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color: inherit; background-color: lightsteelblue; font-size: 125%;">Confessions</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Usher_-_Confessions_album_cover.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f7/Usher_-_Confessions_album_cover.png/220px-Usher_-_Confessions_album_cover.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Usher_-_Confessions_album_cover.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">March 23, 2004</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">2003–2004</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>60:30</li><li>77:22 (special edition)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a></li><li>Destro Music</li><li><a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Jon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lil' Jon">Lil' Jon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Thicke" title="Robin Thicke">Robin Thicke</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Just_Blaze" title="Just Blaze">Just Blaze</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Dre & Vidal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Avila_Brothers" title="The Avila Brothers">Bobby Ross Avila</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness" title="Sounds of Blackness">James "Big Jim" Wright</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><a href="/wiki/8701" title="8701">8701</a> (2001) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em">Confessions (2004) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><a href="/wiki/Here_I_Stand_(Usher_album)" title="Here I Stand (Usher album)">Here I Stand</a> (2008) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue;color:inherit;">Special edition cover</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Usher-Confessions.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/Usher-Confessions.jpg/220px-Usher-Confessions.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Usher-Confessions.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="314" data-file-height="318" /></a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from Confessions </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li>"<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>" Released: January 10, 2004<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Burn_(Usher_song)" title="Burn (Usher song)">Burn</a>" Released: March 21, 2004</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Confessions_Part_II" title="Confessions Part II">Confessions Part II</a>" Released: June 1, 2004</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and_Alicia_Keys_song)" title="My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)">My Boo</a>" Released: August 29, 2004<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Caught_Up_(Usher_song)" title="Caught Up (Usher song)">Caught Up</a>" Released: January 3, 2005<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> Confessions is the fourth <a href="/wiki/Studio_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio album">studio album</a> by American singer <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a>. It was released on March 23, 2004, by <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a>. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2003 to 2004, with its production on the album being handled by his longtime collaborator <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a>, among others. Primarily an <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> album, Confessions showcases Usher as a <a href="/wiki/Crooner" title="Crooner">crooner</a> through a mixture of <a href="/wiki/Ballads" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballads">ballads</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_musical_terminology#U" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of musical terminology">up-tempos</a>, incorporating musical genres of <a href="/wiki/Dance-pop#2000s" title="Dance-pop">dance-pop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Crunk" title="Crunk">crunk</a>. The album's themes generated controversy about Usher's personal relationships. However, the album's primary producer <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a> claimed the album reflects Dupri's own personal story. In the United States, the album sold 1.1 million copies in its first week. To boost sales amid threats of <a href="/wiki/Bootleg_recording" title="Bootleg recording">bootlegging</a>, the special edition for the album was issued, in which includes the single, "<a href="/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and_Alicia_Keys_song)" title="My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)">My Boo</a>" (a duet with <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>). Confessions earned Usher various awards, including the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_R%26B_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album">Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album</a>. According to <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>, it is the second-best selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States, behind <a href="/wiki/NSYNC" title="NSYNC">NSYNC</a>'s <a href="/wiki/No_Strings_Attached_(NSYNC_album)" title="No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)">No Strings Attached</a>. With over eight million copies sold in 2004, the album was viewed as a sign of recovering album sales in the United States, following three years of decline. It was also exemplary of <a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">urban music</a>'s commercial peak and dominance of the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_charts" title="Billboard charts">Billboard charts</a> in 2004. Confessions has been certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_Certification" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA Certification">fourteen-times platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA). As of 2006, the album has sold over 10.3 million copies in the US and over 15 million copies worldwide,<a href="#cite_note-fifteen-4">[4]</a> making it the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_21st_century" title="List of best-selling albums of the 21st century">best-selling R&B album of the 21st century</a> by a male artist. Usher would also promote it with the <a href="/wiki/Truth_Tour" title="Truth Tour">Truth Tour</a> the same year as the album's release, marking his first international tour. Confessions' concept, production and Usher's vocal delivery received acclaim since upon its release, and in 2020 the album was ranked number 432 on <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a> list.<a href="#cite_note-rollingstone.com-5">[5]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_recording">Background and recording</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and recording">edit</a>]</div> When he began recording Confessions in 2003, Usher claimed he did not want to work with any new producers.<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> Production began between Usher and <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a>, who produced his last two albums, <a href="/wiki/My_Way_(Usher_album)" title="My Way (Usher album)">My Way</a> (1997) and <a href="/wiki/8701" title="8701">8701</a> (2001).<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> In spite of his vision, Usher stated, "With this album I chose some new producers who I figured would definitely allow me to really articulate myself in a different way ... Every album you gotta grow. You gotta look for something different."<a href="#cite_note-Reid4-7">[7]</a> Dupri also invited his frequent collaborator <a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a>. The album features productions by <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Just_Blaze" title="Just Blaze">Just Blaze</a>, Usher's brother James Lackey, <a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Dre and Vidal</a>, among others.<a href="#cite_note-Reid2-8">[8]</a> When Usher felt that the album was completed,<a href="#cite_note-Reid2-8">[8]</a> with forty recorded songs, he submitted the album to his record label, <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Reid3-9">[9]</a> However, he and the company's then-president, <a href="/wiki/L._A._Reid" class="mw-redirect" title="L. A. Reid">L. A. Reid</a>, who listened to the record, thought something was missing in it. "You know what, there's like one or two more records that we just gotta get."<a href="#cite_note-Reid2-8">[8]</a> Usher was displeased with the decision; he felt returning to the studio was the hardest part and needed to re-motivate himself.<a href="#cite_note-Reid3-9">[9]</a> He went on recording a few more tracks with help from fellow <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlantans</a> <a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a>. Eventually, the team was able to produce songs like "Red Light" and "Yeah!". He also recorded songs with <a href="/wiki/P._Diddy" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Diddy">P. Diddy</a> and The Neptunes during one of those sessions, but those songs were not released.<a href="#cite_note-Reid3-9">[9]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition">edit</a>]</div> One of Usher's first steps in recording Confessions was deciding to reveal "his own little secrets".<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> Friend and former <a href="/wiki/A%26R" class="mw-redirect" title="A&R">A&R</a> rep named Kawan "KP" Prather thought the album would let the public know Usher personally. Prather said, "The music has never been the question, but people tend to buy into the artist. The more they know about you, the more they feel like they're there with you."<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> Primarily because of the album's personal content, Usher said that this is his chance to be real.<a href="#cite_note-2Reid2-10">[10]</a> He named the album Confessions because he felt it is his most personal record to date: "All of us have our <a href="/wiki/Pandora%27s_box" title="Pandora's box">Pandora's boxes</a> or skeletons in our closets. I let a few of them out, you know. I've got a lot to say. I've got a lot of things and stuff built in me that I just want to let go of."<a href="#cite_note-Skeleton-11">[11]</a> He wrote more songs than he contributed to his previous album. Several of the songs in this album were conceptually based on a situation. For instance, "<a href="/wiki/Burn_(Usher_song)" title="Burn (Usher song)">Burn</a>" was built around the winding down of Usher's two-year relationship with <a href="/wiki/Rozonda_%22Chilli%22_Thomas" class="mw-redirect" title="Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas">Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas</a> from American R&B-Hip hop <a href="/wiki/Girl_group" title="Girl group">girl group</a> <a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Vineyard-12">[12]</a> Dupri and Cox were talking and felt that there was a song in it, and started writing.<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> Similarly, with the title track "<a href="/wiki/Confessions_Part_II" title="Confessions Part II">Confessions Part II</a>", they were conversing about an impregnated mistress, and its concept was written down.<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> Usher recorded "Confessions Part II" during July 2003 recording sessions in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. When Usher sang the song's lyrics, the theme of cheating inspired him and Dupri to create two parts; "Confessions Part I" and "Confessions Part II". "Confessions Part I" can be heard at the beginning of the video for "Confessions Part II".<a href="#cite_note-2Reid2-10">[10]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_and_style">Music and style</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Music and style">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Confessions_Part_II.ogg" title="File:Confessions Part II.ogg">"Confessions Part II"</a></div> <div><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="31" data-mwtitle="Confessions_Part_II.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Confessions_Part_II.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/8/84/Confessions_Part_II.ogg/Confessions_Part_II.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></div> <div class="description">The song is set in <a href="/wiki/Time_signature" title="Time signature">common time</a> and has a moderate <a href="/wiki/Groove_(music)" title="Groove (music)">groove</a>.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> Its lyrics centers on the narrator's confession about impregnating his mistress.<a href="#cite_note-Reid3-9">[9]</a></div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr />Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</div> </div> Confessions falls mainly in the <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> genre.<a href="#cite_note-Reid4-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-Reid2-8">[8]</a> Usher commented that he chose to work with collaborators who know "... how to interpret R&B from a <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> standpoint, an old school throwback standpoint, a new school point, a traditional classic standpoint ..."<a href="#cite_note-3Ives-14">[14]</a> With producers and Usher set to produce such an album, however, other musical genres including <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> were incorporated. While he wanted to do R&B,<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> Usher also wanted his fans to experience hip hop at the same time: "I try to think outside the box."<a href="#cite_note-3Ives-14">[14]</a> When Lil Jon came on the scene, <a href="/wiki/Crunk" title="Crunk">crunk</a> was introduced to the R&B-centered album, specifically on the <a href="/wiki/Sean_Garrett" title="Sean Garrett">Sean Garrett</a>-penned song "<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>". Usher said, "'Yeah!' could be called the first consciously styled "crunk R&B" record."<a href="#cite_note-Skeleton-11">[11]</a> The album also includes various <a href="/wiki/Slow_jam" title="Slow jam">slow jams</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2Reid2-10">[10]</a> This record also introduces a new style for Usher, focusing on his voice and technique. <a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Andre "Dre" Harris and Vidal Davis</a> listened to 8701 and felt that "Usher really needs to sing hard and let people know his vocal ability".