Urban music was massive in 2001 and it's set to get even bigger in 2002.
In this week's Newsround Extra Matthew Price took a look at the growth of the black music scene and found out why it's so popular.
In 2001 music like hip hop, drum'n'base, R'n'B and garage, was the biggest selling style of music, second to only to pop.
Outsold Hear'Say