The Breakthrough

Quality 0.50 · 1 view · Updated 2 months ago

title: "The Breakthrough" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2005-albums", "albums-produced-by-9th-wonder", "albums-produced-by-bryan-michael-cox", "albums-produced-by-cool-&-dre", "albums-produced-by-d'mile", "albums-produced-by-dre-&-vidal", "albums-produced-by-jimmy-jam-and-terry-lewis", "albums-produced-by-j.u.s.t.i.c.e.-league", "albums-produced-by-raphael-saadiq", "albums-produced-by-rich-harrison", "albums-produced-by-rodney-jerkins", "albums-produced-by-ron-fair", "albums-produced-by-will.i.am", "geffen-records-albums", "grammy-award-for-best-r&b-album", "mary-j.-blige-albums", "interscope-geffen-a&m-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakthrough" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]

FieldValue
nameThe Breakthrough
typestudio
artistMary J. Blige
coverMary J Blige - The Breakthrough.png
borderyes
released
genreR&B
length72:59
labelGeffen
prev_titleLove & Life
prev_year2003
next_titleGrowing Pains
next_year2007
misc{{Singles
nameThe Breakthrough
typestudio
single1Be Without You
single1dateNovember 14, 2005
single2Enough Cryin
single2dateMarch 2, 2006
single3One
single3dateApril 3, 2006
single4Take Me as I Am
single4dateAugust 17, 2006
::

| name = The Breakthrough | type = studio | artist = Mary J. Blige | cover = Mary J Blige - The Breakthrough.png | border = yes | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = R&B | length = 72:59 | label = Geffen | producer =

The album was released to positive reception from music critics, who considered it a return to form for Blige after 2003's Love & Life. Commercially, it opened to her biggest first week sales in the US yet and became her third album to debut at the top of the Billboard 200. The album reached triple Platinum status in the US and sold more than 3.1 million copies. Internationally, it entered the top ten in Switzerland, and the R&B charts in both Australia and United Kingdom. The Breakthrough received numerous accolades, earning Blige her first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 49th awards ceremony.

Four singles were released in support of the album. Lead single "Be Without You" became a top three hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as Blige's highest-charting single since 2001's "Family Affair", while international follow-up "One", a duet with Irish rock band U2 on their 1991 song, enjoyed major commercial success throughout Europe, reaching number one in Austria and Norway as well as the top ten on most other charts. From June to September 2006, Blige promoted The Breakthrough in her The Breakthrough Experience Tour, which visited several cities throughout Canada and the United States.

Release and promotion

Blige embarked on several live performances and appearances to promote the release of The Breakthrough. At the 5th Annual BET Awards (2005), she performed with rapper Game during his performance of "Hate It or Love It" on June 28, 2005. In October 2005, she sung a medley of "You're All I Need to Get By" with Method Man, "I'm Goin' Down", "Real Love", and "Can't Hide from Luv" on BET's 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special. In November 2005, Blige was honored with the V Legend Award at the 2005 Vibe Awards. On December 21, 2005, the singer was interviewed and performed on The Tyra Banks Show, singing a rendition of "Can't Hide from Luv." On December 31, 2005, Blige sung a medley of "Family Affair", "Can't Hide from Luv", and "Be Without You" on New Year's Eve with Carson Daly.

On February 8, 2006, Blige performed "One" with U2 at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. In April 2006, she performed "Be Without You" and "Enough Cryin" on Saturday Night Live. At the 2006 BET Awards, Blige sung a medley of "Be Without You" and "Enough Cryin." From July 14, 2006, to September 10, 2006, Blige embarked on The Breakthrough Experience Tour. Letoya Luckett and Jaheim were opening acts during the tour. On December 4, 2006, Blige performed "Enough Cryin" and "Take Me as I Am" at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, where she won nine awards. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, on February 11, 2007, Blige performed "Be Without You."

Critical reception

| MC = 76/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music | rev2score = | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly | rev3score = B+ | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4score = | rev5 = The Independent | rev5score = | rev6 = Los Angeles Times | rev6score = | rev7 = NME | rev7score = 8/10 | rev8 = Pitchfork | rev8score = 8.8/10 | rev9 = Rolling Stone | rev9score = | rev10 = Spin | rev10score = B− The Breakthrough was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 20 reviews. Andy Gill of The Independent deemed it perhaps "her best, the most vivid realisation of her gripping, confessional style." David Browne believed The Breakthrough marked a return for Blige to her dramatic strengths, writing in Entertainment Weekly that the music's "messy sprawl of conflicted emotions feels true to her fierce, prickly personality (not to mention life itself)." In The New York Times, Jon Pareles credited the singer for bringing together "hip-hop realism and soul's higher aspirations, hip-hop's digitized crispness and soul's slow-building testimonies." *Stylus Magazine*s Thomas Inskeep viewed it as a "return to form" for Blige, calling it her "finest full-length since '99's Mary," while Rolling Stone journalist Barry Walters said that unlike with her previous albums, The Breakthroughs ballads genuinely stand out.

