2000 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2000. This year was the peak of CD sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.[1]

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Specific genres[]

Events[]

January[]

  • January 1
    • In New York City, United States, at precisely midnight, Prince celebrates the start of the final year before the new millennium by playing his anthemic "1999", in what he vows is the song's finale.
    • British composer John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List.
  • January 11
    • Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for downloading 4000 pornographic images of children ends.
    • Sharon Osbourne quits as manager of Smashing Pumpkins after only three months. In a brash press release she announces she had to resign "for medical reasons: Billy Corgan was making me sick."[2]
    • Singer Whitney Houston is caught with 15.2 grams of marijuana in her bag at a Hawaii airport. She boards her flight to San Francisco before police can arrive to arrest her.[3]
  • January 14 – Rolling Stone reveals that the two children of Melissa Etheridge and her partner, Julie Cypher, were fathered by David Crosby.
  • January 18 – Spencer Goodman is executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, for the 1991 kidnap and murder of the wife of ZZ Top manager Bill Ham in 1991. Ham is present at the execution.
  • January 21–February 6 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch Nails. Mr. Bungle are originally named in the lineup, but are "kicked off" due to an ongoing dispute with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

February[]

  • February 9 – The Million Dollar Hotel, a film co-written by U2 lead singer Bono, premieres at the 50th Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival).
  • February 11 – Diana Ross divorces Arne Næss Jr., her husband of 14 years.
  • February 16 – The Silver Tassie, an opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage, receives its première at the London Coliseum, performed by the English National Opera.
  • February 23 – At the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, Santana win a record 8 Grammys in one night, tying Michael Jackson who won 8 in 1984. Among the awards won are Album of the Year for Supernatural and Record of the Year and Song of the Year, both for "Smooth" featuring Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas. Christina Aguilera won Best New Artist.
  • February 24 – Italian motorcycle manufacturing company Aprilia wins a lawsuit filed against the Spice Girls over a sponsorship deal that fell apart when Geri Halliwell left the group.

March[]

  • March 6 – Foxy Brown is injured in a car accident in Brooklyn, New York, in which her car hit a fence. Police discover that Brown was driving with a suspended driver license and order her to appear in court in April. Brown's license was suspended for failing to appear in court for a parking violation.
  • March 7 – heavy metal band Disturbed release their debut studio album The Sickness.
  • March 11 – 311 holds their first 3–11 Day concert at Tower Records in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
  • March 13 – Blink-182 end their European tour early after guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker succumb to strep throat.
  • March 21 – NSYNC rises to superstardom after the fast-paced sales of their second studio album No Strings Attached
  • March 24 – After violating a prior probation agreement by getting drunk, Ol' Dirty Bastard is ordered to undergo a 90-day diagnostic evaluation at the California Institute For Men in Chino, California.

April[]

  • April 1 – Ted Nugent angers Hispanic groups in Texas after onstage remarks he makes during a concert at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, in which he says that those who did not speak English should get out of America. He is banned from the venue as a result.[4]
  • April 4 – Mick Jagger attends the opening of an arts center named after him at Dartford Grammar School in southeast England.
  • April 6 – Shawn Colvin, James Taylor, Cyndi Lauper, Richard Thompson, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Elton John, Cassandra Wilson, Wynonna Judd, k.d. lang, Bryan Adams, and Mary Chapin Carpenter perform in New York as part of a tribute to Joni Mitchell.
  • April 12 – Metallica files a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer service Napster, as well as Yale University, University of Southern California and Indiana University for copyright infringement. Yale and Indiana are later dropped from the suit when they block access to Napster on campus computers.
  • April 25 – Nu Metal band Papa Roach releases their second studio album, Infest

May[]

  • May 1 – A $1.8 million civil fraud lawsuit is filed against Neil Young in Los Angeles Superior Court by a former Village Voice writer. The lawsuit charges that Young broke an agreement to have a biography written about him when he blocked the book's publication.
  • May 3 – 75-year-old tenor Carlo Bergonzi makes his final professional appearance at Carnegie Hall, in a concert performance of Otello.[5] After two acts, he is replaced by an understudy.
  • May 4 – Letters To Cleo play their last concert in Boston; they disband the following month.
  • May 5 – Rod Stewart undergoes an hour-long throat operation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to remove a growth on his thyroid, which turns out to be benign.
  • May 6 – John Mellencamp receives an honorary Doctor of Music degree as the commencement speaker for Indiana University's Class of 2000.
  • May 7 – Westlife releases their 2000 debut album with the release of their Billboard #1 hit single "Swear It Again", as the group's first and only single to have charted in the US
  • May 13
    • The 45th Eurovision Song Contest final, held in Stockholm's Globe Arena, is won by Denmark's Olsen Brothers and the song "Fly on the Wings of Love".
    • Dickey Betts is kicked out of The Allman Brothers Band and replaced with Warren Haynes.
  • May 16 – Prince announces that he has changed his name back to Prince now that his publishing contract with Warner/Chappell has expired. He had been known as an unpronounceable symbol, since 1993.[6]
  • May 24 – 50 Cent is shot nine times in Queens. After spending time in hospital he returns to recording and performing.
  • May 25 – Eddie Van Halen begins treatment for prevention of tongue cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.[7]
  • May 29 – Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey are named the Best Selling Male and Female artist of the millennium at the World Music Awards in Monaco.

June[]

  • June 8 – Sinéad O'Connor comes out as a lesbian in an interview with Curve magazine.[8]
  • June 17 – Aaliyah's "Try Again" reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It becomes the first airplay song in history to reach number one following new chart rules placed in 1998 that allowed airplay singles to chart for the first time.
  • June 20 – Britney Spears begins her Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour, her first world tour, visiting North America, Europe and Brazil in support her sophomore album, Oops!... I Did It Again. The tour was a commercial success and became the second highest-grossing tour by a solo artist in 2000, only behind Tina Turner's Twenty Four Seven retirement tour.
  • June 23–25 – The Experience Music Project, now the EMP Museum, opens in Seattle.
  • June 30 – Nine people are crushed to death during Pearl Jam's set at the Roskilde Festival, in Roskilde, Denmark.

July–August[]

  • July 21–22 – Oasis plays at Wembley Stadium. The first of this night is featured on the double CD and the DVD Familiar to Millions.
  • July 26 – A U.S. district judge orders the Napster to halt the trading of copyrighted music among its users, essentially ordering it shut down. A stay on the injunction is granted two days later, allowing the site to continue operating for the time being.[9]
  • August 1 – Experimental pop band Animal Collective release their debut album Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished under the name Avey Tare & Panda Bear.[10]
  • August 8 – A coalition of 28 U.S. states file a lawsuit against the major record labels, accusing them of keeping the prices of CDs fixed at artificially high prices since 1995.[11]
  • August 11 – Madonna gives birth to her second child, son Rocco. Film director Guy Ritchie is the father.
  • August 14 – Outside the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine performs a free concert protesting the two-party system. In a chaotic scene after the performance, police forcibly disperse the crowd and several arrests are made.[12]
  • August 16 – Rapper Eminem files for divorce from wife Kim Mathers.
  • August 20 – Skinny Puppy reunite for a concert at the Doomsday Festival in Dresden, Germany.
  • August 22 – Nu Metal band Mudvayne Released their debut studio album L.D. 50 (album)

September[]

  • September 7 – Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford is arrested for climbing on the set at MTV's Video Music Awards after his band lost the award for "Best Rock Video" to Limp Bizkit. The director of Rage's "Sleep Now in the Fire" video, Michael Moore, suggests Commerford was probably "just bored" by the show.[13] NSYNC performed their hit single "Bye Bye Bye".
  • September 11- Successful British girl group Sugababes release their debut single 'Overload'.
  • September 13 – The first Latin Grammy Awards are held.
  • September 23 – Isaac Stern celebrates his 80th birthday together with his 40th anniversary as President of Carnegie Hall.
  • September 26 – Pearl Jam releases twenty-five live albums, each taken from a different show on their European tour, as the initial part of the Pearl Jam Official Bootlegs series.

October[]

  • October 1 – Midnight Oil perform their single Beds are Burning at the closing of the 2000 Summer Olympics dressed in outfits clearly displaying the word "Sorry" in reference to Australian Prime Minister John Howard's refusal to apologise to the Stolen Generation.
  • October 2 – Radiohead release their fourth studio album, Kid A. While highly anticipated in the leadup to its release, the album is met with polarized responses from fans and critics as a result of its shift from the densely-layered alternative rock of its 1997 predecessor in favor of electronica-tinged post-rock. However, its reputation would grow more unanimously positive over the years, eventually being regarded by music analysts as one of the greatest albums of all time.
  • October 3 – Green Day release their sixth album Warning. Despite positive reviews from critics, it would end up a commercial disappointment compared to their previous efforts.
  • October 5
    • The Beatles release a hardcover book version of The Beatles Anthology, containing newly published photos and interviews with band members. The book went straight to the top of the New York Times Bestseller List.
    • EMI and Warner Music Group withdraw their application to the European Commission for a proposed $20 billion merger due to regulators' concerns. The merger would have concentrated 80% of the European music business into the hands of just four major labels.[14]
  • October 18 – Zack de la Rocha leaves Rage Against the Machine saying that the band's decision making process has completely failed.
  • October 24 – Linkin Park release their debut album Hybrid Theory. It has reached diamond certification by the RIAA, with 11 million units as of 2017, making it the best-selling rock album of the 21st century.
  • October 31 – Napster and BMG Music announce a partnership that would change the website into a subscription-based service offering legal downloads.[15]

November–December[]

  • November 5 – The fourth Terrastock festival is held in Seattle.
  • November 18 – A new musical adaptation of Georg Büchner's Woyzeck by Robert Wilson and Tom Waits opens in Copenhagen.
  • December 2
    • Tripp Eisen formerly of Dope replaces Koichi Fukuda in Static-X.
    • The Smashing Pumpkins played what was to be their final concert at the Metro Club in Chicago. The band would reunite in 2005.
  • December 22
    • Madonna marries film director Guy Ritchie, at Skibo Castle in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland with Gwyneth Paltrow, Stella McCartney, Sting, George Clooney, Jon Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Bryan Adams, Rupert Everett and others in attendance.
    • The Coen brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is released, scored by a T-Bone Burnett-produced soundtrack that revives the popularity of traditional American folk music and bluegrass.
  • December 31 – Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes marries actress Kate Hudson.

