2009 in music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that have occurred or are expected to happen in 2009 in music.

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 Unspecified date 1.13 December 2 Bands formed 3 Bands reformed 4 Returning performers 5 Bands disbanded 6 Bands on hiatus 7 Albums 7.1 January 7.2 February 7.3 March 7.4 April 7.5 May 7.6 June 7.7 July 7.8 August 7.9 September 7.10 October 7.11 November 7.12 December 8 Albums announced to be released 8.1 December 8.2 Unspecified date 9 Top hits on record in the world 9.1 Canada 9.2 United Kingdom 9.3 United States 10 Classical music 11 Opera 12 Deaths 12.1 January 12.2 February 12.3 March 12.4 April 12.5 May 12.6 June 12.7 July 12.8 August 12.9 September 12.10 October 12.11 November 12.12 December 13 References

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" begins the year of 2009 at number one^[where?] as Beyoncé's 5th solo number one hit and her ninth in total.
• January 2 – the Italian singer Valentina Giovagnini at age 28, dies in a car crash.
• January 8 – Lady Gaga's debut single "Just Dance" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after 22 weeks – the second longest climb to number one, since Creed "With Arms Wide Open" in November 2000 (27 weeks).^[1]
• January 16 – The film Notorious, based on the life of rapper Notorious B.I.G. is released.
• January 17 – Bruce Springsteen releases Working on a Dream
• January 18 – As part of the inaugural celebration of Barack Obama, an inaugural concert "We Are One" was held at the Lincoln Memorial.
• January 28 – Kelly Clarkson breaks record for the biggest jump to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 when her single "My Life Would Suck Without You" soars from number 97 to number one fueled by 280,000 digital downloads on the first week of release.^[2]
• January 29 – Madonna announces that she will extend her record-breaking Sticky & Sweet Tour during summer of 2009, to visit cities that were excluded during the first run. The tour will kick-off in The O₂, London on July 4. The extension will take Sticky & Sweet Tour to a total of over 80 shows, putting it among the top five tours of all time.^[3]

[edit] February

• Lily Allen's "The Fear" jumps a high 168 spots to reach the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart.^[4]
• February 1 – Bruce Springsteen,^[5] Faith Hill^{[citation needed]} and Jennifer Hudson^[6] perform at Super Bowl XLIII
• February 8 – At the 51st Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center, Los Angeles:
  • Alison Krauss and Robert Plant win five Grammys for their duet album Raising Sand which also won Album of the Year
  • Lil Wayne wins four awards, including Best Rap Album for Tha Carter III (the only album to sell one million copies in the first week of release in United States in 2008).^[7]
  • Coldplay wins three awards including Song of the Year for Viva La Vida.
  • Adele wins two awards including Best New Artist.
  • Blink-182 announce that they are to reunite for a tour and new album.^[8]
• February 10 – Rihanna postpones her Malaysian concert in The Good Girl Gone Bad Tour amid reports that she accused her boyfriend R&B star Chris Brown of assault. Organizers had announced that she would shun skimpy outfits to conform with Muslim-majority Malaysia's strict rule on performers' dress.^[9]
• February 12
  • "Crack a Bottle", performed by Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, sets a new record for opening week download sales in the United States, at 418,000 copies. The previous record (335,000) was set by "Live Your Life".^[10]
  • Billboard announces that Madonna is the highest-earning entertainer of 2008, with USD$242,176,466, mostly from her sold-out Sticky & Sweet Tour.^[11]
• February 18
  • Pet Shop Boys win the outstanding contribution to music award at the Brit Awards.
  • Duffy dominates the Brit Awards, held in Earl's Court, London. Her album, Rockferry, the U.K top seller in 2008, won best British album, and she also won best British female and British breakthrough
  • Kings of Leon (best international group) also win best international album for Only By The Night.
  • Katy Perry wins best international female trophy.^[12]
  • Flo Rida breaks his own record when his single "Right Round" is downloaded 636,000 units in the opening week. His 2008 chart-topper "Low" set the previous record for most downloaded song with 467,000 units sold on the first week of release.^[13]
• February 24 – Lamb of God releases Wrath, which debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest charting extreme metal album in the last fifteen years.
• February 26 – Vocalist Steven Page leaves the Barenaked Ladies.^[14]
• February 27
  • Japanese artist Rurutia releases her sixth studio album Seirios.
  • Irish rock band U2 releases No Line On The Horizon, which soon reaches number one in over 28 countries.
• February 28
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's first song in 9 years as a group entitled The Game Ain't Ready was released on MySpace. The sudden rush caused MySpace to crash for the rest of the day.

[edit] March

• March 2 – Elton John and Billy Joel The tour dates are mostly configured for 360-degree view in order to maximize arena capacity. The duo's last tour, in 2003, grossed $USD 45.8 million from only 24 sellouts according to Billboard Boxscore.^[15]
• March 3 – Britney Spears launches her highly anticpated The Circus Starring: Britney Spears world tour at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her first world tour in five years, and first tour since her public breakdown will take her across North America, Europe, and will end in Australia. Spears will complete a 97 show world tour.^[16]
• March 6 through March 8 – Phish's reunion shows at Hampton Coliseum in Virginia.
• 10 – Infernus, Won the Gorgoroth name dispute.
• March 10 – If U Seek Amy, the controversial third single off Circus is released. The music video is intended to make fun of the American society and how it perceives Britney Spears' life to be.
• N Dubz start their first ever tour, The Uncle B Tour, on the 27th.
• March 13 through March 22 – The 2009 South by Southwest Conference and Festival.
• Fleetwood Mac will embark on their first world tour in 5 years, with a possible new studio album to follow.^[17]
• March 12 – Super Junior releases their critically and commercially successful third Korean-language album Sorry, Sorry.
• March 17 Korean superstar BoA releases her first English Language album "BoA" in the U.S simultaneously with her Japanese greatest hits album Best & USA in Japan.
• March 23 – Royksopp released Junior, their third album.
• March 24 – Mastodon releases their fourth album Crack the Skye.
• March 24 – MF Doom releases album Born Like This under the shortened name "Doom".
• March 24 – Music video for the Department of Eagles song No One Does It Like You premieres in New York City.
• March 25 – Ayumi Hamasaki releases her tenth album Next Level.
• March 26 – Beyonce Knowles begins her I Am... Tour in Edmonton, Canada at the Rexall Place.
• March 27 – Rapper T.I. was sentenced to a one year and one day prison sentence.

[edit] April

• April 1 – Lady Gaga becomes the first artist in nearly ten years (after Christina Aguilera in 1999 and 2000) to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with their first two chart entries (Just Dance and Poker Face.)
• April 4 – Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney performed together (for the first time since 2002) at the Radio City Music Hall for the David Lynch Foundation.
  • The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place welcoming new inductees Little Anthony & the Imperials, Bobby Womack, Jeff Beck as a solo artist, Run-D.M.C., and Metallica. Metallica citing the drama surrounding Blondie, Black Sabbath, and Van Halen's inductions includes Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted both former bassists for the band in the induction.^[18] Jason Newsted also performs with band in its first rendition as a 5-piece band featuring two bass guitarists.^[19]
• April 11 – Susan Boyle's version of the song "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les Miserables on Britain's Got Talent becomes a worldwide sensation, as it is seen over 200 million times on YouTube and other video outlets.
• April 12 – Carrie Underwood's song "I Told You So" from her album "Carnival Ride topped the country songs chart as her tenth straight number one and became the only country artist in history to have their first 10 singles hit number one off their first two albums.
• April 14 – Willie Nile releases his sixth studio album House Of A Thousand Guitars.
• April 17 through April 19 – Coachella 2009
• April 21 – Heavy metal band Iron Maiden releases a motion picture documentary of their current Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, titled Flight 666.
• April 23 – Taylor Swift kicks off her sold-out Fearless Tour, her first headlining tour, in Evansville, Indiana, joined by opening acts Gloriana and Kellie Pickler.
• April 26 – UK grime rapper Tinchy Stryder's collaboration with N-Dubz, "Number 1", went to the No.1 spot, shifting 72,000 copies in its first week. Tinchy Stryder's single was the only ever song entitled 'Number One' to reach the No.1 spot – even though there's been 23 other songs with the same name.
• April 27 – Girls Aloud released their 21st single Untouchable which charted at #11 and became their first single to miss the top 10.
• April 28 – A side project by Burton C. Bell & Dino Cazares from weeks prior changes into Fear Factory Rehiring Dino & Hiring Gene Hoglan.

[edit] May

• May 2 – May 3 – The Bamboozle festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey
• May 3 – Concert at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger. Featured Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Dave Matthews and Eddie Vedder amongst others
• May 5 – Bif Naked releases her fifth studio album The Promise. This is her first album released after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008.
• maudlin of the Well releases a brand new reunion album with the members of Kayo Dot.^[20]
• May 15- Green Day release 21st Century Breakdown
• May 16
  • David Cook and David Archuleta give a concert in the Philippines at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.
  • Alexander Rybak with his song "Fairytale" wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, giving Norway its third victory. Within a couple of days, the song reaches the top ten in charts in most of Europe, including a #10 entry in the UK Singles Chart.
• May 18 – Rapper Dolla is shot and killed in Beverly Hills, CA at the Beverly Center.
• May 19 – Eminem releases Relapse, which goes on to be the biggest selling album of the year so far selling over 600,000 copies in its first week.
• May 19 – Tori Amos releases her 10th studio album Abnormally Attracted to Sin.
• May 20 – Kris Allen defeats Adam Lambert to win the eighth season of American Idol.
• May 25 – Aqua released their first single in 9 years, Back to The 80's
• May 26 – Marilyn Manson releases The High End of Low, his seventh studio album.

[edit] June

• June – The Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin announced he was working on a new studio album
• June 1 – Pearl Jam are first musical guests on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, performing new songs.
• June 2 – 311 releases Uplifter
• June 2 – Taking Back Sunday releases New Again
• June 4-7
  • Wakarusa 2009
  • Oasis begins the summer stadium leg of their world tour with 3 sold-out homecoming concerts at the 70,000 capacity Heaton Park.
    • Phish start their first tour since their "break up" in 2004.
• June 11 – The Pussycat Dolls perform in the Philippines at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.
• June 11–14 – Bonnaroo 2009
• June 11-14 – Download Festival
• June 13 – DefQon 1, arranged by Q-Dance
• June 14 – Pixie Lott topped the U.K charts with her debut single Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)
• June 16 – Beyoncé released Above and Beyoncé - Video Collection & Dance Mixes
• June 16 – Jonas Brothers' Lines, Vines, and Trying Times is released in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Colombia.
• June 20 – Jonas Brothers kick off the American leg of their Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 in Dallas, TX.
• June 21 – Demi Lovato kicks off her summer tour with pop singer David Archuleta
• June 24-28 – Glastonbury Festival 2009
• June 25 – July 5 – Summerfest
• June 25 – Michael Jackson, the King of Pop and the Dance, passes away at age 50, after going into cardiac arrest, 18 day before his new tour.
• June 26 – Warped Tour begins in Pomona, California, and will go around the United States and Canada ^[21]
• June 26 – Devourment released their third studio album, Unleash the Carnivore.
• June 30 – The U2 360° Tour begins in Barcelona's Nou Camp Stadium in front of a sell out crowd. It is the first time a band has toured with such a unique structure since the progressive rock band Yes's 1991 Union Tour.