Prefix critic Norman Mayers found that The Breakthrough "zips confidently through its sixteen tracks. The album's first two-thirds is so well paced that the eleventh track seems to come around before you can catch your breath. The musical palette is a blend of contemporary Kanye West–style productions and classic mid-tempo soul." Andy Kellman from AllMusic said each song proved Blige had been given her "best round of productions" since the mid 1990s. Los Angeles Times critic Natalie Nichols credited the producers for "adeptly weaving beats and live instruments, vocals and rapping, melody and rhythm in configurations alternately stark and lush." Steve Jones of USA Today wrote that "Blige balances her trademark edginess with the personal happiness she has found in recent years" and her producers "give her compelling musical backdrops". A 2023 review from *Pitchfork*s Clover Hope called it "an unofficial marker of a more self-actualized Mary J. Blige" as well as "so self-referential that it almost does function like a greatest-hits record the label wanted".

Jason King was less impressed in The Village Voice, feeling that The Breakthrough had improved on Blige's 2003 album Love & Life but still lacked the creativity of 1999's Mary. Blige's penchant for "hermetic, clinically slick production values doesn't complement her soul-baring aura," King wrote. Spin journalist Tom Breihan felt the production's "awkwardly programmed drums and cluttered synthetic arrangements" generally failed to give her a conducive space for an effective performance and left "the songs' chin-up aphorisms ringing false." *Slant Magazine*s Sal Cinquemani was more critical of the lyrics, finding them distastefully sentimental, unsubtle, and "the epitome of formulaic, giving you the feeling that you've heard this all before." John Murphy from *musicOMH*s found that like Blige's "previous albums, The Breakthrough is overlong and spoilt by too many producers sticking their oar in. One of these days she'll produce a tight, focused album that's worthy of her wonderful voice – The Breakthrough isn't it, but there's enough good moments to keep her legions of fans more than happy." In his lukewarm review for Vibe, Dimitri Ehrlich noted that "even cameos by today’s hottest rappers can’t shake Blige's nostalgic flair."

Accolades

The Breakthrough and its singles earned Blige numerous awards and nominations. She received eight nominations at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, the most of any artist for that ceremony. "Be Without You" was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories; it won for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, while The Breakthrough won in the category of Best R&B Album. Blige was recognized as Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and won in the Favorite Soul/R&B Album category, among the three awards she was nominated for at the American Music Awards of 2006. Blige won nine prizes at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, including Top R&B Album, Top R&B Artist, R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year and Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year. At the BET Awards 2006 she won two awards, including Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and Video of the Year. Blige also won Outstanding Female Artist at the 38th NAACP Image Awards.

Year-end lists

::data[format=table title="Year-end lists for ''The Breakthrough''"]

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.Associated PressThe Village Voice
The 10 Best Albums of 20062
Pazz & Jop122
::

Commercial performance

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Mary_J._Blige_2.jpg" caption="In the US, ''The Breakthrough'' became Blige's third number-one album."] ::

The Breakthrough debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the week of January 7, 2006. Blige's third album to do so, it sold 727,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming the biggest first-week sales for a female R&B solo artist in SoundScan history, the fifth largest first-week sales for a female artist, and the fourth largest debut of 2005. The biggest-selling R&B album of the year, Billboard ranked it first on its 2006 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end chart. It was also ranked fifth on the magazine's Billboard 200 year-end chart of 2006. The Breakthrough was certified Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on the January 24, 2006. It eventually reached double Platinum on March 10, 2006 and triple Platinum status on April 10, 2007. By December 2009, the album had sold 3,100,000 copies in the United States.

In the United Kingdom, The Breakthrough debuted at number 48 on the UK Albums Chart and number six on the UK R&B Albums chart in the week of December 24, 2005. It eventually peaked at number 22 in April 2006. On February 3, 2006, the album earned a Gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 100,000 units. Elsewhere, The Breakthrough reached number one on the Australian Urban Albums chart and the top ten on the Swiss Albums Chart. It reached Gold status in Australia, Germany, and Japan and was certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Switzerland.

