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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2018 in music in the United States.
Events
January
- 8 – Zac Brown Band performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Kendrick Lamar performed the halftime show at the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship in Atlanta.
- 19 – Phillip Phillips released his first album in four years, Collateral.
- 12 – Camila Cabello's debut solo album Camila made her the youngest artist to top the Billboard 200 with a debut set since Shawn Mendes's 2015 debut Handwritten.[1]
- 26 – In a legal settlement, the music publisher for "We Shall Overcome" agreed that the song is public domain.[2]
- 28 – The 60th Annual Grammy Awards took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the first time since 2003 that the show took place in New York City.[3]
February
- 2 – Justin Timberlake released his first album in five years, Man of the Woods.[4]
- 4 – P!nk performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Justin Timberlake performed at halftime at Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.[5][6]
- 9 – MGMT released their first album in five years, Little Dark Age.[7]
- Dashboard Confessional released Crooked Shadows, their first studio album in nearly nine years, and also their first release on the Fueled by Ramen label.
March
- 2 — Joan Baez released her first album in ten years, Whistle Down the Wind
- The Breeders released All Nerve, their first studio album in ten years.
- 11 – The 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
- 15 – Cardi B's debut album Invasion of Privacy debuted atop the Billboard 200 setting multiple streaming records among female acts.[8]
- 16 – Scotty McCreery released his first album in five years, Seasons Change.[9]
- Stone Temple Pilots released their second self-titled album, their first studio album in eight years, their first with current vocalist Jeff Gutt and their first since the departures and deaths of former vocalists Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington.[10]
April
- 6 – Thirty Seconds to Mars released their first album in five years, America.[11]
- 11 – The Music Modernization Act, a bill that would reform how music rates are set & how songwriters and artists are paid, passes the United States House Committee on the Judiciary unanimously 32-0 [12]
- 13 – John Prine released his first album of original music in thirteen years.
- 15 – The 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Reba McEntire returned to host for the first time in six years.
- 20 – A Perfect Circle released their first album in fourteen years, Eat the Elephant.[13]
- 20 – J. Cole released KOD, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, as well as breaking the first day streaming record on Spotify, which was later broke by Post Malone's Beerbongs & Bentleys[14] and Drake's Scorpion.[15]
- 27 – Godsmack released their first album in four years, When Legends Rise.
- 27 – Janelle Monáe released her first album in five years, Dirty Computer.
May
- 4 – Belly released Dove, their first studio album in 23 years.
- 20 – The Billboard Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This was the first ceremony to air on NBC.
- 21 – Maddie Poppe won the sixteenth season of American Idol. Caleb Lee Hutchinson is named runner up.
- 22 – Brynn Cartelli won the fourteenth season of The Voice.
- 25 – KoЯn frontman, Jonathan Davis released his debut solo album Black Labyrinth
June
- 8 – Sugarland released their first album in eight years, Bigger.[16]
- 15 – Christina Aguilera released her first album in six years, Liberation.[17]
- 29 – Guns N' Roses rereleased Appetite for Destruction with remastered songs.
July
- 2 – Cardi B became the first female rapper to attain multiple number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.[18]
- 27 – Daughtry released their first album in five years, Cage to Rattle.[19]
August
- 10 – Jason Mraz released his first album in four years, Know.
- Nicki Minaj released her first album in four years, Queen.
- 16 – The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin passed away at her home in Detroit, Michigan, at the age of 76. The official cause of death was pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type.[20]
- 17 - Ariana Grande released her fourth album Sweetener.
- 20 – The MTV Video Music Awards took place from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- 24 – Alice in Chains released their first album in five years, Rainier Fog.[21]
September
- 7 – Lenny Kravitz released his first album in four years, Raise Vibration.
- - Rapper Mac Miller passed away in his home at the age of 26. The official cause of death was a drug overdose.
- 14 – Tony Bennett will release his first collaborative album with only one other person other than Lady Gaga in sixteen years, Love is Here to Stay the album is with Diana Krall
- 21 – Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators will release their first album in four years, Living the Dream.
