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Overview of the events of 2016 in American music
List of years in American music
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in the United States.
Notable events [ ] January [ ] 8 — David Bowie released his final album, Blackstar Billboard 200
11 — Ciara performed the National Anthem at the second College Football Playoff Championship .
15 — Panic! at the Disco released their fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor Brendon Urie , the last remaining member of the band. It is also their first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200
28 — Rihanna released her eighth studio album Anti Samsung , becoming the fastest certified platinum album in history.[1] [2] February [ ] 7 — During Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California , Lady Gaga performed "The Star-Spangled Banner " and British band Coldplay performed at halftime with artists Beyoncé , Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson .
15 – The 58th Annual Grammy Awards , hosted by LL Cool J , took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Kendrick Lamar won the most awards of the night with five. Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for the second time with 1989 Fearless
26 – Anthrax released their first album in five years, For All Kings March [ ] 4 — Ninja Sex Party released their first cover album, and album with Tupper Ware Remix Party as their backing band.
5 – Rihanna's single "Work " became the first dancehall song to top the Billboard Hot 100Sean Paul 's "Temperature " in 2006. It is also her 14th number-one hit, surpassing Michael Jackson , for having the third-most number-one songs of the Hot 100, behind Mariah Carey and The Beatles .
11 — 3 Doors Down released their first album in five years titled Us and the Night
18 — Gwen Stefani released her first solo album in ten years titled, This Is What the Truth Feels Like
19 — I, the Breather played their last concert in Allentown, Pennsylvania .
At the Drive-In 's guitarist and co-founder, Jim Ward , leaves the band shortly before their 2016 reunion tour.[3]
25 — Zayn Malik , releases his first solo studio album, Mind of Mine , and becomes the British male artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 .
30 – R&B singer-songwriter Brandy filed a lawsuit against her label, Chameleon Entertainment Group, for allegedly blocking her from recording and releasing new music. April [ ] 1 — Cheap Trick released their first album in seven years titled Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello Guns N' Roses performed a concert at the Troubadour, marking the first time Axl Rose performed with classic era band members Slash and Duff McKagan in twenty-three years.
3 – The 51st Annual ACM Awards took place in Las Vegas. Chris Stapleton was the big winner of the night and Jason Aldean won the biggest award of the night, Entertainer of the Year. Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley were hosts.
The 3rd iHeartRadio Music Awards took place in Inglewood, California. Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night.
7 — Trent Harmon won the fifteenth season of American Idol La'Porsha Renae is runner-up. All fourteen previous winners, and several Idol alumni took part of the two-hour finale.
21 – Seven time Grammy Award winner Prince dies at his recording studio in Minnesota at the age of 57.[4]
23 — Beyoncé premiered her sixth studio album Lemonade HBO with an hour-long film. The album was released on Tidal , where it remained exclusively available to stream for 24 hours, until it was uploaded to all formats, including iTunes. Upon the album debuting at number-one on the Billboard 200Billboard history to have their first six albums debut at number one.
29 — Drake releases his first studio album in three years, Views Billboard 200 for a rapper, since To the Extreme Vanilla Ice in 1990, spending 12 weeks at number-one. May [ ] 13 �� Chance the Rapper , releases his streaming-only album, Coloring Book , and becomes the first album to chart on the Billboard 200 , without selling any copies.
20 — Ariana Grande released her first album in one and a half years titled Dangerous Woman
20 — Saosin releases Along the Shadow Anthony Green (who originally left the band before they released their 2006 debut). It is also their first album without lead guitarist Justin Shekoski.
22 – The 2016 Billboard Music Awards took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Britney Spears won the Millennium Award, Céline Dion won the Icon Award and Rihanna won Chart Achievement Award.
24 — Alisan Porter won the tenth season of The Voice Adam Wakefield was named runner-up. Hannah Huston and Laith Al-Saadi finishing third and fourth place respectively. Christina Aguilera becomes the first female winning coach in The Voice
27 — Thrice released their first album in five years after returning from hiatus. June [ ] 1 – The Dixie Chicks played their first headlining U.S. tour in ten years on the DCX MMXVI World Tour .
10 – Former The Voice Christina Grimmie , age 22, is shot following a concert in Orlando, Florida ; she dies from her injuries.
17 - Red Hot Chili Peppers release their first studio album in five years, The Getaway July [ ] 1 — Blink-182 released California Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba as a full-time member, and also their first album without founding member Tom DeLonge . It was also their first studio album in five years.
12 — Rachel Platten sang the National Anthem at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game in San Diego.
15 — Good Charlotte released their first album in six years, Youth Authority .
22 — Tonic released their first album in six years, Lemon Parade Revisited
29 – The Descendents released Hypercaffium Spazzinate August [ ] 6 — Sia became the first female artist over 40 years old to have a number one song, with "Cheap Thrills ", since Madonna in 2000 .
20 — Frank Ocean releases his first album in four years, Blonde
26 — Britney Spears released her first album in three years, Glory
26 — Céline Dion released her first French-language studio album in four years, Encore Un Soir husband , who passed away 7 months earlier.
28 – The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Beyoncé won eight awards, becoming the most-awarded act in the show's history, surpassing Madonna . Rihanna received the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award. Britney Spears makes her first performance in the show in nine years.
