Contributor: Bob Waliszewski

At 45, it’s the highest U.S. debut ever for this Swedish import.

It sold 500,000 copies and went as high as number 4.

Disc debuted at number 6.

Disc peaked at number 5.

This chart-topping R&B disc yielded Janet Jackson’s number-1 pop single “”Doesn’t Really Matter.””

Top-10 pop disc

This Top-20 disc has sold more than a million copies and spawned the number-3 hit “”Because of You.””

This slow-burner has sold more than a million copies.

Million-seller spent its first five weeks as the best-selling pop and R&B disc

A number-1 debut with millions sold.

A half-million selling Top-40 disc. The title track was a Top-10 pop single.