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Overview of the events of 2015 in American music
List of years in American music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2015 in music in the United States .
Notable events [ ]
January [ ]
February [ ]
March [ ]
4 – Shania Twain announced that she will be going on her first tour in eleven years. The Rock This Country Tour began on June 5, 2015, and is billed as her farewell tour. She also plans on releasing her first studio album in thirteen years later in the year.[3]
25 – One Direction announces that Zayn Malik had left the group.
29 – The 2nd iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake were among the winners.[4]
April [ ]
19 – The 50th ACM Awards were held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas , hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton .
May [ ]
12 – Joey Alexander released his debut jazz instrumental album, My Favorite Things , which led him to a double grammy nomination at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards . Becoming the year's youngest Grammy nominee.
13 – Nick Fradiani was named winner of the fifteenth season of American Idol . Clark Beckham was named winner runner-up.
17 – The 2015 Billboard Music Awards were held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena .[5]
19 – Sawyer Fredericks was named winner of the eighth season of The Voice . Meghan Linsey was named runner-up. Joshua Davis and Koryn Hawthorne finishing third and fourth place respectively.
- Faith No More released their first studio album in 18 years, Sol Invictus .
June [ ]
8 – The music video for "Dark Horse " by Katy Perry reached 1 billion views on Vevo , making it the first music video by a female artist to do so and the third music video overall to do so. It was the third most-viewed YouTube video of all time , and the most-watched video by a female artist until "Blank Space " by Taylor Swift took both records a month later.[6]
16 – Hilary Duff released her first album Breathe In. Breathe Out. in seven years. It hit number 5 in the US.
July [ ]
10 – Starting on this day albums will now be released on Fridays instead of Tuesdays in America. Some reasons for the change is to help prevent illegal downloads and "In the digital world, you can't make consumers wait".[7]
Veruca Salt released their first studio album in 9 years, Ghost Notes . This is also the first album to feature the band's original lineup since 1997's Eight Arms to Hold You .
30 – The reunited Savatage played their first show in thirteen years at Wacken Open Air in Germany, which took place from July 30 to August 1.[8]
August [ ]
21 – Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen released her third album, Emotion . It had universal acclaim and was included on several year-end lists from publications such as NPR , NME , Complex , and The Village Voice .
30 – The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night with four awards, including Video of the Year for "Bad Blood ".
September [ ]
11 – Slayer released their first album in six years, Repentless . Their album was their first since the death of founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013 and subsequently proved to be the band's final album following their disbandment in 2019.
18–19 – The 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
October [ ]
2 – Janet Jackson releases Unbreakable her first album since 2008's Discipline to widespread critical acclaim. The album goes on to top the Billboard 200 chart.
23 – The music video for Adele 's "Hello " broke the Vevo Record for the most views within a 24-hour span with 27.7 million views, beating out the previous record held by Taylor Swift 's "Bad Blood ". It also broke the record for shortest time to attain 100 million Vevo views, previously held by Miley Cyrus ' "Wrecking Ball ".[10] In 2017, Swift took back the record with 43.2 million views with the music video for Look What You Made Me Do .[11]
November [ ]
2 – Adele's comeback single "Hello " became the first song with over a million digital sales in a week.[12]
7 – the 49th Country Music Association Awards was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.[13] Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted for the eighth year in a row.
9 – Chester Bennington amicably departs from Stone Temple Pilots as lead singer to focus more on Linkin Park .
22 – The 2015 American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
28 – Billboard reported Adele 's 25 sold 3.38 million in pure album sales in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Music . That's the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen began tracking point-of-sale music purchases in 1991, surpassing the previous single-week sales record, held by NSYNC 's No Strings Attached (2.42 million sold in the week ending March 26, 2000).[14]
December [ ]
3 – Former Stone Temple Pilots & Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland is found dead on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota at the age of 48 while on tour with his band, the Wildabouts.
8 – Nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, with Kendrick Lamar leading the list.[15]
15 – Jordan Smith was named winner of the ninth season of The Voice . Emily Ann Roberts was named runner-up. Barrett Baber and Jeffery Austin finishing third and fourth place respectively.
Bands formed [ ]
Bands reformed [ ]
13th Floor Elevators [17]
The Academy Is...
A-ha
Aiden
Alexisonfire
Armor for Sleep
At the Drive-In
The Black Eyed Peas
Brooks & Dunn [18]
The Corrs
Daphne and Celeste
Dashboard Confessional
Digable Planets
Disturbed
Evanescence
Good Charlotte
LCD Soundsystem
Lush
The Matches
Pist.On
The Promise Ring
Royal Trux
Savatage [8]
Sherwood
Supertramp
Thrice
Underoath
Ween
Bands on hiatus [ ]
The Black Keys
Fireworks
Framing Hanley
fun. [19]
The Gaslight Anthem [20]
The Ghost Inside
Guns N' Roses
Pinback
Staind
Teenage Bottlerocket
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
One Direction
Bands disbanded [ ]
3 Inches of Blood
Avi Buffalo
The Black Crowes
California Breed
CBS Orchestra
Cobra Starship
Device
Erase Errata
Flesh for Lulu
Framing Hanley
Funeral For a Friend
G.R.L.