- 28 – Mudhoney will release their first album in five years, Digital Garbage.
October
- 5 – Former Journey frontman Steve Perry will release his first solo album in twenty-four years, Traces.
- 8 – The 2018 American Music Awards will shift from Sunday to Tuesday, and move up from November to October.
- 12 – Elvis Costello will release his first album in five years and first with the Imposters in ten years, Look Now.
November
- 9 – J Mascis will release his first album in four years titled Elastic Days.
- 14 – The 52nd CMA Awards will take place live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
December
- TBA – Starbomb will release there first album in 4 years titled The TryForce
Bands reformed
Bands formed
- Kids See Ghosts
- Memorie
- Royal Coda
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
- 7 Seconds
- Balance and Composure
- Darkness Divided
- Dirge Within
- Iron Man
- A Lot Like Birds[23]
- Minus the Bear[24]
- The Orwells
- The Pizza Underground
- Sleeping Giant
- The Thermals
- Vattnet
- Young and in the Way
Albums released in 2018
January
Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
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1 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | |
5 | Ephorize | Cupcakke | Hip hop |
12 | Wrong Creatures | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Rock |
Vale[25] | Black Veil Brides | Rock | |
Blue Madonna | Børns | ||
Camila[26] | Camila Cabello | Pop | |
Encore[27] | Anderson East | Country | |
What Happens Next | Joe Satriani | Instrumental rock | |
it's not us | Umphrey's McGee | Rock | |
19 | M A N I A[28] | Fall Out Boy | Alternative rock |
Let the Record Play | Moon Taxi | ||
Defy | Of Mice & Men | ||
Sweetzerland Manifesto[29] | Joe Perry | Rock | |
Collateral | Phillip Phillips | Pop rock | |
The House[30] | Porches | Synth-pop | |
I Like Fun[31] | They Might Be Giants | ||
I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life | tUnE-yArDs | ||
26 | Culture II | Migos | |
Snares Like a Haircut | No Age | ||
Freedom's Goblin | Ty Segall | ||
Entertainment | Waterparks | Rock |
February
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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2 | Here Come the Runts[32] | AWOLNATION | Alternative rock |
Man of the Woods[4] | Justin Timberlake | Pop | |
9 | Coma Noir[33] | The Atlas Moth | Post-metal |
Crooked Shadows | Dashboard Confessional | ||
Sleepwalkers | Brian Fallon | ||
King Soon Come | Foxy Brown | Hip hop | |
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Little Dark Age | MGMT | ||
16 | By the Way, I Forgive You [34] | Brandi Carlile | Pop |
Chromance[35] | David Cook | ||
Pop Evil | Pop Evil | Hard rock | |
If There Is Light, It Will Find You | Senses Fail | ||
What a Time to Be Alive[36] | Superchunk | ||
23 | Cry No More | Danielle Nicole | |
All at Once | Screaming Females | ||
The Lost Mile | Vertical Horizon | Alternative rock |
March
April
Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
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6 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Hip hop |
The Deconstruction | Eels | Rock | |
Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Indie rock | |
Isolation | Kali Uchis | R&B | |
America | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Alternative | |
The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs | Wye Oak | Indie rock | |
13 | Rearview Town | Jason Aldean | Country |
Ember[46] | Breaking Benjamin | ||
Love Rush | Rachael Cantu | ||
