2006]] A darker, more aggressive style of emo was also becoming popular. New Jersey–based [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]] signed a multimillion-dollar, multi-album contract with [[Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]] after their 2001 album, ''[[Full Collapse]]'', reached number 178 on the ''Billboard'' 200.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|pp=149–150}} Their music was more political and lacked pop hooks and anthems, influenced instead by [[the Smiths]], [[Joy Division]], and [[the Cure]]. However, the band's accessibility, basement-show roots and touring with Saves the Day made them part of the emo movement.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|pp=153–155}} Thursday's 2003 album, ''[[War All the Time (Thursday album)|War All the Time]]'', reached number seven on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="bill">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=thursday|chart=all}} "Artist Chart History – Thursday – Albums"] ''Billboard''.</ref> Hawthorne Heights, [[Story of the Year]], [[Underoath]], and [[Alexisonfire]], four bands frequently featured on MTV, have popularized [[screamo]].<ref name="ScreamoAM" /> Other screamo bands include [[Silverstein (band)|Silverstein]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lake |first=Dave |date=December 2, 2015 |title=Senses Fail Singer Buddy Nielsen Blames Apathy for Breeding "Garbage Like Donald Trump" |url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/senses-fail-singer-buddy-nielsen-blames-apathy-for-breeding-garbage-like-donald-trump-7430154 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |website=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]] |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722011344/https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/senses-fail-singer-buddy-nielsen-blames-apathy-for-breeding-garbage-like-donald-trump-7430154 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Senses Fail]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alex Henderson |title=Let It Enfold You |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/let-it-enfold-you-r793934/review |access-date=December 9, 2011 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrew Leahey |title=Life Is Not a Waiting Room |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/life-is-not-a-waiting-room-r1432491/review |access-date=December 9, 2011 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and [[Vendetta Red]].<ref name="ScreamoAM" /> Underoath's albums ''[[They're Only Chasing Safety]]'' (2004){{Certification Cite Ref|title=They're Only Chasing Safety|artist=Underoath|type=album|region=United States}} and ''[[Define the Great Line]]'' (2006){{Certification Cite Ref|title=Define the Great Line|artist=Underoath|type=album|region=United States}} both were certified gold by the RIAA. The Used's [[The Used (album)|self-titled album]] (2002) was certified gold by the RIAA on July 21, 2003.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=The Used|artist=The Used|type=album|region=United States}} The Used's self-titled album, as of August 22, 2009, has sold 841,000 copies.<ref name="GuitarHeroes">{{Cite magazine |last=Leebove |first=Laura |date=August 22, 2009 |title=Guitar Heroes |magazine=Billboard |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |volume=121 |page=31 |issn=0006-2510 |number=33}}</ref> The Used's album ''[[In Love and Death]]'' (2004) was certified gold by the RIAA on March 21, 2005.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=In Love and Death|artist=The Used|type=album|region=United States}} ''In Love and Death'', as of January 2, 2007, sold 689,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=January 2, 2007 |title=Live CD/DVD To Precede New Used Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063528/live-cddvd-to-precede-new-used-album |access-date=August 11, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809060607/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063528/live-cddvd-to-precede-new-used-album |url-status=live }}</ref> Four Alexisonfire albums were certified gold or platinum in Canada.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Alexisonfire|artist=Alexisonfire|type=album|region=Canada}}{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Watch Out!|artist=Alexisonfire|type=album|region=Canada}}{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Crisis|artist=Alexisonfire|type=album|region=Canada}}{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Old Crows / Young Cardinals|artist=Alexisonfire|type=album|region=Canada}} [[File:hawthorneheights.jpg|thumb|right|189px|alt=Hawthorne Heights, a five-man emo band|The emo band [[Hawthorne Heights]] in 2007]] [[File:My Chemical Romance BDO Feb 4 07 1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|alt=My Chemical Romance, dressed in black, onstage|My Chemical Romance is known for their use of eyeliner and black clothing associated with emo fashion.]] [[Emo pop]], a pop punk-oriented subgenre of emo with [[pop music|pop]]-influenced [[hook (music)|hooks]], became the main emo style during the mid-to late 2000s, with many of these bands being signed by [[Fueled by Ramen Records]] and some adopting a [[gothic fashion|goth]]-inspired look.<ref name="Allmusic" /> My Chemical Romance broke into the mainstream with their 2004 album ''[[Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge]]''. My Chemical Romance is known for their goth-influenced emo appearance and creation of [[concept album]]s and [[rock opera]]s.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=July 21, 2016 |title=My Chemical Romance Plots 'Black Parade' Reissue for 10th Anniversary |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/my-chemical-romance-plots-black-parade-reissue-for-10th-anniversary-104098/ |access-date=August 12, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075731/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/my-chemical-romance-plots-black-parade-reissue-for-10th-anniversary-104098/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MCRBio">{{Cite web |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |title=My Chemical Romance {{!}} Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/my-chemical-romance-mn0000520545/biography |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718030953/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/my-chemical-romance-mn0000520545/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'' was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2005.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|artist=My Chemical Romance}} The band's success continued with its third album, ''[[The Black Parade]]'', which sold 240,000 copies in its first week of release<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Chris |date=November 1, 2006 |title=Hannah Montana Rains On My Chemical Romance's Parade |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1544562/hannah-montana-rains-on-my-chemical-romances-parade/ |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-date=February 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220134815/http://www.mtv.com/news/1544562/hannah-montana-rains-on-my-chemical-romances-parade/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was certified platinum by the RIAA in less than a year.