Faith Hill
Fireflies
Country, Pop

No. 1 country and pop debut. The single “Mississippi Girl” was a crossover hit.

Hanson
Middle of Nowhere
Pop
Rascal Flatts
Feels Like Today
Country

Million-seller topped the country and pop charts. “Feels Like Today” was a Top-10 country single.

All-4-One
And the Music Speaks
Rap/Hip-Hop
Metallica
Load
Metal, Rock
Various/Soundtrack
2 Fast 2 Furious
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Various artists contributed to this number-1 R&B disc, which spent its first month in the pop Top 10.

Rascal Flatts
Still Feels Good
Country

Debuted at the top of the pop chart when more than a half-million units were sold in one week.

Alan Jackson
Who I Am
Country
Oasis
Definitely Maybe
Rock
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Raising Sand
Folk

This T Bone Burnett-produced, million-selling effort debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s album chart and was named Album of the …

Vertical Horizon
Everything You Want
Rock

A half-million selling Top-40 disc. The title track was a Top-10 pop single.

Coolio
It Takes a Thief
Rap/Hip-Hop
Jonas Brothers
A Little Bit Longer
Pop, Rock

No. 1 for two weeks. “Burnin’ Up” cracked the Top 5 on the singles chart.

D12
D12 World
Rap/Hip-Hop

The album went gold and hit No. 1 its first week. “My Band” peaked at 6.

Tupac Shakur
Still I Rise
Rap/Hip-Hop