Contributor: Paul Asay

Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. He’s written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. He’s married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.

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High School Musical 2

No. 1 smash sold 615,000 copies its first week. “What Time Is It” climbed to No. 6 on the singles chart.

Dark Horse

Disc debuted at 2.

Exclusive

A Top-5 pop and R&B album, Exclusive features the No. 1 single “Kiss Kiss.”

Day & Age

Disc peaked at 6. “Human” was a hit single.

Funhouse

Contains the No. 1 hit “So What”

When the World Comes Down

Peaked at 15. “Gives You H—” became a Top 40 single.

Jukebox

Double-disc of cover tunes went as high as No. 12

Tha Carter III

The year’s biggest debut to date moved a million copies its first week. “Lollipop” spent more than a month at No. 1.

Hard Candy

The artist’s seventh No. 1 pop album includes “4 Minutes,” a single that climbed as high as No. 3.

Dreaming Out Loud

The popularity of its first single, “Apologize,” drove the disc into the Top 20.

Blackout

Peaked at No. 2. Hits “Gimme More” and “Piece of Me” made the Top 10.

Untitled

Album debuted at No. 1

Discipline

Disc debuted at No. 1 and spawned the Top 20 single “Feedback”

Pocketful of Sunshine

CD debuted at No. 3. “Love Like This,” a duet with rapper Sean Kingston, became a Top 10 pop song.