Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

1. “Confessions,” Usher. LaFace/Zomba.

2. “The Diary of Alicia Keys,” Alicia Keys. J/RMG.

3. “The Black Album,” Jay-Z. Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG.

4. “The College Dropout,” Kanye West. Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG.

5. “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,” OutKast. LaFace/Zomba.

6. “Kamikaze,” Twista. Atlantic/AG.

7. “Soulful,” Ruben Studdard. J/RMG.

8. “Beg for Mercy,” G-Unit. G-Unit/Interscope.

9. “Juve the Great,” Juvenile. Cash Money/UMRG.

10. “Comin’ From Where I’m From,” Anthony Hamilton. So So Def/Zomba.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists

1. Usher

2. Alicia Keys

3. R. Kelly

4. Kanye West

5. Jay-Z

Hot Rap Singles

1. “Lean Back,” Terror Squad. SRC/Universal/UMRG.

2. “Slow Motion,” Juvenile (feat. Soulja Slim). Cash Money/

UMRG.

3. “Freek-a-Leek,” Petey Pablo. Jive/Zomba.

4. “Tipsy,” J-Kwon. So So Def/Zomba.

5. “Slow Jamz,” Twista. Atlantic.

6. “Overnight Celebrity,” Twista. Atlantic.

7. “Dirt Off Your Shoulder,” Jay-Z. Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG.

8. “Splash Waterfalls,” Ludacris. Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam South/IDJMG.

9. “Sunshine,” Lil’ Flip (feat. Lea). Sucka Free/Columbia/SUM.

10. “The Way You Move,” OutKast (feat. Sleepy Brown). LaFace/Zomba.

Hot Dance Music — Club Play Singles

1. “Took My Life,” Vernessa Mitchell. JVM.

2. “Stoned (Deep Dish Remix),” Dido. Arista/RMG.

3. “Not in Love (D. Aude, Minge Binge, & R.H. Vission Mixes),” Enrique Iglesias (feat. Kelis). Interscope.

4. “Nothing Fails (Remixes),” Madonna. Maverick/Warner Bros.

5. “A Thousand Beautiful Things (Rauhofer, G&D, Bimbo Jones),” Annie Lennox. J/RMG.

6. “Burning,” Robbie Rivera & Axwell (feat. Suzan Brittan). Benz Street/Episode/Waako.

7. “Push the Feeling On (Rosabel & JCA Mixes),” Nightcrawlers. Tommy Boy Silver Label.

8. “O.G. B… (Hamel/Smitty/

H&G/Blow-Up/Orange Factory),” Esthero. Reprise.

9. “Slow,” Kylie Minogue. Capitol.

10. “Naughty Girl (Calderone & Quayle Remix),” Beyonce. Columbia.

Top Latin Albums

1. “La Historia Continua…,” Marco Antonio Solis. Fonovisa/UG.

2. “Za Za Za,” Grupo Climax. Musart/Balboa.

3. “Amar Sin Mentiras,” Marc Anthony. Sony Discos.

4. “Tributo Al Amor,” Los Temerarios. Fonovisa/UG.

5. “Veintisiete,” Los Temerarios. Fonovisa/UG.

6. “Pau-Latina,” Paulina Rubio. Universal Latino.

7. “En Vivo Desde Chicago,” Grupo Montez de Durango. Disa.

8. “Lo Que Te Conte Mientras Te Hacias La Dormida,” La Oreja de Van Gogh. Sony Discos.

9. “De Viaje,” Sin Bandera. Sony Discos.

10. “La Historia,” A.B. Quintanilla III & Kumbia Kings. EMI Latin.

Top Contemporary Jazz Albums

1. “Come Away With Me,” Norah Jones. Blue Note.

2. “Twentysomething,” Jamie Cullum. Universal/Verve/VG.

3. “Ultimate Kenny G,” Kenny G. BMG Heritage/RMG.

4. “Emotions,” Will Downing. GRP/VG.

5. “Saxophonic,” Dave Koz. Capitol.

6. “A Thousand Kisses Deep,” Chris Botti. Columbia/Sony Music.

7. “Pure,” Boney James. Warner Bros.

8. “Forever, for Always, for Luther,” Various Artists. GRP/VG.

9. “Irreplaceable,” George Benson. GRP/VG.

10. “Hidden Beach Recordings Presents: Unwrapped Vol. 3,” Various Artists. Hidden Beach/Epic/

Sony Music.

Top Classical Albums

1. “Romance of the Violin,” Joshua Bell. Sony Classical/Sony Music.

2. Soundtrack: “Master and Commander.” Decca/Universal Classics Group.

3. “Vivaldi’s Cello,” Yo-Yo Ma With the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Ton Koopman. Sony Classical/Sony Music.

4. “American Angels,” Anonymous 4. Harmonia Mundi.

5. “Sentimento,” Andrea Bocelli. Philips/Universal Classics Group.

6. “Live in Dublin,” Andre Rieu. Denon.

7. “Sacred Arias: Special Edition,” Andrea Bocelli. Philips/

Universal Classics Group.

8. “Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone,” Yo-Yo Ma With Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra (Morricone). Sony Classical/Sony Music.

9. “By Request,” Renee Fleming. Decca/Universal Classics Group.

10. “The Salieri Album,” Cecilia Bartoli. Decca/Universal Classics Group.

Top Soundtracks

1. “Tupac: Resurrection”

2. “The Cheetah Girls (EP)”

3. “Shrek 2”

4. “Spider-Man 2”

5. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”

Top Gospel Albums

1. “Wow Gospel 2004.”

2. “Throne Room,” CeCe Winans. PureSprings Gospel/INO/Sony Music.

3. Soundtrack: “The Fighting Temptations.” Music World/Columbia/Sony Music.

4. “Somethin’ ‘Bout Love,” Fred Hammond. Verity/Jive/Zomba.

5. “Gotta Have Gospel!,” Various Artists. Integrity Gospel/Gospo Centric/Epic/Sony Music.

6. “Smokie Norful: Limited Edition (EP),” Smokie Norful. EMI Gospel.

7. “Live From Another Level,” Israel and New Breed. Integrity Gospel/Epic/Sony Music.

8. “Bringing It All Together,” Vickie Winans. Verity/Zomba.

9. “Byron Cage,” Byron Cage. Gospo Centric/Zomba.

10. “The Best Is Yet to Come,” Martha Munizzi. Martha Munizzi.

Top Contemporary Christian Albums

1. “The Beautiful Letdown,” Switchfoot. Columbia/Sparrow/

EMICMG.

2. “Casting Crowns,” Casting Crowns. Beach Street/Reunion/

Provident.

3. “Wow Hits 2004.”

4. Soundtrack: “The Passion of the Christ.” Integrity/Word-Curb.

5. “Undone,” MercyMe. INO/Word-Curb.

6. “Payable on Death,” P.O.D. Atlantic/Word-Curb.

7. “Wire,” Third Day. Essential/Provident.

8. “Stacie Orrico,” Stacie Orrico. Forefront/Virgin/EMICMG.

9. “Worship Together: I Could Sing of Your Love Forever,” Various Artists. EMI Special Markets/Time Life/EMICMG.

10. “Carried Me: The Worship Project,” Jeremy Camp. BEC/EMICMG.