Contributor: Bob Smithouser

This No. 1 country disc climbed as high as 3 on the pop chart. “Days Go By” was a No. 1 country hit.

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

Disc peaked at No. 6

Disc debuted at number 2

Album debuted at No. 1 with first-week sales of 592,000 copies. “White Horse” and “Love Story” became hot pop singles.

Spent its first week at No. 23

No. 2 disc

Top-10 debut

No. 1 album has sold more than a million copies

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.

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.

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