[edit] July

• July 2-3 – Blur's 20 year reunion and superconcert at Hyde Park.
• July 2 to July 5 – Heineken Open'er Festival in Gdynia, Poland
• July 3
  • 50 Cent releases Forever King for digital download.
  • Yahoo! Music announces that Taylor Swift's album Fearless and Flo Rida's single Right Round are the top-selling album and single, respectively, of the first half of the year.^[22]
• July 4 – Madonna starts the second run of her record-breaking Sticky & Sweet Tour in London, England.
• July 6 – Ryan Ross and Jon Walker leave Panic! at the Disco and go on to form The Young Veins.
• July 6 – 12 – Australian Radio station Triple J holds its 'Hottest 100 of All Time' with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" coming in first for the third consecutive time a 'Hottest 100 of All Time' has been held 1991, 1998 and 2009. This is the largest music poll in the world with more than half a million people voting.
• July 7 – A public memorial for Michael Jackson is held at the Staples Center. Artists such as Stevie Wonder, Usher, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Shaheen Jafargholi, and his brother, Jermaine Jackson performed.
• July 9–12 – 10th EXIT festival takes place in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia, with more than 190,000 visitors.
• July 10 – August 15 – Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, headlined by Marilyn Manson and Slayer
• July 13 – Lady Gaga becomes the first performer to have three songs from a debut album reach #1 on an American Billboard chart since Avril Lavigne and Ace of Base.
• July 16 to July 19 – Rock Fest
• July 16 – Libido release their five studio album, Un Día Nuevo.^[23]
• July 18 – Tool goes on tour for the first time in two years.
• July 19 – JLS became the first British Group (from reality TV Show The X Factor) to top the UK Single Charts with their debut single Beat Again.
• July 21 – shortlist announced for the 2009 Mercury Prize.
• July 22 to July 25 – 2009 10,000 Lakes Festival
• July 24 Start of blink-182's reunion tour, with Fall Out Boy and Weezer as opening acts, kicks off.
• July 25-26 – IndieTracks Festival, Derbyshire UK

[edit] August

• August 7-9 – Lollapalooza 2009
• August 11- Miley Cyrus releases Party in the U.S.A.
• August 14 – Gaahl, retires.
• August 14-16 – Bloodstock Open Air Festival, Derbyshire, UK
• August 18 – Third Eye Blind release Ursa Major, the group's first studio album since 2003.
• August 18 – GWAR releases Lust in Space
• August 18 – OTEP releases Smash the Control Machine
• August 20-23 – Rock Gone Wild 2009 (CANCELLED) ^[24]
• August 20-22 – Hip Hop Kemp in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
• August 21 – During a performance of Russalka at Glyndebourne, soprano Ana Maria Martinez falls into the orchestra pit and is rushed to hospital. The show goes on.
• August 21 – Vocalist Jim Lindberg announces his departure from Pennywise.^[25]
• August 21 through August 23 – The Green Festival in New Brunswick, Canada^[26]
• August 24 – Arctic Monkeys are set to release Humbug, their third studio album.
• August 25 – LeToya releases her sophomore studio album "Lady Love".
• August 28 – After another fight with his brother Liam, Noel Gallagher leaves Oasis.
• August 28 – Miley Cyrus releases her first EP, The Time Of Our Lives.
• August 28–31 – Greenbelt Festival in Cheltenham, UK
  • Black Eyed Peas Malaysian concert in celebration of beer giant Guinness's 250th anniversary in Kuala Lumpur is restricted to only non-Muslims since the sponsor is an alcoholic brand and it is considered inappropriate for Muslims to attend the concert which scheduled in September.^[27]
• August 30 – ICS Vortex & Mustis are fired from Dimmu Borgir
• August 31 – The Sugababes release their come back single Get Sexy
• August 31 – Whitney Houston releases her first studio album, I Look To You, in 7 years.

[edit] September

• September 1 – Owl City's second album, Ocean Eyes, is released.
• September 7 – Muse release their new single, "Uprising".
• September 8 – Jay-Z's eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3, is released.
  • Winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize announced.
• September 9 – The entire catalogue of The Beatles is re-released as digital remasters with rare pictures, short documentaries, original and newly written liner notes with replicated original UK artwork for the first time since 1987.

The Beatles: Rock Band is released.

• September 10 – Nine Inch Nails performs their final concert in Los Angeles.
• September 12 – The first ever outdoor Sunset Strip Music Festival is held in West Hollywood, featuring performances from more than fifty bands including Ozzy Osbourne and Korn.
• September 13 – The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards is held in New York City at Radio City Music Hall. The presentation is hosted by Russell Brand. This years' awards show is most known for the "Kanye West and Taylor Swift" incident".^{[citation needed]} Lady Gaga and Beyonce lead the nomination pack at 9 nominations each. They both won 3, along with Green Day, the most wins this year.
• September 14 – Muse's fifth album, The Resistance, is released.
• September 15 – Kid Cudi's debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day is released.
  • Megadeth's, 12th album, Endgame, is released.
  • Mi Plan, the first studio album in the spanish language by Nelly Furtado, is released.
  • Porcupine Tree's tenth album, The Incident, is released.
• September 16 – The Spice Girls reunite for dinner and drinks in London except for Victoria, (Posh Spice) who was in Los Angeles. It was the first time all 4 Spice Girls reunited in public since their "Return of the Spice Girls Tour" in 2007/8. This 'public reunion' has since sparked numerous rumours that the girls will be reforming again. The girls have not denied this, but said that anything "work related" was not 'concrete' yet.
• September 17 – Avril Lavigne and husband Deryck Whibley split after three years of marriage.
  • VH1 Divas returns with a appearances by Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson, Leona Lewis, Adele, and Miley Cyrus with host Paula Abdul
• September 18 – Rammstein release their new single "Pussy".
• September 20 – Pearl Jam's Backspacer is released, reaching the top of the Billboard 200 for them in 13 years.
• September 21 – Mika releases his second studio album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much.
• September 21 – Winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize announced.
• September 22 – Your Songs by Harry Connick, Jr. is released.
  • Pop singer-songwriter Lights releases her first full-length album, The Listening.^[28]
  • Daisy by Brand New is released.
  • Beauty Killer by Jeffree Star is released.
  • Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan left the group, surrounding days of speculation that a 'bust-up' had occurred in the band. 2009 Eurovision song contest entry Jade Ewen replaced her which means that no 'original sugababe' is in the group.
  • Life Starts Now, the third album by Three Days Grace, is released.
• September 24 – Chiodos fires their lead singer, Craig Owens.
• September 25–27 – The inaugural Rotor Festival for Contemporary Music, an initiative of the International Music Institute (IMD) and the Ensemble Modern, is held in Frankfurt am Main, featuring music by Iannis Xenakis and Helmut Lachenmann, amongst others.
• September 28 – Arch Enemy releases its eight album, titled The Root of All Evil
• September 29 – Brand New Eyes by Paramore is released.
  • Black Gives Way To Blue the first album by Alice In Chains in nearly fourteen years is released.
  • Crash Love by AFI is released.
  • The Avett Brothers release their major record label debut I and Love and You.
  • Mariah Carey's twelfth album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, is released.
  • Madonna's third greatest hits album, Celebration, is released.
  • Britney Spears releases "3", the first single from her second compilation album, The Singles Collection to radio.
  • Selena Gomez's debut album under her band's name, Selena Gomez and The Scene, entitled Kiss and Tell is released.
  • Dethklok's The Dethalbum II is released.^[29]
  • Breaking Benjamin's forth album, Dear Agony, is released.
• September 30 – Kylie Minogue kicks off first ever US Tour in Oakland, California.

[edit] October

• October 2 – Beyoncé Knowles is named Woman of 2009 by Billboard.
  • Dethklok and Mastodon begin touring on the Adult Swim Tour.
• October 2 through October 4 – Austin City Limits 2009^[30]
• October 4 – KISS will release first studio album in 11 years, Sonic Boom
• October 6 – Relient K will release their sixth studio album, Forget And Not Slow Down
  • Tokio Hotel released their second album, Humanoid, in both German and English.
  • Backstreet Boys released their seventh album This Is Us.
• October 9 – Shakira released her third English album She Wolf.^[31]
• October 11 – Robbie Williams makes his first appearance on TV in over 3 Years with "Bodies" and it was also his come back performance on The X Factor
• October 12 – Chester Bennington released the debut album, Out of Ashes, for his new band, Dead By Sunrise.
  • Michael Jackson's record company released his new single, "This Is It".
• October 13 – Nellie McKay released her fourth studio album, Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day.
• October 15 – Britney Spears's "3" debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 100. This is her third number one on Billboard Hot 100 and the first non-American Idol related single to debut at number one since Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" occupied the penthouse on November 14, 1999.^[32]
• October 16 – Rammstein released their sixth studio album, Liebe ist für alle da.
• October 19 – Alexandra Burke released her debut album, Overcome
  • Green Day released their UK and US single "East Jesus Nowhere"
• October 20 – Rihanna releases the first single from her fourth studio album Rated R entitled "Russian Roulette"
  • Terri Clark released her album The Long Way
  • Emily Osment – All the Right Wrongs
• October 23 – Akon will had a concert in the Philippines. The concert was scheduled to be on July 4, 2009.
• 24 October – Lock Up play their final show.
• October 26 – Cheryl Cole releases her first debut album Three Words in the UK.
  • Michael Jackson posthomously releases his album This Is It.
• October 27 – Atreyu releases their new album, Congregation of the Damned.
  • Between the Buried and Me releases their fifth studio album, The Great Misdirect.
  • Creed will release their fourth album, Full Circle.
  • 3 released their sixth album, Revisions.
  • Train released their fifth studio album, Save Me, San Francisco.
  • Tech N9ne released K.O.D.

[edit] November

• November 2 – *Christian rock band Delirious? releases a compilation album towards the end of 2009, where they disband in November.^[33][34]
• November 3 – Slayer releases their eleventh studio album, World Painted Blood.
• November 3 – Carrie Underwood releases her third studio album, Play On.
• November 3 – Andrea Bocelli releases his first-ever Holiday album, My Christmas.
• November 3 – Foo Fighters release their Greatest Hits album.
• November 3 – Melanie Fiona releases her debut album, The Bridge.
• November 3 – Ryan Leslie releases his second album, Transition.
• November 3 – Shwayze releases his new album, Let It Beat.
• November 3 – Amerie releases her album In Love & War.
• November 6 – It was announced that Candlelight Records had signed Fear Factory.
• November 9 – Leona Lewis releases her second album, Echo, in the Philippines. (UK release November 16; US release, November 17)
• November 10 – Alejandro Sanz releases Paraíso Express.^[35]
• November 10- Bon Jovi releases The Circle

November 10 – Britney Spears releases the standard edition of The Singles Collection.

• November 10 – Snow Patrol – Up to Now is the name of their new album^[35]
• November 12 – Steven Tyler not quitting Aerosmith, despite rumors that the band would be in need of a new lead singer.^[36]
• November 16 – Supergroup Them Crooked Vultures release their debut album. Alice in Chains releases their new single, "Your Decision". Muse releases their second single from The Resistance (album), "Undisclosed Desires".
• November 17 – One Republic releases their album Waking Up.^[35]
• November 17 – Justin Bieber releases My World.^[35]
• November 23 – Rihanna releases her fourth album, Rated R.
• November 23 – Beyoncé releases live DVD I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas
• November 23 – Jay Sean releases All or Nothing^[35]
• November 23 – Lady Gaga releases her second album, The Fame Monster
• November 23 – Britney Spears releases the digital 45s from The Singles Collection
• November 24 – Britney Spears releases the boxed set edition of The Singles Collection
• November 24 – Wiz Khalifa releases his album Deal or No Deal (album)
• November 27 – Ricky Martin is still working on recording their next album, expected to be in the market during the first quarter of 2010, and in his first book.^[37]

[edit] Unspecified date

• maudlin of the Well releases a brand new reunion album with the members of Kayo Dot.^[20]
• American rock band No Doubt releases their first single in almost half a decade, Stand and Deliver, a cover of the Adam and the Ants original.