<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> With efforts focused on the record to demonstrate his vocal ability to listeners, songs such as "Superstar" and "Follow Me" exhibited Usher in a type of "crooner mode".<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Ballad_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballad (music)">ballad</a>-oriented "Burn" also showcases his vocal aptitude.<a href="#cite_note-Reid5-15">[15]</a> Usher credits <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> with the album's reputation of being transparent, and <a href="/wiki/Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony" title="Bone Thugs-n-Harmony">Bone Thugs-n-Harmony</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip-hop</a> sound of the album, stating in an interview with <a href="/wiki/Sway_Calloway" title="Sway Calloway">Sway</a>: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote">I have Eminem to thank for that...well, in a time where I felt like music was in transition, and R&B specifically was in a place where it could go older, or it could kind of be what it was. Right? You had all these great, you know, artists that were either performers, dancers, singers, whatever...but I felt like there, the honesty. The honesty of hip-hop, and what Eminem was saying on his records, it motivated me. Like, yo if he could be that honest, you know through hip-hop - and there've been other stories, storytellers, but never quite as vivid as his. So I was like, we need to keep it real like Em. I wanna go all the way in, so lemme talk about the unspoken, the shit that people don't want to talk about and don't want to have to deal with. So, that's what Confessions kinda kicked in. And I got that Cleveland, because, you know with the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, you know what I'm saying is to just understanding that the rhythm and the flip of it to make it be able to make it be at least, you know, hip-hop appropriate. You know what I'm saying? That's what it was. And that kinda recreated what I felt R&B was and what it is to day, in some ways.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Release">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Usher.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Usher smiling" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Usher.jpg" decoding="async" width="138" height="186" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="186" /></a><figcaption>Usher on April 23, 2004.</figcaption></figure> Confessions was slated to be released on November 6, 2003. However, due to marketing issues, the scheduled date was moved to March 23 of the following year.<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-Reid2-8">[8]</a> With several songs recorded, Usher faced the challenge of determining the final track listing. Usher, Dupri, Reid, and then-A&R rep Mark Pitts each had their favorites among the forty, but decided to choose those which "came up consistently more".<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> The collective was able to settle on fifteen of them, with two interludes completing the seventeen track list. Many songs were set aside for future use, including "Red Light" and a remix of "Yeah!". Usher and Arista held advance listenings for the album, a few months before its actual release; he also appeared on TV guestings to promote Confessions.<a href="#cite_note-Reid3-9">[9]</a> With strategies to boost the album's sales albeit threats of stealing music in the internet, Usher and his management readied a follow-up release of Confessions with an additional marketing blitz.<a href="#cite_note-Jones-17">[17]</a> The idea was considered "musically driven" after Zomba, who absorbed Arista, management was excited about "<a href="/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and_Alicia_Keys_song)" title="My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)">My Boo</a>", a song that was recorded for the original version of the album but failed to meet deadline.<a href="#cite_note-Jones-17">[17]</a> However, it actually began when American R&B and <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>, who is featured on the track, "brought in that the talk of repackaging started".<a href="#cite_note-Jones-17">[17]</a> With the inclusion of "My Boo", they thought of the album as complete.<a href="#cite_note-Reid7-18">[18]</a> While they knew of other artists releasing special editions of their albums, the label felt that Confessions had the edge because of its previous success and its physical changes, including new <a href="/wiki/Cover_art" title="Cover art">cover art</a>, an expanded CD booklet, a pullout poster and a letter to fans from Usher.<a href="#cite_note-Jones-17">[17]</a> The new version includes "My Boo" and "Red Light", which were leaked alongside other songs that did not appear in the album,<a href="#cite_note-Reid8-19">[19]</a> and a remix of "Confessions Part II", and "Seduction"; original tracks were also improved like the extended version of "Confessions Part I" and a rap added by American rapper <a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a> in "<a href="/wiki/Throwback_(song)" title="Throwback (song)">Throwback</a>". The label itself treated the version a new album, with full media advertisements.<a href="#cite_note-Jones-17">[17]</a> The album was re-issued in October 2004,<a href="#cite_note-Sisario-20">[20]</a> seven months after its initial release.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Another expanded edition of the album, commemorating its 20th anniversary, is scheduled for release on November 1, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marketing">Marketing</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Marketing">edit</a>]</div> In selecting which single to release first, Usher and the label considered various marketing strategies. With many potential lead singles that could fare well in music markets, they were choosing between "Yeah!" and "Burn".<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> Even though "Burn" was just what the label was looking for, they believed that "Yeah!" would be a blockbuster.<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-Reid2-8">[8]</a> Meanwhile, they felt "Burn" also failed to meet their expectations: "'Burn' being a great song is one thing, but it's one of them things where people said, 'It's strong, but can we make history with that?' At the end of the day, you want an event."<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> Usher was skeptical about whether "Yeah!"—which is largely composed around crunk—would be a good choice, given his mindset envisioning "Confessions" as an R&B record.<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-Skeleton-11">[11]</a> KP recalled, "Everybody was scared to make that first step."<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a> With much debate between two songs, "Burn" was originally chosen as the lead single, with plans of filming its music video in late 2003.<a href="#cite_note-Reid4-7">[7]</a> Meanwhile, Lil Jon leaked "Yeah!" to DJs across the United States in November 2003.<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-Reid3-9">[9]</a> Originally, the label did not intend "Yeah!" as a proper single. Released to street DJs and <a href="/wiki/Mixtape" title="Mixtape">mixtapes</a>, it was meant to cultivate fans who waited for three years since the release of 8701.<a href="#cite_note-Skeleton-11">[11]</a> While record labels stayed idle during the Christmas season, "Yeah!" was getting favorable and quick response from radio stations though nobody was promoting; it was finally released as the lead single.<a href="#cite_note-Reid-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-Skeleton-11">[11]</a> To keep the album atop the chart, "My Boo" was targeted for release after "Confessions Part II" was diminishing on the Hot 100.<a href="#cite_note-Reid7-18">[18]</a> The <a href="/wiki/B-side" class="mw-redirect" title="B-side">B-side</a> of the UK release includes "Red Light" and "Sweet Lies". The single again topped the Hot 100, giving the album its fourth consecutive number-one. "Caught Up" was released as the album's fifth and final single, and reached number eight in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tour">Tour</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Tour">edit</a>]</div> Usher supported the album with a two-month concert tour called "<a href="/wiki/Truth_Tour" title="Truth Tour">The Truth Tour</a>". The tour set featured a small stage up on top of the main stage, where the band played with Usher and his supporting dancers left with enough room to perform. The smaller stage had a mini platform attached to it—which lowered to the main stage—and had two big staircases on both sides of it. To the left, a group of circular staircases climbed to the top, and to the right, there was a fire escape replete with steps and an elevator. <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, who had finished his own headlining tour for his 2004 album <a href="/wiki/The_College_Dropout" title="The College Dropout">The College Dropout</a>, was the opening act for "The Truth Tour".<a href="#cite_note-tour-24">[24]</a> Preceding Usher's entrance was a short movie showing him getting dressed, following on with him performing the opening song "<a href="/wiki/Caught_Up_(Usher_song)" title="Caught Up (Usher song)">Caught Up</a>", with Usher dressed in all white.<a href="#cite_note-tour1-25">[25]</a> The second song performed was "<a href="/wiki/You_Make_Me_Wanna..." title="You Make Me Wanna...">You Make Me Wanna...</a>", where two dancers stayed on the top stage with Usher while two male dancers came out to the lower level with two chairs each in their hands. Each dancer threw one chair up to the top, with Usher already in hand with his own chair, with everyone following a set dance routine.<a href="#cite_note-tour1-25">[25]</a> Following this, Usher performed "<a href="/wiki/U_Remind_Me" title="U Remind Me">U Remind Me</a>", where he danced by himself during a breakdown of the track.<a href="#cite_note-tour1-25">[25]</a> He then sang "That's What It's Made For", following on with the song "Bad Girl", where Usher was dressed up in a lavender suit and came out in a chrome chair.<a href="#cite_note-tour1-25">[25]</a> During the song, Usher picked out a female from the crowd, transitioning to "Superstar", singing to the fan.<a href="#cite_note-tour1-25">[25]</a> Usher continued singing to the fan, performing "Can U Handle It?", closing the song by kissing the fan who then left the stage.<a href="#cite_note-tour1-25">[25]</a> Usher closed his performance with Confessions' lead single "<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>".<a href="#cite_note-tour1-25">[25]</a> The American leg of the tour commenced on August 5, 2004, in Hampton, Virginia and concluded on October 7, 2004, in New York.<a href="#cite_note-tour-24">[24]</a> It was ranked as one of the highest-grossing tours of 2004, grossing $29.1 million.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_reaction">Public reaction</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Public reaction">edit</a>]</div> After Usher and his label held a few listening parties for the album,<a href="#cite_note-Reid6-27">[27]</a> controversies spread about the mistress-impregnating concept of "Confessions Part II".<a href="#cite_note-Reid3-9">[9]</a> Although Usher did not foresee such a reaction to the album,<a href="#cite_note-Reid6-27">[27]</a> Dupri already guessed, while making the album, what the public's reaction would be: "People are gonna question [Usher] on a couple of little lyrics ..."<a href="#cite_note-2Reid2-10">[10]</a> Coincidentally, Usher ended his relationship with Chilli early in 2004.<a href="#cite_note-3Reid2-28">[28]</a> People speculated about their breakup given the content of the album and Usher's early interviews about its themes. With lyrics Usher admitted to have written because of his guilty conscience, people assumed that he and Chilli broke up because he was unfaithful.<a href="#cite_note-3Reid2-28">[28]</a> In a February 2004 radio interview, Chilli claimed that Usher "cheated" on her, and that caused their relationship to split.<a href="#cite_note-Peterson-29">[29]</a> Amidst widespread rumors, Usher stated, "People assume things, because as I said, I pull from my personal experiences to make my music."<a href="#cite_note-2Reid2-10">[10]</a> He added that he loved Chilli, however, "... it just didn't work out. But cheating is not what caused the relationship to collide and crash ..."<a href="#cite_note-3Reid2-28">[28]</a> Although "Burn" is a reference to his dying relationship with Chilli<a href="#cite_note-Vineyard-12">[12]</a>—hence the title—Usher answered the press that the impregnating issue was not taken from a specific situation in his life.<a href="#cite_note-Skeleton-11">[11]</a> He also revealed that his friends who went through similar situations inspired him to write those songs: "... it's just something that I collectively got energy from everybody around me that had been through it."<a href="#cite_note-Reid6-27">[27]</a> In early 2006, Dupri revealed that the story behind the album is his: "... me cheating on my steady girlfriend, having a baby with that other woman and having to confess to everything that happened to my main girl."<a href="#cite_note-Vineyard-12">[12]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Critical reception">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Aggregate scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">71/100<a href="#cite_note-MC-30">[30]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Kellman-31">[31]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Blender_(magazine)" title="Blender (magazine)">Blender</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Caramanica-32">[32]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">B+<a href="#cite_note-Aswad-33">[33]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Sullivan-34">[34]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Hilburn-35">[35]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/The_New_Zealand_Herald" title="The New Zealand Herald">The New Zealand Herald</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Barry-36">[36]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">9.0/10<a href="#cite_note-pitchfork-37">[37]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Qmag-38">[38]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Sinagra-39">[39]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-40">[40]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">3.5/5<a href="#cite_note-Checkoway-41">[41]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Confessions was met with generally positive reviews. At <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a <a href="/wiki/Standard_score" title="Standard score">normalized</a> rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an <a href="/wiki/Weighted_mean" class="mw-redirect" title="Weighted mean">average</a> score of 71, based on 13 reviews.