I, the Breather
Kill Hannah
Klaxons
Maybeshewill
Mean Creek
MellowHype
Mötley Crüe
Motörhead
Neutral Milk Hotel
Noah and the Whale
Obits
Odd Future
The Presidents of the United States of America
The Replacements
Rise to Remain
The Rosso Sisters
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts
Sleeper Agent
Tangerine Dream
Texas in July
The Weakerthans
Albums released in 2015 [ ]
January [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
6
The Balcony
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Indie rock
Onward and Sideways
Joshua Radin
Acoustic , folk
SremmLife
Rae Sremmurd
Hip hop
13
Redemption of the Beast
DMX
Hip hop
Sand in the Sky
The Expendables
Reggae , rock , ska
Lesser Oceans
Fences
Pop rock , alternative rock , indie rock
Evermotion
Guster
Alternative rock , indie rock
My Garden
Kat Dahlia
Alternative R&B , Hip hop
The Pale Emperor
Marilyn Manson
Alternative rock , hard rock , blues rock
20
Vulnicura
Björk
Alternative rock , electronica , classical , ambient
Chapter One
Ella Henderson
Pop
The Soundtrack of My Life
Donny Osmond
Pop
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
Panda Bear
Electronica
Uptown Special
Mark Ronson
Funk , R&B , pop
Reality Show
Jazmine Sullivan
R&B , pop
Super Critical
The Ting Tings
Pop , disco , funk
Title
Meghan Trainor
Pop , doo-wop
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
The Decemberists
Indie rock
American Beauty/American Psycho
Fall Out Boy
Pop punk
Tetsuo & Youth
Lupe Fiasco
Hip hop
B4.Da.$$
Joey Bada$$
Hip hop
27
Reflection
Fifth Harmony
Pop , R&B
Tony Lucca
Tony Lucca
Acoustic /folk
Non-Fiction
Ne-Yo
R&B
F.E.A.R.
Papa Roach
Rock
February [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
3
Lost Themes
John Carpenter
Electronic
Shadows in the Night
Bob Dylan
Traditional pop
Reflection
Fifth Harmony
Pop , R&B
Full Speed
Kid Ink
Hip hop
Wallflower
Diana Krall
Vocal jazz
Man It Feels Like Space Again
Pond
Psychedelic rock , psychedelic pop , neo-psychedelia , space rock
Afraid of Ghosts
Butch Walker
Alternative rock , pop rock , folk rock
10
Holding All the Roses
Blackberry Smoke
Country rock
Face the Fire
Michelle Chamuel
Pop
Los Dúo
Juan Gabriel
Latin
Coming Up for Air
Kodaline
Alternative rock
A Quien Quiera Escuchar
Ricky Martin
Latin pop
Last Dragon
Sisqó
R&B , hip hop
13
If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Drake
Hip hop
17
Love Stuff
Elle King
Alternative rock , indie pop
True Romance
Estelle
R&B
Smoke + Mirrors
Imagine Dragons
Alternative rock
23
Restarter
Torche
Sludge metal
24
Dope Machines
The Airborne Toxic Event
Alternative rock , indie rock
The Order of Things
All That Remains
Melodic metalcore
Dark Sky Paradise
Big Sean
Hip hop
Fan of a Fan: The Album
Chris Brown & Tyga
Hip hop , R&B
Just Like You
Falling in Reverse
Post-hardcore , metalcore , electronic rock
Just Kids
Mat Kearney
Contemporary Christian music , Christian Rock
First Kiss
Kid Rock
Rock
Of Beauty and Rage
Red
Alternative rock , Christian rock , alternative metal
Our Own House
MisterWives
Indie pop , alternative pop
27
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Jack Ü
EDM , trap
March [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
3
Cult White Edition
Bayside
Punk rock , alternative rock
The Firewatcher's Daughter
Brandi Carlile
Folk rock
Piece by Piece
Kelly Clarkson
Pop , EDM , electropop , orchestral pop
The Beast Is G-Unit
G-Unit
Hip Hop
The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body
Kaki King
Chasing Yesterday
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Alternative rock
Another Eternity
Purity Ring
Electronic , dream pop , witch house
Let the Road
Rixton
Pop , R&B
The Throes of Winter
Seven Lions
Dubstep , , electro house
Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship
Third Day
Contemporary Christian , Christian rock , Contemporary worship
10
Spring Break...Checkin' Out
Luke Bryan
Country
War Of Kings
Europe
Hard rock , heavy metal
Lesser Oceans
Fences
Pop rock , alternative rock , indie rock
Rebel Heart
Madonna
Pop
Never Been Better
Olly Murs
Pop
Bombs Away
Sheppard
Indie pop
Policy
Will Butler
Indie rock , Garage rock , indie pop
13
Eclipse
Twin Shadow
Indie pop , new wave , chillwave
16
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Hip hop
Froot
Marina and the Diamonds
Indie pop , synthpop
17
Blurryface [21]
Twenty One Pilots
Rap , Pop , Alternative Rock , Rock , Rap Rock , Hip hop , Reggae , Indie pop , Pop rock , folk rock , indietronica , Synthpop
Run
Awolnation
Indie rock , electronic rock , alternative dance , industrial rock
Little Neon Limelight
Houndmouth
Alternative country , indie pop , indie rock
Tracker
Mark Knopfler
Blues rock , roots rock
Strangers to Ourselves
Modest Mouse
Indie rock
Madness
Sleeping With Sirens
Post-hardcore
23
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside
Earl Sweatshirt
Hip hop
Mr. Wonderful
Action Bronson
Hip hop
2.0
Big Data
Electropop , alternative dance
Time to Go Home
Chastity Belt
Indie rock , noise pop
24
Chaos and the Calm
James Bay
Indie pop , soul , alternative rock
Dark Energy
Jlin
Footwork , electronic
Kidz Bop 28
Kidz Bop Kidz
Children's , pop
Lovetap!