Treehouse[47] | Sofi Tukker | ||
Joyride | Tinashe | ||
20 | Kingdom Come | Kottonmouth Kings | |
Vide Noir | Lord Huron | ||
Volunteer | Old Crow Medicine Show | Americana | |
Never Gonna Die | Pennywise | Punk rock | |
Eat the Elephant | A Perfect Circle | ||
The Sciences | Sleep | Doom metal | |
27 | Critical Equation | Dr. Dog | Rock |
When Legends Rise | Godsmack | ||
Bad Frequencies | Hawthorne Heights | ||
Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | ||
Beerbongs & Bentleys | Post Malone | Hip hop | |
Twerp Verse[48] | Speedy Ortiz | ||
Megaplex | We Are Scientists | Indie rock |
May
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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4 | Dove | Belly | |
All These Hellos | Louise Goffin | Pop | |
The Horizon Just Laughed | Damien Jurado | ||
Almost Everyday[49] | Matt and Kim | Indie pop | |
Attention Attention | Shinedown | Rock | |
The Make It All Show | Skating Polly | Alternative rock | |
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7 | Beach House | Dream pop | |
Floating Features | La Luz | Surf music | |
Voicenotes | Charlie Puth | Pop | |
All I See Is War | Sevendust | Alternative metal | |
18 | Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Nighttime[50] | Family of the Year | |
And Justice For None | Five Finger Death Punch | Hard rock | |
Saved[51] | Now, Now | ||
Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | ||
Only For You | Nedelle Torrisi | Indie rock | |
25 | Black Labyrinth | Jonathan Davis |
June
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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1 | God's Favorite Customer[52] | Father John Misty | |
Cinematic | Owl City | ||
The Future And The Past | Natalie Prass | ||
Ye | Kanye West | Hip hop | |
8 | The Mountain | Dierks Bentley | Country |
I Hope You're Happy[53] | Blue October | ||
Artificial Selection | Dance Gavin Dance | ||
Come Tomorrow[54] | Dave Matthews Band | Rock | |
Kids See Ghosts | Kids See Ghosts | Hip hop | |
Bigger[16] | Sugarland | Country | |
15 | Liberation | Christina Aguilera | |
While We're At It | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | Ska punk | |
Nasir | Nas | Hip hop | |
Post Traumatic | Mike Shinoda | ||
22 | Dan + Shay | Dan + Shay | Country |
Bad Witch | Nine Inch Nails | Industrial rock | |
Pray for the Wicked | Panic! at the Disco | Pop rock | |
Expectations | Bebe Rexha | ||
Mindset | Vacationer | ||
29 | The Gift of Gab | E-40 | Hip hop |
Uniform Distortion | Jim James | Rock |
July
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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6 | I'll tell You What! | RP Boo | Electronic |
Sun on The Square | The Innocence Mission | ||
13 | Automata II[55] | Between the Buried and Me | Progressive metal |
Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | ||
Lamp Lit Prose | Dirty Projectors | ||
20 | Hive Mind | The Internet | |
Take Me To The Disco | Meg Myers | ||
27 | Songs For The Saints | Kenny Chesney | Country |
Cage to Rattle[19] | Daughtry |
August
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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3 | Golden Age | Houndmouth | |
Swimming | Mac Miller | Hip hop | |
To The Sunset | Amanda Shires | ||
10 | Shooter | Shooter Jennings | |
Meet Me At The River | Dawn Landes | ||
Queen | Nicki Minaj | Hip hop | |
Know. | Jason Mraz | ||
Jake Shears | Jake Shears | Pop | |
Life's a Trip | Trippie Redd | Hip hop | |
17 | Thank You for Today[56] | Death Cab for Cutie | |
Sweetener | Ariana Grande | ||
Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Indie rock | |
Smote Reverser | Oh Sees | ||
All of It | Cole Swindell | Country | |
24 | Rainier Fog[21] | Alice in Chains | |
Marauder[57] | Interpol | Indie rock | |
Parallel Universe[58] | Plain White T's | ||
Sun Machine | Rubblebucket | Indie pop | |
Performance | White Denim | ||
31 | Is This Thing Cursed? | Alkaline Trio | |
Return of the Trill | Bun B | Hip hop | |
Kamikaze | Eminem | Hip hop | |
Weed Kitchen | Iron & Wine | ||
Magus | Thou | Doom metal |
September
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
---|---|---|---|
7 | Book of Bad Decisions[59] | Clutch | |
Raise Vibration[60] | Lenny Kravitz | ||
Adult Contemporary[61] | Milo Greene | Indie pop | |
14 | Generation Rx[62] | Good Charlotte | |
Hiding Place | Tori Kelly | ||
Palms[63] | Thrice | Post-hardcore | |
Cry Pretty[64] | Carrie Underwood | Country |
List of albums to be released
September
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
---|---|---|---|
21 | They Are The Shield | Toby Driver | Avant Garde, Pop |
Bridges | Josh Groban | ||
Living the Dream[65] | Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators | ||
28 | Dancing Queen | Cher | Pop |
Digital Garbage | Mudhoney | ||
For My Crimes | Marissa Nadler |
October
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures[66] | Coheed and Cambria | Progressive rock |
Possible Dust Clouds | Kristin Hersh | ||
Trench[67] | Twenty One Pilots | ||
12 | Bunny | Matthew Dear | Electropop |
Love Is Magic | John Grant | ||
The Atlas Underground | Tom Morello | ||
19 | Evolution | Disturbed | |
Fair Enough (EP) | Minus the Bear | Indie rock | |
C O M A | Sunflower Dead | ||
26 | Southern Ground Sessions (EP) | Blackberry Smoke | |
Goners | Laura Gibson | ||
Loverboy/Dog Days | Miserable | Rock |
November
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
---|---|---|---|
2 | Cheer | Drug Church | |
This Is My Dinner | Sun Kil Moon | ||
Post-Apocalypto[68] | Tenacious D | ||
9 | Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River | La Dispute | |
Elastic Days | J Mascis | ||
The Pimp Tape | Too Short | Hip Hop, Rap | |
16 | Faithful Fairy Harmony | Josephine Foster | |
Acoustic Live Vol 1 | Needtobreathe | ||
Circles[69] | P.O.D. | ||
23 | Solo Anthology The best of Lindsey Buckingham | Lindsey Buckingham | |
Origins | Dan Reed Network | ||
30 | Afterlife | Light Years | Pop punk |
Baker's Dozen Live At MSG | Phish |
December
Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
---|---|---|---|
7 | Cold War Kids | Cold War Kids | |
Superfecta | 7horse | Rock | |
14 | The TryForce | Starbomb | Comedy, Hip Hop |
Unknown date
- TBA by 311[70]
- TBA by Atreyu[71]
- TBA by Backstreet Boys[72]
- TBA by Bear Hands[73]
- TBA by Brandy[74]
- TBA by Mariah Carey[75]
- Believe In Us by Colette Carr[76]
- TBA by Childish Gambino[77]
- TBA by Dixie Chicks[78]
- TBA by Failure[79]
- TBA by Selena Gomez[80]
- TBA by Greta Van Fleet[81]
- TBA by Sam Hunt[80]
- TBA by Ill Niño[82]
- TBA by Lady Gaga[83]
- Por Primera Vez by Jennifer Lopez[84]
- TBA by Madonna[85]
- Gutters by Middle Class Rut[86]
- Fame by Mikky Ekko[87]
- TBA by Frank Ocean[80]
- #newmusic by Orgy[88]
- My Bad Imagination by The Band Perry[89]
- TBA solo by Bruce Springsteen[90]
- Through the eyes of Wonder by Stevie Wonder[91]
- TBA by James Taylor[92]
- TBA by that dog.[93]
- Mitsubishi Macchiato by Vampire Weekend[80]
- Weezer (Black Album) by Weezer[94]
- The Ultra Head Frequency by Zen From Mars[95]
Top songs on record