Bands formed[]

  • See Musical groups established in 2000

Bands disbanded[]

  • All Saints (reformed in 2006)
  • Art of Noise
  • Atari Teenage Riot (reformed in 2010)
  • B*Witched (reformed 2013)
  • Ben Folds Five (reformed in 2011)
  • Color Me Badd
  • Pezz (legal issue with band name, changed name to Billy Talent)
  • Candlebox (reformed in 2006)
  • Demonoid
  • Drain STH
  • Genesis (would sporadically reunite for reunion tours in 2006 and 2020)
  • The Golden Palominos
  • Hi-Standard
  • Hum
  • Jack Off Jill
  • June of 44
  • Kid Dynamite
  • Knapsack
  • Lifter Puller
  • Luna Sea
  • Luscious Jackson
  • Make-Up
  • The Paradise Motel (reform in 2007)
  • Phish (hiatus until 2002, disband in 2004)
  • The Posies (reformed in 2004)
  • Primus (hiatus until 2004)
  • Pure
  • Rage Against the Machine (reformed in 2007)
  • Sacred Reich (reformed in 2007)
  • Screaming Trees
  • Seaweed (reformed in 2007)
  • Skunk Anansie (reformed 2009)
  • The Smashing Pumpkins (reformed in 2006)
  • Soul Coughing
  • Spice Girls
  • Symposium
  • Urban Dance Squad

Bands reformed[]

  • The Presidents of the United States of America (after 1998 break)

Albums released[]

See also: Category:2000 albums

January–March[]

Date Album Artist Notes
J
A
N
U
A
R
Y 		1 Lump The Presidents of the United States of America Compilation
Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants Tribe Of Gypsies JVC /Victor Japan
4 Amanda Stott Amanda Stott Debut
Any Given Sunday Various Artists Soundtrack
These Words Angela Aki Debut
11 The Days In Between Blue Rodeo -
Live! Chuck Berry Live
Permanently Mark Wills -
Spit Kittie Debut
This Present Darkness Chimaira EP
14 The Screen Behind the Mirror Enigma -
17 How Strange, Innocence Explosions in the Sky -
The Lioness Songs: Ohia -
Mirror Flying Saucer Attack -
Radio Video Royal Trux -
18 Building Nothing Out of Something Modest Mouse Compilation
J.E. Heartbreak Jagged Edge -
Night Life Outsidaz Debut
The Skiffle Sessions – Live in Belfast 1998 Van Morrison with Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber Live
24 Razorblade Romance HIM -
25 Designs for Automotion Snapcase -
Guy III Guy -
Introduction to Mayhem Primer 55 -
Life'll Kill Ya Warren Zevon -
Masters Of The 1 & 2 – History's Greatest DJ's Various Artists -
Southern Discomfort Eyehategod -
A Thought Crushed My Mind Blindside -
Voodoo D'Angelo -
We Are the Streets The Lox -
31 Deggial Therion -
XTRMNTR Primal Scream -
F
E
B
R
U
A
R
Y 		1 Tha Eastsidaz Tha Eastsidaz -
Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970–1986 The Beach Boys Compilation
MP4: Days Since a Lost Time Accident Michael Penn -
New Day Dawning Wynonna Judd -
The Night Morphine -
2 Sonic Dynamite Pink Cream 69 -
4 Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? Blackmail Compilation
7 The Art of Self Defense High on Fire -
The Crybaby Melvins -
Incipit Satan Gorgoroth -
What A Beautiful Waste Socialburn Debut
8 The Better Life 3 Doors Down Debut
The Chainheart Machine Soilwork -
Demons and Wizards Demons and Wizards US
Let's Talk about Leftovers Lagwagon -
Live: A Night on the Strip L.A. Guns Live
Nia Blackalicious -
S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One Spooks Debut
Suicide Pact – You First Therapy? US
Supreme Clientele Ghostface Killah -
Y2K: The Album Screwball -
15 2gether 2gether -
Automatic Midnight Hot Snakes -
The Big Bang!: Best of the MC5 MC5 Compilation
Bloodflowers The Cure -
Book of Thugs Trick Daddy -
Hear My Cry Sonique -
The Suicide Machines The Suicide Machines -
Telling Stories Tracy Chapman -
Wonder Boys: Music from the Motion Picture Various Artists Soundtrack
21 The Next Best Thing Madonna Soundtrack
22 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out Yo La Tengo -
The Blue Room Union -
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Kid Koala -
The Fourth Legacy Kamelot -
Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy Mindless Self Indulgence -
Freak Magnet Violent Femmes -
Live at the Fillmore – February 1969 The Byrds Live
Look Away + 4 The Apples in Stereo EP
No One Does It Better SoulDecision Canada
Pennybridge Pioneers Millencolin -
23 The Virgin Suicides Air Soundtrack
28 Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Oasis -
Stiff Upper Lip AC/DC UK
29 BTNHResurrection Bone Thugs-N-Harmony -
Get Some Go Again Rollins Band -
Hooray for Boobies Bloodhound Gang US delayed release
Live at the Greek Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes Live
Machina/The Machines of God The Smashing Pumpkins -
MTV Unplugged Shakira Live
NakedSelf The The -
One Endless Night Jimmie Dale Gilmore -
Passenger Tara MacLean -
The Truth Beanie Sigel -
Two Against Nature Steely Dan -
Venom Breach -
M
A
R
C
H 		1 The Swiss Army Romance Dashboard Confessional Debut
3 Blackout Analysis Vendetta Red Debut
6 The Secret Language of Birds Ian Anderson -
7 Adventures of the Imagination Michael Schenker -
The Art of Self Defense High on Fire -
Da Baddest Bitch Trina -
The Dwarves Come Clean Dwarves -
How to Meet Girls Nerf Herder -
Launched Beatsteaks -
Revelation Armored Saint -
Shades of Purple M2M Debut
Snowfall Yanni Compilation
The Sickness Disturbed -
The State Nickelback -
Swagger Flogging Molly -
Turn Great Big Sea US
8 Romeo Must Die Various Artists Soundtrack
11 Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK múm Debut
12 Reflector Killing Heidi -
13 He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms… A Silver Mt. Zion Debut
The Platinum Album Vengaboys -
Revelation 666 – The Curse of Damnation Old Man's Child -
14 Additional Creations Joe Satriani -
Comatised Leona Naess Debut
Crack a Smile...and More! Poison -
Daisies of the Galaxy Eels US
Engines of Creation Joe Satriani -
From the Bottom to the Top Sammie Debut
Holy Dogs Stir -
Let's Get Free Dead Prez -
Maybe I'll Catch Fire Alkaline Trio -
The Road to El Dorado Elton John Soundtrack
Winners Never Quit Pedro the Lion -
16 The Closer You Get Six by Seven -
20 Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell -
The Noise Made by People Broadcast -
21 24 Hour Roadside Resistance Against All Authority -
Aquarius Aqua -
The Covers Record Cat Power Covers
Drawing Black Lines Project 86 -
Get Over It Mr. Big -
Gung Ho Patti Smith -
Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two Led Zeppelin Compilation
Magica Dio -
Nickel Creek Nickel Creek -
No Strings Attached NSYNC Studio
Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx Fishbone -
Reinventing the Steel Pantera -
Spend a Night in the Box The Reverend Horton Heat -
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) Ice Cube -
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes Death Cab for Cutie -
23 Killermachine Peter Pan Speedrock -
26 Perdition City Ulver -
27 Drawn from Memory Embrace UK
Engelbert At His Very Best Engelbert Humperdinck Compilation
Punishing Kiss Ute Lemper -
28 The Exies The Exies Debut
From the Screen to Your Stereo A New Found Glory EP
Infinite Stratovarius -
Like Water for Chocolate Common -
Opposite of H2O Drag-On -
Real Live Woman Trisha Yearwood -
Stage One Sean Paul -
Stomping Ground Goldfinger -

April–June[]

