2009 Celebration

The video "Celebration" is released in anticipation of the upcoming album of the same name, consisting of 34 Songs That Changed The World. The collection, released September 29th, spans seven #1 albums and more than three dozen Top 10 singles.

2008 Hard Candy

Coming close to the completion of her Warner Bros contract, 2008's Hard Candy was an R&B album whose first single "4 Minutes" topped the singles charts in several countries.

2007 The Confessions Tour (Live)

In 2007, Madonna released the CD/DVD, The Confessions Tour, chronicling her controversial tour of the same name.

2006 I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (Live)

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, a CD/DVD made during Madonna's Re-Invention Tour, is released.

2005 Confessions on a Dance Floor

Confessions on a Dance Floor marked Madonna's return to the dance-oriented material that had made her a star. Released in late 2005, it topped the Billboard charts and was accompanied by a worldwide tour in 2006.

2003 American Life

2009 Greatest Hits II

Chesney marched into 2009 as strong as ever, with his second greatest-hits compilation. This set includes a new song, "Out Last Night," and is currently being supported with a string of summer tour dates.

2008 Lucky Old Sun

Chesney's next release is the first one for his personal division of BNA Records, Blue Chair Records.

2007 Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates

This album was released the same week as competing rap albums by Kanye West and 50 Cent. Country fans bet Chesney would beat both rappers and come out on top; alas, he debuted at No. 3. Sales of the album were impressive nonetheless, and three singles hit the top of the country charts.

2006 Live: Live Those Songs Again

This is Chesney's first live album. This year, he is honored by the Academy of Country Music as Entertainer of the Year. 

2005 Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) & The Road And The Radio

Chesney intended this record to be a side project, and it did not have any

2008 Death Magnetic

Metallica's ninth studio album is the first to feature Robert Trujillo on bass, and it's also their first produced by Rick Rubin. The album is the band's fifth consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, making Metallica the first band ever to achieve five consecutive number one debuts. In 2009, Metallica were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

2003 St. Anger

Jason Newstead departs the band in 2001, citing "private and personal" reasons. In an interview he reveals that he encountered resistance from Hetfield upon trying to pursue a side project, Echobrain. Metallica's eighth studio album is the first record since the Burton period to not feature Newstead. Due to lack of time to find a replacement, producer Bob Rock played bass during the album's recording. After finishing the album, Robert Trujillo, former bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, took over permanent bass duties.

1998 Garage, Inc. and

2009 Unstoppable

The title of this album proved accurate, as the Flatts' sixth studio album earned them yet another number-one album debut. Also notable in 2009: The band contributed two acoustic numbers ("Backwards" and "Bless The Broken Road") to the soundtrack to Hannah Montana: The Movie.

2008 Greatest Hits Volume 1

Rascal Flatts packed their first greatest-hits album with 13 smash singles, and, for a limited time, included three Christmas songs (newly recorded) to make the late October release a perfect holiday present.

2007 Still Feels Good

After performing with Carrie Underwood at the 2007 Grammy Awards, the band followed up with their fifth studio album in September. The record continued Rascal Flatts' hitmaking streak, spawning five singles which all hit within the top 15 of the Country chart (two reaching No. 1).

2006 Me & My Gang

Rascal Flatts broke crossover records with their fourth album--its first-week sales were the greatest of any album that year, and