Mario Winans
Hurt No More
Christian/Gospel, R&B

Disc topped out at 2. “I Don’t Wanna Know” made the Top 5.

Ne-Yo
In My Own Words
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

No. 1 R&B and pop disc. “So Sick” climbed to the top of the pop chart.

Mariah Carey
The Emancipation of Mimi
Pop, R&B

Came in at No. 1. “We Belong Together” became a Top-10 hit.

Whitney Houston
The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Pop, R&B
Destiny’s Child
Survivor
R&B

Disc debuted at number 1.

OutKast
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

This number-1 disc sold more than 500,000 copies its first week. “The Way You Move” (featuring Sleepy Brown) was a …

Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys
R&B

Platinum disc debuted at number 1 with first-week sales of 618,000. “You Don’t Know My Name” topped the R&B singles …

Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Bailey Rae
Jazz/Swing/Blues, R&B

This slow-burner has sold more than a million copies and peaked at No. 4.

Mariah Carey
Merry Christmas
Pop, R&B
Jennifer Lopez
J.Lo
Pop, R&B

Disc debuted at number 1. “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” was a Top-5 single.

Aaliyah
Aaliyah
R&B

Million-selling disc surged to number 1 posthumously and spawned the hit “We Need a Resolution”

B2K
Pandemonium!
Pop, R&B

This million-selling, Top-10 CD features the hit R&B single “Girlfriend.”

Tweet
Southern Hummingbird
R&B

A Top-5 pop and R&B disc. “Oops (Oh My)” was a number-1 R&B hit.

Mariah Carey
Glitter
Pop, R&B

Top-10 debut. “Loverboy” hit number 2.

98 Degrees
98 Degrees and Rising
Pop, R&B

This Top-20 disc has sold more than a million copies and spawned the number-3 hit “”Because of You.””