[edit] December

• December 2 – Gackt releases his album RE:BORN
• December 7 – Dannii Minogue releases her compilation album The 1995 Sessions
• December 7 – Timbaland releases his follow up cd, Shock Value 2^[38]
• December 8 – Chris Brown releases his album Graffiti^[38]
• December 8 – Clipse, Til the Casket Drops is his next album^[38]
• December 8 – Gucci Mane releases his next album, The State vs. Radric Davis
• December 8 – Snoop Dogg releases his next album, Malice n Wonderland^[38]

• December 8 – 30 Seconds To Mars release their third studio album, This Is War.
• December 11 – Garth Brooks will come out of retirement with a solo acoustic show to begin Dec. 11 at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.^[39]
• December 15 – Alicia Keys releases The Element of Freedom^[38]

• December 15 – James Horner releases Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture, which also features new single 'I See You' by R&B singer Leona Lewis
• December 15 – Big Big Train releases The Underfall Yard^[40]
• December 16 – John Frusciante announces his second departure from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
• December 20 – Rage Against the Machine take the Christmas number one slot in the United Kingdom with Killing in the Name, after a massive Facebook campaign.^[41]
• December 21 – Mary J. Blige – Stronger with Each Tear^[38]

December 22 – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony releases The World's Enemy^[35]

• December 29 – Soulja Boy The DeAndre Way new album^[35]

[edit] Bands formed

• Codeine Velvet Club
• God Seed
• Ov Hell
• 2NE1
• Crash Karma
• Dead by Sunrise
• The Dead Weather^[42]
• Furthur
• Girls Can't Catch
• Gloriana
• The Gracious Few
• Guilt Machine
• Hunter^[43]
• Major Lazer
• Monsters of Folk
• Mini Viva
• New Boyz
• The Pretty Reckless
• Raygun
• Them Crooked Vultures
• Tinted Windows^[44]
• Sea of Green
• Selena Gomez and the Scene
• The Soldiers
• We Are the Fallen
• The Young Veins
• Nick Jonas and the Administration

[edit] Bands reformed

• A1 (new album and tour)
• Adema (original lineup reformed w/ Mark Chavez, new album and tour)
• Blink-182 (new album and tour)^[45]
• Blue (summer tour since split in 2005)
• Cold (first album and tour since their split in 2006)^[46]
• Cold Chisel^[47]
• Creed (new album and tour) ^[48]
• The Cranberries (first tour since 2002)
• Faith No More (touring only)^[49]
• Far (New album and tour)
• Jairus (releasing album and touring) ^[50]
• Karma To Burn (touring only) ^[51]
• Limp Bizkit (original lineup, tour, new album) ^[52]
• Matchbook Romance ^[53]
• Mott the Hoople (touring only) ^[54]
• Mr. Big (touring only) ^[55]
• Noise Addict (New album) ^[56]
• Phish (new album and tour)^[57]
• Plastic Ono Band (first album under the name since 1975)^[58]
• Public Image Ltd. (touring for 30th anniversary)^[58]
• Saint Vitus (few shows only)^[59]
• The Scene Aesthetic (new album and tour)^[60]
• Screeching Weasel
• Shot in Paris
• Skunk Anansie (new single, greatest hits album and tour) ^[61]
• Skunk Anansie (new single, greatest hits album and tour) ^[62]
• Sublime (one-off performance)
• String Cheese Incident (one-off performance)
• Sunny Day Real Estate (album reissues and tour)^[63]
• Terrorizer
• Tumbleweed (appearing at Homebake festival) ^[58]
• Underground Lovers (appearing at Homebake festival) ^[58]
• Wang Chung (new album and tour) ^[64]

[edit] Returning performers

• 30 Seconds To Mars (first studio album since 2005)
• Alcazar (first studio album since 2003)^[65]
• Alice in Chains (first studio album since 1995, and first release with William DuVall on vocals)^[66]
• Amerie (first US studio album since 2005)
• Baaba Maal (first studio album since 2001)
• Beastie Boys (first album with vocals since 2004)
• Jello Biafra (new band, first non-talking album since 2005)
• Black Eyed Peas (first new album since 2005, after false rumors of breakup) ^[67]
• Blink-182 (first tour since 2004) ^[8]
• Blur (first performance since 2003)^[68]
• Britney Spears (first tour since 2004)
• Cave In (first recording since 2005)
• Cher (continuing to perform in Las Vegas' Caesars Palace with her show Cher at the Colosseum; first new album since 2001).
• Cornershop (first studio album since 2002)
• Creed (first tour since 2004; first studio album since 2001) ^[69]
• The Dead (first tour since 2004)^[70]
• Dave Matthews Band (first studio album since 2005, and first release following the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore)
• Depeche Mode (first studio album since 2005)
• D.R.I. (first studio album since 1995)^[71]
• Dr. Dre (first studio album since 1999)
• Josh Doyle (first studio recording since 2004; first tour since nervous breakdown in 2001)^[72]
• Eminem (first studio album since 2004)^[73]
• Face to Face (first studio album since 2002)^[74]
• Flesh-N-Bone (first studio album since going to prison in 2000)
• Green Day (first studio album since 2004)^[75]
• Guano Apes (first tour since 2004)
• KISS (first studio album since 1998) ^[76]
• Living Colour (first studio album since 2003)
• Maxwell (first studio album since 2001)
• Mew (first studio album since 2005; first studio album recorded as a three-piece following the departure of Johan Wohlert)
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (first all-new studio album since 2002)^[77]
• The Offspring (first full-scale tour since 2005)^[78]
• Pestilence (first album since 1993)^[79]
• Polvo (first studio album since 1997, and first release with new drummer Brian Quast)^[80]
• Kelly Price (first R&B album since 2003)^[81]
• Rancid (first studio album since 2003, and first release with new drummer Branden Steineckert)^[82]
• Ratt (first album since 1999)^[83]
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (Announced end to hiatus. New album to be released in 2010.)
• Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions (first studio album since 2001)
• Shakira (first English studio album since 2005; )^[84]
• Snot (first album since 1997, and first release with Tommy "Vext" Cummings on vocals)^[85]
• Third Eye Blind (first studio album since 2003) ^[86]
• Titãs (first studio album since 2003) ^[87]
• U2 (first studio album since 2004) ^[88]
• The Verve Pipe (first studio album since 2001)
• Whitney Houston (first studio album since 2003)

[edit] Bands disbanded

• American Head Charge ^[89]
• Animal Alpha^[90]
• Armor for Sleep^[91]
• As Cities Burn ^[92]
• After Forever ^[93]
• Battle of Mice ^[94]
• Blue Cheer ^[95]
• Bodyjar ^[96]
• Capital Lights^{[citation needed]}
• Chas & Dave ^[97]
• The Cheetah Girls ^[98]
• Chin Up Chin Up ^[99]
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
• Copeland ^[100]
• The Cramps ^[101]
• Cute Is What We Aim For ^[102]
• Danity Kane ^[103]
• Delirious? ^[104]
• Downset.^{[citation needed]}
• Embraze ^[105]
• Flickerstick^{[citation needed]}
• Fordirelifesake^{[citation needed]}
• The Getaway Plan ^[106]
• Go:Audio ^[107]
• Grief^[108]
• Hanoi Rocks ^[109]
• Harvey Danger ^[110]
• Houston Calls ^[111]
• Have Heart^[112]
• Juliette and the Licks ^[113]
• Liquido ^[114]
• Live^[115]
• Lord Belial ^[116]
• Louis XIV
• Mammal ^[117]
• Metal Church^{[citation needed]}
• Neurosonic ^[118]
• NLT ^[119]
• Nothingface^[120]
• Oxford Collapse ^[121]
• Peter, Paul and Mary^{[citation needed]}
• Pride Tiger^{[citation needed]}
• Queen + Paul Rodgers^{[citation needed]}
• T13C^{[citation needed]}
• The Rakes ^[122]
• The Rascals^[123]
• RBD^[124]
• Silver Jews ^[125]
• Subzero ^[126]
• Thunder^[127]
• Verse ^[128]
• The Verve^[129]
• Violent Femmes^[130]

[edit] Bands on hiatus

• (+44)
• Bloc Party
• Dixie Chicks
• Fall Out Boy
• Foo Fighters
• ¡Forward, Russia!
• Girls Aloud
• Nine Inch Nails (Indefinite touring hiatus)
• The Pink Spiders
• P.O.D.
• Pussycat Dolls
• Seemless
• Stereolab
• System of a Down
• The Fratellis
• The Knife
• The Matches
• TV on the Radio
• Yellowcard

[edit] Albums

All releases are LPs unless otherwise stated.

[edit] January

January 6

• Love, Save the Empty by Erin McCarley (physical release)^[131]
• Ordinary Riches by Company of Thieves^[132] (digital release)

January 8

• The Color by Number EP by Glacier Hiking ^[133]

January 12

• Audacity by Ugly Duckling ^[134]

January 13

• 003 by Oh No Not Stereo (digital release)^[135]
• Fever Ray by Fever Ray^[136]
• Hordes of Chaos by Kreator ^[137]
• Life In-Between by Royal Bliss ^[138]
• New World Orphans by Hed PE^[139]
• Notorious by Various Artists ^[140]
• The Other Side: The Best of Dexter Freebish by Dexter Freebish^[141]

January 19

• To Lose My Life... by White Lies^[142][143]

January 20

• Alligator Purse by BeauSoleil ^[144]
• Blood Bank (EP) by Bon Iver^[145]
• The Crawling Distance by Robert Pollard ^[146]
• The Crying Light by Antony and the Johnsons^[147]
• The Empyrean by John Frusciante ^[148]
• Fame, Fortune and Fornication by Reel Big Fish ^[149]
• From the Heart by Babyface ^[150]
• Grand by Matt & Kim ^[151]
• Mantis by Umphrey's McGee ^[152]
• Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective ^[153]
• Noble Beast by Andrew Bird^[154]
• Simon – EP by Dirty Little Rabbits^[155]
• Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II by Anya Marina^[156]

January 21

• Serious Japanese by Teriyaki Boyz^[157]

January 23

• A-Lex by Sepultura ^[158]
• Time Waits for No Slave by Napalm Death^[159]

January 26

• Tonight: Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand ^[160]
• Hollow Crown by Architects ^[161]

January 27

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 1: Suzume by Merzbow^[162]
• Crooked X by Crooked X ^[163]
• Eye Legacy by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes^[164]
• For(N)ever by Hoobastank ^[165]
• Hometown by Ten Second Epic^[166]
• Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11 by Various Artists^[167]
• Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future by The Bird and the Bee^[168]
• Working on a Dream by Bruce Springsteen^[169]

January 30

• Slaughterhouse on the Prairie by Buckethead ^[170]

[edit] February

February 2

• Archangels in Black by Adagio.^[171]
• Lova Lova by Superbus^[172]

February 3

• Changing Horses by Ben Kweller^[173]
• Evisceration Plague by Cannibal Corpse ^[174]
• Feel That Fire by Dierks Bentley ^[175]
• The Fray by The Fray ^[176]
• Lonely Road by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus^[177]
• Love, Hate and Then There's You by The Von Bondies^[178]
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart^[179]
• Two Tongues by Two Tongues^[180]

February 10

• Incredibad by The Lonely Island ^[181]
• Innocence And Instinct by Red^[182]
• It's Not Me, It's You by Lily Allen^[183]
• Labyrinthes by Malajube^[184]
• The Rebirth by Bobby Valentino ^[185]
• Ryan Leslie by Ryan Leslie ^[186]
• Stems & Seeds by Ben Folds^[187]
• Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics by India.Arie^[188]

February 13

• Give Me breath= by Mando Diao ^[189]

February 15

• Scrambles by Bomb the Music Industry! ^[190]

February 17

• Above the Bones by Mishka^[191]
• Animals in the Dark by William Elliott Whitmore^[192]
• The Century of Self by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead^[193]
• Common Existence by Thursday^[194]
• Fallbrooke by Fallbrooke ^[195]
• Habeas Corpus by Living Things^[196]
• Hold Time by M. Ward^[197]
• Hood Hop 2 by J-Kwon (Online only)^[198]
• Hush by Asobi Seksu^[199]
• Pins & Panzers by Plushgun^[200]
• Sagarmatha by The Appleseed Cast^[201]
• What It Takes by The Sleeping^[202]
• Years of Refusal by Morrissey ^[203]

February 20

• No Sacrifice, No Victory by HammerFall^[204]

February 24

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 2: Fukurou by Merzbow^[162]
• Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl by Van Morrison^[205]
• Earthsblood by God Forbid^[206]
• Easy Does It by Jake Owen ^[207]
• For the Lions by Hatebreed ^[38]
• How to Fall Down in Public by Howie Beck^[208]
• Jet Black by Gentleman Reg^[209]
• Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience by Jonas Brothers ^[210]
• Ordinary Riches by Company of Thieves^[211] (physical release)
• Padded Room by Joe Budden^[212]
• Real Recognize Real by Project Pat ^[213]
• Smoke & Mirrors by B-Real ^[214]
• Troubadour by K'naan^[215]
• Wrath by Lamb of God^[216]

[edit] March

March 2

• No Line on the Horizon by U2^[217]
• Invaders Must Die by The Prodigy^[218]

March 3

• Little Hells by Marissa Nadler ^[219]
• Loudest Common Denominator (live CD/DVD) by Drowning Pool^[220]
• Middle Cyclone by Neko Case^[221]
• Neverender: Children of The Fence Edition (box set) by Coheed & Cambria^[222]
• Reintegration Time by Shout Out Out Out Out^[223]
• X Marks Destination (US release) by The Whip^[224]

March 9

• All the Plans by Starsailor^[225]
• Amor Vincit Omnia by Pure Reason Revolution^[226]
• It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (digital release)^[227]
• Jewellery by Micachu and the Shapes^[228]
• You Filled His Head with Fluffy Clouds and Jolly Ranchers, What Did You Think Was Going to Happen? (EP) by Fight Like Apes^[229]

