Mariah Carey
Daydream
Pop, R&B
Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
Folk, Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop

Multi-million-selling album peaked at 2. “”Don’t Know Why”” is a popular single.

Jay-Z
Vol. 3…Life and Times of S. Carter
Rap/Hip-Hop

Number-1 debut on the R&B and pop charts

Trace Adkins
Dangerous Man
Country

This chart-topping country disc sold more than 500,000 copies.

Nas
I Am…
Rap/Hip-Hop

Million-selling pop and R&B disc hit number 1

P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family
The Saga Continues
Rap/Hip-Hop

Peaked at number 2 on the pop and R&B charts.

Alter Bridge
One Day Remains
Alternative, Metal, Rock

This disc from the Scott Stapp-less members of Creed peaked at No. 5.

Ace of Base
The Bridge
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop
Josh Turner
Your Man
Country

This follow-up to Long Black Train was a Top-3 pop and country debut.

Alien Ant Farm
ANThology
Rock

A slow-burner with more than 1 million sold

Young Jeezy
The Inspiration
Rap/Hip-Hop

Million-selling album hit No. 1 on the pop and R&B charts and spawned the popular single “I Luv It”

Lana Del Rey
NFR!
Alternative, Folk, Pop

Lana Del Rey returns with another ethereal effort that dangles between hope and despair, introspection and recklessness.

Taylor Swift
Lover
Pop

Taylor Swift’s seventh effort is sweet and sensual in equal measure.

Tori Kelly
Inspired by True Events
Pop

Tori Kelly’s third effort mines autobiographical details from her life on an album that’s light and heavy, personal and reflective.

Skillet
Victorious
Christian/Gospel, Metal, Rock

Skillet has tattooed themes of perseverance and determination across nearly every song on the aptly named Victorious.