Smallpools
Indie pop
31
Day of the Dead
Hollywood Undead
Rap rock , rap metal , nu metal , alternative rock
Kintsugi
Death Cab for Cutie
Indie rock
Southern Style
Darius Rucker
Country
American Nights
Plain White T's
Indie rock , alternative rock
Blaster
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts
Rock
The Album About Nothing
Wale
Hip hop
Ludaversal
Ludacris
Hip hop
American Candy
The Maine
Pop rock
Postcards from Paradise
Ringo Starr
Rock
Human
Three Days Grace [22]
Hard rock , alternative metal
April [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
7
Future Hearts
All Time Low
Pop punk , alternative rock
After It All
Delta Rae
Blues rock , country rock
Into the Wild Life
Halestorm
Rock
What For?
Toro y Moi
Synthpop , chillwave
No Pier Pressure
Brian Wilson
Rock , pop
My House
Flo Rida
Hip hop
14
Cherry Bomb
Tyler, The Creator
Alternative hip hop
Welcome to Los Santos
The Alchemist and Oh No
Hip hop , synthpop , dancehall
Hey, Killer
Local H
Alternative rock
Love Somebody
Reba McEntire
Country
Kids in Love
The Mowgli's
Alternative rock , rock
Second Hand Heart
Dwight Yoakam
Country
21
Sound & Color
Alabama Shakes
Southern rock , roots rock , blues rock
Untethered Moon
Built to Spill
Indie rock
Eyes Wide Open
Sabrina Carpenter
Pop , folk rock , folk pop
To the Stars
Tom DeLonge
Pop punk , alternative rock , punk rock , acoustic
How Do You Feel Now?
Joywave
Indie rock , alternative rock
Folks Like Us
Montgomery Gentry
Country
Kindred
Passion Pit
Indie pop , synthpop
Foil Deer
Speedy Ortiz
Alternative rock , indie rock , pop punk
Damogen Furies
Squarepusher
Drum and bass , IDM , glitch
Love Story
Yelawolf
Hip hop , rap rock
24
Black Is the New Black
Everclear
Alternative rock , hard rock
27
Dead Trees
From First to Last
Post-hardcore
28
Handwritten
Shawn Mendes
Pop
You Should Be Here
Kehlani
R&B , hip hop
Songs of God and Whiskey
The Airborne Toxic Event
Acoustic
Suffer in Peace
Tyler Farr
Country
Stages
Josh Groban
Jekyll + Hyde
Zac Brown Band
Country , country rock , country pop
May [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
1
California Nights
Best Coast
Indie pop , alternative rock
4
What Color Is Your Sky
Jason Michael Carroll
Country
Jackie
Ciara
R&B , pop
The Waterfall
My Morning Jacket
Alternative rock , indie rock
Wilder Mind
Mumford & Sons
Alternative rock , folk rock
5
Traveller [23]
Chris Stapleton
Country , southern rock
12
Neon Future II
Steve Aoki
EDM
Imbue
The Early November
Alternative rock
Trust Fall (Side A) (EP)
Incubus
Alternative rock
When the Smoke Clears
Hinder
Hard rock , glam rock , alternative rock
The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2
Nashville cast
Country , country pop , country rock
BUSH
Snoop Dogg
Hip hop , funk
18
It's Like You Never Went Away
Goldroom
Nu-disco , deep house , electropop
#1 to Infinity
Mariah Carey
R&B , pop , hip hop , soul
True Colors
Zedd
EDM , electro house , progressive house
Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses
Jamie Foxx
R&B
19
Old Bones
Broadside
Pop punk
The Desired Effect
Brandon Flowers
Alternative rock
The First Time
Kelsea Ballerini
Country
Blurryface
Twenty One Pilots
Indie pop , electropop , reggae , rock
Sol Invictus
Faith No More
Alternative metal
Rivals
Coal Chamber
Metal
Flying Lessons
Fool's Gold
World , tropical , indie rock
Drug for the Modern Age
Kopecky
Indie rock
22
Forever
Alesso
House
26
American Spring
Anti-Flag
Punk rock
At. Long. Last. A$AP
A$AP Rocky
Hip hop
Touch Down 2 Cause Hell
Boosie Badazz
Hip hop
Out of the Wasteland
Lifehouse
Alternative rock , pop rock , power pop
King Gucci
Gucci Man
Hip hop
Sylva w/ The Metropole Orchestra
Snarky Puppy
Jazz fusion
English Graffiti
The Vaccines
Indie rock , garage rock , post-punk revival
29
In Colour
Jamie xx
Electronica
June [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
1
Peace Is the Mission
Major Lazer
EDM , trap , dancehall , moombahton
Flockaveli 2
Waka Flocka Flame
Hip hop
2
Summer Forever
Billy Currington
Country
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Florence + the Machine
Indie rock
Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong
Pop punk , melodic hardcore
Everything Is 4
Jason Derulo
Dance-pop , R&B
Kicker
Zella Day
Pop , indie pop
9
Another Piece of Me
Laura Bell Bundy
Country
FFS
FFS
Indie rock , art rock , pop rock , baroque rock , dance-rock
Drones
Muse
Alternative rock , new prog
Beneath the Skin
Of Monsters and Men
Indie folk , indie pop , pop
Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters
Oso Oso
Emo , pop punk
Now That's What I Call Country Volume 8
Various
Country
16
Grand Romantic
Nate Ruess
Indie pop , indie rock
The Original High
Adam Lambert
Pop
Breathe In. Breathe Out.
