The Lumineers
III
Alternative, Folk, Rock

The Lumineers latest plumbs the dysfunctional depths of one family’s multigenerational struggle with substance abuse.

Alessia Cara
This Summer
Pop

This Summer majors in introspection and self-awareness as singer Alessia Cara navigates hope and heartbreak.

Bo Bice
The Real Thing
Pop, Rock

Disc bowed at No. 4

Trisha Yearwood
Where Your Road Leads
Country

Disc debuted at number 3 on the country chart. “”There Goes My Baby”” is a Top-5 country single.

Eric Clapton
Unplugged
Rock
Pearl Jam
Riot Act
Alternative, Rock

Disc debuted at 5 “

Various/Soundtrack
High School Musical 2
Pop, Soundtracks

No. 1 smash sold 615,000 copies its first week. “What Time Is It” climbed to No. 6 on the singles …

Keith Urban
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Country

No. 1 country CD hit No. 3 on the pop chart. “Once in a Lifetime” became a Top-10 country song.

Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors
Country

Disc peaked at number 2. “”Red Ragtop”” was a Top-5 country hit.

The Strokes
First Impressions of Earth
Alternative, Rock

Hit No. 4

Darryl Worley
Have You Forgotten?
Country

Number-1 country disc. The title track spent a month as the top country single.

Paul Overstreet
Time
Country
Lyfe Jennings
The Phoenix
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Best-selling R&B disc climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard 200. “S.E.X.” was a Top-40 pop single.

Alicia Keys
Songs in A Minor
R&B

This million-seller debuted atop the pop and R&B charts.