29 – With "Ride " charting at number-five and "Heathens " at four in the same week, the musical duo Twenty One Pilots became the third rock act with simultaneous top five Hot 100 singles in the chart's 58-year history, following only the Beatles and Elvis Presley , as well as the first act in 47 years.[5] [6] September [ ] 30 — Solange releases her first album in ten years titled A Seat at the Table October [ ] 7 — Green Day releases the first album in four years titled Revolution Radio
14 — JoJo released her first album in ten years titled Mad Love
21 — Lady Gaga released her fourth studio album, Joanne Billboard 200, making her the first woman of the 2010s to have four number one albums [7]
28 — Dope released their first album in seven years, Blood Money Part . November [ ] 2 – The 50th Annual CMA Awards took place live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee . Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood returned to host for the ninth straight year.
4 — Alicia Keys released her first album in four years, HERE
11 — A Tribe Called Quest released We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
18 — Metallica released their first album in eight years, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
20 – The American Music Awards took place live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Ariana Grande wins Artist of the Year. December [ ] 6 – Nominations for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards were announced. Beyoncé lead the nominations with nine for Lemonade
12 — Live announced the return of original lead vocalist Ed Kowalczyk , who had left the band in 2009.
13 — Sundance Head won the eleventh season of The Voice . Billy Gillman was named runner-up. Wé McDonald and Josh Gallagher finishing third and fourth place respectively.
18 — Fifth Harmony announced that Camila Cabello had left the group.[8] Bands formed [ ] Bands reformed [ ] Bands on hiatus [ ] Coal Chamber Flyleaf Man Overboard Middle Class Rut On An On We Are the in Crowd Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bands disbanded [ ] Albums released in 2016 [ ] January [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
1
In My Feelings (Goin’ Thru It) [12] Boosie Badazz
Hip hop
Wildfire Rachel Platten
Pop
8
A War Against You Ignite
Melodic hardcore
15
Malibu
Anderson. Paak
The Casket Factory [13] Blaze Ya Dead Homie
Pawn Shop Brothers Osborne
Country
Cuzznz [14] Daz and Snoop
Church Clothes 3 [15] Lecrae
Christian hip hop conscious hip hop
Death of a Bachelor [16] Panic! at the Disco
Nothing Shines Like Neon [17] Randy Rogers Band
Country
It's About Time Hank Williams, Jr.
21
Jesu/Sun Kil Moon Jesu and Sun Kil Moon
22
The Boop-A-Doo Cherry Poppin' Daddies [18]
Debutante [19] [20] Cait Brennan
Indie rock
Moth [21] [22] Chairlift
Indie pop
New View [23] Eleanor Friedberger
Perfect [24] Half Japanese
We Come Apart [25] Sonya Kitchell
Dystopia [26] Megadeth
Thrash metal
99¢ [27] Santigold
Emotional Mugger [28] [29] Ty Segall
Garage rock hard rock glam rock
Jet Plane and Oxbow [30] Shearwater
Sex Love & Pain II [31] Tank
The Catastrophist [32] Tortoise
Post-rock
Something About April II [33] Adrian Younge
29
Pillars of Ash [34] [35] Black Tusk
Bridges [36] Cavo
Hard rock
The Astonishing [37] Dream Theater
Progressive metal progressive rock
Islah [38] Kevin Gates
Hip hop
American Appetite [39] Harriet
Paper Plane
Anya Marina
Indie rock
Who Sold My Generation [40] Night Beats
Rock
X (No Absolutes) [41] Prong
Nine Track Mind Charlie Puth
Pop
Anti Rihanna
R&B
New City Blues
Aubrie Sellers
Let Me Get By [42] Tedeschi Trucks Band
MartyrLoserKing Saul Williams
Alternative hip hop
10 Ways to Steal Home Plate [43] Wolfgang Gartner
Electro house
February [ ] March [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
4
ColleGrove 2 Chainz
Hip hop
Piece by Piece Remixed Kelly Clarkson
Protection Face to Face
Punk rock
Folk Hop 'N Roll
Judah & the Lion
55 The Knocks
Untitled Unmastered .Kendrick Lamar
Full Circle [48] Loretta Lynn
Country
You Know Who You Are Nada Surf
Alternative rock
United Crushers Polica
Synth pop
Remington Granger Smith
Country
Limitless
Tonight Alive
Pop punk
We Can Do Anything Violent Femmes
More Rain M. Ward
This Means War
ZZ Ward
Blues rock
Under the Covers Ninja Sex Party
Rock, new wave , progressive rock , glam rock
8
Phone Power They Might Be Giants
Alternative rock
11
Us and the Night 3 Doors Down
After Party Adore Delano
All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend AURORA
Painkillers Brian Fallon
3001: A Laced Odyssey Flatbush Zombies
Hip hop
Fired Up Randy Houser
Country
Incarnate Killswitch Engage
Good Grief Lucius
18
Letting You In Kris Allen
Post Pop Depression Iggy Pop
Change of Fortune
Soul Asylum
Alternative rock
This Is What the Truth Feels Like Gwen Stefani
Pop
25
Sept. 5
dvsn
XI Metal Church
Patch the Sky Bob Mould
We Disappear
The Thermals
Slime Season 3 Young Thug
Hip hop , trap
Stiff White Denim
Indie rock , garage rock , progressive rock , psychedelic rock
April [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
1
Kentucky Black Stone Cherry
Welcome the Worms Bleached
Changes Charles Bradley
Soul
Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello Cheap Trick
Rock
The Wilderness Explosions in the Sky
Post-rock
Stories for Monday
The Summer Set
TWENTY88 Twenty88
Acoustic
Unwritten Law
Acoustic
Weezer (White Album) Weezer
Alternative rock power pop
Amen & Goodbye Yeasayer
8
Chasing Shadows EP )
Angels & Airwaves
Alternative rock
Distortland The Dandy Warhols
Alternative rock
Gore Deftones
Alternative metal post metal
Crazy Eyes Filter
Man About Town Mayer Hawthorne
Cleopatra The Lumineers
Human Performance Parquet Courts
Book of Shadows II Zakk Wylde
Heavy Metal
15
You'll Pay for This Bear Hands
Material Blaqk Audio
The Diary J Dilla
Hip hop
Life on Earth Musiq Soulchild
R&B
This Path Tonight Graham Nash
Rock
Layers Royce da 5'9"
Hip hop
Santana IV Santana
Latin rock
Dreamland
Wild Belle
Psychedelic pop
20
OK The Fall of Troy
22
Always Strive and Prosper ASAP Ferg
Hip hop
Home Blue October
Disappearing in Airports Candlebox
Please Be Honest Guided By Voices
Therapy Session NF
Hip hop
Helter Seltzer We Are Scientists
Indie rock
23
Lemonade Beyoncé
R&B
29
American Hi-Fi Acoustic
American Hi-Fi
Acoustic
Reckless Martina McBride
Country
Ohana
Pepper
Better Haley Reinhart
Delusions of Grand Fur Rogue Wave
Indie rock
Prayers for the Damned Sixx:A.M.
