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.

The Girl in the Other Room

This Top-5 pop disc spent its first two weeks atop Billboard’s Internet Album Sales chart.

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Handwritten

Canada’s latest adolescent social media-spawned singing export majors in aww-shucks teen twitterpation, but goes a whole lot further than just puppy love.

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Lifehouse

Top-10 debut

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Unstoppable

The country trio’s sixth album debuted at No 1 on the album chart, their fourth consecutive chart-topper.

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In Rainbows

More than a million fans visited the band’s Web site when In Rainbows was offered as a name-your-own-price download. Then, a few months later, the physical CD topped the album chart.

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Guilty Pleasure

This High School Musical alum’s second studio album debuted at No. 12 on Billboard’s album chart.

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Encore

Debuted at No. 1 and sold more than 2 million copies in under three weeks

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A Ghost Is Born

Crested at 8 on the pop album chart

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Wincing the Night Away

This incredibly poetic and nonsensical disc came in at No. 2 on the pop album chart.

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Fall and Winter

Peaked at 33 on Billboard’s Christian chart.

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Long Road Out of Eden

The band’s first studio album in 28 years (a double disc) debuted at No. 1 with 711,000 sold in a week

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Unfinished Business

Album bowed at No. 1

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Back to Bedlam

The album peaked at 9. “You’re Beautiful” was a Top-5 pop single that spent time at No. 1 among paid downloads.

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Kingdom Come

No. 1 its first week with 680,000 copies sold

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One Day Remains

This disc from the Scott Stapp-less members of Creed peaked at No. 5.

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