Contributor: Marcus Yoars

Top-3 pop disc

After a long, slow burn, this million-seller climbed all the way to No. 6.

Debuted at 6. “Switch” was a Top-20 pop hit.

Top-20 disc sold 500,000 copies and spawned the heavily downloaded hit “Over My Head (Cable Car)”

Album climbed as high as No. 2

Disc peaked at 5 and has sold a million copies. “Stickwitu” became a Top-5 pop single.

Paris found itself lodging at No. 6 its first week on the charts. “Stars Are Blind” became a Top-20 hit.

Disc debuted at No. 1

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

Chart-topping R&B/hip-hop disc hit No. 2 on Billboard’s pop chart. “Girl Tonite” became a Top-20 single.

Disc came in at No. 5

Peaked at 4 on the country chart on its way to selling a million copies. “Something More” hit No. 2.

No. 1 disc sold 684,000 CDs its first week. “SexyBack” became a No. 1 smash.

The tabloid darling’s album debuted at No. 2. Its first single, “Get Right,” barely missed the Top 10.

Thanks to grass-roots online publicity, free song downloads and solid buzz on peer-to-peer networks, this indie band’s debut bowed at 24.