2007 in music
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Events
- January
- George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame. Imogen Cooper, John Rutter and Rod Stewart are awarded the CBE.
- Rumours circulate that The Police will reunite for a tour after 23 years to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "Roxanne". However, there are no plans for an album featuring new material.[1][2] On January 30, the band announce that they would perform at the opening of the 49th annual Grammy Awards on February 11[3] and subsequently announce The Police Reunion Tour.
- Rumours circulate that Timbaland may have appropriated his ringtone Block Party and the related beat to Nelly Furtado's "Do It." See 2007 Timbaland plagiarism controversy.
- February
- February 7 - Frontman Billy Corgan reveals that The Smashing Pumpkins would finally release the first reunion album Zeitgeist on July 7th.[4] This would be the band's first widely released album since 2000s Machina/The Machines of God with the last Smashing Pumpkins album Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music being restricted to only 25 copies upon initial release.
- February 11 - the 49th Grammy Awards aired on CBS, presented at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
- February 16 - American Rock band Audioslave break up after Chris Cornell leaves band because of "Musical Differences".
- February 27 - American rock parody band Tenacious D released their hit movie, Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny on DVD.
- February 28 - it was announced that the American early 80s punk band Circle Jerks had released a new song, titled "I'm Gonna Live", which can also be heard on their Myspace page.[5] Rumors are swiriling that the band is also supposedly gearing up to release their follow-up to 1995's Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities.
- March
- March 1 - Angela Hacker was voted by viewers to be the 2007 champion of the televised singing competition Nashville Star. By virtue of her win, she was signed to a record deal with Warner Bros. Records.
- March 12 - Matchbook Romance announces that they are taking an indefinite hiatus, after ten years of their career, as all members decided to go their separate ways.[6]
- March 16 - Bad Religion revealed that their new album would be called New Maps of Hell.[7]
- April
- April 22 - Patrick Wolf told fans on his message board that he was retiring from the music business[8]. However, he later revoked this, saying that he will merely be on hiatus[9]
- April 27 - April 29 - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Coachella, CA
- May
- May 11 - Guitarist Chickn posted a message on MySpace, confirming that D.I. would finally release the long-awaited first reunion album On the Western Front on August 7th.[10] This would be their first official album featuring new material since 1994's State of Shock.
- May 12 - The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was held in Helsinki, Finland. It was won by Serbia.
- May 16-May 20 - The European Festival of Youth Choirs is currently being held in Basel, Switzerland.
- May 19 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the fifteenth annual Weenie Roast. Bands that played there were: Linkin Park, Social Distortion, Interpol, Queens of the Stone Age, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Bravery, Silversun Pickups, The Killers, Korn, Bad Religion, Rise Against, Tim Armstrong, Peter Bjorn and John, Tiger Army, and Plain White T's.[11]
- May 23- Jordin Sparks of Arizona wins Season 6 of American Idol.
Expected events
- May 25-May 28 - Salzburg Festival
- May 26-May 27 - Sasquatch! Music Festival
- May 30-June 5 - The Peel Bay Festival Isle of Man TT
- June 8-June 10 - Download Festival
- June 29-July 1 - Heineken Open'er Festival will take place in Gdynia, Poland. Confirmed bands that will play there are: Beastie Boys, Björk, Muse, The Roots, Sonic Youth, Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem, Groove Armada, Dizzee Rascal, Laurent Garnier, Crazy P, The Strike Boys, Freeform Five.
- July 7 - Live Earth, worldwide series of concerts to initiate action against global warming. Confirmed acts for the concerts include: Kelly Clarkson, Fall Out Boy, John Mayer, The Smashing Pumpkins, Roger Waters, Beastie Boys, Duran Duran, Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Spinal Tap, Jack Johnson and Lenny Kravitz.
- July 7-July 8 - Oxegen 2007
- August 4-August 11 - The Three Choirs Festival will be held at Gloucester.
- August 11-August 12 - The eighth annual Summer Sonic Festival will be held. Confirmed bands that will play there are: Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Bloc Party, The Horrors, Interpol, The Offspring, Sum 41, Metallica and We Are Scientists.[12]
- August Bank Holiday (last weekend in August) - Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival
- August 24 - August 26 - Carling Weekend - Reading And Leeds Festivals
- August 31-September 2 - Electric Picnic 2007
- September 12-October 1 - Prague Autumn International Music Festival
- September 22-29 - 35th North Wales International Music Festival will be held at St Asaph.
- September 28 - Britney Spears to release the first single of her anticipated new album
- Sometime in December - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ will air the eighteenth annual Acoustic Christmas.