Hard rock alternative metal
Culcha Vulcha Snarky Puppy
Jazz fusion
Dust Tremonti
The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser Rob Zombie
Heavy metal
May [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
5
Acoustia
Alex Lloyd
Acoustic
6
The Blue Swell
Beverly
Bottomless Pit Death Grips
Experimental hip hop
Boxes Goo Goo Dolls
Alternative rock
Detour Cyndi Lauper
Country
At Night, Alone. Mike Posner
Washed Away [53] Rooney
You Should Be Here Cole Swindell
Country
Ripcord [54] Keith Urban
13
Night Sports 3OH!3
Coloring Book Chance the Rapper
Hip hop , gospel rap
Trust no One
DevilDriver
Cloud Nine Kygo
Electronic
Playing with Fire Jennifer Nettles
Country
Misadventures Pierce the Veil
Alternative rock Punk rock
Thank You Meghan Trainor
18
Up at Night Cimorelli
Teen pop
20
Drive EP )
Amerie
R&B
Teens of Denial Car Seat Headrest
I Still Do Eric Clapton
Fallen Angels Bob Dylan
Rock
Dangerous Woman Ariana Grande
Pop
Along the Shadow Saosin
If I'm Honest Blake Shelton
Country
27
Black Dierks Bentley
Country
Double Vanity
Broncho
Indie rock
The Evil Divide Death Angel
Thrash metal
7/27 Fifth Harmony
Skin Flume
Electronica
Good Times! The Monkees
Pop rock
The Home Inside My Head [55] [56] Real Friends
Pop punk
To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere [57] Thrice
Post-hardcore
June [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
3
Obsessed Dan + Shay
Country
Unden!able Hellyeah
Heavy metal
A Whole Lot More to Me Craig Morgan
Country
Hero Maren Morris
Country
Summer Cassadee Pope
Stranger to Stranger Paul Simon
Folk rock
Future Present Past EP )
The Strokes
Train Does Led Zeppelin II Train
Reunion [58] Whitford /St. Holmes
9
Tween Wye Oak
10
El Río Frankie Ballard
Country
Why Are You OK Band of Horses
Big Day in a Small Town Brandy Clark
Country
Fitz and the Tantrums Fitz and the Tantrums
Strange Little Birds Garbage
Alternative rock
Wanderlust Little Big Town
Last Year Was Complicated [59] Nick Jonas
Pop
Egomaniac KONGOS
Alternative alternative rock
Love, Lies & Therapy Saliva
17
Otero War
Caveman
Indie rock
The Fighters LoCash
Country
California Sunrise Jon Pardi
Country
The Getaway Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rock
Some Things Never Leave You Sherwood
Still Brazy YG
West coast hip hop
24
True Sadness The Avett Brothers
Folk rock
Blood, Sweat & 3 Years Cash Cash
The Magic Deerhoof
Indie rock
On Desire
Drowners
Indie rock
Say It Out Loud
The Interrupters
Ska punk
Act One
Marian Hill
Boom Boom Room (Side A)
Palaye Royale
Art rock
26
New English Desiigner
Trap
July [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
1
What We Live For American Authors
California Blink-182
Punk rock alternative rock pop punk
FMA Grace
Hip hop soul
Bobby Tarantino Logic
Hip hop
blackSUMMER'S'night Maxwell
Coolaid Snoop Dogg
West Coast hip hop
Waking at Dawn Roy Woods
8
The North Corridor Chevelle
Rock
Snapshots
Nine Days
Alternative rock
Blank Face LP Schoolboy Q
Hip hop
Where the Light Shines Through Switchfoot
Alternative rock power pop
15
Savage Mode 21 Savage and Metro Boomin
Hip hop
Dirty Heads Dirty Heads
No Hard Feelings Dreezy
Hip hop , R&B
Youth Authority Good Charlotte
Kidz Bop 32
Kidz Bop Kids
Fighter David Nail [48] Country
We're All Somebody From Somewhere
Steven Tyler [48]
22
Everybody Looking Gucci Mane
Hip hop
Forever!