<a href="#cite_note-MC-30">[30]</a> Matt Cibula of <a href="/wiki/PopMatters" title="PopMatters">PopMatters</a> wrote that it "might be the best English-language pop album of the year".<a href="#cite_note-Cibula-42">[42]</a> <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a>'s Jem Aswad said that Usher "reveals his new-found maturity by opening with the grittiest song he's ever done."<a href="#cite_note-Aswad-33">[33]</a> Laura Checkoway of <a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a> said that, "Though Confessions doesn't bring Usher all the way to the artistic maturity one might hope for, tracking this star's progression definitely has its satisfactions."<a href="#cite_note-Checkoway-41">[41]</a> <a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a> magazine observed "addictive R&B hooks and all-dancin', all-lovin' subject matter boosted with hot production tweaks."<a href="#cite_note-Qmag-38">[38]</a> Amy Linden of <a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a> commented that "Usher's (alleged) character flaws are easily forgiven, though, because he can sing his cheating ass off," and concluded, "Like 2002's big-selling but underrated 8701, Confessions is a top-of-the-line pop-soul showcase that ... manages to be commercially savvy without coming off as too desperate. Sorta like Usher himself."<a href="#cite_note-Linden-43">[43]</a> Kelefa Sanneh of <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> said that near the end, the songwriting "fails" Usher on a "heavily front-loaded" R&B album, but felt that his performance is solid throughout: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote">The pleasure of listening to Usher is the pleasure of listening to a singer who knows exactly what he's doing. 'Truth Hurts,' a seemingly innocent (if plaintive) 1970s throwback, turns nasty when the narrator suddenly reveals that the first two verses were full of lies. Which raises the question: are these supposed 'confessions' true? He loves toying with his audience this way, loves telling us exactly how bad he is, then daring us to believe him.<a href="#cite_note-Sanneh-44">[44]</a></blockquote> In a mixed review, Caroline Sullivan of <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> criticized its "production gloss" and said that, although Usher's "fluid delivery" redeems weak tracks, there are only two "great songs"—"Yeah!" and the title track—and "17 less so."<a href="#cite_note-Sullivan-34">[34]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> writer Laura Sinagra said that he "is coming of age, again", but "still doesn't quite cut it as a horny roughneck".<a href="#cite_note-Sinagra-39">[39]</a> Jon Caramanica of <a href="/wiki/Blender_(magazine)" title="Blender (magazine)">Blender</a> viewed that Usher's songwriting "isn't a strength, and his ballads often drown in their own inanity".<a href="#cite_note-Caramanica-32">[32]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a>'s Elizabeth Mendez Berry called Confessions "Usher's strongest recording to date" but found the more sexual songs mundane.<a href="#cite_note-Berry-45">[45]</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a> from <a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a> cited "Confessions Part II" and "Bad Girl" as "choice cuts",<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> indicating "a good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money".<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Accolades">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Usher_Miami.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Usher in a white source with a small entourage, walking in a parking lot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Usher_Miami.jpg/220px-Usher_Miami.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Usher_Miami.jpg/330px-Usher_Miami.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Usher_Miami.jpg/440px-Usher_Miami.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1596" data-file-height="1135" /></a><figcaption>Usher at the <a href="/wiki/2004_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2004 MTV Video Music Awards">2004 MTV Video Music Awards</a> before winning his first two awards.</figcaption></figure> The album earned Usher numerous accolades. At the <a href="/wiki/47th_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="47th Grammy Awards">47th Grammy Awards</a>, he was nominated for eight categories and won three: <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_R%26B_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album">Best Contemporary R&B Album</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals">Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a> (for "My Boo") and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Melodic_Rap_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance">Best Rap/Sung Collaboration</a> (for "Yeah!"). Usher won awards at the 2005 <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Music Awards</a>: <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_R%26B/Soul_Album_%E2%80%93_Male" title="Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Male">R&B/Soul Album, Male</a> (for Confessions); <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_R%26B/Soul_Single_%E2%80%93_Male" title="Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Male">R&B/Soul Single, Male</a> for ("Confessions Part II"); <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_R%26B/Soul_Single_%E2%80%93_Group,_Band_or_Duo" title="Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo">R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo</a> (for "My Boo"); and R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut (for "Yeah!").<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> At the 2004 <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a>, he won four, including <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Album" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album">Favorite Soul/R&B Album</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Male_Artist" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist">Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist</a>. At the 2004 <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Awards" title="Billboard Music Awards">Billboard Music Awards</a>, Usher racked up eleven awards, more than any other artist in one night at the time. These include Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, and Hot 100 Song of the Year for "Yeah!". In December 2009 it was ranked as the best solo album and second best overall album of the 2000–2009 decade.<a href="#cite_note-BB-2000s-49">[49]</a> Its singles "<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Burn_(Usher_song)" title="Burn (Usher song)">Burn</a>, and "<a href="/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and_Alicia_Keys_song)" title="My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)">My Boo</a>" were all ranked as some of the best songs of the 2000–2009 decade, respectively placing in order at number two, number 21, and number 36.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commercial_performance">Commercial performance</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Commercial performance">edit</a>]</div> Confessions was commercially successful, selling 1.096 million copies in the United States in its first week of release.<a href="#cite_note-Todd-53">[53]</a> It became the highest-ever first week sales by an R&B artist,<a href="#cite_note-Todd-53">[53]</a> the second-highest first week sales for a male artist, and the seventh-highest first week sales of the recorded album charts history by SoundScan at the time of its release.<a href="#cite_note-Reid3-9">[9]</a> It also equates the combined first-week sales of his four previous album releases, including his live album called <a href="/wiki/Live_(Usher_album)" title="Live (Usher album)">Live</a>.<a href="#cite_note-D'Angelo-54">[54]</a> The feat also carved history in Arista records having the first in any of their released albums to reach such sales. The success of the thirty-year-old record label, however, was attributed to its merging with <a href="/wiki/Zomba_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Zomba Records">Zomba Records</a>.<a href="#cite_note-D'Angelo-54">[54]</a> As of March 2013 it has the tenth highest first week album sales in history.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> The album debuted at number one on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, becoming Usher's first number-one album.<a href="#cite_note-D'Angelo-54">[54]</a> Confessions also hit number-one on the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Albums Chart">Canadian Albums Chart</a> and the US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a>.<a href="#cite_note-charts-56">[56]</a> Its early, and successive, progress on the chart was said to be partly sustained by its strong single releases and plenty of press appearances and promotions.<a href="#cite_note-D'Angelo-54">[54]</a> With "Yeah!" propelling the album's debut atop the chart,<a href="#cite_note-D'Angelo-54">[54]</a> "Burn", the second single off the album, facilitated Confessions's continuing dominance as well.<a href="#cite_note-D'Angelo2-57">[57]</a> The first two released singles were competing on the Billboard Hot 100; the latter ended the twelve-week number-one chart run of the former.<a href="#cite_note-Whitmire3-58">[58]</a> As the album's third single, "Confessions Part II", was about to top the chart and Usher to join with English pop and rock group <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> as the only acts to achieve three consecutive number-one singles, American R&B singer <a href="/wiki/Fantasia_Barrino" class="mw-redirect" title="Fantasia Barrino">Fantasia Barrino</a>'s debut single "<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_(Fantasia_song)" title="I Believe (Fantasia song)">I Believe</a>" prevented it from happening.<a href="#cite_note-Whitmire2-59">[59]</a> Despite this, Usher became the first artist to top the Billboard <a href="/wiki/Hot_100_Airplay" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot 100 Airplay">Hot 100 Airplay</a> with three consecutive number-one singles.<a href="#cite_note-Whitmire2-59">[59]</a> "Burn" achieved only eight non-consecutive weeks on the Hot 100 after "Confessions Part II" topped the chart; it became Usher's second time to replace his own single at the top.<a href="#cite_note-Whitmire2-59">[59]</a> "Yeah!" and "Burn" were 2004's top best-selling singles in the United States, placing at number one and two respectively on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> Chart Year-Ender. Again, it honored Usher being the first act to achieve the feat since 1964 with the Beatles' "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand" title="I Want to Hold Your Hand">I Want to Hold Your Hand</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/She_Loves_You" title="She Loves You">She Loves You</a>".<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-60">[60]</a> The album continued its dominance on the chart. <a href="/wiki/D12_World" title="D12 World">D12 World</a> by <a href="/wiki/D12_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="D12 (band)">D12</a> ended its five consecutive weeks run at the top spot;<a href="#cite_note-Whitmire4-61">[61]</a> however, Confessions reclaimed the position the following week.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> The album spent a total 9 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the longest-running number one album of the millennium until 2009, when country singer <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> spent 11 weeks atop the charts with <a href="/wiki/Fearless_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Fearless (Taylor Swift album)">Fearless</a>.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> Over one month after its release, Confessions was certified triple-platinum by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> for three million US shipments.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Confessions topped the list of the most-shipped albums of 2004 in the United States and was the best selling album of the year with 7,978,594 copies sold.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> Confessions was the sixth best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the US.<a href="#cite_note-BB-2000s-49">[49]</a> In February 2024, it reached 14 million shipments in the US, according to the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a>.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a>Confessions sold over 15 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album by a Black artist in the 21st century.<a href="#cite_note-fifteen-4">[4]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Legacy">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_industry">Music industry</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Music industry">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Album_era" title="Album era">Album era</a></div> With sales of nearly eight million in 2004,<a href="#cite_note-NYT-68">[68]</a> Confessions was the most-shipped album of the year in the US.<a href="#cite_note-Vineyard2-69">[69]</a> Along with the success of the American singer <a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a>'s second album, <a href="/wiki/Feels_Like_Home_(Norah_Jones_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feels Like Home (Norah Jones album)">Feels like Home</a> (2004), as well as breakthroughs albums by many new and old artists, it was seen as a sign that US record sales were slowly recovering after three straight years of decline due to competing DVDs and video games and the prevalent <a href="/wiki/Copyright_infringement" title="Copyright infringement">music piracy</a>. By the end of 2004, the industry had sold 667 million albums, an increase of about 1.6 percent, as recorded by <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a>. Compared with sales records in 2003, the figures showed eight percent increase.