Making the Band, the product of Bad Boy Entertainment CEO Sean Combs, also known as Diddy, has become an MTV phenomenon over the years, averaging 2.2 million viewers this past season, according to multichannel.com. Viewers tuned in to see all three Making the Band Acts live under one roof and compete to produce the best album.

Would it be Diddy's all-female group Danity Kane, that was completing its sophomore album? Day 26, from Making the Band 4, his all-male group that was working on its first album? Or perhaps Bad Boy's solo R&B artist, Donnie, would be crowned the best?

Thus far, Danity Kane and Day 26 have released their respective albums, and according to first week album sales, Danity Kane won the competition, selling 236,000 the first week and topping the 190,000 copies moved by Day 26. But with Danity Kane already having an established fan base, whose album is really the best?

Welcome to the Dollhouse -- Danity Kane"Bad Girl," was a good choice to welcome listeners to the "dollhouse" -- it's one of the successful up-tempo records on the album. The staccato repetition of "I can be your addiction/if you wanna get hooked on me" has the dual purposes of being a coy play to the opposite sex while also causing the listener to become, willingly or unwillingly, addicted to the track's catchy chorus.

In addition to the album's first single, "Damaged," which helped propel the LP's first week sales, "Pretty Boy," is another of the upbeat successes, with an '80s B-Boy influenced beat produced by Danja that saves the song from otherwise mediocre lyrics. "Lights Out," written by group member Dawn Richard, is definitely a club success and the likely next single, with Danity Kane demanding the listener to "turn off my lights/and see if you wanna get into my dark side."

By the album's fourth track, though, Dollhouse's cheesy plays for the opposite sex become old and unmemorable. Luckily, "Sucka For Love," the next track and one of the mid-tempo hits, gives the listener a breath of fresh air. The combination of airy Bryan Cox production and Danity Kane's breathy vocals singing "I'm addicted to kissin' and huggin'/touchin' and rubbin'/I'm a sucka for love, for love, for love ... " make it the prime song for a late-night rendezvous.

The obvious low points of the album are the slow tracks. "Poetry" is a failed attempt to show a deeper, more intimate side to Danity Kane, with the chorus proclaiming "Like poetry/you're hiding behind the words you speak/changing the words of the story" in whiny vocals that evoke an immediate eye roll and song change.

The album's final song is another less-than-mediocre track, a disappointing finale that asks "Is anybody listening?" The answer is a likely 'No' after the listener gets past the first half of the album.

Grade: C+

Day 26 -- Day 26

Though Day 26's self-titled album turned out surprisingly well, its first single "Got Me Going," was a disappointment that did not accurately reflect the feel of the self-titled LP, which calls to mind the classic male R&B groups of the '90s, such as Jodeci and Bad Boy's own 112.

"In My Bed," may have been a better first single option, with upbeat production from Bryan Cox that inevitably results in contagious head bopping. "Come With Me," has a clear Bad Boy influence. The singers make a play for that special someone by singing over a seductive beat "Come with me/I'll put you fast asleep/you'll be waking up with me/3 in the morning/feenin', askin' for more."

The album's highlights are the mid-tempo tracks. "Are We In This Together," has feel-good production by Cox and catchy lyrics that many people in relationships can relate to. "Since You've Been Gone" is another mid-tempo success that listeners can connect with when they're missing that special someone, singing "Since you've been gone/I just can't seem to get right/And I miss you more than you'll ever know."

The group's vocal talent truly shines in the slow tracks and ballads, especially "Come In (My Door's Open)" The track's production is truly reminiscent of '90s classics such as Jodeci's "Feenin'." The sensual lyrics make it a song that should be played behind closed doors. "You have the key unlock the door/don't stand outside in the cold no more/I got a place that you can be safe at/I told you before/walk in, what you waitin' for?" "Co Star" is a mellow track that may make the group irresistible to women with the singers proclaiming, "It's your show/All I wanna do is co-star."

While the group has vocal talent and successful songs thanks to production from some of the industry's finest, the vocals and production are overdone in tracks like "Silly Love" and "What It Feels Like," which are not improved by unmemorable, cringe-inducing lyrics. However, those tracks are the exception rather than the rule. For a debut album from a group that was the product of a reality show, the music is surprisingly good.

Grade: B+