Article: Diversity reigns in album race: no front-runners emerge as rock, rap, country, jazz-inflected pop and retro R&B jockey for position.(V PLUS: GRAMMY AWARDS)

The album of the year category touts one of the most diverse collection of nominees ever seen. While two of the albums have tallied a significant number of sales, there is neither a front-runner nor an album that can be counted out. The last four years have seen the award go to a country trio, a rock band, a deceased R&B legend and a rap duo. Here's this year's breakdown.

"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace"

Fog Fighters

Genre: Rock

U.S. sales: 600,000

Release date: Sept. 25, 2007

Reviews: Entertainment Weekly raved; the New York Times called it Dave Grohl's "shrewdest effort yet."

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