Hilary Duff
Pop
The Fool
Ryn Weaver
Indie pop , alternative , synthpop , electropop
23
Shadows & Diamonds
Elijah Blake
R&B
Feels Like
Bully
Alternative rock , indie rock
Pageant Material
Kacey Musgraves
Country
Dark Before Dawn
Breaking Benjamin
Alternative metal , post-grunge
Coming Home
Leon Bridges
R&B , soul
Unbreakable Smile
Tori Kelly
Pop
The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty
Tyga
Hip hop
Bronco
Canaan Smith
Country
Tres Caballeros
The Aristocrats
Jazz fusion
28
No Life for Me
Wavves & Cloud Nothings
Post-punk , indie rock
29
Venus
Joy Williams [24]
Pop rock
Dreams Worth More Than Money
Meek Mill
Rap
Wildheart
Miguel
R&B
The Monsanto Years
Neil Young
Rock
30
About to Get Real
Easton Corbin [25]
Country
The Nothing,Nowhere LP
Nothing,Nowhere
Indie rock , emo rap
Pull the Thorns from Your Heart
Senses Fail
Metalcore
July [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
10
Mobile Orchestra
Owl City
Electronica , synthpop , EDM
Sometime Last Night
R5
Alternative rock , pop rock
Black Rose
Tyrese
R&B
Ghost Notes
Veruca Salt
Alternative rock
16
Star Wars
Wilco
Alternative rock , indie rock
17
Recreational Love
The Bird and the Bee
Indie pop , synthpop
Angels and Alcohol
Alan Jackson
Country [26]
Mister Asylum
Highly Suspect
Alternative rock
Dale
Pitbull
Rap
DS2
Future
Hip hop
Attitude City
Ninja Sex Party
Comedy rock , synthpop
Men Amongst Mountains
The Revivalists
Roots rock , alternative rock
White Reaper Does It Again
White Reaper
Garage rock , punk rock
24
Pound Syndrome
Hopsin
Hip hop
Hysteria
Katharine McPhee [27]
Pop
The Blade
Ashley Monroe [28]
Country
Not an Apology
Bea Miller [29]
Pop rock , pop
And the Wave Has Two Sides
On An On
Dream pop , indie rock , alternative rock
Shockwave Supernova
Joe Satriani [30]
Instrumental rock
Woman
Jill Scott
R&B , soul
31
Momentary Masters
Albert Hammond, Jr.
Indie rock , alternative rock
Saint Asonia
Saint Asonia
Hard rock , heavy metal , alternative metal
August [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
7
Kill the Lights
Luke Bryan [31]
Country , country pop
Compton
Dr. Dre
Hip hop
21
Hunter Hayes
Country , country pop
Love Is Free
Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique
Pop
14
Psycadelik Thoughtz
B.o.B.
Hip Hop
Venom
Bullet for My Valentine
Thrash metal ,[32] heavy metal , metalcore
Vikings
New Politics
Alternative rock
21
E·MO·TION
Carly Rae Jepsen
Pop
Immortalized
Disturbed
Heavy metal , alternative metal
The Meth Lab
Method Man
Hip Hop
Wild Ones
Kip Moore
Country
I Cry When I Laugh
Jess Glynne
R&B , house , dance-pop
III
JoJo
R&B , pop , dance-pop
The Awakening
P.O.D.
Christian metal , nu metal
Right Here, Right Now
Jordin Sparks
R&B , pop
The Great Unknown
Rob Thomas
Pop rock , alternative rock
28
Badlands
Halsey
Electropop , Indie Pop
Beauty Behind the Madness
The Weeknd
Pop , R&B , PBR&B
Inanimate Objects
Atlas Genius
Indie rock
30
Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
Miley Cyrus
Psychedelic pop , Experimental pop
September [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
4
Cast in Steel
a-ha
Alternative rock , pop rock
Too
FIDLAR
Punk rock , garage punk
Got Your Six
Five Finger Death Punch
Heavy metal
The Book of Souls
Iron Maiden
Heavy metal
Only Way Is Up
K Camp
Hip Hop
Deeply Rooted
Scarface
Hip Hop
Rodeo [33]
Travis Scott
Hip Hop
11
The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Gary Clark, Jr.
Blues rock , R&B , neo-soul
The Calm Before the Storm
Colton Dixon
Contemporary Christian
Paper Gods
Duran Duran
New wave , pop rock , pop
Illinois
Brett Eldredge
Country
So There
Ben Folds
Baroque pop
I Cry When I Laugh
Jess Glynne
Dance-pop , soul , house , R&B
Picking Up the Pieces
Jewel
Country
I Am
Leona Lewis
R&B , pop
90059
Jay Rock
Hip hop
Repentless
Slayer
Thrash Metal
Between II Worlds
Nero
Electronic rock , dubstep , electro house , big beat
18
Southern Drawl
Alabama
Country
Long Live
Atreyu
Metalcore , alternative metal
Digital Vein
David Cook
Rock , pop rock , post-grunge
Higher Truth
Chris Cornell
Rock
Rattle That Lock
David Gilmour
Progressive rock
Honeymoon
Lana Del Rey
Dream pop
Hysteria
Katherine McPhee
Pop
Pagans in Vegas
Metric
Indie rock , new wave
GO:OD AM
Mac Miller
Hip hop
Sorry
Meg Myers
Alternative rock , pop rock
Crosseyed Heart
Keith Richards
Rock
Threat to Survival
Shinedown
Rock
20
What a Time to Be Alive
Drake & Future
Hip hop
21
1989
Ryan Adams
Rock
25
Every Open Eye
Chvrches
Synthpop , indie pop
Dodge and Burn
The Dead Weather
Alternative rock , blues rock
Caracal
Disclosure
House , UK garage , dubstep
Fetty Wap
Fetty Wap
Hip hop , trap , R&B
JR JR
JR JR
Indie pop , alternative rock
Servant of Love
Patty Griffin
Americana , Folk , folk rock
Music Complete
New Order
Alternative rock , electronic rock , new wave , pop rock
Permanence
No Devotion
Alternative rock
Sugar
Robin Schulz
Deep house
Rub
Peaches
Electroclash , synthpop , electropunk , electro house , techno
Automatic
Kaskade
Dance , progressive house , deep house
Better Nature
Silversun Pickups
Alternative rock , dream pop
Tangled Up
Thomas Rhett
Country
October [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
2
Stories
Avicii
EDM , house
Trapsoul
Bryson Tiller
R&B , Hip hop
See What You Started by Continuing
Collective Soul
Alternative rock , post-grunge
Psychic Warfare
Clutch
Hard rock , stoner rock , blues rock
Zipper Down
Eagles of Death Metal
Garage rock , indie rock
Unbreakable
Janet Jackson
Pop , R&B
Calling All Lovers
Tamar Braxton
R&B
Silence in the Snow
Trivium
Heavy metal
Golgotha
W.A.S.P.