March 10

• 003 by Oh No Not Stereo (physical release) ^[135]
• All I Ever Wanted by Kelly Clarkson^[230]
• Are You Kidding Around? by Samantha Shelton^[231]
• As Seen Through Windows by Bell Orchestre^[232]
• Back With The Thugs by Bizzy Bone ^[233]
• Death to Analog by Julien-K^[234]
• Face Control by Handsome Furs^[235]
• Get In Line, Or Get Lined Up by Hell Rell^[236]
• I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day by Julie Doiron^[237]
• It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs^[238]
• Love vs. Money by The-Dream^[239]
• Mama, I'm Swollen by Cursive^[240]
• No Regrets by Dope^[241]
• Not Without a Fight by New Found Glory^[242]
• Round 2 by J. Holiday^[243]
• Scream by Chris Cornell^[244]
• Speed of Light by Corbin Bleu^[245]
• Supporting Caste by Propagandhi^[246]
• Underneath the Owl by Riverboat Gamblers^[247]
• Worse Than Alone by The Number Twelve Looks Like You^[248]
• Years (by One Thousand Fingertips) by Attack in Black^[249]

March 11

• Disco Defenders by Alcazar^[250]

March 16

• Dark Days/Light Years by Super Furry Animals^[251]
• My Soul Sings (live album) by Delirious?^[252]
• Resurrection Macabre by Pestilence^[79]

March 17

• Beware by Bonnie "Prince" Billy^[253]
• Cult of Static by Static-X^[254]
• Don't Feed Da Animals by Gorilla Zoe^[255]
• Fist of God by MSTRKRFT^[256]
• BoA by BoA^[257]
• Who Are You Now? by This Providence^[258]

March 20

• NINJA 2009 Tour Sampler (EP) by Various Artists ^[259]

March 23

• Crooked Timber by Therapy?^[260]
• In The Cold Wind We Smile by The Xcerts^[261]
• Junior by Röyksopp^[262]
• Take My Breath Away by Gui Boratto^[263]
• Yes by Pet Shop Boys^[264]

March 24

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 3: Yurikamome by Merzbow^[265]
• 3 Balloons by Stephen Lynch^[266]
• Approaching Normal by Blue October^[267]
• Begone Dull Care by Junior Boys^[268]
• Blitz by KMFDM^[269]
• Born Like This by MF DOOM^[270]
• Boss of All Bosses by Slim Thug^[271]
• Bromst by Dan Deacon^[272]
• Crack the Skye by Mastodon^[273]
• Fangs by Falling Up^[274]
• The Fixtape Vol. 2 One Mo Hit by Krayzie Bone^[275]
• Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack) by Hannah Montana^[276]
• The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists^[277]
• Hymn to the Immortal Wind by Mono^[278]
• In a Perfect World… by Keri Hilson^[279]
• Let's Do It Again by Leela James^[280]
• Metamorphosis by Papa Roach^[281]
• A New Hope by Vanna^[282]
• On the Cover II (covers album) by MxPx^[283]
• Para Olvidarte De Mí by RBD^[284]
• Pray IV Reign by Jim Jones^[285]
• Running With the Wasters by The Takeover UK^[286]
• Shine by Martina McBride^[287]
• Son of a Preacher Man by John Rich^[288]
• Ten re-release by Pearl Jam^[289]
• Three by Joel Plaskett^[290]

March 30

• Mexican Teenagers (EP) by Kaki King^[291]

March 31

• Playlist: The Very Best of Our Lady Peace by Our Lady Peace^[292]
• 4 Life by UGK^[293]
• A Shipwreck in the Sand by Silverstein^[294]
• American Soldier by Queensryche^[295]
• Burn Halo by Burn Halo^[296]
• Defying Gravity by Keith Urban^[297]
• Everyday Demons by The Answer^[298]
• Free by Gavin DeGraw^[299]
• Living Thing by Peter Bjorn and John^[300]
• Lost Channels by Great Lake Swimmers^[301]
• New Jack City II by Bow Wow^[302]
• The Open Door EP by Death Cab for Cutie^[303]
• Quiet Nights by Diana Krall^[304]
• R.O.O.T.S. by Flo Rida^[305]
• The Soundstage Sessions (live album) by Stevie Nicks^[306]
• The Very Best Things (1995–2008) by Filter^[307]
• Yes! by k-os^[308]

[edit] April

April 1

• Butterfly (acoustic album) by Kelli Ali ^[309]
• Love Is Not Pop (mini-album) by El Perro del Mar^[310]

April 6

• Kingdom of Rust by Doves^[311]
• Jigsaw by Lady Sovereign^[312]
• Two Suns by Bat for Lashes ^[313]

April 7

• Advance Base Battery Life by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone^[314]
• Common Struggles by Single File^[315]
• Deep Cuts (EP) by A Perfect Circle^[316]
• Deep Cuts (EP) by Blind Melon^[317]
• Fantasies by Metric^[318]
• Fork in the Road by Neil Young^[319]
• Goodbye to the Machine by Hurt^[320]
• Now We Can See by The Thermals^[321]
• Repo by Black Dice^[322]
• The Safe Is Cracked by Mobb Deep^[323]
• Guilt by Mims^[324]
• Sara Watkins by Sara Watkins^[325]
• Unstoppable by Rascal Flatts^[326]
• Wide Open by Jason Aldean ^[327]
• We Are the Same by The Tragically Hip^[328]
• The Last Kiss by Jadakiss^[329]
• Sun Gangs by The Veils^[330]

April 13

• Lovetune for Vacuum by Soap&Skin^[331]

April 14

• Whatever Gets You Off by The Last Vegas^[332]
• Black Balloon (EP) by The Kills^[333]
• Bullets and Octane by Bullets and Octane^[334]
• California Years by Jill Sobule^[335]
• The Future Will Come by The Juan Maclean^[336]
• P-Pop-High School by Peelander-Z^[337]
• Swoon by Silversun Pickups^[338]
• Law of the Playground by The Boy Least Likely To^[339]
• Little White Lies by Fastball^[340]
• House Of A Thousand Guitars by Willie Nile^[341]

April 18

• Fourteen Years of Excellence (EP) by Manchester Orchestra^[342]
• Ashes of American Flags (DVD) by Wilco^[343]
• Save the Dinosaurs by I Said Stop! ^[344]

April 20

• Sounds of the Universe by Depeche Mode^[345]
• Art Brut Vs. Satan by Art Brut^[346]
• The Infection by Chimaira ^[347]
• My Maudlin Career by Camera Obscura^[348]
• Shallow Life by Lacuna Coil^[349]
• Asleep in the Bread Aisle by Asher Roth^[350]
• Be Human by Fightstar ^[351]
• To the Death (European release) by Earth Crisis^[352]

April 21

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 4: Karasu by Merzbow ^[353]
• A Cabinet of Curiosities (box set) by Jane's Addiction^[354]
• Consequences by Endwell^[355]
• Hell or High Water by As Cities Burn^[356]
• Here, Here, and Here by Meg & Dia^[357]
• Love the Future by Chester French^[358]
• Mean Everything to Nothing by Manchester Orchestra^[359]
• Wavering Radiant by Isis^[360]
• Tinted Windows by Tinted Windows ^[361]
• Deeper Than Rap by Rick Ross^[362]

April 25

• Opiumroz by Serebro^[363]

April 27

• Blood by OSI^[364] (Europe)
• Music For The People by The Enemy^[365]
• A Real Diamond in the Rough by Buckethead ^[366]

April 28

• Autonomy Games by Endless Hallway^[367]
• Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! by Ben Folds^[368]
• The Devil You Know by Heaven and Hell^[369]
• Halestorm by Halestorm^[370]
• Coaster by NOFX^[371][372]
• High on Jackson Hill by Immaculate Machine^[373]
• iDon by Don Omar ^[374]
• Post-Nothing by Japandroids^[375]
• Wooden Arms by Patrick Watson^[376]
• Self-Titled Album by The Audition^[377]
• Together Through Life by Bob Dylan ^[378]
• Wooden Bones by Pilot Speed^[379]
• Sickology 101 by Tech N9ne^[380]
• The Chronicles of Tk by Tynisha Keli ^[381]
• Very Busy People by The Limousines^{[citation needed]}
• The Voice by Mike Jones^[382]

[edit] May

May 4

• Attics To Eden by Madina Lake^[383]
• Entertainment by Fischerspooner^[384]
• I Feel Cream by Peaches^[385]
• Wall of Arms by The Maccabees^[386]

May 5

• Awake? by Zao^[387]
• Epiphany by Chrisette Michele^[388]
• Fantasy Ride by Ciara^[389]
• For the Lions by Hatebreed^[390]
• Grey Britain by Gallows^[391]
• In the Hands of God by Newsboys^[392]
• Outer South by Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band^[393]
• Primary Colours by The Horrors^[394]
• The Promise by Bif Naked^[395]
• Roadsinger by Yusuf ^[396]
• Sandwich by Psychostick ^[397]
• Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free by Akron/Family^[398]
• Skull Gang by Skull Gang^[399]
• Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey by Cracker^[400]
• To the Death (North American release) by Earth Crisis ^[352]
• Wars and Rumors of Wars by The Chariot^[401]
• With Roots Above and Branches Below by The Devil Wears Prada^[402]

May 6

• Our Book and the Authors by Our Book and the Authors^[403]

May 8

• The Classical Conspiracy by Epica^[404]
• Storm Over Scaldis by Angeli Di Pietra^[405]

May 11

• Align the Planets by In Case of Fire^[406]
• Born in 69 by Bob Sinclar^[407]
• Hiranya by Merzbow^[408]

May 12

• A Beautiful End by J. R. Richards ^[409]
• Crime Pays by Cam'ron^[410]
• Divided by Night by The Crystal Method^[411]
• Fast Life by Paul Wall^[412]
• Knives by Aiden^[413]
• Mind the Drift by Big Business^[414]
• Quicken the Heart by Maxïmo Park^[415]
• Sewn Together by Meat Puppets^[416]
• This Is The One by Hikaru Utada^[417]

May 15

• 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day^[75][418]
• LeftRightLeftRightLeft (live album) by Coldplay ^[419]

May 18

• A Fine Mess by Kate Voegele^[420]
• Journal for Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers^[421]
• The Liberty of Norton Folgate by Madness^[422]
• Monoliths & Dimensions by Sunn O)))^[423]
• Slaves of the World by Old Man's Child^[424]

May 19

• Abnormally Attracted to Sin by Tori Amos^[425]
• Around the Well by Iron and Wine^[426]
• Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Concert Film by Van Morrison^[427]
• At Home We Are Tourists by Settle^[428]
• Back on My B.S. by Busta Rhymes^[429]
• Blackout 2 by Method Man & Redman^[430]
• Blood by OSI^[364] (North America)
• Carver City by CKY^[431]
• City of Black & White by Mat Kearney^[432]
• Dance or Die With A Vengeance by Family Force 5^[433]
• Gangsta Grillz The Album II by DJ Drama^[434]
• Greatest Hits II by Kenny Chesney^[435]
• It's Frightening by White Rabbits^[436]
• IU.09 by Idol Underground^[437]
• Loss of Desire by Drive A^[438]
• Manners by Passion Pit^[439]
• Nothing Rhymes with Woman by Carbon Leaf^[440]
• Relapse by Eminem^[441]

May 20

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 5: Uzura by Merzbow ^[162]
• About Time (EP) by Straylight Run^[442]
• Values and Virtues (EP) by Josh Doyle ^[443]

May 22

• Ki by Devin Townsend^[444]
• Outta Here by Esmee Denters^[445]

May 25

• Projector, Haven, Damage Done & Yesterworlds by Dark Tranquillity^[446]
• Revelations of the Black Flame by 1349^[447]
• Songs for Sorrow EP by Mika^[448]

May 26

• Adventures of a Musical Genius by André DeJuan^[449]
• Amanda Leigh by Mandy Moore^[449]
• The Continental Divide by War Tapes^[450]
• Crash Kings by Crash Kings^[451]
• Dances And Walks by DF Michael^[452]
• Eating Us by Black Moth Super Rainbow^[453]
• The High End of Low by Marilyn Manson^[454]
• How to Be a Lady: Volume 1 by Electrik Red^[455]
• La Revolución by Wisin & Yandel^[456]
• The Place Where We Lived by Hayden^[457]
• Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear^[458]
• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix^[459]