Hed PE
Lil Durk 2X Lil Durk
Hip hop , trap
Periphery III: Select Difficulty Periphery
Air for Free Relient K
Alternative rock Christian rock
Lemon Parade Revisited Tonic
Acoustic
29
Simplicity The Bouncing Souls
Punk rock
Hypercaffium Spazzinate Descendents
Major Key DJ Khaled
Hip hop
American Love Jake Owen
Country
Love Remains
Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
Gospel
Generationwhy Zhu
Electronic
August [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
5
Bury Me in Boots
The Cadillac Three
Country
Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not Dinosaur Jr.
Encore DJ Snake
Electronic
Hurricane Nick Fradiani
Pop
Girl Problems Chris Lane
Country pop
Unleashed Skillet
Now 59 Various
Various artists
Boy King Wild Beasts
Art rock electronica synth-funk alternative rock
11
Zone [60] JEFF the Brotherhood
12
Fishing Blues Atmosphere
Hip hop
And Then Like Lions
Blind Pilots
Kinda Don't Care Justin Moore
Country
Innocence Reaches Of Montreal
PartyNextDoor 3 PartyNextDoor
SremmLife 2 Rae Sremmurd
Home of the Strange Young the Giant [61]
19
Vacancy Bayside
July 4
Carl Broemel
Endless Frank Ocean
Pure & Simple Dolly Parton
Country
DNA Trapt
Hard rock alternative metal
20
Blonde Frank Ocean
26
Anything But Words Banks & Steelz
East Coast hip-hop
This Album Does Not Exist
Dreamers
Alternative rock
Dig Your Roots Florida Georgia Line
Country
As Seen on the Internet Futuristic
I'm Alone, No You're Not Joseph
Mangy Love Cass McCombs
It Doesn't Have to Make Sense Ingrid Michaelson
Pop rock
Glory Britney Spears
Pop
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway Barbra Streisand
Traditional pop
Stay Gold
Butch Walker
Alternative rock
Jeffery Young Thug
September [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
2
Bad Vibrations A Day to Remember
Cold World Of Mice & Men
The Sun's Tirade Isaiah Rashad
Hip hop
Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight Travis Scott
6
My Kind of Christmas
Reba McEntire
9
They Don't Know Jason Aldean
Country
Thin Line Billy Ray Cyrus
Country
Pixie Queen Anthony Green
Big Mess Grouplove
Signs of Light The Head and the Heart
Leo Rising Karmin
Pop
Sunlit Youth Local Natives
Indie rock
Polar Similar Norma Jean
Low Tides
This Wild Life
Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016 Jack White
Acoustic
Why? Jacob Whitesides
Schmilco Wilco
16
Shape Shift with Me Against Me!
I Remember AlunaGeorge
Alternative pop
Disappear Here Bad Suns
Alternative rock
Legends Never Die Chinx
Hip hop
Femejism Deap Vally
Garage rock alternative rock
Sinner Aaron Lewis
Country
Braver Than We Are Meat Loaf
Rock
The Divine Feminine Mac Miller
Tidal Wave Taking Back Sunday
Hard II Love Usher
23
The Art of Elegance
Kristin Chenoweth
If You See Me, Say Yes Flock of Dimes
West of the West [62] Goldroom
Natural Causes Skylar Grey
Alternative pop
The Healing Component Mick Jenkins
Hip hop
I Had a Dream That You Were Mine Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam
Indie rock
idina. Idina Menzel
Pop
Illuminate Shawn Mendes
Pop
Chapter and Verse Bruce Springsteen
Rock
Heads Up Warpaint
Indie rock
Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars
Dwight Yoakam
Country
27
Atrocity Exhibition Danny Brown
Alternative hip hop
30
The Altar Banks
Alternative R&B
22, A Million [63] Bon Iver
Where'd Your Weekend Go?
The Mowgli's
Alternative rock
Head Carrier Pixies
A Seat at the Table Solange
Remember Us To Life Regina Spektor
Indie pop
Blue Mountain Bob Weir
Folk rock
Yellowcard Yellowcard
October [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
7
The Last Hero Alter Bridge
Alternative metal
Mothership Dance Gavin Dance
Sit Still, Look Pretty Daya
Pop
Revolution Radio [64] Green Day
Punk rock
Day Breaks Norah Jones
First Ditch Effort NOFX
Punk rock
Oh My My OneRepublic
Pop rock
Three Phantogram
Big Boat Phish
Rock
Upside Down
Set It Off
8
The Beer Sessions Sponge
14
Drunk Dynasty Bowling for Soup
Pop punk
_ BT
Dissociation The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Heart Watches While the Brain Burns Mike Doughty
Indie rock
1992
The Game
Woptober Gucci Mane
Kevin Hart: What Now?