Heavy metal , hard rock
V
Wavves
Alternative rock , indie rock , surf rock
9
If I Should Go Before You
City and Colour
Alternative rock
The Documentary 2
The Game
Hip hop
Revival [34]
Selena Gomez
Pop
35 MPH Town
Toby Keith
Country
Black Lines
Mayday Parade
Emo , pop punk , punk rock
ASD
A Skylit Drive
Post-hardcore , metalcore
16
The Color Before the Sun
Coheed and Cambria
Progressive rock
The Documentary 2.5
The Game
Hip hop
Confident
Demi Lovato
Pop
General Admission
Machine Gun Kelly
Hip hop
Vega Intl. Night School
Neon Indian
Electronic , indie pop
Around the World and Back
State Champs
Pop rock , pop punk
Holdin' the Bag
The Supersuckers
Rock
23
Sounds Good Feels Good
5 Seconds of Summer
Pop punk
Liberman
Vanessa Carlton
Indie pop
I Changed a Lot
DJ Khaled
Hip Hop
Divers
Joanna Newsom
Indie folk , indie pop , chamber folk
Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits
Blake Shelton [35]
Country
Storyteller
Carrie Underwood
Country
Reasons
Omarion
R&B
25
Another Country
Rod Stewart
Rock
29
Embrace
Armin Van Buuren
Trance progressive house
30
Teens of Style
Car Seat Headrest
Indie rock
Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Hard rock
Wiped Out!
The Neighbourhood
Alternative rock
Money Shot
Puscifer
Alternative rock
November [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre(s)
6
Delirium
Ellie Goulding
Pop
What's Inside: Songs from Waitress
Sara Bareilles
Pop
Get Weird
Little Mix
Pop
Damn Country Music
Tim McGraw
Country
Art Angels
Grimes
Synthpop
13
When the Morning Comes
A Great Big World
Pop
Purpose
Justin Bieber [36]
Pop
AQUΛRIA
Boots
Alternative R&B , alternative hip hop
Heart Blanche
CeeLo Green
R&B
Vitals
Mutemath
Synthpop , alternative rock
Made in the A.M.
One Direction
Pop
The Incredible True Story
Logic
Hip hop
Know-It-All
Alessia Cara
Pop
I'm Comin' Over
Chris Young
Country
Free TC
Ty Dolla $ign
R&B
Church In These Streets
Jeezy
Rap
20
25
Adele
Pop
Shadow of a Doubt
Freddie Gibbs
Hip hop
Guided By Voices
Lo-fi
25
All American
Nick Carter
Pop
27
White Light
The Corrs
Rock , folk
December [ ]
Top hits on record [ ]
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hits
"Blank Space " – Taylor Swift (5 weeks in 2014, 2 weeks in 2015)
"Uptown Funk " – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (14 weeks)
"See You Again " – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (12 weeks)
"Bad Blood " – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar (1 week)
"Cheerleader " – OMI (6 weeks)
"Can't Feel My Face " – The Weeknd (3 weeks)
"What Do You Mean? " – Justin Bieber (1 week)
"The Hills " – The Weeknd (6 weeks)
"Hello " – Adele (7 weeks)
Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20
"679 " – Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz (#4)
"7/11 " – Beyoncé (#13 in 2014, #18 in 2015)
"All About That Bass " – Meghan Trainor (#1 in 2014, #5 in 2015)
"All Day " – Kanye West feat. Theophilus London , Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney (#15)
"Animals " – Maroon 5 (#3 in 2014, #8 in 2015)
"Antidote " – Travis Scott (#16)
"Bad Blood " – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar (#1)
"Bang Bang " – Jessie J , Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (#3 in 2014, #15 in 2015)
"Bitch Better Have My Money " – Rihanna (#15)
"Blank Space " – Taylor Swift (#1)
"Can't Feel My Face " – The Weeknd (#1)
"Centuries " – Fall Out Boy (#10)
"Chains " – Nick Jonas (#13)
"Chandelier " – Sia (#8 in 2014, #20 in 2015)
"Cheerleader " – OMI (#1)
"CoCo " – O.T. Genasis (#20)
"Cool for the Summer " – Demi Lovato (#11)
"Dear Future Husband " – Meghan Trainor (#14)
"Don't " – Bryson Tiller (#20)
"Don't " – Ed Sheeran (#9 in 2014, #19 in 2015)
"Downtown " – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel , Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz (#12)
"Drag Me Down " – One Direction (#3)
"Earned It " – The Weeknd (#3)
"Elastic Heart " – Sia (#17)
"Ex's & Oh's " – Elle King (#10)
"Fight Song " – Rachel Platten (#6)
"Focus " – Ariana Grande (#7)
"FourFiveSeconds " – Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney (#4)
"G.D.F.R. " – Flo Rida feat. Sage the Gemini and Lookas (#8)
"Girl Crush " – Little Big Town (#18)
"Good for You " – Selena Gomez feat. ASAP Rocky (#5)
"Habits (Stay High) " – Tove Lo (#3 in 2014, #16 in 2015)
"Hello " – Adele (#1)
"Here " – Alessia Cara (#7)
"Hey Mama " – David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj , Bebe Rexha & Afrojack (#8)
"Hit the Quan " – iLoveMemphis (#15)
"Honey, I'm Good " – Andy Grammer (#9)
"Hotline Bling " – Drake (#2)
"I Don't Fuck with You " – Big Sean feat. E-40 (#11 in 2014, #12 in 2015)
"I Don't Mind " – Usher feat. Juicy J (#11)
"I Want You to Know " – Zedd feat. Selena Gomez (#17)
"In the Night " – The Weeknd (#19)
"I'll Show You " – Justin Bieber (#19)
"I'm Not the Only One " – Sam Smith (#5)
"Jealous " – Nick Jonas (#7)
