Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Looking Forward
Folk, Rock

The band’s reunion project is a Top-40 hit.

Avril Lavigne
Let Go
Pop, Rock

Million-selling Top-5 disc. The single “”Complicated”” climbed to number 3.

Santana
Supernatural
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, Rock

Number-1 pop disc has sold over 12 million copies.

Katy Perry
One of the Boys
Pop, Rock

Top 10 disc harbors the No. 1 hit “I Kissed a Girl”

Green Day
American Idiot
Pop, Punk, Rock

This rock opera of sorts (some cuts contain multiple “movements”) hit No. 1 its first week.

KT Tunstall
Drastic Fantastic
Folk, Pop, Rock

Entered the pop chart at No. 9

Dave Matthews Band
Busted Stuff
Rock

Debuted at number 1 with first-week sales of more than 600,000

Lifehouse
Stanley Climbfall
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rock
Radiohead
Kid A
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rock

Disc debuted at number 1

Counting Crows
August & Everything After
Alternative, Rock
Godsmack
Faceless
Metal, Rock

Spent first week at number 1

Van Halen
III
Rock

A number-4 debut. Since 1978, the band has sold nearly 50 million albums.

Alter Bridge
Blackbird
Metal, Rock

Disc peaked at No. 13

Matisyahu
Youth
Alternative, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock

Peaked at No. 4 on the pop album chart

Taking Back Sunday
Louder Now
Alternative, Punk, Rock

This lyrically obscure disc peaked at No. 2.