Track listing

| headline = The Breakthrough – Standard edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = No One Will Do | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 4:46 | title2 = Enough Cryin | note2 = featuring Brook Lynn | writer2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 4:20 | title3 = About You | note3 = featuring will.i.am & Nina Simone | writer3 = | extra3 = will.i.am | length3 = 4:04 | title4 = Be Without You | writer4 = | extra4 = | length4 = 4:06 | title5 = Gonna Breakthrough | note5 = featuring Brook Lynn | writer5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 4:00 | title6 = Good Woman Down | writer6 = | extra6 = | length6 = 4:07 | title7 = Take Me as I Am | writer7 = | extra7 = | length7 = 3:57 | title8 = Baggage | writer8 = | extra8 = | length8 = 3:35 | title9 = Can't Hide from Luv | note9 = featuring Jay-Z | writer9 = | extra9 = | length9 = 3:52 | title10 = MJB da MVP | writer10 = | extra10 = | length10 = 4:00 | title11 = Can't Get Enough | writer11 = | extra11 = | length11 = 3:40 | title12 = Ain't Really Love | writer12 = | extra12 = | length12 = 4:40 | title13 = I Found My Everything | note13 = featuring Raphael Saadiq | writer13 = | extra13 = | length13 = 5:23 | title14 = Father in You | writer14 = | extra14 = | length14 = 5:23 | title15 = Alone | note15 = featuring Dave Young | writer15 = | extra15 = | length15 = 4:29 | title16 = One | note16 = with U2 | writer16 = | extra16 = | length16 = 4:20 | total_length = 68:11 | headline = The Breakthrough – LP edition (hidden track) | extra_column = Producer(s) | title17 = Show Love | writer17 = | extra17 = Thompson | length17 = 3:40 | total_length = 71:51 | headline = The Breakthrough – International edition (bonus track) | extra_column = Producer(s) | title17 = So Lady | note17 = featuring Raphael Saadiq | writer17 = | extra17 = | length17 = 4:16 | total_length = 72:27 | headline = The Breakthrough – British and digital deluxe edition (bonus track) | extra_column = Producer(s) | title18 = Show Love | writer18 = | extra18 = Thompson | length18 = 3:40 | total_length = 76:07 | headline = The Breakthrough – Japanese edition (bonus track) | extra_column = Producer(s) | title19 = Out My Head | writer19 = | extra19 = Rich Harrison | length19 = 3:41 | total_length = 79:48

Notes

  • signifies a vocal producer
  • signifies an additional producer
  • signifies an additional vocal producer
  • signifies a co-producer

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for The Breakthrough adapted from AllMusic.