"Jumpman " – Drake and Future (#14)
"Lay Me Down " – Sam Smith (#8)
"Lean On " – Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ (#4)
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You " – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend (#8)
"Lips Are Movin " – Meghan Trainor (#4)
"Locked Away " – R. City feat. Adam Levine (#6)
"Love Me Harder " – Ariana Grande & The Weeknd (#7)
"Love Me Like You Do " – Ellie Goulding (#3)
"Love Yourself " – Justin Bieber (#3)
"My Way " – Fetty Wap feat. Monty (#7)
"Nasty Freestyle " – T-Wayne (#9)
"No Type " – Rae Sremmurd (#16 in 2014, #18 in 2015)
"On My Mind " – Ellie Goulding (#13)
"One Last Time " – Ariana Grande (#13)
"Only " – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown (#12 in 2014, #15 in 2015)
"Perfect " – One Direction (#10)
"Piece by Piece " – Kelly Clarkson (#8)
"Photograph " – Ed Sheeran (#10)
"Post to Be " – Omarion feat. Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko (#13)
"Renegades " – X Ambassadors (#17)
"Same Old Love " – Selena Gomez (#6)
"See You Again " – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (#1)
"Shake It Off " – Taylor Swift (#1 in 2014, #5 in 2015)
"She Knows " – Ne-Yo feat. Juicy J (#19)
"Shut Up and Dance " – Walk the Moon (#4)
"Somebody " – Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih (#10)
"Sorry " – Justin Bieber (#2)
"Stay with Me " – Sam Smith (#2 in 2014, #11 in 2015)
"Stitches " – Shawn Mendes (#4)
"Style " – Taylor Swift (#6)
"Sugar " – Maroon 5 (#2)
"Take Me to Church " – Hozier (#2)
"Take Your Time " – Sam Hunt (#20)
"Talking Body " – Tove Lo (#12)
"Tennessee Whiskey " – Chris Stapleton (#20)
"The Hanging Tree " – James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence (#12 in 2014, #13 in 2015)
"The Heart Wants What It Wants " – Selena Gomez (#6 in 2014, #13 in 2015)
"The Hills " – The Weeknd (#1)
"Thinking Out Loud " – Ed Sheeran (#2)
"Time of Our Lives " – Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo (#9)
"Trap Queen " – Fetty Wap (#2)
"Truffle Butter " – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne (#14)
"Tuesday " – ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake (#12 in 2014, #15 in 2015)
"Uptown Funk " – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (#1)
"Want to Want Me " – Jason Derulo (#5)
"Wasted Love " – Matt McAndrew (#14)
"Watch Me " – Silentó (#3)
"Waves " – Mr. Probz (#14 in 2014, #18 in 2015)
"What Do You Mean? " – Justin Bieber (#1)
"Where Are U Now " – Skrillex and Diplo feat. Justin Bieber (#8)
"Wildest Dreams " – Taylor Swift (#5)
"Worth It " – Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink (#12)
"You Know You Like It " – DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge (#13)
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015
Deaths [ ]
January 1 – Jeff Golub , 59, jazz guitarist
January 2 – Little Jimmy Dickens , 94, country singer
January 4 – Lance Diamond , 72, singer
January 8
Andraé Crouch , 72, gospel singer-songwriter and producer
Curtis Lee , 75, singer-songwriter
January 10
Tim Drummond , 75, rock bass player and songwriter
George Probert , 87, jazz saxophonist and clarinet player (Firehouse Five Plus Two )
January 12
Frank Glazer , 99, pianist and composer
A. J. Masters , 64, singer-songwriter and guitarist
January 15
Ervin Drake , 95, songwriter
Kim Fowley , 75, singer-songwriter, producer, and manager
January 18
Cynthia Layne , 51, jazz singer-songwriter
Dallas Taylor , 66, rock drummer (Manassas , Clear Light )
January 19
John Bilezikjian , 66, oud player
Ward Swingle , 87, jazz singer (Les Double Six )
January 20 – Rose Marie McCoy , 92, songwriter
January 27 – Neil Levang , 83, guitarist and banjo player
January 29 – Rod McKuen , 81, singer-songwriter
January 31 – Don Covay , 76, singer-songwriter
February 1 – Anita Darian , 87, soprano
February 2
Joseph Alfidi , 65, pianist, composer, and conductor
The Jacka , 37, rapper (Mob Figaz )
Zane Musa , 36, saxophonist
February 3
Mary Healy , 96, variety entertainer, singer, and actress
William Thomas McKinley , 76, pianist and composer
February 7 – Joe B. Mauldin , 74, bass player (The Crickets )
February 8 – Keith Knudsen , 56, singer-songwriter and drummer
February 9 – Marvin David Levy , 82, composer
February 12
Sam Andrew , 73, singer-songwriter and guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company )
John-Edward Kelly , 56, saxophonist and conductor
Mosie Lister , 93, singer-songwriter (The Statesmen Quartet )
Richie Pratt , 71, jazz drummer and composer
February 14 – Hulon , 58, jazz saxophonist
February 16 – Lesley Gore , 68, singer-songwriter
February 18 – Dave Cloud , 58, singer-songwriter
February 21 – Clark Terry , 94, jazz trumpeter and composer
February 23 – Ron Edgar, 68, drummer (The Music Machine )
February 24 – Robert Belfour , 74, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