Date Album Artist Notes
A
P
R
I
L 		3 Live & Eclectic Ronnie Wood Live
Lost Souls Doves -
The Menace Elastica -
The Power Vanessa Amorosi -
4 Auto Code 3 Auto Boys 400 -
Can't Take Me Home Pink Debut
Dongs of Sevotion Smog -
Ecstasy Lou Reed -
Garage D'Or Cracker -
Grow Your Own ThaMuseMeant -
Nickels For Your Nightmares The Headstones -
Of One Blood Shadows Fall -
WYSIWYG Chumbawamba -
Yeeeah Baby Big Pun -
5 Famous in the Last Century Status Quo -
10 Buy Now... Saved Later One Minute Silence -
Heliocentric Paul Weller UK
Things to Make and Do Moloko First Moloko album with Paul Slowley (percussion), Eddie Stevens (keyboards) and Dave Cooke (guitar).
Veni Vidi Vicious The Hives -
11 Beethoven's Last Night Trans-Siberian Orchestra -
Both Sides of the Brain Del tha Funkee Homosapien -
Husslin' Kardinal Offishall EP
L Moe Live
L Version 3.1 Moe Live
Return of Saturn No Doubt -
S Club S Club US
Special Brew Bad Manners Compilation
Unrestricted Da Brat -
13 Rudeboys inna Ghetto Buju Banton Compilation
17 Now That's What I Call Music! 45 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
Taxidermy Queen Adreena -
18 The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Apples in Stereo -
Down Here Tracy Bonham -
Emotional Carl Thomas -
Figure 8 Elliott Smith -
Greatest Hits Ace of Base Compilation
Heavy Metal 2000 Various Artists Soundtrack
Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 Pink Floyd Live
Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Vince Gill -
Live from the Sun Dokken Live
My Name Is Joe Joe -
Stronger than Death Black Label Society -
Tripping Daisy Tripping Daisy -
Victory Running Wild -
Whitney: The Greatest Hits Whitney Houston Compilation
25 After the Eulogy Boysetsfire -
The Distillers The Distillers -
Fear of Flying Mýa -
The Heat Toni Braxton -
Promotional Copy Reggie and the Full Effect -
Infest Papa Roach -
Relient K Relient K -
Silver & Gold Neil Young -
Skull & Bones Cypress Hill -
State of Flow No Fun at All -
Summer Day Reflection Songs Donovan Compilation
Thug Walkin' Ying Yang Twins -
Useless Ünloco EP
27 Damned in Black Immortal -
28 Hagnesta Hill Kent English version. Swedish version released 6 December 1999
M
A
Y 		1 Bardot Bardot -
The Facts of Life (album) Black Box Recorder -
Internal Wrangler Clinic -
The Aislers Set -
2 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert Billy Joel Live
All Hands on the Bad One Sleater-Kinney -
Bachelor No. 2 Aimee Mann -
Don't Give Me Names Guano Apes -
Ghost Stories The Lawrence Arms -
Goodfellas 504 Boyz -
Homovore Cattle Decapitation Debut album
Pay Attention The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -
The Slash Years L7 Compilation
White Pepper Ween -
4 My Music at Work The Tragically Hip -
6 Summer in the City: Live in New York Joe Jackson Live
8 There Goes The Neighborhood Hush -
9 3 for One Chris Isaak Box Set
100 Broken Windows Idlewild -
The Ballad Collection Boyz II Men Compilation
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence Glassjaw -
Hot Rail Calexico -
I Wanna Be with You Mandy Moore -
Live at Ernesto's The Slackers Live
Mission Impossible II soundtrack Various Artists Soundtrack
The Business/Dropkick Murphys Split LP
Mystery White Boy Jeff Buckley Live
Open the Door Roger Hodgson -
The New America Bad Religion -
Smile The Jayhawks -
Survival Sickness The (International) Noise Conspiracy -
Thane to the Throne Jag Panzer -
This Time Around Hanson -
View from Masada Killah Priest -
When All Else Fails Bracket -
11 The Abba Generation A*Teens US
15 Excuses for Travellers Mojave 3 -
Supermodified Amon Tobin -
16 Balance & Options DJ Quik -
Before The Calm Witness US; Debut album
The Big Black Orange Goblin -
Binaural Pearl Jam -
Celestial Hi-Fi Sheavy -
Ear-Resistible The Temptations -
The Ever Passing Moment MxPx -
Farmhouse Phish -
The First of the Microbe Hunters Stereolab -
I Got That Work The Big Tymers -
Invincible Five US
The Last Dance Spice 1 -
Let's Do It for Johnny! Bowling for Soup -
The Madding Crowd Nine Days -
NYC Ghosts & Flowers Sonic Youth -
Oops!... I Did It Again Britney Spears -
Resolver Veruca Salt -
We Are Motörhead Motörhead -
23 Alma Caribeña Gloria Estefan US
Blazing the Crop Rae & Christian US
the construKction of light King Crimson -
Deathrace King The Crown -
Deviant Pitchshifter -
Inside Job Don Henley -
Love, God and Murder Johnny Cash Box Set
Mad Season Matchbox Twenty -
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem LP
Masterpiece Theatre En Vogue -
Mer de Noms A Perfect Circle -
The Platform Dilated Peoples -
Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous King's X -
The Singles Collection, Volume 1 Dropkick Murphys Compilation
Slick Shoes/Cooter Split Slick Shoes/Cooter Split EP
Superfast Dynamite Hack -
Vocalcity Luomo -
Wake Up Screaming Slick Shoes -
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) XTC -
Wishville Catherine Wheel -
29 Brave New World Iron Maiden -
Fevers and Mirrors Bright Eyes -
The Sophtware Slump Grandaddy -
30 dwightyoakamacoustic.net Dwight Yoakam -
High as Hell Nashville Pussy -
The History of Rock Kid Rock Compilation +1 new track
Mermaid Avenue Vol. II Billy Bragg and Wilco -
Mind over Matter Zion I -
J
U
N
E 		1 Broken Bracelet Michelle Branch -
Maroon The Webb Brothers -
5 The Captain Kasey Chambers US
6 Another Joyous Occasion Widespread Panic Live
Brutal Planet Alice Cooper -
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant Belle & Sebastian -
The Holiday Has Been Cancelled Mad Caddies EP
Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons Blonde Redhead -
Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath Various Artists Black Sabbath tribute
Problematic ALL -
Question in the Form of an Answer People Under The Stairs -
Rated R Queens of the Stone Age -
Reactionary Face to Face -
Tales Out of Luck (Me and the Drummer) Willie Nelson -
Transcendental Blues Steve Earle -
Voyage 34: The Complete Trip Porcupine Tree Compilation
12 7 S Club 7 -
The Golden D Graham Coxon -
One Sister2Sister Debut
13 Crush Bon Jovi -
Faith and Courage Sinéad O'Connor -
Fantastic, Vol. 2 Slum Village -
Mo Thugs III: The Mothership Mo Thugs Family -
The Moon & Antarctica Modest Mouse -
Power to the People Poison -
Pump Up the Valuum NOFX -
Riding with the King B.B. King & Eric Clapton -
The Unseen Quasimoto -
Z-Ro vs. the World Z-Ro -
16 Not That Kind Anastacia -
19 Pop Trash Duran Duran -
20 Anarchy Busta Rhymes -
Chinese Work Songs Little Feat -
Classical Mushroom Infected Mushroom -
De Stijl The White Stripes -
Domestica Cursive -
Down with the Scene Kid 606 -
Flash Flash Flash The Explosion -
Hold It Down Madball -
Invincible Summer k.d. lang -
Kaleidoscope Superior Earthsuit -
Let It Go The Clarks – – Now You See Inside SR-71 Debut
One Long Year Todd Rundgren -
One Voice Billy Gilman Debut
Quality Control Jurassic 5 -
Thunderstorm Iron Fire -
Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer Ayreon -
Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator Ayreon -
Versus God Dillinger Four -
White Pony Deftones -
22 Sound of Water Saint Etienne -
26 ØØ Void Sunn O))) Debut
Alone with Everybody Richard Ashcroft -
The Hour of Bewilderbeast Badly Drawn Boy -
27 Anthology Chuck Berry Compilation
Country Grammar Nelly Debut
Fortress Sister Hazel -
Gift Taproot -
Greatest Hits Queensrÿche Compilation
Half Hour of Power Sum 41 EP
High Society Kottonmouth Kings -
Insineratehymn Deicide -
The Notorious K.I.M. Lil' Kim -
Progress Pedro the Lion EP
Tonight and the Rest of My Life Nina Gordon Debut
30 Double Wide Uncle Kracker -

July–September[]