Bands disbanded
- Adair
- Aereogramme
- Allister (hiatus)
- Amity
- Audioslave
- The Beautiful South
- Choke
- Controlling the Famous
- The Cooper Temple Clause
- Damiera
- The Distillers
- The Divorce
- Dog Fashion Disco
- The Early November (indefinite hiatus)
- Eighteen Visions
- The Explosion
- Five Star
- G4
- Good Riddance
- Hidden in Plain View
- I Killed the Prom Queen
- The Immediate
- Jurassic 5
- Larrikin Love
- Le Tigre (on hiatus since late 2006, but officially announced split in January 2007)
- Matchbook Romance (indefinite hiatus)
- Much the Same
- The Nervous Return
- New Order (confirmed by Peter Hook via MySpace.com)
- Nickel Creek (hiatus)
- One Way Letter
- None More Black
- Park
- Pretty Girls Make Graves
- Purified in Blood
- Reverend Bizarre
- Rheostatics
- Rooster
- Sandy & Junior
- Scarlet
- Scars of Tomorrow
- Spineshank
- Strapping Young Lad
- The Track Record
Bands re-formed
- Asia
- Crowded House
- The Dismemberment Plan (one-off performance)
- Genesis
- Heroes del Silencio
- Izehavitt (one-off performance)
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Leftover Salmon (two-performance reunion)
- Midnight Oil (one-off performance)
- No Angels
- The Police
- Rage Against the Machine
- Scooch
- Slint
- White Lion
Albums released
January
February
March
April
Albums to be released
All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated and are listed alphabetically by album name for each release date and unspecified date.
May
- The Destruction of Small Ideas by 65daysofstatic (US)
- Based on a True Story by Kimberley Locke
- The Great Filter by Tub Ring
- Beyond by Dinosaur Jr
- Baby 81 by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- High School Musical: The Concert by High School Musical cast/Drew Seeley
- Because of You by Ne-Yo
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend by Miranda Lambert
- Bayani by Blue Scholars
- American Doll Posse by Tori Amos
- Another Side by Corbin Bleu
- Snakes & Arrows by Rush
- Manipulator by The Fall of Troy
- Call Me Irresponsible by Michael Bublé
- The Reminder by Feist
- Are You Listening? by Dolores O'Riordan (Republic of Ireland)
- Volta by Björk (Republic of Ireland)
- Volta by Björk (UK/Central Europe)
- Are You Listening? by Dolores O'Riordan (Central Europe)
- Music City Soul by Beverley Knight (UK)
- Send Away the Tigers by Manic Street Preachers (UK)
- The Boy with No Name by Travis (UK)
- Strength & Loyalty by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
- Special Occasion by Bobby Valentino
- The Boy with No Name by Travis (US)
- Everybody by The Sea and Cake
- They Can't Deport Us All by Chingo Bling
- Live in Concert 2006 by Barbra Streisand
- Princess P by Paris Bennett
- New Moon by Elliott Smith
- The Return of the Magnificent by DJ Jazzy Jeff
- Anonymous by Duran Duran
- Tales Don't Tell Themselves by Funeral for a Friend
- Humanity - Hour 1 by Scorpions
- Trip the Light Fantastic by Sophie Ellis Bextor
- Release the Stars by Rufus Wainwright
- Minutes to Midnight by Linkin Park (US)
- Magnetic North by Hopesfall
- United Abominations by Megadeth
- A Modern Way of Living with the Truth by The Exies
- Sky Blue Sky by Wilco
- Ultra Payloaded by Satellite Party
- Destination Moon by Deborah Cox
- Hey Eugene! by Pink Martini
- Lies for the Liars by The Used
- Venus by We Are The Fury
- The Sun and the Moon by The Bravery
- Truth in Sincerity by Amber Pacific
- Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer by Young Jeezy
- Quantum by Planet X
- City of Echoes by Pelican
- The Walk by Hanson
- It Won't Be Soon Before Long by Maroon 5
- D'Elles by Celine Dion
- Black Rain by Ozzy Osbourne
- The Atacama Experience by Jean-Luc Ponty
- A Poet's Life by Tim Armstrong
- Bug soundtrack by various artists
- So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley by Jeff Buckley
June
- Puzzle by Biffy Clyro (UK)
- Scream by Tokio Hotel
- Poison'd by Poison
- Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney
- Absolute Garbage by Garbage
- Boss of All Bosses by Slim Thug
- Gangsta Grillz: The Album by DJ Drama
- Ultimate Victory by Chamillionaire
- Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna
- Epiphany by T-Pain
- Eat Me, Drink Me by Marilyn Manson
- Ghost Opera by Kamelot
- Carry On by Chris Cornell
- Music From Regions Beyond by Tiger Army
- Cruel Melody by Black Light Burns
- Easy Tiger by Ryan Adams
- Excellent Italian Greyhound by Shellac
- deliberateKids. by Phil Joel
- City of Echoes by Pelican
- Systematic Chaos by Dream Theater
- Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin by Bruce Springsteen
- Just Me by Tiffany
- Given to the Rising by Neurosis
- We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song by various artists
- Lost Highway by Bon Jovi (UK)
- † by Justice
- The Police by The Police
- Era Vulgaris by Queens of the Stone Age
- We the Best by DJ Khaled
- From Nothin' to Somethin' by Fabolous
- Trey Day by Trey Songz
- Kush by Havoc
- Blackhawks Over Los Angeles by Strung Out
- Disguises by Cauterize
- Unmasked by Cauterize
- Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
- Courage by Paula Cole
- Immaculate Machine's Fables by Immaculate Machine
- Era Vulgaris by Queens of the Stone Age (US)
- The Needles, The Space by Straylight Run
- Cinematographic by The Junior Varsity
- Wild Hope by Mandy Moore
- Lost Highway by Bon Jovi
- Icky Thump by The White Stripes
- Have Mercy by The Mooney Suzuki
- Notebook Paper by Huey
- Messengers by August Burns Red
- Who We Are by Lifehouse
- The Last Kind Words By DevilDriver (UK)
- The Fragile Army by The Polyphonic Spree
- Ten Feet High by Andrea Corr
- It's a Bit Complicated by Art Brut
- An End Has a Start by Editors
- Tightrope (album) by Stephanie McIntosh (UK)
- Before Hell Freezes Over by Busta Rhymes
- Hannah Montana, Vol. 2: Best of Both Worlds by Miley Cyrus
- Sound Theories by Steve Vai
- Paradise Lost by Symphony X
- My December by Kelly Clarkson
- Modern Minds and Pastimes by The Click Five
- PLAY by Namie Amuro [13]
July
- Arrivals and Departures by Silverstein
- T.I. vs. T.I.P. by T.I.