February 27 – Tod Dockstader , 82, composer
February 28 – Ezra Laderman , 90, classical composer
March 1 – Orrin Keepnews , 91, record producer, co-founded Riverside Records
March 8 – Lew Soloff , 71, trumpet player and composer (Blood, Sweat & Tears and Mingus Big Band )
March 9
Jerry Brightman , 61, guitarist (The Buckaroos )
Wayne Kemp , 73, country singer and guitarist
March 11 – Jimmy Greenspoon , 67, singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Three Dog Night )
March 15 – Mike Porcaro , 59, rock bass player (Toto )
March 16
March 18 – Samuel Charters , 85, record producer
March 19 – Michael Brown , 65, keyboard player and songwriter (The Left Banke )
March 20
Paul Jeffrey , 81, jazz saxophonist
A. J. Pero , 55, rock drummer (Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob )
March 21 – Miriam Bienstock , 92, record executive
March 22 – Norman Scribner , 79, pianist, composer, and conductor
March 24 – Scott Clendenin , 48, bass player (Death and Control Denied )
March 27
March 30 – Preston Ritter , 65, drummer (The Electric Prunes )
March 31 – Ralph Sharon , 91, pianist, composer, and conductor
April 1 – Billy Butler , 69, soul singer-songwriter and guitarist
April 2 – Doug Sax , 78, sound engineer
April 3 – Bob Burns , 64, rock drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd )
April 5
Richard LaSalle , 97, pianist and composer
Julie Wilson , 90, singer
April 6
Ray Charles , 96, singer-songwriter and conductor
Milton DeLugg , 96, jazz accordion player and composer
April 7 – Stan Freberg , 88, recording artist
April 9 – Tut Taylor , 91, bluegrass guitarist (Dixie Gentlemen )
April 10 – Keith McCormack , 74, singer-songwriter and guitarist
April 14 – Percy Sledge , 74, singer
April 15 – Billy Ray Hearn , 85, record executive, founded Sparrow Records and Myrrh Records
April 16 – Johnny Kemp , 55, singer
April 19 – Bernard Stollman , 85, record executive, founded ESP-Disk
April 21 – Wally Lester, 73, singer (The Skyliners )
April 24 – Sid Tepper , 96, songwriter
April 27
Jack Ely , 71, singer and guitarist (The Kingsmen )
Marty Napoleon , 93, jazz pianist
April 30 – Ben E. King , 76, singer-songwriter and producer (The Drifters )
May 1 – Grace Lee Whitney , 85, singer
May 2 – Guy Carawan , 87, singer and musicologist
May 5 – Craig Gruber , 63, bass player (Rainbow , Elf , Bible Black , and Raven Lord)
May 6 – Jerome Cooper , 68, jazz drummer
May 9 – Johnny Gimble , 88, singer-songwriter and fiddler
May 10 – Victor Salvi , 95, classical harpist
May 11 – Stan Cornyn , 81, record executive
May 12 – Bobby Jameson , 70, singer-songwriter
May 13 – Robert Drasnin , 87, clarinet player and composer
May 14 – B.B. King , 89, blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
May 15 – Ortheia Barnes , 70, singer
May 17
Chinx , 31, rapper
Tranquility Bass , 47, rapper
May 18 – Elbert West , 47, country singer-songwriter
May 19 – Bruce Lundvall , 79, record executive
May 20 – Bob Belden , 58, saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
May 21 – Louis Johnson , 60, bass player (The Brothers Johnson )
May 24 – Marcus Belgrave , 78, jazz trumpet player
May 26
Rocky Frisco , 77, pianist
Art Thieme , 73, folk singer
May 28 – Steven Gerber , 66, composer
May 30 – Jim Bailey , 77, singer
May 31
Nico Castel , 83, tenor
Will Holt , 86, singer-songwriter
Slim Richey , 77, jazz guitarist and fiddler
June 1 – Jean Ritchie , 92, folk singer-songwriter
June 6 – Ronnie Gilbert , 88, folk singer-songwriter (The Weavers )
June 8 – Paul Bacon , 91, jazz musician
June 9 – Pumpkinhead , 39, rapper
June 11
Jim Ed Brown , 81, country singer-songwriter (The Browns )
Ornette Coleman 85, jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer
June 12 – Monica Lewis , 93, singer
June 13
Buddy Boudreaux , 97, jazz saxophonist and clarinet player
Big Time Sarah , 62, blues singer
June 16 – Mighty Sam McClain , 72, singer-songwriter
June 19 – Harold Battiste , 83, saxophonist, pianist, and composer
June 21 – Gunther Schuller , 89, horn player, composer, and conductor
June 22
Joseph de Pasquale , 95, viola player
James Horner , 61, composer and conductor
June 27 – Chris Squire , 67, singer-songwriter and bass player (Yes , Conspiracy , The Syn , and XYZ )
July 1 – Red Lane , 76, country singer-songwriter
July 2 – Roy C. Bennett , 96, songwriter
July 6
Julio Angel , 69, singer
Camille Bob , 77, singer and drummer
July 8 – Ernie Maresca , 76, singer-songwriter and producer (The Regents )
July 9 – Michael Masser , 74, songwriter and producer
July 10
Hussein Fatal , 38, rapper (Outlawz )
Jon Vickers , 88, opera singer
July 11 – Joey Robinson, Jr., 53, Sugar Hill Records executive (West Street Mob )
July 13 – Arthur G. Wright , 78, soul guitarist
July 14 – Dave Somerville , 81, singer (The Diamonds )
July 15
Alan Curtis , 80, harpsichord player and conductor
Howard Rumsey , 97, jazz bassist
