Whitney Houston
Pop, R&B
Million-selling Top-10 R&B disc peaked at 13 on the pop chart
Ja Rule
Rap/Hip-Hop
Spent its first two weeks at number 1. More than a million copies sold.
Coldplay
Pop, Rock
The disc debuted at No. 1, moving 737,000 copies its first week. “Speed of Sound” was a Top-10 pop single.
Ludacris
Rap/Hip-Hop
This No. 1 album by Chris Bridges (aka Ludacris) contains the smash hit “Money Maker.”
Britney Spears
Pop, R&B
Chart-topping CD also yielded a number-1 single (“”. . . Baby One More Time””)
The Naked Brothers Band
Pop
This collection of songs from the Nickelodeon series hit No. 23.
Nelly
Rap/Hip-Hop
Disc debuted at number 1. “Hot in Herre” was the nation’s hottest single for a month.
Black Eyed Peas
Rap/Hip-Hop
The disc topped out at 26. “Where Is the Love?” was a Top-10 single.