Top 20 albums

Jet, Jan 5, 2004

1. THE BLACK ALBUM

Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella)

2. BEG FOR MERCY

G-Unit (Interscope)

3. BLOOD IN MY EYE

Ja Rule (Murder Inc.)

4. TUPAC: THE RESURRECTION

Tupac (Amaru)

5. THE R. IN R & B COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE

R. Kelly (Jive)

6. THE PREACHER'S SON

Wyclef Jean (Yclef/J)

7. STROKE OF GENIUS

Gerald Levert (Elektra)

8. JACKPOT

Chingy (Disturbing Tha Peace)

9. MARRIED TO THE GAME

Too Short (Short/Jive)

10 COMIN' FROM WHERE I'M FROM

Anthony Hamilton (Arista)

11. DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE

Beyonce (Columbia)

12. HARD

Jagged Edge (Columbia)

13. GRAND CHAMP

DMX (Ruff Ryders)

14. LOON

Loon (Bad Boy)

15. CHICKEN *N* BEER

Ludacris (Disturbing Tha Peace)

16. SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW

Outkast (Arista)

17. HOT & WET

112 (Bad Boy)

18. MORE STREET DREAMS PT 2: THE MIXTAPE

Fabolous (Desert Storm)

19. I CAN'T STOP

Al Green (Blue Note)

20. THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS

Alicia Keys (J)