Contributor: Bob Smithouser

Top-10 debut

Entered the album chart at 25

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

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.

No. 2 disc

Disc peaked at No. 6

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

Spent its first week at No. 23

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.

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

Disc peaked at No. 4

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