2015 in American music

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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".[9] 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[]

Date Album Artist Genre(s)
4 Blue Neighbourhood Troye Sivan Electropop, dream pop
A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay Pop
Late Nights Jeremih R&B, hip hop
Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven Kid Cudi Alternative rock, grunge, punk rock
10 Steel, Wood & Whiskey Finch Acoustic
11 right on! jennylee New Wave
Islah Kevin Gates Rap
The Buffet R. Kelly R&B, hip hop
18 Royalty Chris Brown R&B
Code Red Monica R&B
"King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude" Pusha T Hip hop
Purple Baroness Alternative metal

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. (#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

See also[]

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