System of a Down
Metal, Rock
Now the first band in history to hit No. 1 with two studio albums in the same calendar year.
Duffy
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, Rock
Top 5 pop disc sold 500,000 copies. The hit “Mercy” was a global success.
Ashanti
R&B
Disc spent several weeks at number 1; the single “Foolish” spent several months at number 1.
Tim McGraw
Country
A pop and country chart-topper. “”Please Remember Me””spent 5 weeks as country music’s hottest single.
Gretchen Wilson
Country
Debuted at No. 1 atop the country and pop charts. “All Jacked Up” became a Top-10 country hit.
Lil' Kim
Rap/Hip-Hop
This No. 3 R&B, No. 6 pop debut includes the Top-10 urban single “Lighters Up.”
Lily Allen
Alternative, Pop
Allen’s sophomore effort hit No. 5 on Billboard’s album chart.
John Mayer
Folk, Pop, Rock
Million-selling disc peaked at No. 2 and contains the smash single “Waiting on the World to Change”