Kevin Hart
Mad Love JoJo
Walls Kings of Leon
Rock
Ruminations Conor Oberst
Two Tongues Two
Two Tongues
It Must Be Christmas Chris Young
21
Lighthouse David Crosby
Rock
Big Baby D.R.A.M. DRAM
Excommunication Tyler Glenn
Pop rock
Integrity Blues Jimmy Eat World
Rock
The Serenity of Suffering KoЯn
Nu metal
Joanne Lady Gaga
Pop
Love Gloom
Night Riots
Alternative rock
A Pentatonix Christmas Pentatonix
Alone The Pretenders
Rock
Who You Selling For The Pretty Reckless
saintmotelevision Saint Motel
Indie pop
28
The Stage Avenged Sevenfold
Heavy metal progressive Metal
'Tis the SeaSon Jimmy Buffett
Christmas
Cosmic Hallelujah Kenny Chesney
Country
New Skin CRX
Blood Money Part 1 Dope
Nu metal alternative metal
Glow Brett Eldredge
Someday at Christmas Jackie Evancho
Christmas classical crossover
Parachutes Frank Iero and the Patience
Dead to the World Helmet
Alternative metal
Trap or Die 3 Jeezy
DC4 Meek Mill
I Dreamt I Was a Cowboy [65] Miniature Tigers
A Very Kacey Christmas Kacey Musgraves
To Celebrate Christmas Jennifer Nettles
'Tis the Season
Jordan Smith
Christmas
Brotherhood of the Snake Testament
Thrash metal
November [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
4
This House Is Not for Sale Bon Jovi
Rock
Eternally Even Jim James
Here Alicia Keys
SafetySuit
SafetySuit
Nightride Tinashe
Alternative R&B
11
Christmas Together Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
Tattooed Heart Ronnie Dunn
Country
My Name Is Joe Thomas Joe
R&B
Simply Christmas Leslie Odom Jr.
Christmas
Coke N Butter O.T. Genasis
Slugger
Sad13
Indie rock
Jessica Rabbit Sleigh Bells
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest
18
Free 6LACK 6LACK
DNCE DNCE
Pop
The D-Boy Diary: Book 1 E-40
The D-Boy Diary: Book 2
Dear Life High Valley
Country
The Boy Who Died Wolf Highly Suspect
Hard rock alternative rock
Don't Waste Your Wishes The Killers
Christmas
The Weight of These Wings Miranda Lambert
Country
24K Magic Bruno Mars
Nemesis Bridgit Mendler
Pop
Hardwired...to Self-Destruct Metallica
Thrash metal
An Odd Entrances Thee Oh Sees
Garage rock psychedelic rock
25
Gunslinger Garth Brooks
Country
December [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
2
"Awaken, My Love!" Childish Gambino
R&B
Darkness and Light John Legend
R&B
Don't Smoke Rock
Smoke DZA , Pete Rock
9
4 Your Eyez Only J. Cole
Peace Trail Neil Young
Stoney Post Malone
The Storm Tech N9ne
Do What Thou Wilt. Ab-Soul
Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide
Hodgy
Hamilton, Charles Charles Hamilton
16
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' Kid Cudi
The Return of East Atlanta Santa Gucci Mane
22
Beautiful Crutch
Dommin
23
Not the Actual Events EP )
Nine Inch Nails
Industrial Rock
White Friday (CM9) Yo Gotti
Hip hop
25
Run the Jewels 3 Run the Jewels
Hip hop
Top songs on record [ ] Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs [ ] "Hello " – Adele (7 weeks in 2015, 3 weeks in 2016)
"Sorry " – Justin Bieber (3 weeks)
"Love Yourself " – Justin Bieber (2 weeks)
"Pillowtalk " – Zayn (1 week)
"Work " – Rihanna feat. Drake (9 weeks)
"One Dance " – Drake feat. Wizkid and Kyla (10 weeks)
"Can't Stop the Feeling! " – Justin Timberlake (1 week)
"Cheap Thrills " – Sia feat. Sean Paul (4 weeks)
"Closer " – The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey (12 weeks)
"Black Beatles " – Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane (6 weeks) Billboard Hot 100 songs that have ranked within Top 20 [ ]
"2 Phones " – Kevin Gates (#17)
"6 Inch " – Beyoncé feat. The Weeknd (#18)
"679 " – Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz (#4 in 2015, No. 11 in 2016)
"7 Years " – Lukas Graham (#2)
"24K Magic " – Bruno Mars (#4)
"Adventure of a Lifetime " – Coldplay (#13)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You " – Mariah Carey (#11)
"All We Know " – The Chainsmokers feat. Phoebe Ryan (#18)
"Antidote " – Travis Scott (#16)
"Back to Sleep " – Chris Brown (#20)
"Bad Things " – Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello (#10)
"Black Beatles " – Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane (#1)
"Broccoli " – DRAM feat. Lil Yachty (#5)
"Cake by the Ocean " – DNCE (#9)
"Can't Feel My Face " – The Weeknd (#1 in 2015, No. 15 in 2016)
"Can't Stop the Feeling! " – Justin Timberlake (#1)
"Caroline " – Aminé (#12)
"Cheap Thrills " – Sia feat. Sean Paul (#1)
"Close " – Nick Jonas feat. Tove Lo (#14)
"Closer " – The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey (#1)
"Cold Water " – Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber and MØ (#2)
"Controlla " – Drake (#16)
"Dangerous Woman " – Ariana Grande (#8)
"Deja Vu " – J. Cole (#7)
"Don't " – Bryson Tiller (#13)
"Don't Let Me Down " – The Chainsmokers feat. Daya (#3)
"Don't Mind " – Kent Jones (#8)
"Don't Wanna Know " – Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar (#7)
"Down in the DM " – Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj (#13)
