Notorious B.I.G.
Life After Death
Rap/Hip-Hop
Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz
Crunk Juice
Rap/Hip-Hop

Album climbed as high as 3. “Lovers & Friends” was a Top-5 pop single.

R.E.M.
Accelerate
Rock

This act’s 14th studio album reached No. 2.

Michael Bolton
Timeless (The Classics)
Pop
Reba McEntire
Read My Mind
Country
Jewel
0304
Folk, Pop, Rock

Disc debuted at number 2

Disturbed
Indestructible
Metal

No. 1 debut. The hit “Inside the Fire” topped the mainstream rock chart.

R. Kelly
12 Play
R&B
Babyface
The Day
R&B
Garth Brooks
Fresh Horses
Country
P!nk
Funhouse
Pop, Rock

Contains the No. 1 hit “So What”

Jimmy Eat World
Futures
Pop, Punk, Rock

Disc peaked at No. 6

Good Charlotte
Good Morning Revival
Punk, Rock

Disc came in at No. 7

Everclear
Sparkle and Fade
Alternative, Rock
R. Kelly/Jay-Z
The Best of Both Worlds
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

It spent three weeks as the nation’s number-1 R&B disc.