<a href="#cite_note-NYT-68">[68]</a> The album's success also exemplified <a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">urban music</a>'s commercial dominance during the early 2000s, which featured massive <a href="/wiki/Crossover_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crossover (music)">crossover</a> success on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_charts" title="Billboard charts">Billboard charts</a> by R&B and hip hop artists.<a href="#cite_note-Molanphy-70">[70]</a> In 2004, all 12 songs that <a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2004">topped the Billboard Hot 100</a> were by African-American recording artists and accounted for 80% of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_rhythm_and_blues_hits_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)">number-one R&B hits</a> that year.<a href="#cite_note-Molanphy-70">[70]</a> Along with Usher's streak of singles, <a href="/wiki/Top_40" title="Top 40">Top 40</a> radio and both pop and R&B charts were topped by <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">OutKast</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Hey_Ya!" title="Hey Ya!">Hey Ya!</a>", <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Drop_It_Like_It%27s_Hot" title="Drop It Like It's Hot">Drop It Like It's Hot</a>", <a href="/wiki/Terror_Squad_Entertainment" title="Terror Squad Entertainment">Terror Squad</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Lean_Back" title="Lean Back">Lean Back</a>", and <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Goodies_(song)" title="Goodies (song)">Goodies</a>".<a href="#cite_note-Molanphy-70">[70]</a> Chris Molanphy of <a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a> later remarked that "by the early 2000s, urban music was pop music."<a href="#cite_note-Molanphy-70">[70]</a> In a year-end article for <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, writer Ben Sisario dubbed 2004 "the year of Usher".<a href="#cite_note-Sisario-20">[20]</a> The success of the album put Usher in the mainstream, becoming the biggest artist of 2004.<a href="#cite_note-Vineyard2-69">[69]</a> Others also said that Usher might be the successor of <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Ives-71">[71]</a> <a href="/wiki/Uproxx" title="Uproxx">Uproxx</a> says Confessions "has gone on to establish itself as one of the landmark albums in <a href="/wiki/Popular_culture" title="Popular culture">pop culture</a>", describing it as "an irreplaceable pillar in R&B lore".<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> According to <a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe magazine</a>, the album is credited for having "birthed" many contemporary albums such as <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a>'s <a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a>,<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> <a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Kaleidoscope_Dream" title="Kaleidoscope Dream">Kaleidoscope Dream</a>,<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>'s <a href="/wiki/So_Far_Gone_(mixtape)" title="So Far Gone (mixtape)">So Far Gone</a>,<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> <a href="/wiki/Omarion" title="Omarion">Omarion</a>'s <a href="/wiki/O_(Omarion_album)" title="O (Omarion album)">O</a>,<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Derulo" title="Jason Derulo">Jason Derulo</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jason_Derulo_(album)" title="Jason Derulo (album)">self-titled debut</a><a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> and others.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a>, who co-wrote and co-produced "Burn", earned credibility in the music industry for his role in the album.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> Cox had been producing records for several American artists, including Alicia Keys, <a href="/wiki/B2K" title="B2K">B2K</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a>, among others, but he considered "Burn" as his crowning moment, which earned him two Grammy Award nominations. With 2004 deemed to be his introduction to a larger, more mainstream audience, Cox stated in an interview for MTV that many people were starting to recount what he had done.<a href="#cite_note-Hall-80">[80]</a> A songwriter was awarded $44 million in a lawsuit involving a song from Usher's diamond-certified album Confessions after a jury sided with Daniel Marino in a claim that his "Club Girl" became Usher's hit "Bad Girl"<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> Confessions ranked 2nd best album of the 2000s on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of the Decade 2000s list, higher than any other solo album. The album is also ranked as the 16th best album on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of All Time.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> In 2020, the album was ranked number 432 on the Top 500 Albums of All-Time by Rolling Stone.<a href="#cite_note-rollingstone.com-5">[5]</a> With global sales exceeding 15 million, Confessions is the best-selling album by a black artist in the 21st century. Confessions makes Usher the only male solo R&B artist to sell 10 million copies of a single album in the United States during the <a href="/wiki/Soundscan_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Soundscan Era">Soundscan era</a> and the first of only two black artists to reach this mark since the year 2000. (The other black artist being American rapper <a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> with his debut album <a href="/wiki/Country_Grammar" title="Country Grammar">Country Grammar</a>.) After Confessions was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 10 million copies in the US, no new album was certified diamond until <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a>'s 2011 album <a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> reached diamond-status, the longest between any two new diamond albums since the inception of the association.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pop_culture">Pop culture</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Pop culture">edit</a>]</div> In 2020, music industry magazine <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>' ranked Usher the "Greatest Pop Star of 2004". Referring to a 2008 article from MTV, writer Shaheem Reid declared that "with Confessions, Usher has made the Big Connection [...]. That connection our parents felt when <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a> sang on the <a href="/wiki/Here,_My_Dear" title="Here, My Dear">Here, My Dear</a> album."<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> Billboard pointed out how most of the secrets revealed and storytelling in the album was inspired by Jermaine Dupri's situation, but they also noted Usher's marketing and "dalliances outside of his public relationship with TLC's Chilli that provided the material for Confessions". The writer praised Usher's commercial power during the Confessions era, as he would influence future pop stars: "Even if you didn't listen to R&B, you knew this album. And if you did listen to R&B, this was the blueprint for all your favorite stars to come: Drake, Justin Bieber, Miguel, Chris Brown and Omarion have all cited Usher's influence. And though <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> spoke about Thriller as the touchstone for her career-defining self-titled release in 2013, the way the lyrics tease revelations about her personal life with her husband, both good and bad, feels more indebted to Confessions than anything Michael Jackson wrote."<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> 15 years after the album was released, A. Harmony of <a href="/wiki/Bustle_(magazine)" title="Bustle (magazine)">Bustle</a> wrote it was "the catalyst that propelled him to superstardom" and "forever changed the landscape of music". Harmony noted the album's impact on R&B and pop music with the success of "Yeah!" leading "countless R&B stars, from Ciara to T-Pain, to launch careers on the foundation of Crunk&B". Te writer also noted the album's influence on <a href="/wiki/Trap_music" title="Trap music">trap music</a> and future generations of R&B and hip-hop artists. <blockquote>Think of trap soul as Crunk&B's mellowed, more subdued successor. Like crunk, it's punchy and heavily steeped in hip-hop influences. But like Usher's take on songs like "Yeah!" and "Follow Me," trap soul has contoured edges and smoother textures. From 6LACK's acerbic laments on love to H.E.R.'s dark, smoky vocals, current trends in R&B can be traced back to Usher's techniques. In this regard, Usher's mark on R&B is indelible; he not only inspired countless artists in the early 2000s, but also charted a course for today's stars.</blockquote> Harmony also pointed out the album's influence on the music industry and pop culture as a whole, as Confessions changed how albums are marketed and "proved that gossip can sell records". Later albums such as <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lemonade_(Beyonc%C3%A9_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lemonade (Beyoncé album)">Lemonade</a>, which was fueled by infidelity and divorce rumors with her rapper husband <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>, relationship rumors around <a href="/wiki/Janelle_Mon%C3%A1e" title="Janelle Monáe">Janelle Monáe</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dirty_Computer" title="Dirty Computer">Dirty Computer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Grande" title="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Thank_U,_Next" title="Thank U, Next">Thank U, Next</a> coming off the heels of her public break up with comedian <a href="/wiki/Pete_Davidson" title="Pete Davidson">Pete Davidson</a> were used as examples of how Usher's Confessions brought "the relationship between the gossip pages and the album charts... stronger than before".<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Track listing">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Confessions track listing</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Intro"</td><td> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>James Lackey</li><li>Usher Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">0:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Jonathan Smith</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Garrett" title="Sean Garrett">Sean Garrett</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_%22J._Que%22_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrick "J. Que" Smith">Patrick "J. Que" Smith</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Christopher Bridges</a></li><li>Robert McDowell</li><li><a href="/wiki/LRoc" title="LRoc">James Phillips</a></li><li>LaMarquis Jefferson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lil Jon</li><li>Garrett<a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:10</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Throwback_(song)" title="Throwback (song)">Throwback</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rico_Love" title="Rico Love">Richard P. Butler, Jr.</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Just_Blaze" title="Just Blaze">Justin Smith</a></li><li>Que Smith</li><li><a href="/wiki/Holland%E2%80%93Dozier%E2%80%93Holland" title="Holland–Dozier–Holland">Lamont Dozier</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Holland%E2%80%93Dozier%E2%80%93Holland" title="Holland–Dozier–Holland">Brian Holland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Holland%E2%80%93Dozier%E2%80%93Holland" title="Holland–Dozier–Holland">Edward Holland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_%22Popcorn%22_Wylie" title="Richard "Popcorn" Wylie">Richard Wylie</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Just_Blaze" title="Just Blaze">Just Blaze</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:01</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Confessions (Interlude)"</td><td> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond</li><li><a href="/wiki/One_Way_(American_band)" title="One Way (American band)">Valdez Brantley</a></li><li>Juan Johnny Najera</li><li>Aaron Spears</li><li>Arthur Strong</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">1:15</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Confessions_Part_II" title="Confessions Part II">Confessions Part II</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a></li><li>Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:49</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Burn_(Usher_song)" title="Burn (Usher song)">Burn</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox</li><li>Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:16</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Caught_Up_(Usher_song)" title="Caught Up (Usher song)">Caught Up</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Andre Harris</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Vidal Davis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Poo_Bear" title="Poo Bear">Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Toby" title="Ryan Toby">Ryan Toby</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Dre & Vidal</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:44</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Superstar (Interlude)"</td><td> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond</li><li>Brantley</li><li>Najera</li><li>Spears</li><li>Strong</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">1:04</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Superstar"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Davis</li><li>Boyd</li><li>Toby</li><li>Nyticka Hemingway</li></ul></div></td><td>Dre & Vidal</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:29</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Truth Hurts"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_%26_Terry_Lewis" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis">James Harris III</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_%26_Terry_Lewis" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis">Terry Lewis</a></li><li>Raymond</li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Avila_Brothers" title="The Avila Brothers">Bobby Ross Avila</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Avila_Brothers" title="The Avila Brothers">Issiah J. Avila</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_%26_Terry_Lewis" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Avila_Brothers" title="The Avila Brothers">Bobby Ross Avila & IZ</a><a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"Simple Things"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris III</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Raymond</li><li>B. Avila</li><li>I. Avila</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis</li><li>Bobby Ross Avila & IZ<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:58</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Bad Girl"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris III</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Raymond</li><li>Danté Barton</li><li>Wil Guice</li><li>B. Avila</li><li>I. Avila</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dante "Destro Music" Barton</li><li>Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis</li><li>Bobby Ross Avila & IZ<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:21</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"That's What It's Made For"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris III</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Raymond</li><li>B. Avila</li><li>I. Avila</li><li>James Q. Wright</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis</li><li>Bobby Ross Avila & IZ<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li><li>Wright<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:37</td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"Can U Handle It?"