Sparkle
Sparkle
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

A Top-3 pop and R&B disc

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.

Five
Five
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Peaked at 27. More than a million copies sold.

Lil' Bow Wow
Beware of Dog
Rap/Hip-Hop

Top-10 pop and R&B disc. “Bounce with Me” was a number-1 R&B single.

Black Eyed Peas
Elephunk
Rap/Hip-Hop

The disc topped out at 26. “Where Is the Love?” was a Top-10 single.

Nelly
Nellyville
Rap/Hip-Hop

Disc debuted at number 1. “Hot in Herre” was the nation’s hottest single for a month.

Ludacris
Release Therapy
Rap/Hip-Hop

This No. 1 album by Chris Bridges (aka Ludacris) contains the smash hit “Money Maker.”

Shwayze
Shwayze
Rap/Hip-Hop

Top-10 pop disc. “Buzzin'” became a hot single.

Ja Rule
Pain Is Love
Rap/Hip-Hop

Spent its first two weeks at number 1. More than a million copies sold.

Kanye West
Late Registration
Rap/Hip-Hop

First-week sales of 860,000 drove this disc straight to No. 1. “Gold Digger” became a top R&B and pop single.

Master P
MP Da Last Don
Rap/Hip-Hop

This double-disc debuted at number 1 on both the pop and R&B charts.

Beastie Boys
To the 5 Boroughs
Rap/Hip-Hop

This million-selling album debuted at No. 1.

Dr. Dre
The Chronic
Rap/Hip-Hop
Ja Rule
The Last Temptation
Rap/Hip-Hop

This Top-5 disc has sold a million copies and contains the hit “Mesmerize.”

LL Cool J
G.O.A.T.: The Greatest of All Time
Rap/Hip-Hop

A number-1 pop and R&B debut, though fans may know this rapper/actor best from R-rated films such as Any Given …