Faith Hill
Breathe
Country, Pop

The album bowed at number 1 on the pop chart. The single of the same title is a Top-5 country …

Shyne
Godfather Buried Alive
Rap/Hip-Hop

No. 1 Rap/R&B album

Limp Bizkit
Chocolate Starfish and theHot Dog Flavored Water
Metal, Rap/Hip-Hop

Landed at number 1 with more than a million copies sold its first week.

Megadeth
Youthanasia
Metal
LL Cool J
G.O.A.T.: The Greatest of All Time
Rap/Hip-Hop

A number-1 pop and R&B debut, though fans may know this rapper/actor best from R-rated films such as Any Given …

The White Stripes
Elephant
Alternative, Rock

The disc debuted at 6 on the pop chart.

matchbox twenty
Mad Season
Rock

Disc came in at number 3. “Bent” became a Top-20 hit.

Rob Thomas
…Something to Be
Pop, Rock

The matchbox twenty singer’s first solo disc debuted at No. 1, and “Lonely No More” became a Top-10 single.

Natalie Cole
Take a Look
R&B
Ja Rule
The Last Temptation
Rap/Hip-Hop

This Top-5 disc has sold a million copies and contains the hit “Mesmerize.”

The White Stripes
Get Behind Me Satan
Alternative, Rock

A Top-5 pop disc by a duo known for odd, obscure lyrics

Yellowcard
Paper Walls
Alternative, Pop, Punk, Rock

Album climbed to No. 13

Paula Cole
This Fire
Alternative, Folk
Switchfoot
Oh! Gravity.
Christian/Gospel, Rock

Debuted at No. 18

Hanson
3 Car Garage
Pop

Debuted at number 6