Contributor: Bob Smithouser

The Phoenix

Best-selling R&B disc climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard 200. “S.E.X.” was a Top-40 pop single.

The Chronicles of Life and Death

Peaked at No. 3

Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing

No. 1 country CD hit No. 3 on the pop chart. “Once in a Lifetime” became a Top-10 country song.

High School Musical 2

No. 1 smash sold 615,000 copies its first week. “What Time Is It” climbed to No. 6 on the singles chart.

Musicology

Peaked at No. 3 and sold more than a million copies

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