Contributor: Bob Smithouser

This million-selling slow-burner made it to No. 1.

Spent its first week at No. 23

No. 2 disc

Disc peaked at No. 6

Reached number 7 on the hip-hop chart. “Milkshake” was a Top-3 pop hit.

Entered the album chart at 25

Top-10 debut

Two weeks as the nation’s No. 1 pop album

This Top-5 CD yielded the hits “Soulja Girl” and “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which spent months as the nation’s hottest ringtone.

This Top-5 disc boasts the smash hit “SOS (Rescue Me)” and its follow-up, “Unfaithful.”

More than a month at No. 1 and 3 million sold. “Disco Inferno” and “Candy Shop” were simultaneous Top-5 hits.

Disc peaked at No. 4

The album peaked at No. 3 and has sold more than 500,000 copies. “Welcome to My Life” was a Top-40 single.

Peaked at 4 and sold more than 500,000 copies. “Leave (Get Out)” became a hit single.

No. 1 album has sold more than a million copies