Smash Mouth
Alternative, Pop, Punk, Rock
This million-selling Top-10 disc spawned the number-4 pop hit “All Star.”
Franz Ferdinand
Alternative, Rock
This band’s ironic storytelling cracked the Top 10.
The Game
Rap/Hip-Hop
It entered the pop and R&B charts at No. 1, selling nearly 600,000 copies its first week.
Los Lonely Boys
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, Rock
This disc peaked at 9 and contains the Top-20 single “Heaven.”
OutKast
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop
Disc peaked at 2 on the pop and R&B charts. More than 500,000 sold.
Eminem
Rap/Hip-Hop
This chart-topping disc sold more copies its first day (nearly 300,000) than its competition did in an entire week.
Vonda Shepard
Folk, Rock
This soundtrack maintained a solid Top-10 presence for more than a month.
Limp Bizkit
Metal, Rap/Hip-Hop
These tourmates of Korn, Ice Cube and Orgy penetrated Billboard’s Top 25.
My Chemical Romance
Alternative, Punk, Rock
This slow-burner has sold nearly a million copies.
OneRepublic
Alternative, Pop, Rock
The popularity of its first single, “Apologize,” drove the disc into the Top 20.