  • 50 Cent – vocals
  • Chalmers Alford – guitar
  • Johnta Austin – vocal producer
  • Bobby Ross Avila – guitar, keyboards, producer, strings
  • Issiah "IZ" Avila – bass guitar, drums, percussion, producer
  • Robert Bacon – guitar
  • Charlie Bisharat – string instrument
  • Mary J. Blige – producer, vocal arrangement, vocal producer, vocals
  • Bono – guitar, vocals
  • Jacqueline Brand – violin
  • Craig Brockman – piano
  • Charles "Biscuits" Brungardt – vocal producer
  • Roberto Cani – violin
  • Lily Chen – violin
  • Danny Cheung "Stems" – engineer
  • Candice Childress – production coordination
  • Adam Clayton – bass guitar
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Bryan-Michael Cox – instrumentation, producer, string arrangements
  • Vidal Davis – instrumentation, producer
  • Loren Dawson – piano
  • Mario Diaz de Leon – violin
  • Brian Dembow – viola
  • Joel Deroin – string instrument
  • Patrick Dillett – engineer, vocal producer
  • Reginald Dozier – engineer
  • Andrew Duckles – viola
  • Bruce Dukov – violin
  • The Edge – guitar
  • Michael Eleopoulos – assistant engineer, engineer
  • Stephen Erdody – cello
  • Anthony "Devyne" Evans – engineer
  • Anthony Lavon Evans – engineer
  • Ron Fair – conductor, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, orchestra bells, organ, piano, producer, string arrangements, vocal arrangement, vocal producer
  • Jan Fairchild – engineer
  • AMarlow Fisher – viola
  • Drew FitzGerald – art direction
  • Paul Foley – engineer
  • Samuel Formicola – viola
  • Matt Funes – string instrument
  • Sean Garrett – vocal producer
  • Endre Genet – string instrument
  • Julie Gigante – violin
  • Carl Glanville – original recordings
  • Larry Gold – string arrangements
  • John Goux – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Endre Granat – violin
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Alan Grunfeld – string instrument
  • Rexsell Hardy, Jr. – drums
  • Andre Harris – instrumentation, producer
  • Keith Harris – keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer bass
  • Clayton Haslop – violin
  • Tal Herzberg – digital editing, engineer, producer
  • Keri Hilson – vocal arrangement
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello, strings
  • Infinity – producer
  • Kendu Isaacs – mixing
  • Jun Ishizeki – assistant engineer
  • Jake & the Phatman – producer
  • Jimmy Jam – producer
  • Jaycen Joshua – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing
  • Rodney Jerkins – mixing, producer
  • Justice League – producer
  • Suzie Katayama – cello
  • Bernard Kenny – bass guitar
  • Kimberly Kimble – hair stylist
  • Markus Klinko & Indrani – photography
  • Armen Ksadjikian – cello
  • Songa Lee – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Phillipe Levy – violin
  • Terry Lewis – producer
  • Andrea Liberman – stylist
  • David Low – string instrument
  • David Lowery – string instrument
  • Rene Mandel – violin
  • Matt Marrin – engineer
  • Tony Maserati – mixing
  • Harvey Mason, Sr. – glockenspiel, timpani
  • Darrin McCann – viola
  • Davel "Bo" McKenzie – producer
  • Cornelius Mims – bass
  • Vicki Miskolczy – viola
  • Peter Mokran – mixing
  • Wesley Morrow – production coordination
  • Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums, percussion
  • Dean Nelson – assistant, mixing
  • 9th Wonder – producer
  • Robin Olson – violin
  • Robert Ozuna – drums, percussion, scratching
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Dave Pensado – mixing
  • Katia Popov – violin
  • Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
  • Frank Romano – guitar
  • Mark Robertson – violin
  • Mally Roncal – make-up
  • Anatoly Rosinsky – violin
  • Raphael Saadiq – bass guitar, guitar, producer
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • The South Central Chamber Orchestra – strings
  • South Central Orchestra – strings
  • Tereza Stanislav – string instrument
  • Supa Engineer "Dura" – mixing
  • John Tanksley – assistant engineer, engineer
  • Troy Taylor – vocal producer
  • Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Charles Vail – strings
  • Josephina Vergara – violin
  • will.i.am – engineer, keyboards
  • Kelvin Wooten – keyboards
  • Benjamin Wright – string arrangements, string conductor, string writing
  • James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards, producer
  • Dave Young – performer
  • Dave Young Orchestra – vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''The Breakthrough''"] | Chart (2006) | Peak position | Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) | Canadian Albums (Billboard) | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | Taiwanese Albums (Five Music) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table title="2006 year-end chart performance for ''The Breakthrough''"]

Chart (2006)PositionAustralian Urban Albums (ARIA)Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)French Albums (SNEP)German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)UK Albums (OCC)US Billboard 200US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
15
40
154
83
32
21
107
5
1
::

::data[format=table title="2007 year-end chart performance for ''The Breakthrough''"]

Chart (2007)PositionAustralian Urban Albums (ARIA)US Billboard 200US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
46
181
63
::

Decade-end charts

::data[format=table title="Decade-end chart performance for ''The Breakthrough''"]

Chart (2000–09)PositionUS Billboard 200
135
::