"Ex's & Oh's " – Elle King (#10 in 2015, No. 14 in 2016)
"Fake Love " – Drake (#10)
"For Free " – DJ Khaled feat. Drake (#13)
"Formation " – Beyoncé (#10)
"Gold " – Kiiara (#13)
"Hands to Myself " – Selena Gomez (#7)
"Heathens " – Twenty One Pilots (#2)
"Hello " – Adele (#1)
"Here " – Alessia Cara (#5)
"Hold Up " – Beyoncé (#13)
"H.O.L.Y. " – Florida Georgia Line (#14)
"Hotline Bling " – Drake (#2 in 2015, No. 3 in 2016)
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever " – Zayn and Taylor Swift (#6)
"I Hate U, I Love U " – Gnash feat. Olivia O'Brien (#10)
"I Know What You Did Last Summer " – Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (#20)
"I Took a Pill in Ibiza " – Mike Posner (#4)
"Immortal " – J. Cole (#11)
"In the Night " – The Weeknd (#12)
"Into You " – Ariana Grande (#13)
"Juju on that Beat (TZ Anthem) " – Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall (#5)
"Jumpman " – Drake and Future (#12)
"Just Like Fire " – Pink (#10)
"Let It Go " – James Bay (#16)
"Let Me Love You " – DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber (#4)
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You " – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend (#8 in 2015, No. 9 in 2016)
"Little Red Corvette " – Prince (#6 in 1983, No. 20 in 2016)
"Love on the Brain " – Rihanna (#20)
"Love Yourself " – Justin Bieber (#1)
"Low Life " – Future feat. The Weeknd (#18)
"Luv " – Tory Lanez (#19)
"Make Me... " – Britney Spears feat. G-Eazy (#17)
"Me, Myself & I " – G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha (#7)
"Me Too " – Meghan Trainor (#13)
"Middle " – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine (#20)
"My House " – Flo Rida (#4)
"Needed Me " – Rihanna (#7)
"Neighbors " – J. Cole (#13)
"Never Be like You " – Flume feat. Kai (#20)
"Never Forget You " – Zara Larsson and MNEK (#13)
"No " – Meghan Trainor (#3)
"On My Mind " – Ellie Goulding (#13 in 2015, No. 14 in 2016)
"One Call Away " – Charlie Puth (#12)
"One Dance " – Drake feat. Wizkid and Kyla (#1)
"Ooouuu " – Young M.A (#19)
"Oui " – Jeremih (#19)
"Panda " – Desiigner (#1)
"Party Monster " – The Weeknd (#16)
"Perfect Illusion " – Lady Gaga (#15)
"Piece by Piece " – Kelly Clarkson (#8)
"Pillowtalk " – Zayn (#1)
"Pop Style " – Drake feat. The Throne (#16)
"Purple Rain " – Prince and The Revolution (#2 in 1984, No. 4 in 2016)
"Ride " – Twenty One Pilots (#5)
"Rise " – Katy Perry (#11)
"Roses " – The Chainsmokers feat. ROZES (#6)
"Same Old Love " – Selena Gomez (#5)
"Scars to Your Beautiful " – Alessia Cara (#13)
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover) " – Adele (#8)
"Side to Side " – Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj (#4)
"Sorry " – Beyoncé (#11)
"Sorry " – Justin Bieber (#1)
"Starboy " – The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk (#2)
"Starving " – Hailee Steinfeld and Grey feat. Zedd (#12)
"Stitches " – Shawn Mendes (#4 in 2015, No. 6 in 2016)
"Stressed Out " – Twenty One Pilots (#2)
"Sucker for Pain " – Lil Wayne , Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla $ign featuring X Ambassadors (#15)
"Summer Sixteen " – Drake (#6)
"The Greatest " – Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar (#18)
"The Hills " – The Weeknd (#1 in 2015, No. 7 in 2016)
"This Is What You Came For " – Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna (#3)
"Too Good " – Drake feat. Rihanna (#14)
"Treat You Better " – Shawn Mendes (#6)
"Unsteady " – X Ambassadors (#20)
"Used to This " – Future feat. Drake (#14)
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) " – Silentó (#3 in 2015, No. 19 in 2016)
"We Don't Talk Anymore " – Charlie Puth feat. Selena Gomez (#9)
"What Do You Mean? " – Justin Bieber (#1 in 2015, No. 5 in 2016)
"When Doves Cry " – Prince (#1 in 1984, No. 8 in 2016)
"When We Were Young " – Adele (#14)
"White Iverson " – Post Malone (#14)
"Wildest Dreams " – Taylor Swift (#5 in 2015, No. 18 in 2016)
"Work " – Rihanna feat. Drake (#1)
"Work from Home " – Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign (#4)
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016
Musical theater [ ] Deaths [ ]
January 1 – Gilbert Kaplan , 74, conductor
January 2 – Brad Fuller , 62, composer
January 3 – Jason Mackenroth, 46, drummer (Rollins Band , Mother Superior )
January 4 – Long John Hunter , 84, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
January 5
Nicholas Caldwell , 71, singer (The Whispers )Elizabeth Swados , 64, composer
January 7
Robert M. Cundick , 89, organist and composerKitty Kallen , 94, singerTroy Shondell , 76, singer-songwriter
January 8
Otis Clay , 73, R&B singerRed Simpson , 81, country singer-songwriterBrett Smiley , 60, singer-songwriter
January 13 – Bern Herbolsheimer , 67 composer
January 15
Noreen Corcoran , 72, singerPete Huttlinger , 54, guitarist
January 16 – Gary Loizzo , 70, singer, guitarist, and producer (The American Breed )
January 17