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Thicke" title="Robin Thicke">Robin Thicke</a></li><li>James Gass</li><li>Robert Daniels</li><li>Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Thicke</li><li>Pro J</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">5:45</td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"Do It to Me"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox</li><li>Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"Take Your Hand"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a></li><li>Raymond</li><li><a href="/wiki/Gamble_and_Huff" title="Gamble and Huff">Leon Huff</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_McFadden" title="Gene McFadden">Gene McFadden</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/John_Whitehead_(singer)" title="John Whitehead (singer)">John Whitehead</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Harrison</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:03</td></tr><tr><th id="track17" scope="row">17.</th><td>"Follow Me"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Davis</li><li>Boyd</li><li>Toby</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dre & Vidal</li><li>Toby<a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></li><li>Boyd<a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:30</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>UK edition bonus tracks</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track18" scope="row">18.</th><td>"Whatever I Want"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harrison</li><li>Raymond</li><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Otis" title="Johnny Otis">Johnny Otis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Davis" title="Maxwell Davis">Maxwell Davis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Shuggie_Otis" title="Shuggie Otis">Shuggie Otis</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Harrison</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track19" scope="row">19.</th><td>"Confessions Part I"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox</li><li>Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:21</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Special edition Version</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Throwback_(song)" title="Throwback (song)">Throwback</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Butler</li><li>J. Smith</li><li>P. Smith</li><li>Dozier</li><li>B. Holland</li><li>E. Holland</li><li>Wylie</li><li><a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jason Phillips</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Just Blaze</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Confessions Part I"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox</li><li>Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:21</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Confessions_Part_II" title="Confessions Part II">Confessions Part II</a>" (Confessions Special Edit Version)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox</li><li>Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:30</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Burn" (Confessions Special Edit Version)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox</li><li>Raymond</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Superstar" (Confessions Special Edit Version)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris</li><li>Davis</li><li>Boyd</li><li>Toby</li><li>Hemingway</li></ul></div></td><td>Dre & Vidal</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:10</td></tr><tr><th id="track18" scope="row">18.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and_Alicia_Keys_song)" title="My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)">My Boo</a>" (Duet with <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li><a href="/wiki/Manuel_Seal" title="Manuel Seal">Manuel Seal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Adonis_Shropshire" title="Adonis Shropshire">Adonis Shropshire</a></li><li>Raymond</li><li>Keys</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Seal<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:43</td></tr><tr><th id="track19" scope="row">19.</th><td>"Red Light"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>J. Smith</li><li>Garrett</li><li>P. Smith</li><li><a href="/wiki/Keri_Hilson" title="Keri Hilson">Keri Hilson</a></li><li>Robert McDowell</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lil Jon</li><li>Garrett<a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:48</td></tr><tr><th id="track20" scope="row">20.</th><td>"Seduction"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Harris III</li><li>Lewis</li><li>Raymond</li><li>B. Avila</li><li>I. Avila</li><li>James Q. Wright</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis</li><li>Bobby Ross Avila & IZ<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li><li>Wright<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:33</td></tr><tr><th id="track21" scope="row">21.</th><td>"Confessions Part II" (Remix) (featuring <a href="/wiki/Shyne" title="Shyne">Shyne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Twista" title="Twista">Twista</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox</li><li>Raymond</li><li><a href="/wiki/Shyne" title="Shyne">Moses Barrow</a></li><li>West</li><li><a href="/wiki/Twista" title="Twista">Carl Mitchell</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Dupri</li><li>Cox<a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:28</td></tr></tbody></table></div> Notes <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><a href="#ref_a">^[a]</a> signifies a vocal producer.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><a href="#ref_b">^[b]</a> signifies a co-producer.</li></ul> Sample credits <ul><li>"Throwback" contains a sample of <a href="/wiki/Dionne_Warwick" title="Dionne Warwick">Dionne Warwick</a>'s song "You're Gonna Need Me" (1973)</li> <li>"Superstar" contains a sample of <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hutch" title="Willie Hutch">Willie Hutch</a>'s song "Mack's Stroll/The Getaway (Chase Scene)" (1973).</li> <li>"Take Your Hand" contains a sample of <a href="/wiki/Harold_Melvin_%26_The_Blue_Notes" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes">Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes</a>'s song "Is There a Place for Me?" (1973).</li> <li>"Whatever I Want" contains excerpts from <a href="/wiki/Preston_Love" title="Preston Love">Preston Love</a>'s "Chili Mac".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Personnel">edit</a>]</div> Credits for Confessions adapted from <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> and album's liner notes.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Darcy Aldridge – backing vocals (track 11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Avila_Brothers" title="The Avila Brothers">Bobby Ross Avila</a> – co-producer (tracks 10–13, 20); guitar (tracks 10–12); keyboards (tracks 11–13); piano (tracks 11, 20); backing vocals (track 11); additional drum programming (track 12); <a href="/wiki/Moog_Taurus" title="Moog Taurus">Moog Taurus</a> (track 13); flute (track 20); Wurlitzer, scratches, and strings (track 10)</li> <li>Dante "Destro" Barton – producer and additional engineering (track 12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poo_Bear" title="Poo Bear">Jason Boyd</a> – vocal producer (tracks 7, 9, 17)</li> <li>Valdez Brantley – producer (track 8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a> – co-producer (tracks 4–6, 15, 21)</li> <li>Larry Cox – additional keyboards (track 14)</li> <li>Vincent Creusot – additional recording assistant (track 18)</li> <li>Ian Cross – engineer (track 10), additional engineering (track 21)</li> <li>Kevin "KD" Davis – engineer (track 16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Vidal Davis</a> – producer (tracks 7, 9, 17), mixing (tracks 7, 9)</li> <li>Vince DiLorenzo – engineer (track 7, 9, 17)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a> – producer (tracks 4–6, 15, 18, 21), mixing (tracks 4–6, 18, 21)</li> <li>E Bass – guitar (track 3)</li> <li>Blake Eisman – engineer (track 3, 19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faith_Evans" title="Faith Evans">Faith Evans</a> – additional backing vocals (track 9)</li> <li>Brian Frye – engineer (tracks 4–6, 15, 18, 21)</li> <li>John Frye – mixing (tracks 2, 19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Furch" title="Richard Furch">Richard Furch</a> – mixing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Garrett" title="Sean Garrett">Sean Garrett</a> – vocal producer (tracks 2, 10), backing vocals (track 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serban_Ghenea" title="Serban Ghenea">Serban Ghenea</a> – mixing (tracks 10–13, 17, 20)</li> <li>John Hanes – additional Pro Tools engineer (tracks 10–13, 17, 20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Harris" title="Andre Harris">Andre Harris</a> – producer (tracks 7, 9, 17), mixing (tracks 7, 9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a> – producer and instrumentation (track 16)</li> <li>Delicia Hassan – production coordination (track 2)</li> <li>John Horesco IV – engineer (tracks 4, 5, 21), mixing assistant (tracks 4–6, 15, 18, 21)</li> <li>Jun Ishizeki – additional engineering (track 21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Avila_Brothers" title="The Avila Brothers">IZ</a> – co-producer and percussion (tracks 10–13, 20), drums (tracks 10, 11, 13, 20), bass (tracks 10, 13), guitar (tracks 10, 20), scratches (tracks 10, 12), <a href="/wiki/Moog_Taurus" title="Moog Taurus">Moog Taurus</a> (track 10), keyboards (track 13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jadakiss" title="Jadakiss">Jadakiss</a> – rap (track 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam</a> – producer (tracks 10–13, 20), Fender Rhodes (track 11)</li> <li>LaMarquis Jefferson – bass (tracks 2, 9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Just_Blaze" title="Just Blaze">Just Blaze</a> – producer (track 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> – vocals (track 18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LRoc" title="LRoc">L-Roc</a> – additional keyboards (track 2)</li> <li>James Lackey – producer (track 1)</li> <li>Ken Lewis – engineer, mixing, and guitar (track 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Terry Lewis</a> – producer (tracks 10–13, 20)</li> <li>Kelly "Dread" Liebelt – additional engineering (track 9)</li> <li>Craig Love – guitar (track 19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a> – rap (track 2)</li> <li>Kevin Mahoney – additional engineering (track 21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mandler" title="Anthony Mandler">Anthony Mandler</a> – photography</li> <li>Daniel Marino – guitar (track 12)</li> <li>Matt Marrin – engineer (tracks 10–13, 20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Marroquin" title="Manny Marroquin">Manny Marroquin</a> – mixing (track 14)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Maserati" title="Tony Maserati">Tony Maserati</a> – mixing (track 16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Mincieli" title="Ann Mincieli">Ann Mincieli</a> – additional engineering (track 18)</li> <li>Tadd Mingo – assistant engineer (tracks 4–6, 15, 18, 21)</li> <li>Johnny "Natural" Najera – producer (track 8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paula_Patton" title="Paula Patton">Paula Patton</a> – backing vocals (track 14)</li> <li>Herb Powers – mastering</li> <li>Pro J – producer and instrumentation (track 14)</li> <li>Edward Quesada – assistant engineer (track 4)</li> <li>Mickael Rangeard – additional engineering (track 18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher Raymond</a> – executive producer, producer (tracks 1, 4, 8), lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (tracks 2, 10–14, 19, 20)</li> <li>Tim Roberts – mixing assistant (tracks 10–13, 17, 20)</li> <li>Donnie Scantz – engineer (track 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuel_Seal" title="Manuel Seal">Manuel Seal</a> – co-producer (track 18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyne" title="Shyne">Shyne</a> – rap (track 21)</li> <li>Jon Smeltz – mixing (tracks 7, 9)</li> <li>Jan Smith – vocal producer, vocal coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith</a> – producer and mixing (track 2, 19), additional backing vocals (track 2)</li> <li>Aaron Spears – producer (track 8)</li> <li>Chris Steinmetz – additional engineering (track 21)</li> <li>Patrice "ButtaPhly" Stewart – backing vocals (track 13)</li> <li>Arthur "Buddy" Strong – producer (track 8)</li> <li>Sean Tallman – assistant engineer (track 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Tan" title="Phil Tan">Phil Tan</a> – mixing (tracks 4–6, 15, 18, 21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Thicke" title="Robin Thicke">Robin Thicke</a> – producer and instrumentation (track 14)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Toby" title="Ryan Toby">Ryan Toby</a> – vocal producer (tracks 7, 9, 17)</li> <li>Tony "Proof" Tolbert – backing vocals (tracks 10, 12, 20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twista" title="Twista">Twista</a> – rap (track 21)</li> <li>Mark