May 29

• Inshalla by Eskimo Joe ^[460]

[edit] June

June 1

• The Bachelor by Patrick Wolf ^[461]
• The Spinster EP by Patrick Wolf^[462]
• Dances and Walks by DF Michael ^[463]

June 2

• ...In Shallow Seas We Sail by Emery^[464]
• Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King by Dave Matthews Band^[465]
• Crossing the Rubicon by The Sounds^[466]
• Gung Ho for Info (EP) by People in Planes ^[467]
• Hombre Lobo by Eels^[468]
• Let the Dominoes Fall by Rancid^[469]
• Mitchel Musso by Mitchel Musso^[470]
• New Again by Taking Back Sunday^[471]
• Pop, Songs & Death: Vol. 1 The Lightning EP by Wheatus^[472]
• Uplifter by 311^[473]

June 3

• Sacos Plásticos by Titãs^[87]

June 5

• Chickenfoot by Chickenfoot ^[474]
• Sound Awake by Karnivool^[475]

June 8

• Battle for the Sun by Placebo^[476]
• Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors ^[477]
• Hands by Little Boots^[478]
• Happiness is Overrated (EP) by The Airborne Toxic Event ^[479]
• The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection by Faith No More^[480]
• West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum by Kasabian^[481]

June 9

• Adelphia by A Skylit Drive^[482]
• Disney Channel Playlist by Various Artists ^[483]
• The E.N.D. by Black Eyed Peas^[484]
• The Ecstatic by Mos Def ^[485]
• The Eternal by Sonic Youth^[486]
• Illuminations (EP) by Little Boots^[487]
• A Little Faster by There for Tomorrow^[488]
• Miike Snow by Miike Snow^[489]
• Off the Deep End by The Friday Night Boys^[490]
• OX by Coalesce^[491]
• The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion by Dredg^[492]
• The People or the Gun by Anti-Flag^[493]
• Red by Datarock^[494]
• Restless Days by The Clarks^[495]

June 11

• Post Electric Blues by Idlewild ^[496]

June 15

• Foot of the Mountain by A-ha^[497]
• Anno Domini High Definition by Riverside^[498]
• Into the Valley of the Moonking by Magnum^[499]
• Suites & Sweets by Bradley Joseph^[500]

June 16

• ...at the moment of our most needing by Rock Plaza Central^[501]
• Back from the Dead by Spinal Tap^[502]
• Born Legendary by Hussein Fatal^[503]
• Collected: 1996–2005 (compilation) by The Wallflowers^[504]
• Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do by Major Lazer^[505]
• Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison by George Harrison ^[506]
• Lines, Vines and Trying Times by Jonas Brothers^[507]
• Monuments and Melodies (compilation) by Incubus^[508]
• Pastel (EP) by Still Life Still ^[509]
• Street Sweeper Social Club by Street Sweeper Social Club^[510]
• The Tropic Rot by Poison the Well^[511]
• We're All Gonna Die by Deaf Pedestrians^[512]

June 19

• Conditions by The Temper Trap^[513]
• Of Faith, Power and Glory by VNV Nation^[514]

June 22

• Fits by White Denim (European release)^[515]
• Rewild by Amazing Baby^[516]

June 23

• A Casual Affair: The Best of Tonic (compilation) by Tonic ^[517]
• Octahedron by The Mars Volta^[518]
• Back and Fourth by Pete Yorn^[519][520]
• A Man's Thoughts by Ginuwine ^[521]
• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 6: Kamo by Merzbow ^[522]
• Act III: Life and Death by The Dear Hunter ^[523]
• Beacons of Ancestorship by Tortoise ^[524]
• Black Clouds and Silver Linings by Dream Theater ^[525]
• Coast to Coast (EP) by Hit the Lights^[526]
• Dirty King by The Cliks^[527]
• The Eternal Return by Darkest Hour^[528]
• Far by Regina Spektor^[529]
• Farm by Dinosaur Jr.^[530]
• Gran City Pop by Paulina Rubio ^[531]
• In Living Cover by Jay Brannan^[532]
• Music for Men by Gossip^[533]
• Old Crows/Young Cardinals by Alexisonfire^[534]
• Person to Person by Foreign Born ^[535]
• Reverie Sound Revue by Reverie Sound Revue ^[536]
• The Summer EP by Never Shout Never^[537]
• Spinnerette by Spinnerette^[538]
• Varshons (covers album) by The Lemonheads ^[539]
• You Should Know Better by Now by Hotspur ^[540]

June 29

• In the Constellation of the Black Widow by Anaal Nathrakh^[541]
• La Roux by La Roux^[542]

June 30

• American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley ^[543]
• Cradlesong by Rob Thomas ^[544]
• Darkest Day by Obituary^[545]
• Got Nuffin EP by Spoon^[546]
• If Tomorrow Comes... by Maino^[547]
• Killswitch Engage by Killswitch Engage^[548]
• No Time to Bleed by Suicide Silence^[549]
• Ruthless by Ace Hood^[550]
• Wait for Me by Moby^[551]
• Walk Through the Fire by Mark Karan ^[552]
• Wilco by Wilco^[553]

[edit] July

July 3

• Blood Oath by Suffocation^[554]

July 4

• Leak At Will (digital EP) by Atmosphere ^[555]

July 6

• Evacuate the Dancefloor by Cascada^[556] (United Kingdom)
• Lungs by Florence and the Machine^[557]

July 7

• Vagarosa by Céu^[558]
• Civilized by Stellastarr^[559]
• Fluent In Stroll by Big D And The Kids Table^[560]
• Greatest Hits Volume 16 (compilation) by The Donnas^[561]
• Hannah Montana 3 by Hannah Montana^[562]
• Leaving Wonderland...in a fit of rage by Marcy Playground^[563]
• Nothing Personal by All Time Low^[564]
• Ruination by Job for a Cowboy^[565]
• Strange Cousins from the West by Clutch^[566]
• Underdog Alma Mater (deluxe edition) by Forever the Sickest Kids^[567]

July 9

• The Aviation Orange by The Aviation Orange ^[568]

July 13

• Totems Flare by Clark^[569]

July 14

• Adelitas Way by Adelitas Way^[570]
• Years in the Darkness by Arkaea^[571]
• Leave This Town by Daughtry^[572]
• Back With The Thugs by Bizzy Bone ^[573]
• Billy Talent III by Billy Talent ^[574]
• Horehound by The Dead Weather ^[575]
• Genius by Krizz Kaliko^[576]
• Picket Fence Cartel by Project 86^[577]
• Tri-Polar by Sick Puppies^[578]
• Constellations by August Burns Red^[579]
• The Real Thing by pureNRG^[580]
• StyleFREE by John Forté ^[581]

July 21

• Battlefield by Jordin Sparks^[582]
• Burn Burn by Our Lady Peace^[583]
• Here We Go Again by Demi Lovato ^[584]
• High Hopes & Heartbreak by Brooke White^{[citation needed]}
• I'm Going Away by The Fiery Furnaces ^[585]
• Music for Cougars by Sugar Ray^[586]
• The Satanic Satanist by Portugal. The Man^[587]
• This Will Be the Death of Us by Set Your Goals^[588]

July 27

• Blessed are the Sick by Morbid Angel^[589]

July 28

• Baby Darling Doll Face Honey by Band of Skulls^[590]
• Loso's Way by Fabolous^[591]
• The Dirty Dozen by George Thorogood and the Destroyers ^[592]
• Guilty Pleasure by Ashley Tisdale^[593] (U.S. release)
• Exposed by Kristinia DeBarge^[594]
• Ocean Eyes by Owl City^[595]
• Take Us to the Start by Matt Hires^[596]

[edit] August

August 3

• Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio album by Enochian Theory ^[597]
• Howl On by Bap Kennedy^[598]
• Jewellery Quarter by The Twang ^[599]
• Two Dancers by Wild Beasts^[600]
• Watch Me Fall by Jay Reatard^[601]

August 4

• Felt by Anchor & Braille^[602]
• Gloriana by Gloriana ^[603]
• I Love You by Amanda Blank ^[604]
• Infomaniac by Nightmare of You^[605]
• Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper by Julian Plenti^[606]
• Mind Control by Tantric ^[607]
• The Ruminant Band by Fruit Bats^[608]
• Wizards of Waverly Place (soundtrack) by Various Artists ^[609]
• No One's First and You're Next (EP) by Modest Mouse^[610]

August 5

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 7: Kujakubato by Merzbow^[611]

August 7

• Evangelion by Behemoth^[612]

August 10

• The Stone Roses (20th Anniversary Legacy & Collectors Editions) by The Stone Roses^[613]

August 11

• Hot Mess by Cobra Starship^[614]
• Jessie James by Jessie James^[615]
• Justin Moore by Justin Moore ^[616]
• The Lost Get Found by Britt Nicole ^[617]
• Slaughterhouse by Slaughterhouse ^[618]
• Twang by George Strait ^[619]

August 12

• the Matches album 4, unreleased; graphics? title? or not needed? (digital compilation) by The Matches^[620]

August 15

• Zounds by Dappled Cities^[621]

August 17

• xx by The xx^[622]

August 18

• You Can't Take It With You by As Tall as Lions^[623]
• My Old, Familiar Friend by Brendan Benson ^[624]
• I'm About to Come Alive by David Nail ^[625]
• Imperial Blaze by Sean Paul^[626]
• Armistice by Mute Math^[627][628]
• Evacuate the Dancefloor by Cascada^[629] (United States)
• Futuristic Leland by Yung L.A.^[630]
• Good Views, Bad News by Broadway Calls^[631]
• Lust in Space by GWAR^[632]
• Smash the Control Machine by Otep^[633]
• Throwing Bricks Instead of Kisses by Inward Eye^[634]
• Ursa Major by Third Eye Blind^[635]
• Keep On Loving You by Reba McEntire ^[636]

August 21

• Seizures by Kisschasy ^[637]
• Humbug by Arctic Monkeys ^[638]

August 24

• Ellipse by Imogen Heap^[639]
• Black Swan by Athlete^[640]
• Ready for the Weekend by Calvin Harris^[641]

August 25

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 8: Kokuchou by Merzbow ^[642]
• Awake by Skillet ^[643]
• Big Dreams & High Hopes by Jack Ingram ^[644]
• Black River Killer (EP) by Blitzen Trapper ^[645]
• Breakthrough by Colbie Caillat^[646]
• Consciousness by Smile Empty Soul ^[647]
• Everybody by Ingrid Michaelson^[648]
• Girls Come Too by Still Life Still^{[citation needed]}
• The Outsiders by Needtobreathe^[649]
• The Great American Midrange by The Elms ^[650]
• Lady Love by LeToya Luckett ^[651]
• Light by Matisyahu^[652][653]
• No More Stories... by Mew ^[654]
• Rabbit by Collective Soul ^[655]
• Shaka Rock by Jet^[656]
• Your Songs by Harry Connick, Jr. ^[657]
• Invisible Republic by Young Galaxy^[658]

August 28

• I Look to You by Whitney Houston^[659]
• [In] Exile by After the Fall^[660]
• On This Perfect Day by Guilt Machine^[661]
• The Time of Our Lives (EP) by Miley Cyrus^[662]

August 31

• Artwork by The Used^[663]
• Before the Frost...Until the Freeze by The Black Crowes ^[664]
• Here Waits Thy Doom by 3 Inches of Blood^[665]
• The Man I Want to Be by Chris Young ^[666]
• Sci-Fi Crimes by Chevelle ^[667]

[edit] September

September 1

• Rebelution by Pitbull^[668]
• Bang! Pow! Boom! by Insane Clown Posse^[669]
• Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants ^[670]
• Kultprosvet by Lyapis Trubetskoy^[671]
• Rock 'N' Roll by Social Code^[672]
• Terra Incognita by Juliette Lewis^[673]

September 3

• Koldun by Dmitry Koldun^[674]

September 7

• 55 Cadillac (instrumental piano album) by Andrew W.K. ^[675]
• Ignore the Ignorant by The Cribs^[676]
• Veil of Ignorance by Raised Fist^[677]

