The Fray
How to Save a Life
Pop, Rock

Top-20 disc sold 500,000 copies and spawned the heavily downloaded hit “Over My Head (Cable Car)”

Weezer
Make Believe
Pop, Punk, Rock

Disc sold 500,000 copies and hit No. 2. “Beverly Hills” was a Top-20 single.

Various/Soundtrack
A Cinderella Story
Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

Top-10 disc

Various/Soundtrack
A Walk to Remember
Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

A Top-40 disc dominated by Switchfoot and Mandy Moore tunes

Jesse McCartney
Departure
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Album came in at No. 14 and contains the Top 10 pop hit “Leavin'”

'N Sync
Celebrity
Pop

Moved an amazing 1.9 million copies its first week.

Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
Pop, Rock

Duff’s self-titled project climbed as high as No. 2 and has sold more than a million copies.

Green Day
21st Century Breakdown
Pop, Punk, Rock

The pop-punk trio’s eighth studio album debuted at No. 1.

Madonna
Confessions on a Dance Floor
Pop

Album debuted at No. 1. “Hung Up” was a Top-10 single.

Seal
Human Being
Pop

A Top-25 debut for the Grammy-winning artist born Sealhenry Samuel

John Mayer
Continuum
Folk, Pop, Rock

Million-selling disc peaked at No. 2 and contains the smash single “Waiting on the World to Change”

Lily Allen
It’s Not Me, It’s You
Alternative, Pop

Allen’s sophomore effort hit No. 5 on Billboard’s album chart.

Garth Brooks
The Life of Chris Gaines
Country, Pop
Garth Brooks
Scarecrow
Country, Pop

Entered the country and pop charts at number 1

Duffy
Rockferry
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, Rock

Top 5 pop disc sold 500,000 copies. The hit “Mercy” was a global success.