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
- "Perfect" – Ed Sheeran (2 weeks in 2017, 4 weeks in 2018)
- "Havana" – Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug (1 week)
- "God's Plan" – Drake (11 weeks)
- "Nice for What" – Drake (8 weeks)
- "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2 weeks)
- "Psycho" – Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla Sign (1 week)
- "Sad!" – XXXTentacion (1 week)
- "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin (1 week)
- "In My Feelings" – Drake (9 weeks so far)
Billboard Hot 100 songs which have ranked within the Top 20
- "1985" – J. Cole (#20)
- "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (#9)
- "All Mine" – Kanye West (#11)
- "All the Stars" – Kendrick Lamar and SZA (#7)
- "Apeshit" – The Carters (#13)
- "ATM" – J. Cole (#6)
- "Back to You" – Selena Gomez (#19)
- "Bad at Love" – Halsey (#5)
- "Ball for Me" – Post Malone feat. Nicki Minaj (#16)
- "Barbie Dreams" – Nicki Minaj (#18)
- "Bartier Cardi" – Cardi B feat. 21 Savage (#14)
- "Be Careful" – Cardi B (#11)
- "Believer" – Imagine Dragons (#4 in 2017, #16 in 2018)
- "Better Now" – Post Malone (#4)
- "Big Bank" – YG feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Nicki Minaj (#16)
- "Bodak Yellow" – Cardi B (#1 in 2017, #10 in 2018)
- "Boo'd Up" – Ella Mai (#5)
- "Call Out My Name" – The Weeknd (#4)
- "Can't Take a Joke" – Drake (#18)
- "Changes" – XXXTentacion (#18)
- "Chun-Li" – Nicki Minaj (#10)
- "Delicate" – Taylor Swift (#12)
- "Diplomatic Immunity" – Drake (#7)
- "Don't Matter to Me" – Drake feat. Michael Jackson (#9)
- "Elevate" – Drake (#14)
- "Emotionless" – Drake (#8)
- "End Game" – Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran and Future (#18)
- "Fake Love" – BTS (#10)
- "Fall" – Eminem (#12)
- "Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man (#4 in 2017, #12 in 2018)
- "Fefe" – 6ix9ine, Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz (#3)
- "Filthy" – Justin Timberlake (#9)
- "Finesse" – Bruno Mars and Cardi B (#3)
- "Freaky Friday" – Lil Dicky feat. Chris Brown (#8)
- "Friends" – Marshmello and Anne-Marie (#11)
- "Ghost Town" – Kanye West (#16)
- "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B (#2)
- "God Is a Woman" – Ariana Grande (#8)
- "God's Plan" – Drake (#1)
- "Gucci Gang" – Lil Pump (#3 in 2017, #4 in 2018)
- "Gummo" – 6ix9ine (#12 in 2017, #13 in 2018)
- "Havana" – Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug (#1)
- "Heaven" – Kane Brown (#15)
- "Him & I" – G-Eazy and Halsey (#14)
- "I Fall Apart" – Post Malone (#16)
- "I Get the Bag" – Gucci Mane feat. Migos (#11 in 2017, #19 in 2018)
- "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin (#1)
- "I'm Upset" – Drake (#7)
- "Idol" – BTS feat. Nicki Minaj (#11)
- "In My Blood" – Shawn Mendes (#11)
- "In My Feelings" – Drake (#1)
- "Jocelyn Flores" – XXXTentacion (#19)
- "Kamikaze" – Eminem (#16)
- "Kevin's Heart" – J. Cole (#8)
- "KOD" – J. Cole (#10)
- "Let You Down" – NF (#12)
- "Lights Down Low" – MAX feat. Gnash (#20)
- "Look Alive" – BlocBoy JB feat. Drake (#5)
- "Love" – Kendrick Lamar feat. Zacari (#11)
- "Love Lies" – Khalid and Normani (#9)
- "Lucid Dreams" – Juice WRLD (#3)
- "Lucky You" – Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas (#6)
- "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line (#2)
- "Mine" – Bazzi (#11)
- "Mob Ties" – Drake (#13)
- "Moonlight" – XXXTentacion (#13)
- "Motiv8" – J. Cole (#15)
- "MotorSport" – Migos, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B (#6 in 2017, #7 in 2018)
