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Apr 2022
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Score First No. 1 ...

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With Unlimited Love's debut atop the Billboard 200 this week, the Red Hot Chili Peppers scored their first No. 1 album in almost 16 years, dating back to 2006's Stadium Arcadium. So just how rare is it to wait that long between Billboard 200 chart-toppers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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