Date Album Artist Notes
J
U
L
Y 		3 G-A-Y Various Artists Compilation, UK
4 Cries of the Past Underøath -
Days Of The White Owl The Nerve Agents -
8 The Real Thing Midnight Oil Live
10 Parachutes Coldplay UK; Debut
11 Ad Astra Spiritual Beggars -
Art and Life Beenie Man -
New Tattoo Mötley Crüe -
Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage -
Lightbulb Sun Porcupine Tree -
Live on Stage Chuck Berry Live
Offerings: A Worship Album Third Day -
Out of Control Anti-Nowhere League -
Somewhere to Elsewhere Kansas -
Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile Everclear -
Swing Set Ani DiFranco EP
Wasting Time Mest -
12 Walk of Life Billie Piper -
13 1956 Soul-Junk -
16 The Hunter Persuader -
17 Minor Earth Major Sky A-ha -
Who Needs Guitars Anyway? Alice DeeJay -
18 2000 B.C. Canibus -
City of Syrup Big Moe -
From the Darkness into the Light Mellow Man Ace -
The Leprechaun Lil' Flip -
MobySongs 1993–1998 Moby Compilation
Now That's What I Call Music! 4 (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture Various Artists Soundtrack
Stay Out of Order The Casualties -
This Business of Art Tegan and Sara -
Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 Jill Scott Debut
Wishmaster Nightwish -
20 Punk-O-Rama 5 Various Artists Compilation
24 Now That's What I Call Music! 46 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
25 Clayman In Flames -
Covenant UFO -
Disconnected Fates Warning -
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book Wyclef Jean -
The Greyest of Blue Skies Finger Eleven -
Horrorscope Eve 6 -
If Then Else The Gathering -
Left and Leaving The Weakerthans -
Outbound Béla Fleck and the Flecktones -
The Savage Poetry Edguy -
Who Let the Dogs Out Baha Men -
31 Ronan Ronan Keating -
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The Big Picture Big L -
Fragments of Freedom Morcheeba -
Rancid Rancid -
Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished Avey Tare & Panda Bear -
Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia The Dandy Warhols -
Vavoom! The Brian Setzer Orchestra -
7 Summer's Stellar Gaze Silverstein EP
8 Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump De La Soul -
Deaf Forever: The Best of Motörhead Motörhead Compilation
Hot Shot Shaggy -
1000 Hurts Shellac -
OVO Peter Gabriel Soundtrack
Resurrection Halford -
To Hell and Back Sinergy -
Until the Ink Runs Out Eighteen Visions -
10 Ace Troubleshooter Ace Troubleshooter -
14 Little Kix Mansun -
Raging Speedhorn Raging Speedhorn -
15 Consent to Treatment Blue October -
Dubbing with the Banton Buju Banton Remix
Into the Abyss Hypocrisy -
Souls Aflame O.A.R. -
Water to Drink Victoria Williams -
We Still Crunk! Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz -
Wheatus Wheatus Debut
21 Liverpool Sound Collage Paul McCartney -
22 Broke Hed PE -
False Cathedrals Elliott -
V Spock's Beard -
L.D. 50 Mudvayne -
Playmate of the Year Zebrahead -
A Retrospective KRS-One Compilation
Steppin' Out Cleopatra -
Super Hits Donovan Compilation
Unchained Spirit Buju Banton -
When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 Incubus EP
Young World: The Future Lil Zane Debut
25 ID; Peace B BoA Debut
26 The Best Of Motörhead Compilation
28 Sing When You're Winning Robbie Williams -
29 Emotion Is Dead The Juliana Theory – – Four Cornered Night Jets to Brazil -
Genuine Stacie Orrico -
Look What I Almost Stepped In... The Vandals -
La Luna Sarah Brightman -
Mas Borracho Infectious Grooves -
Moment of Glory Scorpions With Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
R.A.W Daz Dillinger -
Set it Off Shuvel -
The Supremes The Supremes Box Set
2gether: Again 2gether -
Woody's Roundup Riders in the Sky -
You Were Here Sarah Harmer -
30 Chrysalis Anggun -
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Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet Spandau Ballet Compilation
Odyssey Number Five Powderfinger -
5 Black Seeds of Vengeance Nile -
Evan and Jaron Evan and Jaron -
Heartbreaker Ryan Adams -
Hyacinths and Thistles The 6ths -
Loud Rocks Various Artists Compilation
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music The Smashing Pumpkins -
The Paper Route Mack 10 -
The Teaches of Peaches Peaches -
Trapped in Crime C-Murder -
11 Felt Mountain Goldfrapp -
12 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage Cold -
Everything, Everything Underworld Live
Freaked Out and Small The Presidents of the United States of America -
Free Your Soul and Save My Mind Suicidal Tendencies -
G.O.A.T. LL Cool J -
The Good, the Bad, and the Funky Tom Tom Club -
Hellos & Goodbyes Buck-O-Nine Live
I Nightingale -
In Blue The Corrs -
It's Like This Rickie Lee Jones -
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Jimi Hendrix Box Set
King James Version Harvey Danger -
Maroon Barenaked Ladies -
Mi Reflejo Christina Aguilera Spanish-language
Music for People VAST -
Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya Boyz II Men -
Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris -
Relationship of Command At the Drive-In -
Righteous Love Joan Osborne -
Symbolic Voodoo Glow Skulls -
Twilight As Played By The Twilight Singers The Twilight Singers -
Ultimate Collection Aimee Mann Compilation
The Worst Tech N9ne -
18 Music Madonna -
Selmasongs Björk Soundtrack
19 14 Diamonds Stratovarius Greatest Hits
The Art of Drowning AFI -
Confederacy of Ruined Lives Eyehategod -
Fearless Terri Clark -
The Friends of Rachel Worth The Go-Betweens -
The Harsh Light of Day Fastball -
Live Cannibalism Cannibal Corpse Live
Milk Cow Blues Willie Nelson -
The Prodigal Son Nate Dogg -
S.D.E. Cam'ron -
Solaris Photek -
Something Like Human Fuel -
The State of New York vs. Derek Murphy Sadat X EP
Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft Guided by Voices Box Set
Timeless: Live in Concert Barbra Streisand 2xCD; Live
25 Dopethrone Electric Wizard -
Enemy of the Music Business Napalm Death -
House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Yes Live
Into the Light David Coverdale UK
Light Years Kylie Minogue -
26 Aaron's Party (Come Get It) Aaron Carter -
America Town Five for Fighting -
Arch Allies: Live at Riverport REO Speedwagon and Styx Live
Beware of Dog Lil' Bow Wow -
Bridging the Gap The Black Eyed Peas -
Friends for Schuur Diane Schuur -
Good Charlotte Good Charlotte Debut
The Hardest Part Allison Moorer -
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul Guru -
Learning to Breathe Switchfoot -
Let's Get Ready Mystikal -
New American Gospel Lamb of God -
New Found Glory New Found Glory -
New Train Paul Pena delayed 1973 release
Playaz of Da Game Juvenile -
Primitive Soulfly -
Revelation 98° -
Sailing to Philadelphia Mark Knopfler -
Shyne Shyne Debut
Ventilation: Da LP Phife Dawg LP
27 Duty Ayumi Hamasaki -
30 Darkness Forever! Turbonegro US; Live

October–December[]

