Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
Country

Aided by the number-1 hit “Austin,” this self-titled CD peaked at 3 on the country chart.

Alanis Morissette
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Alternative, Rock

Disc debuted at number 1

System of a Down
Steal This Album!
Rock

Went gold (sales of 500,000 units) and peaked at 15

System of a Down
Mezmerize
Alternative, Metal, Rock

Came in at No. 1

Phil Collins
Both Sides
Pop
Skip Ewing
Until I Found You
Country
Tweet
Southern Hummingbird
R&B

A Top-5 pop and R&B disc. “Oops (Oh My)” was a number-1 R&B hit.

Jimmy Buffett
License to Chill
Country, Folk, Pop

Thanks to cameos by country stars, this million-seller is Buffett’s first album ever to debut at No. 1.

Cat Power
Jukebox
Folk, Pop, Rock

Double-disc of cover tunes went as high as No. 12

Nine Inch Nails
Broken
Alternative, Metal, Rock
Natalie Merchant
Ophelia
Folk, Rock

A Top-10 pop debut

Jessica Simpson
Irresistible
Pop

Chart Action: Disc debuted at number 6. The title track cracked the Top 20.

Avril Lavigne
The Best D–n Thing
Pop, Rock

Disc debuted at No. 1. The hit single “Girlfriend” cracked the Top 5.

Eamon
I Don’t Want You Back
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Peaked at 7 and went gold (500,000 sold). Repeated obscenities didn’t keep “F— It (I Don’t Want You Back)” from …

Clint Black
No Time to Kill
Country