D12
Rap/Hip-Hop
The involvement of controversial rapper Eminem powered this disc to number 1 its first week on the charts.
Jay-Z
Rap/Hip-Hop
Million-seller spent its first five weeks as the best-selling pop and R&B disc
OutKast
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop
Disc peaked at 2 on the pop and R&B charts. More than 500,000 sold.
The Game
Rap/Hip-Hop
It entered the pop and R&B charts at No. 1, selling nearly 600,000 copies its first week.
Eminem
Rap/Hip-Hop
A huge number-1 debut. The disc sold 1.7 million copies its first week.
Limp Bizkit
Metal, Rap/Hip-Hop
These tourmates of Korn, Ice Cube and Orgy penetrated Billboard’s Top 25.
Eminem
Rap/Hip-Hop
This chart-topping disc sold more copies its first day (nearly 300,000) than its competition did in an entire week.