Date Album Artist Notes
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Cult Apocalyptica -
DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax Nightmares on Wax Compilation
Hell's Kitchen Maxim -
Kid A Radiohead -
On Earth to Make the Numbers Up Fosca Debut
3 10 Enuff Z'Nuff Japan
Destroy the Opposition Dying Fetus -
If I Could Tell You Yanni -
Inches from the Mainline Slaves on Dope -
The Last of a Dying Breed Scarface -
Mardraum – Beyond the Within Enslaved -
Melodie Citronique Blonde Redhead EP
Oui The Sea & Cake -
Rhode Island Pelican City -
Saints & Sinners All Saints -
Sibling Rivalry The Doobie Brothers -
So Much for the Ten Year Plan: A Retrospective 1990-2000 Therapy? Compilation
Soul Assassins II Soul Assassins -
Soul Caddy Cherry Poppin' Daddies -
Violent by Design Jedi Mind Tricks -
Vivo Luis Miguel Live
A War Story Book I Psycho Realm -
Warning Green Day -
You Win Again Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis -
You're the One Paul Simon -
9 Black Market Music Placebo -
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven Godspeed You! Black Emperor -
Renegade HammerFall -
10 5th Dog Let Loose Flesh-N-Bone -
Ain't Life Grand Slash's Snakepit -
Alone in a Crowd Catch 22 -
Bette Bette Midler -
Blender Collective Soul -
Blue Moon Steve Holy Debut
Breach The Wallflowers -
The Door Keb' Mo' -
The Height of Callousness Spineshank -
The Very Best of Yanni Yanni Compilation
If I Could Only Fly Merle Haggard -
Rule 3:36 Ja Rule -
V-The New Mythology Suite Symphony X -
Vapor Transmission Orgy -
Warriorz M.O.P. -
Statement Nonpoint -
13 Big Picture Lies Sunk Loto Australia
16 Atomhenge 76 Hawkwind Live
Back to Mine: Faithless Faithless Compilation
High Visibility The Hellacopters -
The House of Atreus Act II Virgin Steele -
Renaissance Lionel Richie -
The Very Beast of Dio Dio Compilation
17 American III: Solitary Man Johnny Cash -
Back for the First Time Ludacris -
Bedlam Ballroom Squirrel Nut Zippers -
Born to Do It Craig David UK
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Limp Bizkit -
The Curtain Falls: Live At The Flamingo Bobby Darin -
Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 -
Eat at Whitey's Everlast -
In the Valley of Dying Stars Superdrag -
Iommi Tony Iommi -
Lost in the Feeling Mark Chesnutt -
Lounge Against the Machine Richard Cheese Covers album
Music from and Inspired by The Little Vampire Various Artists Soundtrack
PS I Love You Kid 606 -
The Rose that Grew from Concrete 2Pac Poetry
Skinhead Girl The Specials Covers album
Southern Rain Billy Ray Cyrus -
Train of Thought Reflection Eternal -
18 Casino Alcazar -
21 Spacebrock Hawkwind -
23 The Collector's Series, Volume One Celine Dion Compilation
Folkémon Skyclad -
Lemonjelly.ky Lemon Jelly -
Right Now Atomic Kitten Debut
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea PJ Harvey -
24 Bedlam Born Steeleye Span -
Borders & Boundaries Less Than Jake -
Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years Megadeth Compilation
Days In Avalon Richard Marx -
The Forbidden Love E.P. Death Cab for Cutie EP
Fozzy Fozzy Debut
Greatest Hits Lenny Kravitz Compilation +1 new track
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park Debut
Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective Spin Doctors Compilation
Ladies, Women and Girls Bratmobile -
Live @ the Key Club Pennywise Live
Love Ways Spoon EP
My Kind of Christmas Christina Aguilera Christmas
Night and Day II Joe Jackson -
Not the Tremblin' Kind Laura Cantrell -
Play: The B Sides Moby Compilation
Scattered, Smothered and Covered Hootie & the Blowfish Covers compilation
Shine: The Hits Newsboys Compilation
Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap Various Artists Rap covers by rock artists
Ten 13 Sammy Hagar -
Whoa, Nelly! Nelly Furtado Debut
30 All That You Can't Leave Behind U2 -
Blur: The Best Of Blur Compilation
Buzz Steps -
Follow the Reaper Children of Bodom -
31 Awake Godsmack -
Bizaar Insane Clown Posse -
Bizzar Insane Clown Posse -
Christmas Around the World Bradley Joseph Christmas
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Jay-Z -
The Essential Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Compilation
Freek Show Twiztid -
Gotta Tell You Samantha Mumba -
Haunted Poe -
King of the Beach Chris Rea -
Kissproof World Jane Wiedlin -
The Least Worst Of Type O Negative Compilation with remixes and unreleased tracks
Liquored Up and Lacquered Down Southern Culture on the Skids -
Loveboat Erasure -
Made Me Do It The Haunted -
No Name Face Lifehouse -
The Perfect Element, part I Pain of Salvation -
Road Rage Great Big Sea -
Sindustries Gardenian -
Stankonia OutKast -
Tomorrow's Sounds Today Dwight Yoakam -
Underground Vol. 3: Kings of Memphis Three 6 Mafia -
The Very Best of the Specials and Fun Boy Three The Specials and Fun Boy Three Compilation
We Have Come for Your Parents Amen -
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3 Cosmic Genesis Vintersorg -
4 Origin Evanescence -
6 Coast to Coast Westlife -
Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 Genesis Box Set
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars Fatboy Slim -
Planet Pop ATC -
The Unutterable The Fall -
7 El Cancionero Mas y Mas Los Lobos Box Set
Châtelet Les Halles Florent Pagny -
Close to a World Below Immolation -
The Color of Silence Tiffany -
Forever Spice Girls -
Hits+ Kylie Minogue Compilation
The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back blink-182 Live
Myths, Legends, and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2 The Aquabats Compilation
Pure Gary Numan -
Ride Wit Us or Collide Wit Us Outlawz -
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie: Music from the Motion Picture Various Artists Soundtrack
Saturday People Prozzäk -
The Seventh Song Steve Vai Compilation
Stilelibero Eros Ramazzotti -
Strait Up Snot -
TP-2.com R. Kelly -
War to End All Wars Yngwie Malmsteen -
13 1 The Beatles Compilation
Familiar to Millions Oasis Live
Ghost Tropic Songs: Ohia -
Seul Garou Debut
14 Aijuswanaseing Musiq -
Bridging the Gap Charlie Wilson -
The Collection: Volume Two Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Compilation
Conspiracy of One The Offspring -
Didn't See Me Coming Keith Sweat -
Enters the Colossus Mr. Lif EP
Exposed Chanté Moore -
Fuse Colin James -
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) Marilyn Manson -
Lovers Rock Sade -
Midian Cradle of Filth -
Musique Theatre of Tragedy -
My Favorite Headache Geddy Lee -
Now That's What I Call Music! 5 (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation
The Playa Rich Project Various Artists Compilation
Sound Loaded Ricky Martin -
20 Maxi On Takako Minekawa -
Now That's What I Call Music! 47 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
Shut Your Mouth Frenzal Rhomb Australia
21 Black & Blue Backstreet Boys -
Bottles to the Ground NOFX EP
Checkmate B.G. -
A Day Without Rain Enya -
Flashback Electric Light Orchestra Box Set
Greatest Hits Tim McGraw Compilation
Mama's Gun Erykah Badu -
Mass Romantic The New Pornographers Debut
Paradox Addendum The Crüxshadows EP
The Reunion Capone-N-Noreaga -
Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude Everclear -
Space Age 4 Eva 8Ball & MJG -
Things Falling Apart Nine Inch Nails EP
The W Wu-Tang Clan -
22 Futurama Supercar -
27 The Early Chapters of Revelation Therion Box Set
The Fake Sound of Progress Lostprophets -
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country Boards of Canada EP
Intermission dc Talk Compilation
It's All About the Stragglers Artful Dodger -
One Touch Sugababes UK
Roll On The Living End Australia
Since I Left You The Avalanches [16]
Thelema.6 Behemoth -
Tomorrow Comes Today Gorillaz EP
28 Catch the Wind Donovan Compilation
Dawn of Victory Rhapsody -
Ghetto Postage Master P -
Lyricist Lounge 2 Various Artists Compilation
Suburban Light The Clientele -
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5 The Best Of The Doors The Doors Compilation
Burning Japan Live 1999 Arch Enemy Live
The Dark Ride Helloween -
In the Flesh – Live Roger Waters 2xCD; Live
Live Alice in Chains Live
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Various Artists Soundtrack
Renegades Rage Against the Machine Covers Album
Sessions at West 54th: Recorded Live in New York Keb' Mo' Live DVD
The Understanding Memphis Bleek -
12 Live at the Fillmore Cypress Hill Live
One Night Only Elton John Live
Paperdoll Kittie EP; remix +5 live tracks
Restless Xzibit -
Salival Tool Box Set
Spiritual Machines Our Lady Peace Canada
Tangents: The Tea Party Collection The Tea Party Compilation
Temple of Two Suns Mob Rules -
X K-Ci & JoJo -
15 Flood Boris -
19 Tha Last Meal Snoop Dogg -
Lights Out Lil Wayne -
Sessions at West 54th Neil Finn Live
26 Past Life Trauma (1985–1992) Kreator Compilation

Release date unknown[]

  • Still Standing – Yellowcard
  • Cherry Kicks – Caesars
  • Marvin at the Movies – Hank Marvin
  • Floodgate –
  • Live in Chicago – Kurt Elling

Biggest hit singles[]

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 2000.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
1 Madonna Music 2000 US UK 1 – Sep 2000 (23 weeks), US Billboard 1 – Aug 2000 (24 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 1 – Aug 2000 (25 weeks), Sweden 1 – Aug 2000 (10 weeks), Switzerland 1 – Sep 2000 (15 weeks), Norway 1 – Sep 2000 (10 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 9 weeks – Sep 2000, New Zealand 1 for 1 week – Oct 2000, Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Aug 2000, Europe 1 for 6 weeks – Sep 2000, Spain 1 for 1 week – Oct 2000, Grammy in 2000 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 2000), Holland 4 – Aug 2000 (12 weeks), Poland 4 – Aug 2000 (13 weeks), Germany 4 – Aug 2000 (3 months), France Gold (certified by SNEP in Jul 2001), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 2000), Austria 6 – Sep 2000 (3 weeks), Belgium 6 – Aug 2000 (11 weeks), Italy 7 of 2000, Brazil 8 of 2000, Australia 11 of 2000, US Radio 15 of 2000 (peak 2 17 weeks), ARC 19 of 2000 (peak 1 16 weeks), Switzerland 19 of 2000, Japan (Osaku) 27 of 2000 (peak 3 16 weeks), US BB 33 of 2000, RYM 33 of 2000, POP 33 of 2000, Party 41 of 1999, Scrobulate 87 of pop, Germany 196 of the 2000s (peak 2 8 weeks), UKMIX 533, Acclaimed 674 (2000)
2 Britney Spears Oops!... I Did it Again 2000 US UK 1 – May 2000 (14 weeks), Holland 1 – Apr 2000 (13 weeks), Sweden 1 – Apr 2000 (7 weeks), Switzerland 1 – May 2000 (17 weeks), Norway 1 – May 2000 (14 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 6 weeks – May 2000, New Zealand 1 for 1 week – Jun 2000, Australia 1 for 2 weeks – May 2000, Europe 1 for 6 weeks – May 2000, Spain 1 for 1 week – Aug 2000, US BB 2 of 2000, Germany 2 – May 2000 (3 months), POP 2 of 2000, Japan (Tokyo) 3 – May 2000 (14 weeks), Austria 3 – May 2000 (4 weeks), Belgium 3 – Apr 2000 (15 weeks), France Gold (certified by SNEP in Jul 2001), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 2000), Switzerland 7 of 2000, US Billboard 9 – Apr 2000 (20 weeks), France 10 – May 2000 (1 week), ARC 17 of 2000 (peak 1 17 weeks), US Radio 19 of 2000 (peak 1 14 weeks), Australia 26 of 2000, Italy 34 of 2000, Party 39 of 1999, Brazil 44 of 2000, Germany 154 of the 2000s (peak 2 11 weeks), Acclaimed 2376 (2000)
3 U2 Beautiful Day 2000 Ireland UK 1 – Oct 2000 (16 weeks), Holland 1 – Sep 2000 (17 weeks), Norway 1 – Oct 2000 (6 weeks), Poland 1 – Sep 2000 (46 weeks), Republic of Ireland 1 for 3 weeks – Oct 2000, Australia 1 for 1 week – Oct 2000, Europe 1 for 2 weeks – Oct 2000, Spain 1 for 1 week – Nov 2000, Grammy in 2000, Japan (Tokyo) 2 – Sep 2000 (24 weeks), MTV Video of the Year 2001 (Nominated), Sweden 3 – Oct 2000 (5 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 2005), Switzerland 6 – Oct 2000 (8 weeks), Belgium 8 – Oct 2000 (6 weeks), Italy 12 of 2000, RYM 13 of 2000, US Billboard 21 – Oct 2000 (25 weeks), Germany 21 – Oct 2000 (1 month), Scrobulate 22 of rock, Austria 23 – Nov 2000 (1 week), ARC 37 of 2001 (peak 4 18 weeks), Australia 46 of 2000, Europe 50 of the 2000s (2000), Party 62 of 2007, US Radio 77 of 2001 (peak 19 3 weeks), Brazil 83 of 2000, Virgin 99, TheQ 225, WXPN 471, Acclaimed 1223
4 The Corrs Breathless 2000 Ireland UK 1 – Dec 2000 (17 weeks), Sweden 1 – Dec 2000 (10 weeks), Austria 1 – Jan 2001 (5 weeks), Switzerland 1 – Dec 2000 (22 weeks), Republic of Ireland 1 for 6 weeks – Dec 2000, Europe 1 for 10 weeks – Dec 2000, Germany 1 for 1 week – Jan 2001, Spain 1 for 1 week – Feb 2001, Holland 2 – Dec 2000 (11 weeks), Germany 2 – Jan 2001 (4 months), MTV Video of the Year 2001 (Nominated), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 2000), France Platinum (certified by SNEP in Feb 2001), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 2001), Switzerland 3 of 2001, Norway 3 – Dec 2000 (13 weeks), Belgium 3 – Dec 2000 (13 weeks), Australia 3 of 2001, RYM 3 of 2000, Japan (Tokyo) 18 – Jan 2001 (11 weeks), Italy 26 of 2001, Poland 30 – Jan 2001 (5 weeks), US Billboard 51 – Nov 2000 (15 weeks), Scrobulate 53 of hip-hop, Germany 69 of the 2000s (peak 1 12 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 127 of the 2000s (peak 3, 26 weeks, 398k sales estimated, 2000), Rolling Stone 290, Acclaimed 323 (2000), UKMIX 787
5 Bon Jovi It's My Life 2000 US Japan (Tokyo) 1 – Apr 2000 (24 weeks), Holland 1 – May 2000 (14 weeks), Sweden 1 – May 2000 (6 weeks), Switzerland 1 – May 2000 (23 weeks), Poland 1 – Apr 2000 (27 weeks), Belgium 1 – May 2000 (17 weeks), Europe 1 for 4 weeks – Jun 2000, Spain 1 for 1 week – Jul 2000, Japan (Osaku) 2 of 2000 (peak 1 29 weeks), Austria 2 – May 2000 (7 weeks), Germany 2 – May 2000 (4 months), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 2000), UK 3 – Jun 2000 (13 weeks), France 3 – Apr 2000 (2 weeks), Switzerland 3 of 2000, Norway 3 – May 2000 (16 weeks), Italy 3 of 2000, POP 8 of 2001, US BB 11 of 2001, Australia 19 of 2000, Germany 27 of the 2000s (peak 2 16 weeks), US Billboard 33 – Aug 2000 (20 weeks), US Radio 67 of 2000 (peak 14 6 weeks), Party 124 of 1999, RYM 144 of 1999

