Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad
R&B

Disc peaked at No. 2. The hit single “Umbrella” spent a month at No. 1.

Ne-Yo
Because of You
R&B

No. 1 pop/R&B disc. “Do You,” the title track and “Leaving Tonight” (a duet with Jennifer Hudson) all spent time …

Ruben Studdard
Soulful
Christian/Gospel, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Disc came in at number 1. “Sorry 2004” climbed the singles charts.

Usher
Confessions
R&B

Million-selling, number-1 album. “Yeah!” was the top pop single for two months.

Danity Kane
Danity Kane
Pop, R&B

Reached No. 1 on the pop album chart. “Show Stopper” was a Top-10 single.

Aaron Carter
Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Million-seller climbed all the way to number 4.

Janet Jackson
The Velvet Rope
Pop, R&B
Justin Timberlake
FutureSex/LoveSounds
Pop, R&B

No. 1 disc sold 684,000 CDs its first week. “SexyBack” became a No. 1 smash.

LFO
LFO
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Disc peaked at 21. The million-selling single “Summer Girls” reached number 3.

The Black Eyed Peas
Monkey Business
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Album debuted at No. 2

Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
R&B

Disc hit No. 2. “Spotlight” became a Top 40 single.

Toni Braxton
Secrets
R&B
Boyz II Men
Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya
R&B

After a 3-year absence, the boyz return to the charts with a Top-5 CD.

Jennifer Lopez
Rebirth
Pop, R&B

The tabloid darling’s album debuted at No. 2. Its first single, “Get Right,” barely missed the Top 10.

B2K
B2K
Pop, R&B

Number-1 R&B disc hit 2 on the pop chart.