Certifications

References

References

  1. (November 11, 2005). "Going for Adds".
  2. (February 2, 1971). "Fugees reunite for BET Awards".
  3. "Stars Celebrate BET's 25th in Los Angeles".
  4. "Mariah Wins Big, Mary J. Gets Emotional At Peaceful Vibe Awards".
  5. ""The Tyra Banks Show" Mary J. Blige (TV Episode 2005)".
  6. "New Year's Eve with Carson Daly (TV Special 2005)".
  7. (Feb 9, 2006). "U2 is the big Grammy winner". [[CNN]].
  8. (April 8, 2006). "Antonio Banderas/Mary J. Blige".
  9. "6th Annual BET Awards – Show: Mary J. Blige performs "Be Without You"/"Enough Cryin'"".
  10. "The 2006 Billboard Music Awards (TV Special 2006)".
  11. "Mary J. Blige Wins Big At Billboard Music Awards".
  12. "49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List".
  13. (December 20, 2005). "The Breakthrough by Mary J. Blige Reviews and Tracks".
  14. Larkin, Colin. (2011). "[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]". [[Omnibus Press]].
  15. Browne, David. (December 23, 2005). "The Breakthrough".
  16. Sullivan, Caroline (December 9, 2005). "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/dec/09/popandrock.shopping6 CD: Mary J Blige, The Breakthrough]". ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved on April 16, 2011.
  17. Fadele, Dele. (January 7, 2006). "Mary J Blige – The Breakthrough (Geffen)".
  18. Hope, Clover. (October 1, 2023). "Mary J. Blige: ''The Breakthrough'' Album Review".
  19. Breihan, Tom. (February 2006). "CDs".
  20. "[http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-breakthrough The Breakthrough Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic]". [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved on April 16, 2011.
  21. Gill, Andy. (December 9, 2005). "Album: Mary J Blige, The Breakthrough (Geffen)".
  22. Pareles, Jon. (December 19, 2005). "CRITICS' CHOICE: NEW CD'S; Listen Up, All My Troubled Sistahs".
  23. Inskeep, Thomas. (January 17, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, The Breakthrough".
  24. Walters, Barry. (January 16, 2006). "The Breakthrough".
  25. Mayers, Norman. (January 23, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, The Breakthrough".
  26. Kellman, Andy (December 20, 2005). "[{{AllMusic. AllMusic: Review]". [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved on April 16, 2011.
  27. Nichols, Natalie. (December 11, 2005). "For Blige, time to give back".
  28. Jones, Steve. (December 20, 2005). "Another Blige 'Breakthrough'; another Biggie tribute".
  29. King, Jason. (January 17, 2006). "The Royal She".
  30. Cinquemani, Sal. (December 22, 2005). "Mary J. Blige: The Breakthrough".
  31. Murphy, John. (December 12, 2005). "Mary J. Blige – The Breakthrough (Geffen)".
  32. Murphy, John. (February 13, 2006). "Mary J. Blige – The Breakthrough (Geffen)".
  33. Cohen, Sandy. (December 7, 2006). ""Breakthrough" for Blige: 8 Grammy nominations". [[The Seattle Times]].
  34. "Mary J. Blige". [[Grammy.com]].
  35. (November 20, 2006). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company.
  36. Hasty, Katie. (December 4, 2006). "Mary J. Blige Wins Big At Billboard Music Awards".
  37. "The 2006 Billboard Music Awards (TV Special 2006)".
  38. (March 15, 2007). "THE 38th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS TAKES PLACE WITH SUPERSTAR ENTERTAINER LL COOL J AS HOST".
  39. McKay, Mary-Jayne. (December 18, 2006). "The 10 Best Albums Of 2006".
  40. "Pazz Jop 2005 Lists". [[Village Voice]].
  41. (December 28, 2005). "Blige's 'Breakthrough' Bows At No. 1".
  42. Cohen, Jonathan. (November 21, 2007). "Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'".
  43. Mitchell, Gail. (December 12, 2009). "Strength of Character".
  44. "Mary J. Blige certification".
  45. "Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough (U.S. 2xLP Edition)".
  46. "Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough (Europe CD)".
  47. "Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough (Australia CD)".
  48. "Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough (South Africa CD)".
  49. "Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough (UK CD)".
  50. "The Breakthrough (Deluxe) by Mary J. Blige on Apple Music".
  51. (January 13, 2006). "Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough (Japan CD)".
  52. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-breakthrough-r812098/credits The Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige. AllMusic: Credits]. Allmusic. Retrieved on April 16, 2011.
  53. (May 22, 2006). "ARIA Urban Album Chart – Week Commencing 22nd May 2006".
  54. (February 12, 2006). "Albums : Top 100".
  55. link. [[Oricon]]
  56. "Taiwan 1/2006". Five-Music.
  57. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2006". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].
  58. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2006". [[Dutch Charts]].
  59. "Tops de L'Année {{!}} Top Albums – 2006". [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]].
  60. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2006". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
  61. "Årslista Album – År 2006". [[Sverigetopplistan]].
  62. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006".
  63. "The Official UK Albums Chart: 2006". [[UKChartsPlus]].
  64. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006".
  65. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006".
  66. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  67. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007".
  68. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007".
  69. (2009). "Decade End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums".
  70. link. [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

2005-albumsalbums-produced-by-9th-wonderalbums-produced-by-bryan-michael-coxalbums-produced-by-cool-&-drealbums-produced-by-d'milealbums-produced-by-dre-&-vidalalbums-produced-by-jimmy-jam-and-terry-lewisalbums-produced-by-j.u.s.t.i.c.e.-leaguealbums-produced-by-raphael-saadiqalbums-produced-by-rich-harrisonalbums-produced-by-rodney-jerkinsalbums-produced-by-ron-fairalbums-produced-by-will.i.amgeffen-records-albumsgrammy-award-for-best-r&b-albummary-j.-blige-albumsinterscope-geffen-a&m-records-albums