Yellowcard
Lights and Sounds
Alternative, Metal, Pop, Punk, Rock

Disc debuted at No. 5

Alice in Chains
Jar of Flies
Alternative, Metal, Rock
Hawthorne Heights
If Only You Were Lonely
Alternative, Punk, Rock

The band’s presence on myspace.com propelled this release to No. 3.

Depeche Mode
Songs of Faith and Devotion
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rock
Linkin Park
Minutes to Midnight
Alternative, Metal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Disc debuted at No. 1, selling 623,000 copies its first week. “What I’ve Done” hit the Top 10.

Dashboard Confessional
Dusk and Summer
Alternative, Pop, Rock

A Top-10 pop disc

Sarah McLachlan
Surfacing
Alternative, Folk, Rock
Paula Cole
This Fire
Alternative, Folk
Yellowcard
Paper Walls
Alternative, Pop, Punk, Rock

Album climbed to No. 13

The White Stripes
Get Behind Me Satan
Alternative, Rock

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

The White Stripes
Elephant
Alternative, Rock

The disc debuted at 6 on the pop chart.

12 Stones
12 Stones
Alternative
Zwan
Mary Star of the Sea
Alternative, Rock

Disc debuted at number 3

Smashing Pumpkins
Adore
Alternative, Rock

Debuted at number 2

The Fray
The Fray
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Rock

This Denver band’s sophomore effort debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart with sales of 179,000 its debut week. …