Confessions

Confessions is the fourth studio album by Usher, released in March 2004 on LaFace Records and produced by Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon, Kanye West, and Bryan-Michael Cox. The album became one of the best-selling records of the decade, moving over ten million copies in the United States alone and debuting at number one on the Billboard 200. The first four singles, 'Yeah!', 'Burn', 'Confessions Part II', and 'My Boo', all reached number one on the Hot 100, making Usher only the second artist in history to achieve this feat. The record's narrative arc of romantic infidelity and emotional reckoning resonated deeply with audiences, combining club-ready production with surprisingly vulnerable songwriting. Confessions is widely considered Usher's magnum opus and one of the greatest R&B albums of the 2000s.