Blowfly , 76, singer-songwriter and producerMic Gillette , 64, bass player (Tower of Power and Sons of Champlin )Ramblin' Lou Schriver , 86, country singer
January 18 – Glenn Frey , 67, singer-songwriter and guitarist (Eagles )
January 20 – Lee Abramson , 45, bass player and composer
January 22 – Cadalack Ron , 34, rapper
January 26
January 28
Signe Toly Anderson , 74, singer (Jefferson Airplane and KBC Band )Paul Kantner , 74, singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane , Jefferson Starship , and KBC Band )
January 29 – Billy Faier , 85, banjo player
February 1 – Jon Bunch , 45, singer-songwriter (Sense Field and Further Seems Forever )
February 3
Big Kap , 45, hip-hop DJ and producerMaurice White , 74 singer-songwriter and producer (Earth, Wind & Fire )
February 4
Leslie Bassett , 93, composerJoe Dowell , 76, singerJimmie Haskell , 79, composer and conductor
February 5 – Ray Colcord , 66, composer
February 6
Dan Hicks , 74, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (The Charlatans )Sam Spence , 88, composer
February 8 – Ken Delo , 77, singer (The Lawrence Welk Show
February 11
Bob Raymond, 69, bassist (Sugarloaf )
Kim Williams , 68, songwriter
February 12 – George Tipton , 84, composer and conductor
February 14
Steven Stucky , 66, composerL. C. Ulmer , 87, blues singer-songwriter
February 15
Louis Lane , 92, conductorJoyce Paul , 78, singerVanity , 57, singer-songwriter (Vanity 6 )
February 17 – Ray West , 90, sound mixer (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
February 18 – Paul Gordon , 52, keyboard player and producer (New Radicals and The B-52's )
February 21 – Betty Jane Watson , 94, singer
February 22 – Sonny James , 87, country singer-songwriter
February 24 – Lennie Baker , 69, singer and saxophonist (Sha Na Na and Danny & the Juniors )
February 26 – C. L. Blast , 81, soul singer
March 1
Gayle McCormick , 67, singer (Smith )Martha Wright , 92, singer
March 3 – Gavin Christopher , 66, R&B singer-songwriter and producer
March 4
March 5
Jimmy Henderson, 61, rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas )
Chip Hooper , 53, talent agent
March 6 – Aaron Huffman, 43, bassist (Harvey Danger )
March 7 – Joe Cabot , 94, jazz trumpeter and bandleader
March 8 – Ron Jacobs , 78, producer, co-creator of American Top 40
March 9
March 10
Ernestine Anderson , 87, singerGogi Grant , 91, singer
March 11
Joe Ascione , 54, jazz drummerShawn Elliott , 79, singerRuth Terry , 95, singer and actress
March 12 – Tommy Brown , 84, R&B singer
March 13 – Sidney Mear , 97, trumpeter
March 15 – Daryl Coley , 60, gospel singer
March 16 – Frank Sinatra, Jr. , 72, singer-songwriter
March 17 – Steve Young , 73, country singer-songwriter
March 18
David Egan , 61, singer-songwriterNed Miller , 90, country singer-songwriter
March 22 – Phife Dawg , 45, rapper (A Tribe Called Quest )
March 23 – James Jamerson, Jr. , 58, bass player (Chanson )
March 25 – Shannon Bolin , 99, actress and singer
March 26 – David Baker , 84, composer
March 29 – Patty Duke , 69, singer
March 30 – Frankie Michaels , 60, singer
March 31 – Terry Plumeri , 71, bassist, composer, and conductor
April 2 – Gato Barbieri , 83, jazz saxophonist and composer
April 3 – Bill Henderson , 90, jazz singer
April 4 – Carlo Mastrangelo , 78, doo-wop singer and bassist (The Belmonts )
April 5
Leon Haywood , 74, singer-songwriter and producerZena Latto , 90, jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
April 6
Dennis Davis , 66, drummerMerle Haggard , 79, country singer-songwriter and guitarist
April 7 – Jimmie Van Zant , 59, singer-songwriter and guitarist
April 8 – Jack Hammer , 90, singer-songwriter and pianist
April 9 – Tony Conrad , 76, composer
April 12 – Gib Guilbeau , 78, musician and songwriter (The Flying Burrito Brothers )
April 13
Jeremy Steig , 73, jazz flutistPete Yellin , 74, jazz saxophonist
April 18 – Brian Asawa , 49, opera singer
April 19
Richard Lyons , 57, experimental musician (Negativland )Pete Zorn , 65, multi-instrumentalist (Steeleye Span )
April 21
Lonnie Mack , 74, singer-songwriter and guitaristPrince , 57, musician, singer-songwriter
April 24 – Billy Paul , 81, soul singer
April 25 – Remo Belli , 88, jazz drummer
May 7 – John Stabb , 54, singer (Government Issue )
May 12 – Julius La Rosa , 86, singer
May 13 – Buster Cooper , 87, jazz trombonist
May 14
Johnny Sea , 75, country music singerPaul Smoker , 75, composer and jazz trumpeter
May 15 – Jane Little , 87, classical double bass player (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra )
May 16 – Emilio Navaira , 53, singer-songwriter
May 17 – Guy Clark , 74, singer-songwriter
May 21 – Nick Menza , 51, drummer and instrumentalist (Megadeth , OHM )
May 27 – Marshall "Rock" Jones , 75, bassist (Ohio Players )
May 28 – Floyd Robinson , 83, country singer
May 30 – Thomas Fekete , 27, guitarist (Surfer Blood )
June 4 – Phyllis Curtin , 94, soprano
June 8 – Norro Wilson , 79, country music singer-songwriter and record producer