Vinten – engineer (tracks 2, 19)</li> <li>D.L. Warfield – layout design</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> – rap (track 21)</li> <li>Ryan West – engineer (track 3)</li> <li>Doug Wilson – (track 21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> – harmonica (track 4)</li> <li>Ghian Wright – assistant engineer (track 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness" title="Sounds of Blackness">James "Big Jim" Wright</a> – co-producer (tracks 13, 20), bass (tracks 11, 20), Wurlitzer (track 13), keyboards (track 20)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Charts">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Weekly charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Weekly chart performance for Confessions </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2004–2005) </th> <th scope="col">Peak position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Australia_Usher-89">[89]</a> </th> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Urban Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Austrian Albums (<a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Ö3 Austria</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Austria_Usher-91">[91]</a> </th> <td align="center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop</a> Flanders)<a href="#cite_note-ultratop.be-EN-92">[92]</a> </th> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop</a> Wallonia)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Wallonia_Usher-93">[93]</a> </th> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Albums Chart">Canadian Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardCanada_Usher-94">[94]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canadian R&B Albums (<a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a>)<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Danish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Hitlisten" title="Hitlisten">Hitlisten</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Denmark_Usher-96">[96]</a> </th> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Usher-97">[97]</a> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">European Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> </th> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Finnish Albums (<a href="/wiki/The_Official_Finnish_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="The Official Finnish Charts">Suomen virallinen lista</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Finland_Usher-99">[99]</a> </th> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_France_Usher-100">[100]</a> </th> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Usher-101">[101]</a> </th> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Greek Albums (<a href="/wiki/IFPI_Greece" title="IFPI Greece">IFPI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> </th> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Hungarian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Association_of_Hungarian_Record_Companies" title="Association of Hungarian Record Companies">MAHASZ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Hungary_Usher-103">[103]</a> </th> <td align="center">40 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Irish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Albums_Chart" title="Irish Albums Chart">IRMA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">FIMI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Italy_Usher-105">[105]</a> </th> <td align="center">34 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/Oricon" title="Oricon">Oricon</a>)<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> </th> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Malaysian International Albums (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_Malaysia" title="Recording Industry Association of Malaysia">RIM</a>)<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> </th> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Usher-108">[108]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norwegian Albums (<a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">VG-lista</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Norway_Usher-109">[109]</a> </th> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Polish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry">ZPAV</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Poland_Usher-110">[110]</a> </th> <td align="center">35 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-scotlandchart-111">[111]</a> </th> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Spanish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Productores de Música de España">PROMUSICAE</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Spain_Usher-112">[112]</a> </th> <td align="center">60 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_Usher-113">[113]</a> </th> <td align="center">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Usher-114">[114]</a> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Taiwanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/G-Music" title="G-Music">Five Music</a>)<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> </th> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_UK_Usher-116">[116]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Chart">UK R&B Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_UKR&B_-117">[117]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Usher-118">[118]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Usher-119">[119]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Year-end charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Annual chart performance for Confessions </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2004) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (ARIA)<a href="#cite_note-australianyearend2004-120">[120]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">59 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (SNEP)<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> </th> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">63 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Albums (OCC)<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Worldwide Albums (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2005) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (ARIA)<a href="#cite_note-australianyearend2005-133">[133]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">56 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">55 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (SNEP)<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">84 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Albums (OCC)<a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">90 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2023) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a> </th> <td>181 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2024) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a> </th> <td>135 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> </th> <td>72 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decade-end_charts">Decade-end charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Decade-end charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Decade-end chart performance for Confessions </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2000–2009) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (ARIA)<a href="#cite_note-ARIA_end_of_Decade-142">[142]</a> </th> <td align="center">91 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Albums (OCC)<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">72 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Certifications">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications for Confessions </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AustraliaUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-145">[145]</a> </th> <td>5× Platinum </td> <td>350,000‡ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/wiki/Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Music Canada</a>)<a href="#cite_note-CanadaUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-146">[146]</a> </th> <td>7× Platinum </td> <td>700,000‡ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Denmark (<a href="/wiki/IFPI_Danmark" title="IFPI Danmark">IFPI Danmark</a>)<a href="#cite_note-DenmarkUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-147">[147]</a> </th> <td>2× Platinum </td> <td>40,000‡ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">France (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<a href="#cite_note-FranceUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-148">[148]</a> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>100,000* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Germany (<a href="/wiki/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie" title="Bundesverband Musikindustrie">BVMI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-GermanyUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-149">[149]</a> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>100,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Hungary (<a href="/wiki/Association_of_Hungarian_Record_Companies" title="Association of Hungarian Record Companies">MAHASZ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-HungaryUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-150">[150]</a> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>20,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japan (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_Japan" title="Recording Industry Association of Japan">RIAJ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-JapanアッシャーコンフェッションズalbumCertRef-151">[151]</a> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>250,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/NVPI" title="NVPI">NVPI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NetherlandsUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-152">[152]</a> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>40,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">RMNZ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a> </th> <td>3× Platinum </td> <td>45,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Russia (<a href="/wiki/National_Federation_of_Phonogram_Producers" class="mw-redirect" title="National Federation of Phonogram Producers">NFPF</a>)<a href="#cite_note-RussiaUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-154">[154]</a> </th> <td>2× Platinum </td> <td>40,000* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Singapore (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_Singapore" title="Recording Industry Association Singapore">RIAS</a>)<a href="#cite_note-SingaporeUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-155">[155]</a> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>5,000* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Switzerland (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a> Switzerland)<a href="#cite_note-SwitzerlandUsherConfessionalbumCertRef-156">[156]</a> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>40,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-158">[158]</a> </th> <td>5× Platinum </td> <td>1,536,714<a href="#cite_note-uk_sales-157">[157]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-United_StatesUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-159">[159]</a> </th> <td>14× Platinum </td> <td>14,000,000‡ </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Summaries </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Europe (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-EuropeUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-160">[160]</a> </th> <td>2× Platinum </td> <td>2,000,000* </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Confessions_(Usher_album)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums" title="List of best-selling albums">List of best-selling albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States" title="List of best-selling albums in the United States">List of best-selling albums in the United 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=French+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+Usher+%E2%80%93+Confessions&rft.pub=Syndicat+National+de+l%27%C3%89dition+Phonographique&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsnepmusique.com%2Fles-certifications%2F%3Fcategorie%3DAlbums%26interprete%3DUsher%26titre%3DConfessions&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConfessions+%28Usher+album%29" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-GermanyUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-149"><a href="#cite_ref-GermanyUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef_149-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.musikindustrie.de/wie-musik-zur-karriere-werden-kann/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Confessions&strInterpret=Usher&strTtArt=2&strAwards=checked">"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Usher; 'Confessions')"</a> (in German). <a href="/wiki/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie" title="Bundesverband Musikindustrie">Bundesverband Musikindustrie</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Gold-%2FPlatin-Datenbank+%28Usher%3B+%27Confessions%27%29&rft.pub=Bundesverband+Musikindustrie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.musikindustrie.de%2Fwie-musik-zur-karriere-werden-kann%2Fmarkt-bestseller%2Fgold-%2Fplatin-und-diamond-auszeichnung%2Fdatenbank%2F%3Faction%3Dsuche%26strTitel%3DConfessions%26strInterpret%3DUsher%26strTtArt%3D2%26strAwards%3Dchecked&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConfessions+%28Usher+album%29" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-HungaryUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-150"><a href="#cite_ref-HungaryUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef_150-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://slagerlistak.hu/arany-es-platinalemezek/adatbazis/2004">"Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2004"</a> (in Hungarian). <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Hungarian_Record_Companies" title="Association of Hungarian Record Companies">MAHASZ</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Adatb%C3%A1zis+%E2%80%93+Arany-+%C3%A9s+platinalemezek+%E2%80%93+2004&rft.pub=MAHASZ&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fslagerlistak.hu%2Farany-es-platinalemezek%2Fadatbazis%2F2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConfessions+%28Usher+album%29" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-JapanアッシャーコンフェッションズalbumCertRef-151"><a href="#cite_ref-JapanアッシャーコンフェッションズalbumCertRef_151-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html">"Japanese album certifications – アッシャー – コンフェッションズ"</a> (in Japanese). <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_Japan" title="Recording Industry Association of Japan">Recording Industry Association of Japan</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Japanese+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC+%E2%80%93+%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA&rft.pub=Recording+Industry+Association+of+Japan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaj.or.jp%2Ff%2Fdata%2Fcert%2Fgd.