July 18 – Buddy Buie , 74, songwriter and producer
July 19
Van Alexander , 100, composer and bandleader
Carmino Ravosa , 85, pianist and composer
July 20 – Wayne Carson , 72, singer-songwriter and producer
July 21
Mitch Aliotta , 71, bass player (Rotary Connection and Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah )
Theodore Bikel , 91, folk singer-songwriter
Paul Freeman , 79, conductor
Justin Lowe, 32, metal guitarist (After the Burial )
July 22
Don Joyce , 71, singer (Negativland )
Daron Norwood , 49, country singer-songwriter
July 26
Bobbi Kristina Brown , 22, singer
Vic Firth , 85, drummer
July 27 – Rickey Grundy , 56, gospel singer-songwriter
July 29 – Buddy Emmons , 78, guitarist
July 30 – Lynn Anderson , 67, country singer
July 31 – Pamela Brandt, 68, country-rock bassist, singer and songwriter (The Deadly Nightshade )
August 2 – J. Durward Morsch , 94, trombonist and composer
August 4 – Billy Sherrill , 78, songwriter and producer
August 5 – Raphy Leavitt , 66, composer and conductor
August 8 – Sean Price , 43, rapper (Boot Camp Clik and Heltah Skeltah )
August 11 – Eddie Cusic , 89, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
August 13 – Harold Ousley , 86, saxophonist and flute player
August 14 – Bob Johnston , 83 record producer
August 15 – Danny Sembello , 52, songwriter and producer
August 27 – George Cleve , 79, conductor
September 1 – Boomer Castleman , 70, singer-songwriter and guitarist
September 2 – Brianna Lea Pruett , 32, singer-songwriter
September 5 – Frederick "Dennis" Greene , 66, singer (Sha Na Na )
September 7 – Susan Allen , 64, harp player
September 13 – Gary Richrath , 65, guitarist and songwriter (REO Speedwagon )
September 16 – Peggy Jones , 75, guitarist
September 18 – Daniel Kyre, 21, guitarist (Cyndago)
September 21 – Ben Cauley , 76, trumpet player and songwriter (The Bar-Kays )
September 27
Wilton Felder , 75, saxophonist and bass player (The Crusaders )
Denise Lor , 86, singer
September 28 – Frankie Ford , 76, singer
September 29
Benjamin Hutto , 67, conductor
Phil Woods , 83, saxophonist and composer
October 2 – Willie Akins , 76, jazz saxophonist
October 4 – Dave Pike , 77, vibraphone player and composer
October 6
Smokey Johnson , 78, drummer
Billy Joe Royal , 73, pop and country singer
October 9
Koopsta Knicca , 40, rapper (Three 6 Mafia )
Larry Rosen , 75, jazz producer
October 10
Steve Mackay , 66, saxophonist (The Stooges )
Robbin Thompson , 66, singer-songwriter (Steel Mill )
October 11 – Smokin' Joe Kubek , 58, guitarist and songwriter
October 13 – Skatemaster Tate , 56, singer and producer
October 16 – John Jennings , 61, guitarist and producer
October 18 – Frank Watkins , 47, bass player (Gorgoroth and Obituary )
October 20 – Cory Wells , 74, singer (Three Dog Night )
October 22 – Mark Murphy , 83, singer-songwriter
October 23 – Leon Bibb , 93, folk singer
October 25 – Lee Shaw , 89, pianist and composer
October 26 – David Rodriguez , 63, singer-songwriter
October 27 – Herbie Goins , 76, R&B singer (Blues Incorporated )
November 2
Tommy Overstreet , 78, country singer-songwriter and guitarist
David Stock , 76, composer and conductor
November 6 – Chuck Pyle , 70, country-folk singer-songwriter
November 7 – Eddie Hoh , 71, drummer
November 10
Robert Craft , 92 conductor
Allen Toussaint , 77, singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
November 15 – P. F. Sloan , 70, singer-songwriter
November 16 – Betty Ann Grove , 86, singer
November 17
Al Aarons , 83, trumpet player (Count Basie Orchestra )
David VanLanding , 51, singer (Michael Schenker Group )
November 18 – Daniel Ferro , 94 opera singer
November 21 – Joseph Silverstein , 83, violinist and conductor
November 23 – Cynthia Robinson , 71, trumpet player and singer (Sly and the Family Stone )
November 26 – Ronnie Bright , 77, singer (The Cadillacs and The Coasters )
November 29 – Buddy Moreno , 103, singer
December 1 – Shirley Gunter , 81, R&B singer-songwriter
December 2
John Eaton , 85, composer
Wally Roker , 78, singer (The Heartbeats )
December 3 – Scott Weiland , 48, rock singer-songwriter (Stone Temple Pilots , Velvet Revolver , and The Wondergirls )
December 8
Mattiwilda Dobbs , 90, soprano
Bonnie Lou , 91, country singer-songwriter
Gary Marker , 72, bass player (Rising Sons )
December 9 – Rusty Jones , 73, jazz drummer
December 13 – Luigi Creatore , 92, songwriter and producer
December 14 – Edmund Lyndeck , 90, singer
December 16 – Snuff Garrett , 77, record producer
December 19 – Kurt Masur , 88, conductor (New York Philharmonic )
December 21 – Sam Dockery , 86, jazz pianist
December 24 – William Guest , 74, R&B singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips )
December 28
Joe Houston , 89, saxophonist
Lemmy Kilmister , 70, cancer
December 31
Natalie Cole , 65, singer-songwriter
Marion James , 81, blues singer-songwriter
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