Popular songs[]

  • "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" ��� Aaron Carter
  • "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" – Nine Days
  • "Adam's Song" – Blink-182 (September 5)
  • "Again" – Lenny Kravitz (November 14)
  • "Against All Odds" – Westlife and Mariah Carey (UK)
  • "All the Small Things" – Blink-182 (January 18)
  • "American Pie" – Madonna (March 3)
  • "A Mil Por Hora" – Lynda Thomas
  • "A Puro Dolor" – Son by Four
  • "Around the World (La La La La La)" – ATC (May 9)
  • "Babylon" – David Gray
  • "Back Here" – BBMak
  • "Bang Bang Boom" – The Moffatts
  • "Bayern" – Die Toten Hosen
  • "BEP Empire" – The Black Eyed Peas
  • "Be With You" – Enrique Iglesias (March 7)
  • "Beautiful Day" – U2 (October 9)
  • "Bent" – Matchbox Twenty (July 4 [US])
  • "Bohemian Like You" – The Dandy Warhols
  • "Boyz-N-The-Hood" – Dynamite Hack
  • "Breathe" – Faith Hill
  • "Breathless" – The Corrs (June 14)
  • "Bye Bye Bye" – NSYNC (January 11)
  • "Californication" – Red Hot Chili Peppers (May 20)
  • "The Call" – Backstreet Boys
  • "Can I Get A" – Jay-Z Featuring Ja Rule
  • "Can't Fight the Moonlight" – LeAnn Rimes (August 22)
  • "Case of the Ex" – Mýa (November 14)
  • "Castles in the Sky" – Ian van Dahl (May 2000 [Europe], 2001 [worldwide])
  • "Change (In the House of Flies)" – Deftones
  • "Come On Over (All I Want Is You)" – Christina Aguilera
  • "Coming Around" – Travis (June 5)
  • "Crazy for This Girl" – Evan and Jaron
  • "Dancing in the Moonlight" – Toploader
  • "Day & Night" – Billie Piper (May 15)
  • "Don't Give Up" – Chicane ft. Bryan Adams
  • "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" – Britney Spears (January 15)
  • "Don't Say You Love Me" – M2M (January 2000)
  • "Down With The Sickness" – Disturbed
  • "Drive" – Incubus
  • "Everything You Want" – Vertical Horizon
  • "Faded" – SoulDecision
  • "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" – Queens of the Stone Age
  • "Feel the Beat" – Darude
  • "Fly on the Wings of Love" – Olsen Brothers
  • "Fool Again" – Westlife
  • "Forgot About Dre" – Dr. Dre featuring Eminem
  • "Freestyler" – Bomfunk MC's (October 1999 [Finland], February 14, 2000 [worldwide])
  • "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" – Britney Spears (February 1 [US] – February 22 [Aus])
  • "Graduation (Friends Forever)" – Vitamin C (July 4)
  • "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" – Spiller Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor (August 2000 (UK))
  • "The Great Beyond" – R.E.M. (November 1999 (US), January 24, 2000 (UK))
  • "He Wasn't Man Enough" – Toni Braxton
  • "Higher" – Creed
  • "Hit or Miss" – New Found Glory
  • "I Think I'm in Love with You" – Jessica Simpson (May 18)
  • "I Try" – Macy Gray (September 27, 1999 (UK), January 25, 2000 (US))
  • "I Turn To You" – Melanie C
  • "I Turn To You" – Christina Aguilera
  • "If You're Gone" – Matchbox Twenty
  • "Independent Women Part I" – Destiny's Child (September 4)
  • "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy feat. Rikrok
  • "It Feels So Good" – Sonique ( re-released May 2000)
  • "It's Gonna Be Me" – NSYNC
  • "It's My Life" – Bon Jovi (May 23)
  • "It's So Hard" – Big Pun (April 17)
  • "Kids" – Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue (October 9)
  • "Komodo (Save a Soul)" – Mauro Picotto
  • "Kryptonite" – 3 Doors Down (January 11)
  • "L'amour toujours " – Gigi D'Agostino (July 2000)
  • "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" – Modjo
  • "Last Resort" – Papa Roach (September 18)
  • "Leader of Men" – Nickelback (March 4)
  • "Life Is a Rollercoaster" – Ronan Keating (July 10)
  • "Little Things" – Good Charlotte
  • "Loser" – 3 Doors Down
  • "Lucky" – Britney Spears (August 4 (UK), August 15 (US))
  • "Make Me Bad" – KoЯn
  • "Makes No Difference" – Sum 41
  • "Mama Told Me Not to Come" – Tom Jones and the Stereophonics
  • "Man Overboard" – Blink-182
  • "Maria Maria" – Santana (January 25)
  • "Minority" – Green Day (October 31)
  • "Moi... Lolita" – Alizée (July 4, 2000)
  • "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – Eels (February 14 (UK))
  • "Music" – Madonna (August 21)
  • "My Generation" – Limp Bizkit (September 2000)
  • "My Love" – Westlife
  • "Never Be The Same Again" – Melanie C
  • "Never Let You Go" – Third Eye Blind
  • "On a Night Like This" – Kylie Minogue
  • "One More Time" – Daft Punk (November 30)
  • "One Step Closer" – Linkin Park
  • "The One" – Backstreet Boys (May 16) (Millennium album)
  • "Only Time" – Enya
  • "Oops!... I Did It Again" – Britney Spears (April 25 [US], May 1 [UK])
  • "Original Prankster" – The Offspring (October 24)
  • "Otherside" – Red Hot Chili Peppers (January 11)
  • "Pinch Me" – Bare Naked Ladies (August 29)
  • "Please Stay" – Kylie Minogue (December 11)
  • "Private Emotion" – Ricky Martin featuring Meja
  • "Pure Shores" – All Saints (February 26)
  • "The Real Slim Shady" – Eminem (May 16)
  • "Responsibility" – MxPx
  • "Rise" – Gabrielle (January 24(UK) May 2(U.S.))
  • "Rock DJ" – Robbie Williams (July 31)
  • "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" – Limp Bizkit (September 2000)
  • "Say My Name" – Destiny's Child (February 29 [US], May 16 [UK])
  • "Sex Bomb" – Tom Jones featuring Mousse T.
  • "7 Days" – Craig David
  • "17 Again" – Eurythmics (January 2000)
  • "Shape of My Heart" – Backstreet Boys (October 31)
  • "Shine" – Vanessa Amorosi (June 2000)
  • "Shiver" – Coldplay
  • "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely" – Backstreet Boys (Millennium album)
  • "Something Deep Inside" – Billie Piper (September 18)
  • "Spinning Around" – Kylie Minogue (June 2000)
  • "Stan" – Eminem featuring Dido (December)
  • "Stronger" – Britney Spears (November 13 [EUR] December 4 [UK], November 30 [US])
  • "Summer Jam" – The Underdog Project
  • "Sunburn" – Muse
  • "Take a Look Around" – Limp Bizkit
  • "Teenage Dirtbag" – Wheatus
  • "Thank God I Found You" – Mariah Carey featuring Joe and 98 Degrees (January 25 (U.S.), February 28(UK))
  • "Thank You for Loving Me" – Bon Jovi (December)
  • "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" – Queens of the Stone Age
  • "There She Goes" – Sixpence None the Richer
  • "The Time Is Now" – Moloko
  • "Trouble" – Coldplay
  • "Try Again" – Aaliyah (February 29)
  • "Unintended" – Muse
  • "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" – D'Angelo (January 1)
  • "Wait and Bleed" – Slipknot (February)
  • "Warning" – Green Day (December 11)
  • "The Way I Am" – Eminem
  • "Weekends" – The Black Eyed Peas
  • "Who Let the Dogs Out?" – Baha Men (July)
  • "With Arms Wide Open" – Creed
  • "Wonderful" – Everclear
  • "Yellow" – Coldplay (June 26)
  • "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" – Sleater-Kinney
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2000 (USA) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2000