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConfessions+%28Usher+album%29" class="Z3988"> Select 2004年10月 on the drop-down menu </li> <li id="cite_note-NetherlandsUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-152"><a href="#cite_ref-NetherlandsUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef_152-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.goudplatina.nl/database">"Dutch album certifications – Usher – Confessions"</a> (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/NVPI" title="NVPI">Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dutch+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+Usher+%E2%80%93+Confessions&rft.pub=Nederlandse+Vereniging+van+Producenten+en+Importeurs+van+beeld-+en+geluidsdragers&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goudplatina.nl%2Fdatabase&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConfessions+%28Usher+album%29" class="Z3988"> Enter Confessions in the "Artiest of titel" box. </li> <li id="cite_note-153"><a href="#cite_ref-153">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web 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Hung Medien.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Official+Swiss+Charts+and+Music+Community%3A+Awards+%28%27Confession%27%29&rft.pub=IFPI+Switzerland.+Hung+Medien&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swisscharts.com%2Fsearch_certifications.asp%3Fsearch%3DConfession&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConfessions+%28Usher+album%29" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-uk_sales-157"><a href="#cite_ref-uk_sales_157-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJones2016" class="citation news cs1">Jones, Alan (September 23, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/official-charts-analysis-bastille-hold-on-to-albums-chart-top-spot/066042">"Official Charts Analysis: Bastille hold on to albums chart top spot"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Music_Week" title="Music Week">Music Week</a>. Intent Media. Retrieved September 26, 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Music+Week&rft.atitle=Official+Charts+Analysis%3A+Bastille+hold+on+to+albums+chart+top+spot&rft.date=2016-09-23&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicweek.com%2Fanalysis%2Fread%2Fofficial-charts-analysis-bastille-hold-on-to-albums-chart-top-spot%2F066042&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConfessions+%28Usher+album%29" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-United_KingdomUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-158"><a href="#cite_ref-United_KingdomUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef_158-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/1493-1290-2">"British album certifications – Usher – Confessions"</a>. <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">British Phonographic Industry</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=British+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+Usher+%E2%80%93+Confessions&rft.pub=British+Phonographic+Industry&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bpi.co.uk%2Faward%2F1493-1290-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AConfessions+%28Usher+album%29" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-United_StatesUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef-159"><a href="#cite_ref-United_StatesUsherConfessionsalbumCertRef_159-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Usher&ti=Confessions&format=Album&type=#search_section">"American album certifications – Usher – Confessions"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Can_U_Get_wit_It" title="Can U Get wit It">Can U Get wit It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Think_of_You_(Usher_song)" title="Think of You (Usher song)">Think of You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Many_Ways" title="The Many Ways">The Many Ways</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/My_Way_(Usher_album)" title="My Way (Usher album)">My Way</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Make_Me_Wanna..." title="You Make Me Wanna...">You Make Me Wanna...</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nice_%26_Slow" title="Nice & Slow">Nice & Slow</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Way_(Usher_song)" title="My Way (Usher song)">My Way</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/8701" title="8701">8701</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Pop_Ya_Collar" title="Pop Ya Collar">Pop Ya Collar</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Remind_Me" title="U Remind Me">U Remind Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Got_It_Bad" title="U Got It Bad">U Got It Bad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Don%27t_Have_to_Call" title="U Don't Have to Call">U Don't Have to Call</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U-Turn_(song)" title="U-Turn (song)">U-Turn</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Confessions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Confessions_Part_II" title="Confessions Part II">Confessions Part II</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Burn_(Usher_song)" title="Burn (Usher song)">Burn</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Caught_Up_(Usher_song)" title="Caught Up (Usher song)">Caught Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and_Alicia_Keys_song)" title="My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)">My Boo</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Here_I_Stand_(Usher_album)" title="Here I Stand (Usher album)">Here I Stand</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_in_This_Club" title="Love in This Club">Love in This Club</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Trading_Places_(song)" title="Trading Places (song)">Trading Places</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moving_Mountains_(song)" title="Moving Mountains (song)">Moving Mountains</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Your_Name_(Usher_song)" title="What's Your Name (Usher song)">What's Your Name</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_in_This_Club_Part_II" title="Love in This Club Part II">Love in This Club Part II</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_I_Stand_(Usher_song)" title="Here I Stand (Usher song)">Here I Stand</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Raymond_v._Raymond" title="Raymond v. Raymond">Raymond v. Raymond</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Papers_(song)" title="Papers (song)">Papers</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Daddy_(Daddy%27s_Home)" title="Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)">Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lil_Freak" title="Lil Freak">Lil Freak</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/OMG_(Usher_song)" title="OMG (Usher song)">OMG</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There_Goes_My_Baby_(Usher_song)" title="There Goes My Baby (Usher song)">There Goes My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/More_(Usher_song)" title="More (Usher song)">More</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Versus_(EP)" title="Versus (EP)">Versus</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/DJ_Got_Us_Fallin%27_in_Love" title="DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love">DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hot_Tottie" title="Hot Tottie">Hot Tottie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lay_You_Down" title="Lay You Down">Lay You Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Somebody_to_Love_(Justin_Bieber_song)" title="Somebody to Love (Justin Bieber song)">Somebody to Love</a>" (Remix)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Looking_4_Myself" title="Looking 4 Myself">Looking 4 Myself</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Climax_(song)" title="Climax (song)">Climax</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scream_(Usher_song)" title="Scream (Usher song)">Scream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lemme_See" title="Lemme See">Lemme See</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dive_(Usher_song)" title="Dive (Usher song)">Dive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Numb_(Usher_song)" title="Numb (Usher song)">Numb</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hard_II_Love" title="Hard II Love">Hard II Love</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(Usher_song)" title="No Limit (Usher song)">No Limit</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crash_(Usher_song)" title="Crash (Usher song)">Crash</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Missin_U" title="Missin U">Missin U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Champions_(Usher_and_Rub%C3%A9n_Blades_song)" title="Champions (Usher and Rubén Blades song)">Champions</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rivals_(song)" title="Rivals (song)">Rivals</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Coming_Home_(Usher_album)" title="Coming Home (Usher album)">Coming Home</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Good_(Usher,_Summer_Walker_and_21_Savage_song)" title="Good Good (Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage song)">Good Good</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Standing_Next_to_You" title="Standing Next to You">Standing Next to You</a>" (Remix)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Collaborations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Party_Continues" title="The Party Continues">The Party Continues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Need_a_Girl_(Part_One)" title="I Need a Girl (Part One)">I Need a Girl (Part One)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lovers_and_Friends_(song)" title="Lovers and Friends (song)">Lovers and Friends</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Same_Girl_(R._Kelly_and_Usher_song)" title="Same Girl (R. Kelly and Usher song)">Same Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Better_on_the_Other_Side" title="Better on the Other Side">Better on the Other Side</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spotlight_(Gucci_Mane_song)" title="Spotlight (Gucci Mane song)">Spotlight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World_25_for_Haiti" title="We Are the World 25 for Haiti">We Are the World 25 for Haiti</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dirty_Dancer" title="Dirty Dancer">Dirty Dancer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Song" title="The Christmas Song">The Christmas Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Promise_(Romeo_Santos_song)" title="Promise (Romeo Santos song)">Promise</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Without_You_(David_Guetta_song)" title="Without You (David Guetta song)">Without You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Touch%27N_You" title="Touch'N You">Touch'N You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rest_of_My_Life_(Ludacris_song)" title="Rest of My Life (Ludacris song)">Rest of My Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_Missin%27" title="Go Missin'">Go Missin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/New_Flame" title="New Flame">New Flame</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Body_Language_(Kid_Ink_song)" title="Body Language (Kid Ink song)">Body Language</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Matrimony_(song)" title="The Matrimony (song)">The Matrimony</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Down_(Martin_Garrix_song)" title="Don't Look Down (Martin Garrix song)">Don't Look Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Back_to_Sleep_(song)" title="Back to Sleep (song)">Back to Sleep</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crush_(Yuna_song)" title="Crush (Yuna song)">Crush</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Party_(Chris_Brown_song)" title="Party (Chris Brown song)">Party</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Thru" title="Come Thru">Come Thru</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Much_(Marshmello_and_Imanbek_song)" title="Too Much (Marshmello and Imanbek song)">Too Much</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Peaches_(Justin_Bieber_song)" title="Peaches (Justin Bieber song)">Peaches</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Love_(City_Girls_song)" title="Good Love (City Girls song)">Good Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Transparency_(song)" title="Transparency (song)">Transparency</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-album songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_a_Mack" title="Call Me a Mack">Call Me a Mack</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_More_Can_I_Give" title="What More Can I Give">What More Can I Give</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Be_in_My_Heart" title="You'll Be in My Heart">You'll Be in My Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Kisser" title="Good Kisser">Good Kisser</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/She_Came_to_Give_It_to_You" title="She Came to Give It to You">She Came to Give It to You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Mind_(Usher_song)" title="I Don't Mind (Usher song)">I Don't Mind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chains_(Usher_song)" title="Chains (Usher song)">Chains</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wait_for_It_(song)" title="Wait for It (song)">Wait for It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/SexBeat" title="SexBeat">SexBeat</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/California_(Usher_song)" title="California (Usher song)">California</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Cry_(Usher_song)" title="I Cry (Usher song)">I Cry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Waste_My_Time_(Usher_song)" title="Don't Waste My Time (Usher song)">Don't Waste My Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Habits_(Usher_song)" title="Bad Habits (Usher song)">Bad Habits</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Glu_(song)" title="Glu (song)">Glu</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" 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Blige album)"> Growing Pains</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/I_Am..._Sasha_Fierce" title="I Am... Sasha Fierce">I Am... Sasha Fierce</a> – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_v._Raymond" title="Raymond v. Raymond">Raymond v. 