Contributor: Adam R. Holz

After serving as an associate editor at NavPress’ Discipleship Journal and consulting editor for Current Thoughts and Trends, Adam now oversees the editing and publishing of Plugged In’s reviews as the site’s director. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children. In their free time, the Holzes enjoy playing games, a variety of musical instruments, swimming and … watching movies.

10,000 Days

Came in at No. 1 with a personal best in first-week sales (564,000)

Scream Aim Fire

Disc debuted at No. 4

So-Called Chaos

Debuted at No. 5

Working on a Dream

Springsteen’s 16th studio album debuted at No. 1.

A Little More Personal (Raw)

A Top-20 debut

Trilla

Sold nearly 200,000 in its first week at No. 1

The Open Door

Disc debuted at No. 1

Libertad

Disc peaked at No. 5

Daughtry

Million-selling debut peaked at No. 2

Sean Kingston

Disc debuted at 6. The pop hit “Beautiful Girls” spent a month at No. 1.

Because of You

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

Chinese Democracy

Peaked during its first week at No. 3.

Every Second Counts

Top-10 album yielded the No. 1 hit “Hey There Delilah”

I’m Not Dead

Disc debuted at No. 6. The single “Stupid Girls” peaked at 13 on the pop chart.

Come What(ever) May

Disc debuted at No. 4