Best selling albums of the year in the United States (Soundscan)[]

According to Soundscan, the best selling album of 2000 was No Strings Attached by NSYNC, selling nearly 10 million copies.[17]

Rank Album Artist Sales
(in millions)
1 No Strings Attached NSYNC 9.9
2 Oops!... I Did It Again Britney Spears 8.8
3 The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem 7.9
4 Human Clay Creed 6.6
5 Supernatural Santana 5.9
6 1 The Beatles 5.1
7 Country Grammar Nelly 5.1
8 Black & Blue Backstreet Boys 4.7
9 2001 Dr. Dre 3.9
10 The Writing's on the Wall Destiny's Child 3.8

Classical music[]

  • Thomas Adès – Piano Quintet, op. 20
  • John Coolidge Adams – El Niño (opera-oratorio)
  • John Luther Adams – The Light That Fills the World, for orchestra
  • Julian Anderson – Alhambra Suite, for chamber orchestra
  • Milton Babbitt
    • Little Goes a Long Way, for violin and piano
    • Pantuns, for soprano and piano
  • Leonardo Balada – Music for Flute and Orchestra
  • Chen Yi – KC Capriccio, for wind ensemble and mixed choir
  • Edward Cowie
    • Bad Lands Gold, for tuba and piano
    • Concerto for oboe and orchestra
    • Dark Matter, for brass ensemble
    • Elysium IV, for orchestra
    • Four Frames in a Row, for high voice and baroque ensemble
    • The Healing of Saul, for violin and harp (or piano)
    • Several Charms, for violin and piano
  • Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No. 7
  • Péter Eötvös – Paris–Dakar, for ensemble
  • Lorenzo Ferrero
    • Glamorama Spies, for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano
    • Rastrelli in Saint Petersburg, for oboe and string orchestra
    • Tempi di quartetto, for string quartet
  • Stefano Gervasoni – Rigirio
  • Frans Geysen
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 1, for orchestra
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 2, for string quartet
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 3, for string quartet
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 4, for keyboard instrument
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 5, for keyboard instrument
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 6, for string quartet
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 7, for four-part mixed choir (or string quartet, or trumpet, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon)
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 8, for keyboard instrument
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 9, for 4 trumpets
    • Alles komt terug 2, for three-part choir
    • Alles komt terug 3, for SSATB choir
    • Alles komt terug 4, for carillon
    • Alles komt terug 5, for keyboard instrument
    • Benadering van de kern, for keyboard instrument
    • Muziek voor toetsenbord 2, for piano
    • Toetsing, for keyboard instrument
  • Philip Glass
    • Tirol Concerto, for piano and orchestra
    • Concerto Fantasy, for two timpanists and orchestra
  • Alexander Goehr
    • Piano Quintet, op. 69
    • Suite, for two pianos, op. 70
  • Friedrich Goldmann –
    • Augenblick für Stimme, for mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, trombone, percussion, electric guitar, keyboard, viola and cello
    • Etudes (3) for piano
    • Quartet, for oboe, violin, viola, and cello
    • 7 x 10 Takte für Dieter Schnebel, for flute and clarinet
  • Ilja Hurník
    • Con brio, for orchestra
    • Symphony in C
  • Karl Jenkins – Adiemus IV: The Eternal Knot
  • Nigel Keay – Viola Concerto ([1])
  • Wojciech Kilar –
    • Introitus for organ
    • Missa pro pace, for solo voices, choir and orchestra or instrumental ensemble
    • The Oscar fanfare
  • Meyer Kupferman – Icon Symphony
  • Mario Lavista
    • Estudio, for four marimbas
    • Mater dolorosa, for organ
    • Tres Miniaturas, for guitar,
  • György Ligeti – Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedűvel
  • Magnus Lindberg
    • Corrente – China Version
    • Jubilees, for piano
  • James MacMillan – Mass, for choir and organ
  • Mesías Maiguashca – El Tiempo, for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 cellos, 2 percussionists, and electronics
  • Tomás Marco – América (cantata)
  • Donald Martino – Romanza, for violin solo
  • Robert Morris
    • In Concert, for ten instruments
    • Still, for piano
  • Bayan Northcott – Alma Redemptoris Mater, for three tenors, op. 7, no. 2
  • Gérard Pape – Tantric Transformations, eight-channel electronic music and digital video
  • Henri Pousseur
    • Anneaux du soleil, for piano
    • Navigations, for harp
    • Seize Paysages planétaires, ethno-electroacoustical music
  • Wolfgang Rihm
    • Auf einem anderen Blatt, for piano
    • Concerto (Dithyrambe), for string quartet and orchestra
    • Deus passus (Passions-Stücke nach Lukas), for soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus, and orchestra
    • ... fleuve V (omnia tempus habent), for mezzo-soprano, baritone, distant ensemble (2 trumpets, 3 percussion), and large orchestra
    • Frage, for coloratura soprano, English horn, A-clarinet (+ bass clarinet), harp, viola, cello, double bass, piano, and percussion
    • Im Anfang, for large orchestra
    • In Frage, for English horn, bass clarinet, harp, viola, cello, double bass, piano, and percussion
    • Rilke: Vier Gedichte, for tenor and piano
    • Stilles Stück (text by Hermann Lenz), for baritone and 2 string quartets
    • Vers une symphonie fleuve IV, for large orchestra
    • Vier Male (Stücke), for A-clarinet
  • Peter Ruzicka – Traces, for clarinet and orchestra
  • Peter Sculthorpe
    • Djilile, for string quartet
    • From the River, for violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano
    • Harbour Dreaming, for piano (originally titled Between Five Bells)
    • New Norcia, for brass and percussion
    • Parting, for viola and piano
    • Quamby, for chamber orchestra
    • Reef Singing, for clarinet and piano
    • Saibai, for unison voices and drums
    • Song for a Penny, for solo piano (shorter and longer versions)
    • Tailitnama Song, for viola and piano, or viola solo
    • Three Shakespeare Songs, for voice and piano (Text: William Shakespeare)
  • Roger Smalley – String Quartet No. 2
  • Juan María Solare
    • Blockartig, for three recorders (TTB)
    • Constelación (Nueva Suite Modal) [Constellation (New Modal Suite)], five pieces for flute and clarinet
    • de capa caída, tango for two pianos
    • Utopía caminante [Walking Utopia], for trombone and cello
    • Viejo Fueye Deconstruido [Old, deconstructed bag (bellows)], postmodern tango for tenor saxophone, bandoneon, double bass, and piano
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • John Tavener – Song of the Cosmos
  • Eric Whitacre – October
  • Charles Wuorinen
    • Fourth String Quartet
    • Cyclops 2000, for twenty players

Opera[]

  • Michael Abels – Homies and Popz
  • John Coolidge Adams – El Niño (opera-oratorio)
  • Harrison Birtwistle – The Last Supper
  • Peter Maxwell Davies – Mr Emmet Takes a Walk
  • Carlisle Floyd – Cold Sassy Tree
  • Cristóbal Halffter – Don Quijote
  • Jake Heggie – Dead Man Walking
  • Michael Nyman – Facing Goya
  • Poul Ruders – The Handmaid's Tale
  • Kaija Saariaho – L'Amour de loin
  • Sheila Silver – The Thief of Love
  • Richard Thomas – Tourette's Diva

Jazz[]

Main article: 2000 in jazz

Musical theater[]

  • Aida – Broadway production opened at the Palace Theatre and ran for 1852 performances
  • The Dead – Broadway production opened at the Belasco Theatre and ran for 120 performances
  • The Full Monty – Broadway production opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and ran for 770 performances
  • Jane Eyre – Broadway production opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and ran for 209 performances
  • The Music Man (Meredith Willson) – Broadway revival
  • Seussical – Broadway production opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre and ran for 198 performances
  • The Sapphire Necklace – Midway Village premiere

Musical film[]

Births[]

