Jordin Sparks
Battlefield
Pop, R&B

American Idol’s season-six champ returns with a sophomore disc that charted at No. 7 with first-week sales of 48,000 albums.

India.Arie
Testimony: Vol.1, Life & Relationship
Folk, Jazz/Swing/Blues, R&B

No. 1 pop and R&B album

LSG
Levert.Sweat.Gill
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop
Moby
18
R&B, Rock

Disc debuted at number 4

India.Arie
Voyage to India
Folk, Jazz/Swing/Blues, R&B

Top-10 debut

Montell Jordan
This Is How We Do It
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop
Ashanti
Chapter II
R&B

Came in at number 1. “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)” was a Top-5 hit.

Michael Jackson
Invincible
Pop, R&B

The self-proclaimed King of Pop came in at number 1.

Mariah Carey
E=MC2
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Disc debuted at No. 1. The randy single “Touch My Body” hit No. 1.

Various/Soundtrack
Dr. Dolittle
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soundtracks

This Top-5 pop disc has sold more than 1 million copies.

OutKast
Stankonia
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Top-5 disc. Nearly 3 million copies sold.

John Legend
Get Lifted
R&B

No. 1 R&B and Top-5 pop album. “Ordinary People” was a Top-40 hit.

Jill Scott
Who Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1
Jazz/Swing/Blues, R&B

This Grammy-nominated disc has sold 500,000 copies.

Kirk Franklin and the Family
Kirk Franklin and the Family
Christian/Gospel, R&B
Usher
Here I Stand
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

No. 1 album. “Love in This Club” also topped the charts and has moved 1.5 million digital downloads.