R. Kelly & Jay-Z
Unfinished Business
Rap/Hip-Hop

Album bowed at No. 1

George Michael
Older
Pop
Faith Evans
The First Lady
R&B

No. 1 R&B disc topped out at No. 2 on the pop chart. “Again” was a hot R&B single.

Nick Lachey
What’s Left of Me
Pop, Rock

Debuted at No. 2. The title cut cracked the Top-10.

Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Pop

Debuted at number 1. For five straight weeks, “Genie in a Bottle” was the nation’s top single.

Eagles
Long Road Out of Eden
Country, Rock

The band’s first studio album in 28 years (a double disc) debuted at No. 1 with 711,000 sold in a …

Jay-Z
Kingdom Come
Rap/Hip-Hop

No. 1 its first week with 680,000 copies sold

Tracy Chapman
New Beginning
Folk
Various/Soundtrack
Daredevil: The Album
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soundtracks

Album peaked at 9 and has sold more than 500,000 copies

Kanye West
Graduation
Rap/Hip-Hop

Album debuted at No. 1 with 957,000 sold in a week. “Stronger” and “Good Life” became pop hits.

Whitney Houston
The Preacher’s Wife Soundtrack
Pop, R&B, Soundtracks
Enigma
The Cross of Changes
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rock
James Blunt
Back to Bedlam
Pop, Rock

The album peaked at 9. “You’re Beautiful” was a Top-5 pop single that spent time at No. 1 among paid …

Brad Paisley
Time Well Wasted
Country

This Top-3 pop and country album spawned the hit single “Alcohol.”

Dixie Chicks
Fly
Country

A number-1 country and pop debut.