  • January 5
    • , Russian rapper, songwriter and record producer
    • Roxen, Romanian singer
  • January 6 – Shuhua, Taiwanese singer ((G)I-DLE)
  • January 8 – Noah Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, actress (sister of Miley Cyrus, brother of Trace Cyrus, and daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus)
  • January 9 – Flo Milli, American rapper and songwriter
  • January 20 – Mike Singer, German singer-songwriter
  • January 30 – Benee, New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician
  • February 9 – Mads Christian, Danish singer
  • February 16 – Koffee, Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ and guitarist
  • March 5 – Gabby Barrett, American singer
  • March 10 – Roko Blažević, Croatian singer
  • March 15 – Kristian Kostov, Russian/Bulgarian singer-songwriter[citation needed]
  • March 20 – Hyunjin, South Korean singer and dancer (Stray Kids)
  • March 23 – Renjun, Chinese singer (NCT)
  • March 25 – Omer Fedi, Israeli guitarist, songwriter and producer (24kGoldn, Machine Gun Kelly, Iann Dior)
  • March 27 – Halle Bailey, American singer-songwriter and member of duo Chloe x Halle
  • March 28 – Aleyna Tilki, Turkish singer[citation needed]
  • March 29 – Jireel, Swedish rapper
  • March 30 – Marius Yo, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Sexy Zone)
  • April 3 – Koba LaD, French rapper
  • April 9 – Jackie Evancho, American classical crossover singer
  • April 10 – Surf Mesa, American electronic musician
  • April 11 – Karina, South Korean singer and dancer (aespa)
  • April 12 – Manuel Turizo, Colombian singer
  • April 13 – Khea, Argentine trap singer
  • April 20 – Klara Hammarström, Swedish singer
  • April 23 – Jeno, South Korean singer and dancer (NCT)
  • April 26 – Unique Salonga, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter
  • April 28 – Victoria De Angelis, Italian bassist (Måneskin)
  • May 1
    • 9lokkNine, American rapper
    • Rema, Nigerian rapper and singer-songwriter
  • May 7 – Eden Alene, Israeli singer
  • May 18 – Carlie Hanson, American musician and youtuber
  • May 26 – Yeji, South Korean singer and dancer (ITZY)
  • May 28 – Maisie Peters, English "Emo Girl Pop" singer-songwriter, musician, and youtuber
  • June 2 – MC Jottapê, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor
  • June 3 – beabadoobee, Filipino-English indie singer-songwriter
  • June 6 – Haechan, South Korean singer (NCT)
  • June 8 – Charlotte Lawrence, American singer-songwriter, model
  • June 13 – Hotboii, American rapper and songwriter
  • June 16 – Tay-K, American rapper and songwriter
  • June 29 �� Digga D, English rapper songwriter
  • July 5 – Faouzia, Moroccan-Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
  • July 7 – HAON, South Korean rapper
  • July 9 – mxmtoon, Chinese-American singer songwriter, musician and youtuber
  • July 14 – Mata, Polish rapper and songwriter
  • July 21 – Lia, South Korean singer (ITZY)
  • July 23 - Mimi Webb, British singer songwriter
  • July 28 – Mero, German rapper and songwriter
  • August 1 – Lil Loaded, American rapper (d. 2021)
  • August 3 – Ron Suno, American rapper and songwriter
  • August 9 – Arlo Parks, English singer-songwriter and poet
  • August 13 – Jaemin, South Korean singer (NCT)
  • August 17 – Lil Pump, American rapper, record producer, and songwriter
  • August 25
  • August 26 – ZK, Danish rapper
  • September 14 – Han Jisung, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer (Stray Kids)
  • September 15 – Fêlix, Australian-Korean rapper (Stray Kids)
  • September 22 – Seungmin, South Korean singer (Stray Kids)
  • September 25 – Ikura, American-Japanese singer (Yoasobi)
  • October 4 – Lunay, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
  • October 8 – Ethan Torchio, Italian drummer and composer (Måneskin)
  • October 10 – Yangyang, Taiwanese singer (NCT, WayV)
  • October 13 – Lydia Night, American singer and rhythm guitarist, member of pop rock band The Regrettes
  • October 21 – Imanbek, Kazakh DJ and record producer
  • October 22 – Baby Keem, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer (Black Panther (soundtrack), The Lion King: The Gift)
  • October 23 – Hanna Ferm, Swedish singer
  • October 27 – Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Indonesian singer
  • October 28 – Aydan Calafiore, Australian singer
  • October 30 – Giselle, Japanese-Korean singer and rapper (aespa)
  • October 31 – Willow Smith, American singer-songwriter, rapper, activist, actress and dancer (daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, sister of Jaden Smith)
  • November 2 – Junna, Japanese singer
  • November 8
    • Jasmine Thompson, English singer
    • Roy Wang, Chinese singer-songwriter, television host and actor
  • November 13 – 24kGoldn, American rapper and songwriter
  • November 22 – Baby Ariel, American singer, actress and social media personality
  • December 5 – Soobin, South Korean singer (TXT)
  • December 7 – Niko B, English rapper and musician
  • December 22 – Joshua Bassett, American singer and actor
  • December 24 – Ethan Bortnick, American pianist, singer-songwriter, record producer and musician
  • December 26 – Isac Elliot, Finland-Swedish singer, songwriter and dancer
  • December 28
    • Larissa Manoela, Brazilian actress, singer and songwriter
    • Lee Mujin, South Korean folk Singer
  • December 29 – Eliot Vassamillet, Belgian singer

Deaths[]

  • January 2 – Nat Adderley (68), jazz cornet and trumpet player[23]
  • January 16 – Gene Harris (67), jazz pianist
  • January 19
    • Irra Petina (91), operatic contralto
    • Josh Clayton-Felt (32), singer-songwriter (choriocarcinoma)
  • January 22 – Carlo Cossutta (67), operatic tenor
  • February 3 – Alla Rakha (80), tabla player
  • February 4 – Doris Coley (58), vocalist (the Shirelles)
  • February 7
    • Big Punisher (28), rapper (heart attack)
    • Dave Peverett (56) (Foghat)
  • February 11 – Lord Kitchener (77), calypsonian
  • February 12
    • Screamin' Jay Hawkins (70), U.S. vocal artist[24]
    • Andy Lewis (33), Australian bass player (The Whitlams) (b. 1967)
    • Oliver (54), U.S. singer (b. 1945)
  • February 19 – Marin Goleminov (91), violinist and composer
  • February 23 – Ofra Haza (42), singer[25]
  • February 29 – Dennis Danell (38), guitarist (Social Distortion) (brain aneurysm)
  • March 4 – Walter Dana (97), polka-music promoter
  • March 5 – Alexander Young (79), operatic tenor
  • March 7 – Pee Wee King (86), country musician and songwriter (heart attack)
  • March 20 – Gene "Eugene" Andrusco (38), actor and singer (brain aneurysm)
  • March 27 – Ian Dury (57), English rock musician (liver cancer)[26]
  • April 25 – Niels Viggo Bentzon (80), Danish composer
  • April 27 – Vicki Sue Robinson (45), US disco singer (cancer)
  • May 2 – Sundar Popo (56), Indo-Trinidadian chutney musician (heart and kidney ailment relating to diabetes)
  • May 13 – Cesare Valletti (77), operatic tenor
  • May 20 – Jean-Pierre Rampal (78), flautist
  • May 31 – Johnnie Taylor (66), singer
  • June 1 – Tito Puente (77), Afro-Cuban jazz and salsa musician
  • June 7 – James Moore (44), gospel singer
  • June 14 – Paul Griffin (62), pianist
  • June 21 – Alan Hovhaness (89), American composer[27]
  • June 25 – Wilson Simonal (62), Brazilian singer
  • July 5 – Lord Woodbine (Harold Adolphus Phillips) (71), calypsonian
  • July 6
  • July 11 – Jaroslav Filip (51), Slovak musician, actor
  • July 15 – Paul Young (53), English singer and percussionist of Sad Café and Mike + The Mechanics (heart attack)
  • July 24 – Oscar Shumsky (83), violinist
  • July 28 – Jerome Smith (KC and the Sunshine Band)
  • August 10 – Suzanne Danco (89), operatic soprano
  • August 13 – Nazia Hassan (34), iconic Pakistani singer (lung cancer)
  • August 25
    • Jack Nitzsche (63), arranger, producer, songwriter and composer
    • Allen Woody (44), bass guitarist
  • September 12 – Stanley Turrentine (66), jazz saxophonist
  • September 21 – Bengt Hambraeus (72), composer for organ
  • September 25 – Tommy Reilly (81), harmonica virtuoso
  • September 26 – Carl Sigman (91), songwriter
  • October 1
    • Robert Allen (73), American pianist and composer (b. 1928)
    • Cub Koda (51), singer, guitarist and songwriter (Brownsville Station)
  • October 3 – Benjamin Orr (53), bassist, vocalist of The Cars
  • October 17 – Joachim Nielsen (36), Norwegian rock singer in Jokke & Valentinerne
  • October 18 – Julie London (74), US singer and actress
  • October 21 – Frankie Crocker, radio DJ
  • October 27 – Winston Grennan (56), Jamaican drummer
  • October 28 – Carlos Guastavino (78), composer
  • October 30 – Steve Allen (78), comedian, composer, talk show host, author
  • November 8
    • Brian Boydell (83), Irish composer
    • Dick Morrissey (60), UK tenor saxophonist (cancer)
  • November 12 – Stanley Turrentine (64), US tenor saxophonist (stroke)
  • November 16
    • DJ Screw (29), hip-hop DJ (codeine overdose)
    • Joe C. (26), rapper
  • November 30 – Scott Smith (45), bassist (Loverboy) (lost at sea)
  • December 17 – Harold Rhodes (89), inventor of Rhodes piano
  • December 18 – Kirsty McColl (41), English singer songwriter (speedboat accident)
  • December 19
    • Rob Buck (42), guitarist (10,000 Maniacs) (liver disease)
    • Milt Hinton (90), jazz double bassist
    • Pops Staples (85), gospel and R & B musician
  • December 24 – Nick Massi (65), bass singer in The Four Seasons

Awards[]

Grammy Awards[]

  • Grammy Awards of 2000

Eurovision Song Contest[]

  • Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Mercury Music Prize[]

  • The Hour of Bewilderbeast – Badly Drawn Boy wins.

MTV Video Music Awards[]

Charts[]

Triple J Hottest 100[]

See also[]

  • 2000 in music (UK)
  • Record labels established in 2000

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