Ludacris
Rap/Hip-Hop
Number-1 pop/R&B disc has sold nearly one million copies. “Stand Up” was a Top-5 single.
Clay Aiken
Pop
Number-1 disc sold 613,000 units in a week and contains the chart-topping single “This Is the Night”
Jewel
Folk
This multi-million-selling follow-up to Pieces of You debuted at number 3. “”Hands”” was a Top-20 single.
India.Arie
Folk, Jazz/Swing/Blues, R&B
Thanks to seven 2002 Grammy nominations, this disc experienced a spike in popularity.
Natasha Bedingfield
Pop, R&B
CD debuted at No. 3. “Love Like This,” a duet with rapper Sean Kingston, became a Top 10 pop song.
Paris Hilton
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop
Paris found itself lodging at No. 6 its first week on the charts. “Stars Are Blind” became a Top-20 hit.
Chamillionaire
Rap/Hip-Hop
Million-selling Top-10 disc. The single “Ridin'” shot to No. 1.


