Rock Archives

Green Day

American Idiot

Pop, Punk, Rock

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

Collective Soul

Hints, Allegations & Things Left Unsaid

Rock

Phish

Farmhouse

Alternative, Jazz/Swing/Blues, Rock

Album spent its first week at 12.

Lisa Loeb

Tails

Folk, Pop, Rock

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.

The Offspring

Americana

Alternative, Punk, Rock

Million-selling disc peaked at 6

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

Music Genre: Rock

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