September 8

• The Blueprint 3 by Jay-Z^[662]
• Bomb in a Birdcage by A Fine Frenzy ^[678]
• In Prism by Polvo ^[80]
• In Search of Solid Ground by Saosin^[679]
• Joy by Phish ^[680]
• Kings & Queens by Jamie T^[681]
• Legend of the Black Shawarma by Infected Mushroom ^[682]
• Let's Be Friends by The Lovemakers^[683]
• Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II by Raekwon^[684]
• Love Drunk by Boys Like Girls^[685]
• Sound the Alarm by Howie Day^[686]
• Way Down Here by Cuff the Duke^[687]
• Welcome to the Masquerade by Thousand Foot Krutch ^[688]
• #1's and Then Some (compilation) by Brooks & Dunn^[689]
• Haih Or Amortecedor by Os Mutantes^[690]

September 9

• Slipknot (10th Anniversary Edition) by Slipknot ^[691]

September 11

• Six to Midnight by Grinspoon^[692]
• Welcome to the Dance by No Angels^[693]

September 14

• A Brief History of Love by The Big Pink^[694]
• Draw the Line by David Gray^[695]
• The Resistance by Muse^[696]

September 15

• Breathing Underwater by Marié Digby^[697]
• Anomaly by Ace Frehley^[698]
• Beggars physical release by Thrice ^[699]
• Descend into depravity by Dying Fetus^[700]
• Diary (re-release) by Sunny Day Real Estate^[701]
• Foundation by M.O.P.^{[citation needed]}
• The Chair in the Doorway by Living Colour ^[702]
• Endgame by Megadeth^[703]
• Deflorate by The Black Dahlia Murder^[704]
• With Love (EP) by Craig Owens ^[705]
• In the Black by Kittie ^[706]
• Man on the Moon: The End of Day by Kid Cudi ^[707]
• Mi Plan by Nelly Furtado^{[citation needed]}
• The World I Want to Leave Behind by Moneen^[708][709]
• New Junk Aesthetic by Every Time I Die^[710]
• Skinny Jeans and a Mic (EP) by New Boyz^{[citation needed]}
• Happy Hour by Uncle Kracker ^[711]
• Fashionably Late by Honor Society^[712]
• Time to Die by The Dodos^[713]
• 1986 (EP) by Signal the Escape ^[714]

September 17

• Untitled by The Troubadours^{[citation needed]}

September 18

• The Days of Grays by Sonata Arctica^[715]

September 20

• Backspacer by Pearl Jam^[716]

September 21

• Broken Side of Time by Alberta Cross ^[717]
• The Incident by Porcupine Tree ^[718]
• The Boy Who Knew Too Much by Mika ^[719]
• Rebuilt by Humans by Newton Faulkner^[720]

September 22

• (M)orning by Mae ^[721]
• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 9 by Merzbow ^[722]
• The Listening by Lights^[723]
• Album by Girls ^[724]
• Burning the Days by Vertical Horizon^[725]
• Daisy by Brand New^[726][727]
• Live Life Loud by Hawk Nelson^[728]
• Lost in Pacific Time: The AP/EP (EP) by The Academy Is...^[729]
• Love and Terror by The Cinematics ^[730]
• Milwaukee at Last!!! (live CD/DVD) by Rufus Wainwright^[731]
• Once Upon a Lie by The Sunstreak ^[732]
• One Eskimo by One eskimO^[733]
• The Only Really Thing by Spiral Beach^[734]
• Origin:Orphan by The Hidden Cameras^[735]
• Phineas and Ferb (soundtrack) by Various Artists ^[736]
• Rain Machine by Rain Machine ^[737]
• Shark Bites and Dog Fights (EP) by Skindred ^[738]
• Tomorrow by Sean Kingston^[739]
• War is the Answer by Five Finger Death Punch^[740]
• White Water, White Bloom by Sea Wolf ^[741]
• Your Songs by Harry Connick, Jr.^[742]
• Life Starts Now by Three Days Grace^[743]
• Up and Down (EP) by She Wants Revenge^[744]

September 23

• Skeletons in the Closet by Children of Bodom.^[745]

September 28

• Celebration (greatest hits album) by Madonna^[746]
• Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? by Paloma Faith
• The Root of All Evil by Arch Enemy ^[747]

September 29

• Agents of the Underground by Strung Out ^[748]
• Black Gives Way to Blue by Alice in Chains^[66]
• Brand New Eyes by Paramore^[749]
• Can't Slow Down by Foreigner^[750]
• Closer to the Bone by Kris Kristofferson^[751]
• Comes and Goes by Default^[752]
• Crash Love by AFI^[753]
• Dear Agony by Breaking Benjamin^[754]
• The Dethalbum II by Dethklok^[29]
• Fool's Gold by Fool's Gold ^[755]
• God & Guns by Lynyrd Skynyrd^[756]
• Kiss & Tell by Selena Gomez & the Scene^[757]
• Love Is the Answer by Barbra Streisand^[758]
• Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel by Mariah Carey^{[citation needed]}
• More Than a Game Soundtrack by Various Artists^[759]
• Revolution by Miranda Lambert^[760]

[edit] October

October 2

• Dark Matter Dimensions by Scar Symmetry ^[761]
• Humanoid (German version) by Tokio Hotel^[762]
• Under the Radar Over the Top by Scooter^[763]

October 5

• Bass Generation by Basshunter^[764]
• She Wolf by Shakira^[765]

October 6

• Anywhere But Here by Mayday Parade ^[766]
• Desperate Living by HORSE the band^[767]
• Doin' My Thing by Luke Bryan^[768]
• Forget And Not Slow Down by Relient K ^[769]
• Heartbreak on Vinyl by Blake Lewis^[770]
• Humanoid (English version) by Tokio Hotel^[771]
• In A Different Light (compilation) by Everclear^[772]
• In and Out of Control by The Raveonettes^[773]
• In the Unlikely Event by The Fall of Troy ^[774]
• Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) by Fat Joe ^[775]
• Kaleidoscope by Tiësto^[776]
• Kelsey (EP) by Metro Station ^[777]
• Laughing In the Face of Failure (compilation) by Bullets and Octane^[778]
• Love 2 by Air^[779]
• Mind Chaos by Hockey ^[780]
• Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere by Powerman 5000^[781]
• Sonic Boom by KISS ^[782]
• There Is No Enemy by Built to Spill ^[783]
• This Is Us by Backstreet Boys ^[784]
• Threadbare by Port O'Brien ^[785]
• Vancouver by Matthew Good^[786]

October 9

• Crazy Love by Michael Buble ^[662]
• A Family Album by The Verve Pipe^[787]

October 12

• D.N.A by Mario^{[citation needed]}
• In This Light and On This Evening by Editors ^[788]
• Neutralized by Ram-Zet^[789]

October 13

• Christmas From The Heart by David Archuleta^{[citation needed]}
• Embryonic by The Flaming Lips^[790]
• Fire Kite (EP) by Eisley ^[791]
• Gold and Green by Sugarland^[792]
• Hidden Stash 420 (B-sides, double album) by Kottonmouth Kings ^[793]
• Notes from Underground by 1997^[794]
• Out of Ashes by Dead by Sunrise^{[citation needed]}
• QU by Sherwood ^[795]
• Slice by Five for Fighting ^[796]
• Sorry for Partyin' by Bowling for Soup ^[797]

October 14

• Below Zero by Waltari^[798]
• Close Your Eyes by Quietdrive ^[799]

October 15

• Torn from Black Space by Death Cube K^[800]

October 16

• Liebe ist für alle da by Rammstein^[801]

October 19

• Holy Smoke by Gin^[802]
• Straight No Chaser by Mr. Hudson^[803]

October 20

• Axe to Fall by Converge^[804]
• Cycles by Cartel^[805]
• Declaration of Dependence by Kings of Convenience^[806]
• Fits by White Denim (American release)^[807]
• I Told You I Was Freaky by Flight of the Conchords^[808]
• Street Hop by Royce da 5'9"^[809]

October 21

• Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt by Gorgoroth^[810]

October 26

• Lovesick Electric by Hot Chelle Rae ^[811]
• Swords (b-sides album) by Morrissey^[812]
• This Is It (compilation) by Michael Jackson^[813]

October 27

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 10 by Merzbow ^[814]
• Armed To The Teeth by Swollen Members ^[815]
• Congregation of the Damned by Atreyu ^[816]
• Cosmic Egg by Wolfmother ^[817]
• Diamonds and Studs by Morningwood ^[818]
• The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (compilation) by "Weird Al" Yankovic ^[819]
• Full Circle by Creed ^[820]
• The Great Misdirect by Between the Buried and Me ^[821]
• Height by John Nolan ^[822]
• K.O.D. by Tech N9ne ^[823]
• Live at the Olympia by R.E.M.^[824]
• Mad Valentines (EP) by Bryan Scary ^[825]
• Revisions by 3^[826]
• Sainthood by Tegan and Sara^[827]
• Save Me San Francisco by Train^[828]
• Strict Joy by The Swell Season^[829]
• Twelfth Night by Hem ^[830]
• What We All Come to Need by Pelican ^[831]
• You Gotta Believe (EP) by The Rocket Summer ^[832]

October 29

• Lost at Sea (live album) by Squirrel Nut Zippers^[833]

[edit] November

November 2

• History Makers – The Greatest Hits CD (compilation) by Delirious?^[834]
• Phrazes for the Young by Julian Casablancas ^[835]

November 3

• City Route 85 by John K. Samson^[836]
• Foo Fighters' Greatest Hits by Foo Fighters^[837]
• In Love & War by Amerie ^[838]
• Let It Beat by Shwayze^[839]
• Monster Monster by The Almost^[840]
• My Christmas by Andrea Bocelli^[841][842]
• Picture Perfect by Every Avenue ^[843]
• Play On by Carrie Underwood^{[844][not in citation given]}
• Raditude by Weezer^[845]
• Say Anything by Say Anything^[846]
• Transition by Ryan Leslie^[847]

November 9

• Before I Self Destruct by 50 Cent ^[848]
• Only Revolutions by Biffy Clyro^[849]
• Reality Killed the Video Star by Robbie Williams^[850]
• Up to Now (compilation/double album) by Snow Patrol^[851]

November 10

• Alter the Ending by Dashboard Confessional^[852]
• Attention: Deficit by Wale^[853]
• The Circle by Bon Jovi^[854]
• "C" is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE) (digital EP) by Puscifer^[855]
• Desperate Measures by Hollywood Undead ^[856]
• From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion by Wyclef Jean^[857]
• Hello Hurricane by Switchfoot^[858]
• Memento Mori by Flyleaf^[859]
• Mr. Pigface Weapon Waist by Crooked I^[860]
• The Pursuit by Jamie Cullum ^[861]
• The Singles Collection (Standard Edition) by Britney Spears^[862]
• Twelve Nights In Hollywood (live album) by Ella Fitzgerald ^[863]

November 13

• Golden Rule by Powderfinger ^[864]

November 16

• Against All Odds by N-Dubz^[865]
• Keep Calm and Carry On by Stereophonics^[866]

November 17

• Battle Studies by John Mayer^[867]
• Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits (compilation) by Fall Out Boy^[868]
• Echo by Leona Lewis^[869]
• The Fall by Norah Jones^[870]
• Kris Allen by Kris Allen^[871]
• Number Ones (compilation) by Janet Jackson^[872]
• The Seventh Seal by Rakim^[873]
• The Show Must Go by Hedley ^[874]
• Since I Left Your World by Rookie of the Year^[875]
• Them Crooked Vultures by Them Crooked Vultures ^[876]
• Ultraviolet by Kid Sister^[877]
• Waking Up by OneRepublic^[878]

November 18

• Magic by B'z ^[879]

November 23

• The 1995 Sessions by Dannii Minogue^[880]
• All or Nothing by Jay Sean^[881]
• For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert ^[882]
• I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle ^[883]
• The Live Anthology by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers^[884]
• Pricele$$ by Birdman^[885]
• Rated R by Rihanna^[886]

November 24

• Glitter and Doom by Tom Waits^[887]
• The Singles Collection (Deluxe Fan Box Edition) by Britney Spears ^[862]

[edit] December

December 1

• Cocky & Confident by Juvenile^[888]
• Daniel, Fred & Julie by Daniel Romano, Fred Squire and Julie Doiron^[889]
• Just Like You by Allison Iraheta^[890]
• Punk Rawk Christmas by MxPx^[891]
• Stir the Blood by The Bravery^[892]
• Untitled by R. Kelly^[893]

December 7

• IRM by Charlotte Gainsbourg^[894]