- "Natural" – Imagine Dragons (#20)
- "Never Be the Same" – Camila Cabello (#6)
- "New Rules" – Dua Lipa (#6)
- "Nice for What" – Drake (#1)
- "No Brainer" – DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo (#5)
- "No Limit" – G-Eazy feat. ASAP Rocky and Cardi B (#4)
- "No Tears Left to Cry" – Ariana Grande (#3)
- "Nonstop" – Drake (#2)
- "Paranoid" – Post Malone (#11)
- "Perfect" – Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé (#1)
- "Photograph" – J. Cole (#14)
- "Plug Walk" – Rich the Kid (#13)
- "Pray for Me" – The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar (#7)
- "Psycho" – Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla Sign (#1)
- "Ric Flair Drip" – Offset and Metro Boomin (#13)
- "Rich & Sad" – Post Malone (#14)
- "River" – Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran (#11)
- "Rockstar" – Post Malone feat. 21 Savage (#1 in 2017, #2 in 2018)
- "Sad!" – XXXTentacion (#1)
- "Same Bitches" – Post Malone feat. G-Eazy and YG (#20)
- "Say Something" – Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton (#9)
- "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (#1 in 2017, #13 in 2018)
- "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott (#4)
- "Sorry Not Sorry" – Demi Lovato (#6 in 2017, #15 in 2018)
- "Spoil My Night" – Post Malone feat. Swae Lee (#15)
- "Stargazing" – Travis Scott (#8)
- "Stay" – Post Malone (#17)
- "Stir Fry" – Migos (#8)
- "Survival" – Drake (#17)
- "Talk Up" – Drake feat. Jay-Z (#20)
- "Taste" – Tyga feat. Offset (#8)
- "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey (#5)
- "The Ringer" – Eminem (#8)
- "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (#1)
- "Thunder" – Imagine Dragons (#4)
- "Too Good at Goodbyes" – Sam Smith (#4 in 2017, #7 in 2018)
- "Walk It Talk It" – Migos feat. Drake (#10)
- "Watch" – Travis Scott feat. Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West (#16)
- "What Lovers Do" – Maroon 5 feat. SZA (#9 in 2017, #17 in 2018)
- "Whatever It Takes" – Imagine Dragons (#12)
- "Yes Indeed" – Lil Baby and Drake (#6)
- "Yikes" – Kanye West (#8)
- "Young Dumb & Broke" – Khalid (#18)
- "Youngblood" – 5 Seconds of Summer (#13)
Deaths
- January 1 – Betty Willis, 76, R&B singer
- January 2 – Rick Hall, 86, music producer
- January 3 – Josiah Boyd, 32, heavy metal bassist
- January 4 – Ray Thomas, 76, rock flautist (The Moody Blues)
- January 7 – France Gall, 70, yé-yé singer
- January 9 – Denise LaSalle, 78, R&B singer
- January 12 – Danny Woods, 73, soul singer (Chairmen of the Board)[96]
- January 15 – Edwin Hawkins, 74, gospel singer
- January 20 – Fredo Santana, 27, rapper
- January 23 – Lari White, 53, country singer
- January 26 – Buzz Clifford, 76, pop singer
- January 28 – Eddie Shaw, 80, blues saxophonist
- January 30 – Mark Salling, 35, pop singer and actor
- January 31 – Del Delker, 93, gospel singer
- February 2 – Dennis Edwards, 74, R&B singer
- February 3 – Leon Chancler, 65, rock and jazz singer
- February 7 – Pat Torpey, 64, hard rock drummer and singer
- February 8
- John Perry Barlow, 70, songwriter
- Algia Mae Hinton, 88 blues singer
- February 9 – Craig MacGregor, 68, rock bassist
- February 11 – Tom Rapp, 70, rock singer
- February 12
- Vic Damone, 89, singer
- Daryle Singletary, 46, country singer, songwriter
- February 13
- Scott Boyer, 70, rock singer and guitarist
- Billy Johnson, 42, emo and noise rock drummer
- February 16 – Barbara Alston, 74, R&B singer
- February 19 – Norm Rogers, 69, drummer
- March 1 – Bill Burkette, 75, pop singer