June 9 – J. Reilly Lewis , 71, choral conductor and Baroque music specialist
June 10 – Christina Grimmie , 22, singer-songwriter
June 12 – Chris Warren , 49, singer and musician
June 13
Anahid Ajemian , 92, violinistRandy Jones , 72, jazz drummer (Chet Baker , Dave Brubeck , Maynard Ferguson )Chips Moman , 79, songwriter and record producer
June 16
June 17 – Attrell Cordes , 46, singer and rapper (P.M. Dawn )
June 20 – Bill Ham , 79, manager (ZZ Top )
June 21 – Wayne Jackson , 74, trumpeter (Mar-Keys , The Memphis Horns )
June 22 – Steve French , 56, gospel singer
June 23
Shelley Moore , 84, jazz singerRalph Stanley , 89, singer and banjoist (The Stanley Brothers )
June 24 – Bernie Worrell , 72, keyboardist (Parliament-Funkadelic )
June 26 – Mike Pedicin , 98, saxophonist and jazz bandleader
June 27 – Sir Mack Rice , 82, singer-songwriter
June 28 – Scotty Moore , 84, guitarist (Elvis Presley )
June 29
Stan Harper , 94, virtuoso harmonica player, arranger and composerRob Wasserman , 64, composer and bassist
June 30 – Don Friedman , 81, jazz pianist
July 3 – Richard Grayson , 75, composer and pianist
July 5 – Gladys Nordenstrom , 92, composer
July 6 – Danny Smythe , 67, drummer (The Box Tops )
July 9
July 14 – Lisa Gaye , 81, actress, singer and dancer
July 15
Charles Davis , 83, jazz saxophonistErik Petersen, 38, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Mischief Brew )
July 16
Bonnie Brown , 77, singer (The Browns )Alan Vega , 78, singer (Suicide )Claude Williamson , 89, jazz pianist
July 17 – Gary S. Paxton , 77, record producer, singer-songwriter (Skip & Flip , The Hollywood Argyles )
July 21 – Lewie Steinberg , 82, bassist (Booker T. & the M.G.'s )
July 22 – Dominic Duval , 71, free jazz bassist
July 24 – Marni Nixon , 86, singer
July 25 – Allan Barnes , 66, jazz saxophonist (The Blackbyrds )
July 26 – Sandy Pearlman , 72, record producer and band manager (Blue Öyster Cult , The Clash , Black Sabbath )
July 27 – Pat Upton , 75, singer, guitarist, songwriter (Spiral Starecase )
July 30 – Gloria DeHaven , 91, actress and singer
August 3 – Ricci Martin , 62, musician and singer, son of Dean Martin
August 4 – Patrice Munsel , 91, coloratura soprano
August 5 – Richard Fagan , 69, songwriter and musician
August 6 – Pete Fountain , 86, jazz clarinetist
August 7
B. E. Taylor , 65, singerRuby Winters , 74, soul singer
August 11 – Glenn Yarbrough , 86, folk singer
August 12 – Ruby Wilson , 68, blues and gospel singer
August 13 – Connie Crothers , 75, jazz pianist
August 14
DJ Official , 39, Christian hip hop musician (116 Clique )James Woolley , 49, keyboardist (Nine Inch Nails )
August 15 – Bobby Hutcherson , 75, jazz vibraphone and marimba player
August 17 – Preston Hubbard , 63, bassist (The Fabulous Thunderbirds )
August 19 – Lou Pearlman , 62, record producer and manager (Backstreet Boys , NSYNC )
August 20
Irving Fields , 101, pianistMatt Roberts , 38, guitarist (3 Doors Down )Louis Smith , 85, jazz trumpeter
August 25 – Rudy Van Gelder , 91, recording engineer
August 30 – Hoot Hester , 65, country music and bluegrass artist (The Time Jumpers )
September 1
Fred Hellerman , 89, folk singer, guitarist, songwriter (The Weavers )Kacey Jones , 66, singer-songwriter
September 2 – Jerry Heller , 75, music manager (N.W.A. )
September 6 – Clifford Curry , 79, R&B singer
September 16 – Jerry Corbetta , 68, singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Sugarloaf )
September 17 – Charmian Carr , 73, actress and singer
September 19 – Bobby Breen , 87, actor and singer
September 20 – Micki Marlo , 88, singer and model
September 21
John D. Loudermilk , 82, singer and songwriterShawty Lo , 40, rapper
September 24 – Buckwheat Zydeco , 68, accordionist and zydeco musician
September 25
Michael Jones (aka Kashif) , 59, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, record producer (B.T. Express )Jean Shepard , 82, singer-songwriter
October 8 – Don Ciccone , 70, singer-songwriter (The Critters )
October 24 – Bobby Vee , 73, pop singer
October 27 – John Zacherle , 98, television and radio personality, novelty singer
November 3 – Kay Starr , 94, jazz and pop singer
November 11 – Victor Bailey , 56, jazz bassist
November 13 – Leon Russell , 74, singer
November 14 – Holly Dunn , 59, singer
November 18 – Sharon Jones , 60, soul singer (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings )
November 29 – Allan Zavod , 71, keyboardist (Frank Zappa , Jean-Luc Ponty , Eric Clapton , etc.)
December 2 – Mark Gray , 64, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist (Exile )
December 4 – Ralph Johnson, 67, singer (The Impressions )
December 7 – Brian Bennett, 65, garage-rock keyboardist (The Cherry Slush )
December 11 – Joe Ligon, 80, gospel singer (Mighty Clouds of Joy )
December 19 – Andrew Dorff, 40, songwriter[67]
December 25 – Alphonse Mouzon , 68, jazz fusion drummer
December 28 – Debbie Reynolds , 84, actress and singer
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