December 8

• Graffiti by Chris Brown ^[895]
• Mutant Message by By Divine Right^[896]
• Pin Points and Gin Joints by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones^[897]
• Shock Value 2 by Timbaland ^[898]
• The State vs. Radric Davis by Gucci Mane^[899]
• Smile Kid by We the Kings^[900][901]
• This Is War by 30 Seconds to Mars^[902]
• Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood by B.G.^[903]
• Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate by Puddle of Mudd ^[904]

December 15

• Chasing The Devil by Krayzie Bone ^[905]
• The Element of Freedom by Alicia Keys ^[906]
• Reggie Noble 9 1/2 by Redman^[907]
• Sex Therapy by Robin Thicke^[908]
• The Underfall Yard by Big Big Train^[909]
• Waste Management by t.A.T.u. ^[910]

December 21

• We Are Young Money by Young Money Entertainment^[911]
• Unleashed by Hurricane Chris^[912]

December 22

• Relapse: Refill by Eminem^[913]
• Mudvayne by Mudvayne^[914]
• Stronger with Each Tear by Mary J. Blige^[915]

[edit] Albums announced to be released

[edit] December

December 28

• Codeine Velvet Club by Codeine Velvet Club ^[916]

December 29

• Shadow of an Empire by Fionn Regan^[917]

December 31

• Vision Revision by Architecture in Helsinki^[918]

Unspecified date

• 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 12 by Merzbow ^[162]

[edit] Unspecified date

• Lost by American Hi-Fi^[919]
• Untitled by Dexter Freebish^[920]
• Dogs Die in Hot Cars is Making Pop Nonsense by Dogs Die in Hot Cars^[921]
• Untitled by The Last Shadow Puppets ^[922]
• City of Thieves by Sonic Boom Six^[923]
• Untitled by Stroke 9 ^[924]
• Did It Rite by Tony Enos^[925]

[edit] Top hits on record in the world

[edit] Canada

• "Heartless" – Kanye West (#8)
• "Hot N Cold" – Katy Perry (#1)
• "Circus" – Britney Spears (#2)
• "I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas (#1)
• "I Hate This Part" – The Pussycat Dolls (#5)
• "So What" – Pink (#1)
• "Sober" – Pink (#8)
• "My Life Would Suck Without You" – Kelly Clarkson (#1)
• "LoveGame" – Lady GaGa (#2)
• "Love Story" – Taylor Swift (#4)
• "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz (#3)
• "Love Sex Magic" – Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake (#8)
• "Paparazzi" – Lady GaGa (#3)
• "3" – Britney Spears (#1)
• "She Wolf" – Shakira (#5)

[edit] United Kingdom

UK Official Top 75 #1 Hits

• "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke (2 weeks in 2008/1 week in 2009)
• "Just Dance" featuring Colby O'Donis – Lady GaGa (3 weeks)
• "The Fear" – Lily Allen (4 weeks)
• "My Life Would Suck Without You" – Kelly Clarkson (1 week)
• "Right Round" – Flo Rida (1 week)
• "Islands in the Stream" – Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones ft. Robin Gibb and Tom Jones (1 week)
• "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga (3 weeks)
• "I'm Not Alone" – Calvin Harris (2 weeks)
• "Number 1" – Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz (3 weeks)
• "Boom Boom Pow" – Black Eyed Peas (1 week)
• "Bonkers" – Dizzee Rascal (2 week)
• "Boom Boom Pow" (second run) – Black Eyed Peas (1 week)
• "Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)" – Pixie Lott (1 week)
• "When Love Takes Over" – David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland (1 week)
• "Bulletproof" – La Roux (1 week)
• "Evacuate the Dancefloor" – Cascada (2 weeks)
• "Beat Again" – JLS (2 weeks)
• "I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas (1 week)
• "Never Leave You" – Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle (1 week)
• "I Gotta Feeling" (second run) – Black Eyed Peas (1 week)
• "Sexy Bitch" – David Guetta ft. Akon (1 week)
• "Holiday" – Dizzee Rascal (1 week)
• "Run This Town – Jay-Z ft. Rihanna and Kanye West(1 week)
• "Boys and Girls" – Pixie Lott (1 week )
• "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz (3 weeks)
• "Oopsy Daisy" – Chipmunk (1 week)
• "Bad Boys" – Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida (1 week)
• "Fight for This Love"- Cheryl Cole (2 week)
• "Everybody In Love"- JLS(1 week)
• "Meet Me Halfway"- Black Eyed Peas(1 week)
• "You Are Not Alone"- X Factor 2009 Finalists(1 week)
• "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley"- Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band(2 weeks)
• "Bad Romance"- Lady Gaga(1 week)
• "Killing in the Name"- Rage Against the Machine(1 week so far)

UK Official Top 75 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

• "3" – Britney Spears (#7)
• "Battlefield" – Jordin Sparks (#11)
• "Behind Closed Doors" – Peter Andre (#4)
• "Birthday Sex" – Jeremih (#15)
• "Breathe Slow" – Alesha Dixon (#2)
• "Broken Strings" – James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado (#2)
• "Candy" – Paolo Nutini (#19)
• "Circus" – Britney Spears (#12)
• "Day 'n' Nite" – Kid Cudi (#2)
• "Diamond Rings" – Chipmunk ft. Emeli Sande (#6)
• "Don't Upset The Rhythm" – Noisettes (#2)
• "Fire" – Kasabian (#3)
• "Fire Burning" – Sean Kingston (#12)
• "Get On Your Boots" – U2 (#12)
• "Get Sexy" – Sugababes (#2)
• "Get Shaky" – The Ian Carey Project (#9)
• "Greatest Day" – Take That (#10 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "Heartless" – Kanye West (#10)
• "Hot N Cold" – Katy Perry (#4)
• "Human" – The Killers (#3)
• "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" – Pussycat Dolls (#18)
• "I Hate This Part" – Pussycat Dolls (#20)
• "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" – Pitbull (#4)
• "I Remember" – Deadmau5 ft. Kaskade (#14)
• "In for the Kill" – La Roux (#2)
• "Issues" – The Saturdays (#4)
• "Just Say Yes (song)" – Snow Patrol (#15)
• "Kids" – MGMT (#16)
• "Knock You Down" – Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo (#6)
• "Left My Heart In Tokyo" – Mini Viva (#7)
• "Let it Rock" – Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne (#5)
• "Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna (#2)
• "Love Sex Magic" – Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake (#5)
• "The Loving Kind" – Girls Aloud (#10)
• "Mad" – Ne-Yo (#19)
• "Never Forget You" – Noisettes (#20)
• "New in Town" – Little Boots (#13)
• "New Divide" – Linkin Park (#19)
• "Not Fair" – Lily Allen (#5)
• "Paparazzi" – Lady GaGa (#4)
• "Poppiholla – Chicane" (#7)
• "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" – Florence and The Machine (#12)
• "Ready for the Weekend" – Calvin Harris ft. Mary Pearce (#3)
• "Red" – Daniel Merriweather (#5)
• "Release Me" – Agnes (#3)
• "Remedy" – Little Boots (#5)
• "Right Now (Na Na Na)" – Akon (#6)
• "Run" – Leona Lewis (#2 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon (#6 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "She Wolf" – Shakira (#4)
• "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (#7)
• "So What" – Pink (#17 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "Sober" – Pink (#9)
• "Stone Cold Sober" – Paloma Faith (#17)
• "Supernova" – Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West (#2)
• "Sweet Disposition" – The Temper Trap (#15)
• "Sweet Dreams" – Beyonce (#5)
• "Take Me Back" – Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz (#3)
• "The Promise" – Girls Aloud (#15 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" – Ironik ft. Chipmunk (#3)
• "Ulysses" – Franz Ferdinand (#20)
• "Untouchable" – Girls Aloud (#11)
• "Untouched – The Veronicas (#8)
• "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon (#2)
• "Warrior's Dance" – The Prodigy (#9)
• "We Are Golden" – Mika (#4)
• "What About Now" – Daughtry (#11)
• "Womanizer" – Britney Spears (#3)

Current UK Official Top 20 chart week ending 20 December

• 1. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
• 2. The Official BBC Children in Need Medley – Peter Kay's All Star Animated Band
• 3. Russian Roulette – Rihanna
• 4. Meet Me Halfway – Black Eyed Peas
• 5. Tik Tok – Ke$ha
• 6. Morning After Dark – Timbaland feat Nelly Furtado & SoShy
• 7. Whatcha Say – Jason Derulo
• 8. Doesn't Mean Anything – Alicia Keys
• 9. Let the Bass Kick in Miami Girl – Chuckie
• 10. Look For Me – Chipmunk
• 11. You Are Not Alone – X Factor Finalists 2009
• 12. Cry Me Out – Pixie Lott
• 13. Fight For this Love – Cheryl Cole
• 14. 3 Words – Cheryl Cole feat Will I Am
• 15. You Know Me – Robbie Williams
• 16. Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys
• 17. Baby By Me – 50 Cent
• 18. Fairytale of New York – The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
• 19. All I Want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey
• 20. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

[edit] United States

Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits

• "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" – Beyoncé (2 weeks in 2008/2 weeks in 2009)
• "Just Dance" – Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis (3 weeks)
• "My Life Would Suck Without You" – Kelly Clarkson (2 weeks)
• "Crack a Bottle" – Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent (1 week)
• "Right Round" – Flo Rida (6 weeks)
• "Poker Face" – Lady GaGa (1 week)
• "Boom Boom Pow" – Black Eyed Peas (12 weeks)
• "I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas (14 weeks)
• "Down" – Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne (2 weeks)
• "3" – Britney Spears (1 week)
• "Fireflies" – Owl City (2 weeks)
• "Whatcha Say" – Jason Derülo (1 week)
• "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (5 weeks)

See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 2009.

Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

• "Already Gone" – Kelly Clarkson (#13)
• "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (#2)
• "Battlefield" – Jordin Sparks (#10)
• "Beautiful" – Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall (#19)
• "Beautiful" – Eminem (#17)
• "Be On You" – Flo Rida featuring Ne-Yo (#19)
• "Bedrock" – Young Money Entertainment featuring Lloyd (#20)
• "Best I Ever Had" – Drake (#2)
• "Big Green Tractor" – Jason Aldean (#18)
• "Blame It" – Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain (#2)
• "Birthday Sex" – Jeremih (#4)
• "Break Up" – Mario featuring Gucci & Sean Garrett (#14)
• "Chicken Fried" – Zac Brown Band (#20)
• "Circus" – Britney Spears (#9 – #3 in 2008)
• "Cowboy Casanova" – Carrie Underwood (#11)
• "Crazier" – Taylor Swift (#17)
• "Day 'n' Nite" – Kid Cudi (#3)
• "Dead and Gone" – T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake (#2)
• "Disturbia" – Rihanna (#19 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "Diva" – Beyoncé (#19)
• "Do You Remember" – Jay Sean (#16)
• "Don't Stop Believin'" – Glee Cast (#4)
• "Don't Trust Me" – 3OH!3 (#7)
• "Every Girl" – Young Money (#10)
• "Fallin' for You" – Colbie Caillat (#12)
• "Fire Burning" – Sean Kingston (#5)
• "Forever" – Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem (#8)
• "Gives You Hell" – The All-American Rejects (#4)
• "Good Girls Go Bad" – Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester (#7)
• "Goodbye" – Kristinia DeBarge (#15)
• "Gotta Be Somebody" – Nickelback (#16 – #10 in 2008)
• "Hard" – Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy (#19)
• "He Could Be The One" – Hannah Montana (#10)
• "Heartless" – Kanye West (#2)
• "Heartless" – Kris Allen (#16)
• "Here Comes Goodbye" – Rascal Flatts (#11)
• "Here We Go Again" – Demi Lovato (#15)
• "Halo" – Beyoncé (#5)
• "Hoedown Throwdown" – Miley Cyrus (#18)
• "Hotel Room Service" – Pitbull (#8)
• "Hot N Cold" – Katy Perry (#6 – #3 in 2008)
• "How Low" – Ludacris (#13)
• "I Can Transform Ya" – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz (#20)
• "I Do Not Hook Up"- Kelly Clarkson (#20)
• "I Hate This Part" – The Pussycat Dolls (#11)
• "I Love College" – Asher Roth (#12)
• "If I Were a Boy" – Beyoncé (#10 – #3 in 2008)
• "If Today Was Your Last Day" – Nickelback (#19)
• "If U Seek Amy" – Britney Spears (#19)
• "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" – Pitbull (#2)
• "I Told You So" – Carrie Underwood (#9)
• "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz (#6)
• "Jump Then Fall" – Taylor Swift (#10)
• "Kiss a Girl" – Keith Urban (#16)
• "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" – Soulja Boy Tell'em featuring Sammie (#3)
• "Knock You Down" – Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo (#3)
• "Let It Rock" – Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne (#5)
• "Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna (#2 – Hit #1 on 2008)
• "LoveGame" – Lady GaGa (#5)
• "Love Lockdown" – Kanye West (#8 – #3 in 2008)
• "Love Sex Magic" – Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake (#10)
• "Love Story" – Taylor Swift (#4)
• "Mad" – Ne-Yo (#11)
• "Mad World" – Adam Lambert (#19)
• "Meet Me Halfway" – Black Eyed Peas (#7)
• "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo (#14 – #7 in 2008)
• "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (#5)
• "New Divide" – Linkin Park (#6)
• "No Boundaries" – Kris Allen (#11)
• "No Surprise" – Daughtry (#15)
• "Obsessed" – Mariah Carey (#7)
• "One Less Lonely Girl" – Justin Bieber (#16)
• "One Time" – Justin Bieber (#20)
• "Out Last Night" – Kenny Chesney (#16)
• "Paparazzi" – Lady GaGa (#6)
• "Party in the U.S.A." – Miley Cyrus (#2)
• "Please Don't Leave Me" – P!nk (#17)
• "Prom Queen" – Lil Wayne (#15)
• "Rehab" – Rihanna (#18)
• "Replay" – Iyaz (#4)
• "Right Now (Na Na Na)" – Akon (#8)
• "Run This Town" – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West (#2)
• "Russian Roulette" – Rihanna (#9)
• "Say Hey (I Love You)" – Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson (#18)
• "Second Chance" – Shinedown (#7)
• "Send It On" – Disney's Friends for Change (#20)
• "Sexy Chick" – David Guetta feat. Akon (#12)
• "She Wolf" – Shakira (#11)
• "So What" – Pink (#14 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "Sober" – Pink (#15)
• "Sugar" – Flo Rida featuring Wynter (#5)
• "Sweet Dreams" – Beyoncé (#10)
• "TiK ToK – Ke$ha (#3)
• "The Climb" – Miley Cyrus (#4)
• "Throw It in the Bag" – Fabolous featuring The-Dream (#14)
• "Turnin' Me On" – Keri Hilson featuring Lil Wayne (#15)
• "Turn My Swag On" – Soulja Boy Tell'em (#19)
• "Untouchable" – Taylor Swift (#19)
• "Untouched" – The Veronicas (#17)
• "Use Somebody"- Kings of Leon (#4)
• "Waking Up in Vegas" – Katy Perry (#9)
• "We Made You" – Eminem (#9)
• "Whatever You Like" – T.I. (#9 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "Who Says" – John Mayer (#17)
• "Womanizer" – Britney Spears (#5 – Hit #1 in 2008)
• "You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift (#2)
• "You Found Me" – The Fray (#7)

Current Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 (Hot 100 position last week)

• 1. "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys (#1)
• 2. "TiK ToK" – Ke$ha (#3)
• 3. "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (#2)
• 4. "Replay" – Iyaz (#4)
• 5. "Fireflies" – Owl City (#5)
• 6. "Sexy Chick" – David Guetta feat. Akon (#7)
• 7. "Whatcha Say" – Jason DeRulo (#6)
• 8. "Meet Me Halfway" – Black Eyed Peas (#8)
• 9. "3" – Britney Spears (#9)
• 10. "Down" – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne (#10)
• 11. "Paparazzi" – Lady Gaga (#11)
• 12. "Sweet Dreams" – Beyonce (#12)
• 13. "How Low" – Ludacris (--)
• 14. "Forever" – Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem (#15)
• 15. "Already Gone" – Kelly Clarkson (#13)
• 16. "Do You Remember" – Jay Sean (#19)
• 17. "Party in the U.S.A." – Miley Cyrus (#12)
• 18. "I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas (#17)
• 19. "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (#19)
• 20. "Bedrock" – Young Money Entertainment featuring Lloyd (#24)

[edit] Classical music

• John Adams – String Quartet, No. 2
• Thomas Adès – Lieux Retrouvés, for cello and piano
• Richard Barrett – Mesopotamia for 17 instruments and electronics
• Harrison Birtwistle – The Corridor scena for two singers and ensemble
• John Brunning – Sahara (for guitar)
• Elliott Carter
  • Duettino for Violin & Cello
  • Figment V for marimba
• Ludovico Einaudi – Nightbook
• Lorenzo Ferrero
  • Op.111 – Bagatella su Beethoven for piano solo
  • Three Simple Songs for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano
  • Fantasy Suite No.2 for violin and orchestra
• Howard Goodall – Enchanted Voices
• Philip Glass
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, No.2, "The American Four Seasons", premiere in December
  • Sonata for Violin & Piano
  • String Sextet
• Magnus Lindberg – Graffiti for chorus and orchestra
• Christopher Rouse – Zhizn
• Steven Stucky – Dust Devil, for solo marimba
• John Tavener
  • Tu ne sais pas, for mezzo-soprano, timpani and stings
  • The Peace that Passeth Understanding (choral)
• Mark-Anthony Turnage – Five Processionals, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano

[edit] Opera

• Philip Glass – Kepler, premiere on September 20, Linz, Austria
• Paul Moravec – The Letter, premiere on July 25, Santa Fe Opera
• Thanapoom Sirichang – The Lunch Box
• Michael Nyman – Sparkie: Cage and Beyond, with Carsten Nicolai
• Alexander Goehr – Promised End, opera in twenty-four preludes to words from Shakespeare's King Lear
• Rufus Wainwright – Prima Donna
• André Previn – Brief Encounter (World Premier, Houston Grand Opera, 1 May 2009)

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January

• January 2 – Valentina Giovagnini, 28, Italian singer
• January 6 – Ron Asheton, 60, American guitarist (The Stooges)
• January 8 – Lamya al Mugheiry, 35, African singer
• January 9 – Dave Dee, 67, British singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
• January 12 – Alejandro Sokol, 48, Argentine rock musician
• January 13 – Mansour Rahbani, 83, Lebanese composer
• January 14 – Angela Morley, 84, English conductor and composer
• January 15 – Veronica Dudarova, 92, Russian symphony conductor
• January 18 – João Aguardela, 39, Portuguese rock singer, musician and composer
• January 28 – Billy Powell, 56, American keyboardist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• January 29 – John Martyn, 60, British singer/songwriter
• January 31 – Dewey Martin, 68, Canadian drummer (Buffalo Springfield)

[edit] February

• February 1 – Lukas Foss, 86, American pianist, conductor and composer
• February 2 – Sunny Skylar, 95, American songwriter
• February 3
  • Tom Brumley, 73, American steel guitarist (The Buckaroos)
  • Kurt Demmler, 65, German songwriter
• February 4 – Lux Interior, 62, American singer (The Cramps)
• February 7
  • Blossom Dearie, 82, American jazz singer and pianist
  • Jorge Reyes, 56, Mexican musician (Chac Mool)
• February 9 – Vic Lewis, 89, British jazz guitarist
• February 11 – Estelle Bennett, 67, American singer (The Ronettes)
• February 12
  • Mat Mathews, 84, Dutch jazz accordionist
  • Gerry Niewood, 65, American jazz saxophonist
• February 14
  • Louie Bellson, 84, American jazz drummer
  • John McGlinn, 55, American conductor and historian of musicals
• February 15 – Joe Cuba, 78, Puerto Rican jazz percussionist
• February 18 – Snooks Eaglin, 72, American guitarist and singer
• February 19
  • Kelly Groucutt, 63, British bass guitar player (Electric Light Orchestra)
  • Harrison Ridley Jr., 70, American jazz presenter
• February 20 – Fats Sadi, 81, Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer
• February 24
  • Svatopluk Havelka, 83, Czech composer
  • Pearl Lang, 87, American dancer and choreographer
• February 25 – Randall Bewley, 53, American guitarist (Pylon)

[edit] March

• March 1 – Joan Turner, 86, British singer and actress
• March 2 – Ernie Ashworth, 80, American country singer
• March 3 – Sydney Earle Chaplin, 82, American actor and singer
• March 4 – John Cephas, 78, American Piedmont blues guitarist
• March 5 – Edmund James Arthur Hockridge, 79, Canadian singer and actor
• March 6 – Francis Magalona, 44, Filipino actor and rapper
• March 7 – Jimmy Boyd, 70, American singer
• March 14 – Alain Bashung, 61, French singer/songwriter and actor
• March 18 – Kent Henry, 60, American blues/rock guitarist
• March 22 – Reg Isidore, 59, Aruban drummer (Robin Trower Band)
• March 24 – Uriel Jones, 74, Motown Funk Brothers session drummer
• March 25 – "England" Dan Seals, 61, American singer-songwriter
• March 29 – Maurice Jarre, 84, French composer

[edit] April

• April 9 – Randy Cain, 63, singer, (The Delfonics)
• April 13 – Ron Stallings, a priod of time saxophonist (Huey Lewis And The News)

[edit] May

• May 6 – Ean Evans, 48, American bassist
• May 15 – Wayman Tisdale, 44, NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist
• May 18 – Roderick "Dolla" Burton II, 21, American rapper
• May 18 – Wayne Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse
• May 24 – Jay Bennett, 45, American multi-instrumentalist (Wilco)

[edit] June

• June 3 – Koko Taylor, 80, American blues singer
• June 7 – Hugh Hopper, 64, British musician
• June 14 – Bob Bogle, 75, American guitarist (The Ventures)
• June 18 – Ali Akbar Khan, 87, Indian sarod player
• June 25
  • Michael Jackson, the King of Pop and the Dance dies at 50, 18 days before his new tour.
  • Sky Saxon, 63, American rock singer and bassist (The Seeds)
• June 27 – Fayette Pinkney, 61, American singer (The Three Degrees)
• June 30 – Harve Presnell, 75, American singer and actor

[edit] July

• July 2 – Susan Fernandez, 52, Filipina activist and singer
• July 4 – Allen Klein, 77, American record label executive
• July 11 – Angie Pirog, 18, Canadian folk singer/guitarist
• July 16 – D. K. Pattammal, 90, Indian classical singer
• July 17 – Gordon Waller, 64, British singer (Peter and Gordon)
• July 21
  • Andrew Thomas, 63, German singer (Bad Boys Blue)
  • Gangubai Hangal, 96, Indian classical singer
• July 26 – Merce Cunningham, 90, American dancer, choreographer
• July 27 – George Russell, 86, American composer

[edit] August

• August 6 – Willy DeVille, 58, American musician
• August 12 – Rashied Ali, 74, American drummer
• August 13 – Les Paul, 94, American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording
• August 18 – Hildegard Behrens, 72, German opera singer
• August 28 – DJ AM, 36, American turntabalist and celebrity disc jockey (Crazy Town)

[edit] September

• September 1 – Erich Kunzel, 74, American conductor
• September 7 – Fred Mills, 74, Canadian trumpeter
• September 11 – Jim Carroll, 60, American writer and punk singer (Jim Carroll Band)
• September 16 – Mary Travers, 72, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
• September 17 – Leon Kirchner, 90, American composer
• September 19 – Roc Raida, 37, American turntablist (The X-Ecutioners)
• September 24 – Sir Howard Morrison, 74, New Zealand entertainer

[edit] October

• October 4 – Mercedes Sosa, 74, Argentinian singer
• October 5 – Mike Alexander, 32, British bassist (Evile)
• October 7 – Steve Ferguson, 60, American rock guitarist (NRBQ)
• October 9 – Arturo Cavero, 68, Peruvian singer
• October 10 – Stephen Gately, 33, Irish pop singer (Boyzone)
• October 12 – Dickie Peterson, 61, American bassist (Blue Cheer)
• October 12 – Ian Wallace, 90, British singer
• October 13 – Al Martino, 82, American singer
• October 17 – Vic Mizzy, 93, American composer
• October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, 19, Canadian folk singer-songwriter

[edit] November

• November 8 – Jerry Fuchs, 34, American drummer (!!!, Maserati)
• November 15 – Derek B, 44, British rapper
• November 22 – Haydain Neale, 39, Canadian soul/R&B singer

[edit] December

• December 2 – Eric Woolfson, 64, Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project)
• December 20 – Brittany Murphy, 32, American actress/singer (Clueless, 8 Mile)

[edit] References

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