- March 2 – Brandon Jenkins, 48, red dirt country singer, songwriter
- March 12 –
- Nokie Edwards, 82, guitarist
- Craig Mack, 46, rapper
- March 13 – Charlie Quintana, 56, rock drummer
- March 16 – Buell Neidlinger, 82, jazz cellist and bassist
- March 18 – Killjoy, 48, death metal singer
- March 19 – Hazel Smith, 83, country singer
- March 26 – Kenny O' Dell, 73, country singer and songwriter
- March 28 – Caleb Scofield, 39, bassist (Cave In, Old Man Gloom and Zozobra)
- March 30 – Alias, 41, Rapper and producer
- April 1 – Audrey Morris, 89, jazz singer
- April 5 – Cecil Taylor, 89, jazz musician
- April 10 – Yvonne Staples, 80, soul singer
- April 17 – Randy Scruggs, 64, songwriter
- April 23 – Bob Dorough, 94, jazz singer and pianist
- April 26 – Charles Nevile, 79, soul singer
- April 30 – Tim Calvert, 52, metal guitarist (Forbidden, Nevermore)
- May 1 – JJ Starks, 79, funk and R&B drummer
- May 4 – Tony Kinman, cowpunk singer and bassist
- May 5 – Dick Williams, 91, pop singer
- May 7 – Gayle Shepard, 81, pop singer
- May 10 – Ben Graves, 46, horror punk drummer
- May 11 – Matt Marks, 38, classical keyboardist
- May 13 – Glenn Branca, 69, composer and guitarist
- May 19 –
- Reggie Lucas, 65, jazz guitarist and pop songwriter
- Patricia Morison, 103, actress and showtunes singer
- May 28 –
- Stewart Upton, 43, indie rock singer
- Josh Martin, 46, grindcore guitarist
- June 3 – Clarence Fountain, 88, Gospel singer
- June 4 – Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, 73, spoken word poet
- June 5 –
- Jimmy Gonzalez, 67, Tejano singer
- Ralph Santolla, 51, heavy metal gitarist
- June 10 – Neal E. Boyd, 42, opera singer
- June 11 – Wayne Dockery, 76, jazz bassist
- June 13 – D.J. Fontana, 87, rock n’roll drummer
- June 15 –
- Nick Knox, 60, drummer
- Matt Murphy, 88, blues guitarist
- June 16 – Rebecca Parris, 66, jazz singer
- June 18 –
- XXXTentacion, 20, rapper, singer, songwriter
- Jimmy Wopo, 21, rapper
- June 19 – Lowrell Simon, 75, singer
- June 22 – Vinnie Paul, 54, heavy metal drummer (Hellyeah, Pantera, Damageplan)
- June 24 – George Cameron, 70, drummer
- June 26 – Ed Simmons, 101, classical conductor
- June 27 – Steve Soto, 54, punk rock guittarist
- June 29 – Eugene Pitt, 80, doo-wop singer
- June 30 – Dean Webb 81, mandolinist
- July 2 –
- Henry Butler, 68 jazz pianist
- Bill Watrous, 79 jazz trombonist
- July 3 – Richard Swift, 41, singer songwriter
- July 6 – Vince Martin, 81, folk singer
- July 7 – Brett Hoffman, 51, heavy metal singer
- July 8 – Tab Hunter, 86, actor and pop singer
- July 15 – Theryl DeClouet, 66, jazz funk and R&B singer
- July 27 – Mark Shelton, 60, heavy metal guitarist
- August 2 – Neil Argo, 71, film and television composer
- August 4 — Lorrie Collins, 76, singer and guitarist
- August 14 – Jill Janus, 42, heavy metal singer
- August 16 – Aretha Franklin, 76, R&B/soul singer, and songwriter
- August 17 – Danny Pearson, 65, soul singer
- August 20 – Eddie Willis, 82, R&B/soul guitarist (The Funk Brothers)
- August 22 –
- Ed King, 68, guitarist, bassist (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Lazy Lester, 85, blues singer and guitarist
- August 24 – DJ Ready Red, hip hop DJ
- August 25 – Kyle Pavone, 28, heavy metal singer
- September 1 – Randy Weston, 92, jazz pianist
- September 5 – Nasty Savage, 50 Thrash Metal Bass Player
- September 7 – Mac Miller, 26, rapper and singer[97]
- September 8 – Chelsi Smith, 43, beauty pageant winner and singer
- September 10 – Johnny Strike, 70, punk singer and guitarist
See also
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