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href="/wiki/By_Request_(Boyzone_album)" title="By Request (Boyzone album)">By Request</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Marshall_Mathers_LP" title="The Marshall Mathers LP">The Marshall Mathers LP</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chocolate_Starfish_and_the_Hot_Dog_Flavored_Water" title="Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water">Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justified_(album)" title="Justified (album)">Justified</a> (2003)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Confessions</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Idiot" title="American Idiot">American Idiot</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Arcadium" title="Stadium Arcadium">Stadium Arcadium</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loose_(Nelly_Furtado_album)" title="Loose (Nelly Furtado album)">Loose</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackout_(Britney_Spears_album)" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Calypso_(album)" title="Calypso (album)">Calypso</a> – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Belafonte" title="Harry Belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady_(Broadway_cast_recording)" title="My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording)">Music</a> from <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady_(Broadway_cast_recording)" title="My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording)">Music</a> from <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/The_Music_from_Peter_Gunn" title="The Music from Peter Gunn">The Music from Peter Gunn</a> – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></li> <li>1960: Music from <a href="/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music" title="The Sound of Music">The Sound of Music</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Camelot_(musical)" title="Camelot (musical)">Camelot</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_soundtrack)" title="West Side Story (1961 soundtrack)">West Side Story</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_soundtrack)" title="West Side Story (1961 soundtrack)">West Side Story</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1964: Music from <a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello, Dolly!</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film)" title="Mary Poppins (film)">Mary Poppins</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Poppins:_Original_Cast_Soundtrack" title="Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack">Original Cast Soundtrack</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Whipped_Cream_%26_Other_Delights" title="Whipped Cream & Other Delights">Whipped Cream & Other Delights</a> – <a href="/wiki/Herb_Alpert" title="Herb Alpert">Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/More_of_the_Monkees" title="More of the Monkees">More of the Monkees</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Monkees" title="The Monkees">The Monkees</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Are_You_Experienced" title="Are You Experienced">Are You Experienced</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jimi Hendrix Experience">The Jimi Hendrix Experience</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida_(album)" title="In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album)">In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida</a> – <a href="/wiki/Iron_Butterfly" title="Iron Butterfly">Iron Butterfly</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water" title="Bridge over Troubled Water">Bridge over Troubled Water</a> – <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar_(album)" title="Jesus Christ Superstar (album)">Jesus Christ Superstar</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Harvest_(Neil_Young_album)" title="Harvest (Neil Young album)">Harvest</a> – <a href="/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/The_World_Is_a_Ghetto" title="The World Is a Ghetto">The World Is a Ghetto</a> – <a href="/wiki/War_(band)" title="War (band)">War</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Goodbye_Yellow_Brick_Road" title="Goodbye Yellow Brick Road">Goodbye Yellow Brick Road</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Elton_John_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Elton John album)">Greatest Hits</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Frampton_Comes_Alive!" title="Frampton Comes Alive!">Frampton Comes Alive!</a> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Frampton" title="Peter Frampton">Peter Frampton</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Rumours_(album)" title="Rumours (album)">Rumours</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack)" title="Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)">Saturday Night Fever</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/52nd_Street_(album)" title="52nd Street (album)">52nd Street</a> – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/The_Wall" title="The Wall">The Wall</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Hi_Infidelity" title="Hi Infidelity">Hi Infidelity</a> – <a href="/wiki/REO_Speedwagon" title="REO Speedwagon">REO Speedwagon</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Asia_(Asia_album)" title="Asia (Asia album)">Asia</a> – <a href="/wiki/Asia_(band)" title="Asia (band)">Asia</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A." title="Born in the U.S.A.">Born in the U.S.A.</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston_(album)" title="Whitney Houston (album)">Whitney Houston</a> – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet" title="Slippery When Wet">Slippery When Wet</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_album)" title="Faith (George Michael album)">Faith</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Be_Cruel_(album)" title="Don't Be Cruel (album)">Don't Be Cruel</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown" title="Bobby Brown">Bobby Brown</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson%27s_Rhythm_Nation_1814" title="Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814">Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814</a> – <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(album)" title="Mariah Carey (album)">Mariah Carey</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Ropin%27_the_Wind" title="Ropin' the Wind">Ropin' the Wind</a> – <a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">The Bodyguard</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/The_Sign_(Ace_of_Base_album)" title="The Sign (Ace of Base album)">The Sign</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ace_of_Base" title="Ace of Base">Ace of Base</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Cracked_Rear_View" title="Cracked Rear View">Cracked Rear View</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hootie_%26_the_Blowfish" title="Hootie & the Blowfish">Hootie & the Blowfish</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill" title="Jagged Little Pill">Jagged Little Pill</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Spice_(album)" title="Spice (album)">Spice</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice Girls">Spice Girls</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Titanic:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture" title="Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture">Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Millennium_(Backstreet_Boys_album)" title="Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)">Millennium</a> – <a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/No_Strings_Attached_(NSYNC_album)" title="No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)">No Strings Attached</a> – <a href="/wiki/NSYNC" title="NSYNC">NSYNC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2001: <a href="/wiki/1_(Beatles_album)" title="1 (Beatles album)">1</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin%27" title="Get Rich or Die Tryin'">Get Rich or Die Tryin'</a> – <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a></li> <li>2004: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Confessions</a> – <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/The_Massacre" title="The Massacre">The Massacre</a> – <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Some_Hearts" title="Some Hearts">Some Hearts</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Daughtry_(album)" title="Daughtry (album)">Daughtry</a> – <a href="/wiki/Daughtry_(band)" title="Daughtry (band)">Daughtry</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/As_I_Am_(Alicia_Keys_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="As I Am (Alicia Keys album)">As I Am</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Fearless_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Fearless (Taylor Swift album)">Fearless</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/I_Dreamed_a_Dream_(album)" title="I Dreamed a Dream (album)">I Dreamed a Dream</a> – <a href="/wiki/Susan_Boyle" title="Susan Boyle">Susan Boyle</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/The_20/20_Experience" title="The 20/20 Experience">The 20/20 Experience</a> – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Frozen_(soundtrack)" title="Frozen (soundtrack)">Frozen</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/1989_(album)" title="1989 (album)">1989</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/25_(Adele_album)" title="25 (Adele album)">25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Damn_(Kendrick_Lamar_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Damn (Kendrick Lamar album)">Damn</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Reputation_(album)" title="Reputation (album)">Reputation</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/When_We_All_Fall_Asleep,_Where_Do_We_Go%3F" title="When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?">When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?</a> – <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Hollywood%27s_Bleeding" title="Hollywood's Bleeding">Hollywood's Bleeding</a> – <a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Dangerous:_The_Double_Album" title="Dangerous: The Double Album">Dangerous: The Double Album</a> – <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wallen" title="Morgan Wallen">Morgan Wallen</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Un_Verano_Sin_Ti" title="Un Verano Sin Ti">Un Verano Sin Ti</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bad_Bunny" title="Bad Bunny">Bad Bunny</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/One_Thing_at_a_Time" title="One Thing at a Time">One Thing at a Time</a> – <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wallen" title="Morgan Wallen">Morgan Wallen</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/The_Tortured_Poets_Department" title="The Tortured Poets Department">The Tortured Poets Department</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BTS" title="BTS">BTS</a> (2020–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_year" class="mw-redirect" title="List of best-selling albums by year">Album of the Year</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hybrid_Theory" title="Hybrid Theory">Hybrid Theory</a> by <a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a> by <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Come_Away_with_Me" title="Come Away with Me">Come Away with Me</a> by <a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> (2003)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Confessions</a> by <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/X%26Y" title="X&Y">X&Y</a> by <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_School_Musical_(soundtrack)" title="High School Musical (soundtrack)">High School Musical</a> by Various Artists (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_School_Musical_2_(soundtrack)" title="High School Musical 2 (soundtrack)">High School Musical 2</a> by Various Artists (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viva_la_Vida_or_Death_and_All_His_Friends" title="Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends">Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends</a> by <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/I_Dreamed_a_Dream_(album)" title="I Dreamed a Dream (album)">I Dreamed a Dream</a> by <a href="/wiki/Susan_Boyle" title="Susan Boyle">Susan Boyle</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recovery_(Eminem_album)" title="Recovery (Eminem album)">Recovery</a> by <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> by <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> by <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Memories" title="Midnight Memories">Midnight Memories</a> by <a href="/wiki/One_Direction" title="One Direction">One Direction</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frozen_(soundtrack)" title="Frozen (soundtrack)">Frozen</a> by Various Artists (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/25_(Adele_album)" title="25 (Adele album)">25</a> by <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lemonade_(Beyonc%C3%A9_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lemonade (Beyoncé album)">Lemonade</a> by <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%B7_(album)" title="÷ (album)">÷</a> by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Showman_(soundtrack)" title="The Greatest Showman (soundtrack)">The Greatest Showman</a> by Various Artists (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/5x20_All_the_Best!!_1999%E2%80%932019" title="5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019">5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019</a> by <a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Map_of_the_Soul:_7" title="Map of the Soul: 7">Map of the 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