Contributor: Bob Smithouser

Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces

Top 10 album includes the single “Fake It”

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Do You Know

No. 1 country, Top 5 pop disc. It includes the country hit “Come on Over,” which peaked at 18.

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X&Y

The disc debuted at No. 1, moving 737,000 copies its first week. “Speed of Sound” was a Top-10 pop single.

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Schizophrenic

A Top-20 solo debut for this member of ‘N Sync

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The Naked Brothers Band

This collection of songs from the Nickelodeon series hit No. 23.

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Shwayze

Top-10 pop disc. “Buzzin'” became a hot single.

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Happy People/U Saved Me

This No. 1 R&B double-disc has sold more than 3 million copies.

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Release Therapy

This No. 1 album by Chris Bridges (aka Ludacris) contains the smash hit “Money Maker.”

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Late Registration

First-week sales of 860,000 drove this disc straight to No. 1. “Gold Digger” became a top R&B and pop single.

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To the 5 Boroughs

This million-selling album debuted at No. 1.

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Dusk and Summer

A Top-10 pop disc

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Godfather Buried Alive

No. 1 Rap/R&B album

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Paper Walls

Album climbed to No. 13

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Oh! Gravity.

Debuted at No. 18

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Get Behind Me Satan

A Top-5 pop disc by a duo known for odd, obscure lyrics

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