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=The Black Parade|artist=My Chemical Romance}} Fall Out Boy's album, ''[[From Under the Cork Tree]]'', sold 2,700,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="FOBSales">{{Cite magazine |date=February 4, 2013 |title=Fall Out Boy to 'Save Rock and Roll' in May |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1537641/fall-out-boy-to-save-rock-and-roll-in-may |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907015458/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1537641/fall-out-boy-to-save-rock-and-roll-in-may |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's album, ''[[Infinity on High]]'', topped the ''Billboard'' 200, sold 260,000 copies in its first week of release<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hasty |first=Katie |date=February 14, 2007 |title=Fall Out Boy Hits 'High' Note With No. 1 Debut |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054981/fall-out-boy-hits-high-note-with-no-1-debut |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=March 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305115440/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054981/fall-out-boy-hits-high-note-with-no-1-debut |url-status=live }}</ref> and sold 1,400,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=FOBSales /> Multiple Fall Out Boy songs reached the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="FallOutBoyChartHistory">{{Cite magazine |title=Fall Out Boy – Chart History |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Fall Out Boy|chart=Hot 100}} |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Panic! at the Disco's album, ''[[A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'', was certified double platinum by the RIAA{{Certification Cite Ref|title=A Fever You Can't Sweat Out|artist=Panic! at the Disco|type=album|region=United States}} and its single, "[[I Write Sins Not Tragedies]]", reached number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Panic! at the Disco – Chart History |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=panic at the disco|chart=Hot 100}} |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Panic! at the Disco are known for combining emo with [[electronic music|electronics]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galil |first=Leor |date=July 14, 2009 |title=Scrunk happens |url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/86395-scrunk-happens/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819123128/http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/86395-scrunk-happens/ |archive-date=August 19, 2009 |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]}}</ref> and their album ''A Fever You Can't Sweat Out'' is an emo album<ref name="EmoAlbumsRollingStone">{{Cite magazine |last1=Bayer |first1=Jonah |last2=Burgess |first2=Aaron |last3=Exposito |first3=Suzy |last4=Galil |first4=Leor |last5=Montgomery |first5=James |last6=Spanos |first6=Brittany |date=March 1, 2016 |title=40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-23526/ |access-date=August 12, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=March 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330213951/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-23526/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with elements of {{nowrap|[[dance-punk]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=October 3, 2005 |title=Panic! at the Disco |url=https://www.spin.com/2005/10/panic-disco/ |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002142426/http://www.spin.com/2005/10/panic-disco/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} and [[baroque pop]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Story |first=Hannah |date=January 11, 2016 |title=Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor |url=http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2016/01/11/panic-at-the-disco-death-of-a-bachelor-hannah-story/ |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=[[The Music (magazine)|The Music]] |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214162114/https://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2016/01/11/panic-at-the-disco-death-of-a-bachelor-hannah-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus' "[[Face Down (The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus song)|Face Down]]" peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus {{!}} Awards |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-red-jumpsuit-apparatus-mn0000986573/awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=May 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521120635/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-red-jumpsuit-apparatus-mn0000986573/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> and its album, ''[[Don't You Fake It]]'', sold 852,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=August 18, 2008 |title=Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Recording New Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044419/red-jumpsuit-apparatus-recording-new-album |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819203553/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044419/red-jumpsuit-apparatus-recording-new-album |url-status=live }}</ref> [[AFI (band)|AFI]]'s albums ''[[Sing the Sorrow]]'' and ''[[Decemberunderground]]'' both were certified platinum by the RIAA,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Sing the Sorrow|artist=AFI}}{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Decemberunderground|artist=AFI}} with ''Decemberunderground'' peaking at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 14, 2006 |title=AFI Burns Brightly With No. 1 Debut |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58141/afi-burns-brightly-with-no-1-debut |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414014837/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58141/afi-burns-brightly-with-no-1-debut |url-status=live }}</ref> Paramore's 2007 album ''[[Riot!]]'' was certified double platinum by the RIAA{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Riot!|artist=Paramore}} and several Paramore songs appeared on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the late 2000s, including "[[Misery Business]]", "[[Decode (song)|Decode]]", "[[Crushcrushcrush]]", "[[That's What You Get]]", and "[[Ignorance (song)|Ignorance]]".<ref name="ParamoreHot100">{{Cite magazine |title=Paramore – Chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/325117/Paramore/chart?sort=date&f=379 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118191006/https://www.billboard.com/artist/325117/Paramore/chart?sort=date&f=379 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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