- Ms. Kelly by Kelly Rowland
- Last 2 Walk by Three 6 Mafia
- Life Goes On by Trae
- Capital Idea by The Beesknees
- Libertad by Velvet Revolver
- Zeitgeist by The Smashing Pumpkins
- Our Love to Admire by Interpol
- Venus Doom by HIM
- Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps For Free by Reel Big Fish
- The Else by They Might Be Giants
- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon
- The American Dream by Mike Jones
- Finding Forever by Common
- New Maps of Hell by Bad Religion
- New Wave by Against Me!
- Insomniatic by Aly & AJ
- Because I Love It by Amerie
- One Man Band Man by Swizz Beatz
- U.G.K. Underground Kingz by UGK
- Secret Weapon by MxPx
- Now That's What I Call Music! 25 by Various Artists
- Paper Walls by Yellowcard
- Do You Feel by The Rocket Summer
- Strata Presents The End of the World by Strata
- Private by One Chance
- Go! by Mario
- Rise to Your Knees by Meat Puppets
- Ithyphallic by Nile
- Untitled by Scary Kids Scaring Kids
- The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends by Evans Blue
- Ear Drum by Talib Kweli
- The Con by Tegan and Sara
- Underclass Hero by Sum 41
- Emerald City by John Vanderslice
- The Queen is Coming by MC Lyte
- The Last Kind Words By DevilDriver (US)
Unspecified date
- N.B. by Natasha Bedingfield (US)
- Signs Of A Better Past by The Starting Line
August
- Hot by Myra
- Adrenaline Rush 2007 by Twista
- On the Western Front by D.I.
- Here I Am by Eve
- Back Up n da Chevy by Boyz n da Hood
- The Real Testament by Plies
- Jonas Brothers by Jonas Brothers
- Angels & Devils by Fuel
- Untitled by Vanessa Amorosi
- Liberation by Mýa
- High School Musical 2: The Soundtrack by High School Musical 2 Cast
- Singularity by Mae
- Statlanta by Stat Quo
- The Prelude by Nelly
- Trilla by Rick Ross
- Exclusive by Chris Brown
- Family by LeAnn Rimes
Unspecified date
- Born to Lose, Built to Win (The Reagan Era) by Juelz Santana
- Untitled by Gemma Hayes
- The Solution by Beanie Sigel
- The Mirror by Ja Rule
- Hey Venus! by Super Furry Animals
September
- Exit 13 by LL Cool J
- Curtis by 50 Cent
- Untitled by Dynamite Hack
- Untitled by The Go! Team (UK)
- Don't Talk, Just Listen by B5
- The Return by Cassie
- Untitled by The Cheetah Girls
- Even If It Kills Me by Motion City Soundtrack
- Graduation by Kanye West
- Untitled seventh studio album by Whitney Houston
- Untitled by Nightwish
- Untitled fifth studio album by Aaron Carter
Unspecified date
- The Shepherd's Dog by Iron & Wine
- Too Hood To Be Hollywood by B.G.
- Weather Underground by Massive Attack
- Untitled first studio album by Leona Lewis
- Untitled fifth studio album by Britney Spears
- Untitled by Jennifer Lopez
October
- untitled by Jesse McCartney
Unspecified Date
- Untitled by Alicia Keys [14]
- Untitled by Metric
November
November 6 Mcfly - Motion in the ocean [15] November 20
- Untitled by Raven Symone[16]
Unspecified date
- Muddy Waters 2 by Redman
- Pasarela de Rosas by Pilar Montenegro
- Purple Ink by Cheyenne Kimball
December
Unspecified date
- A Brilliant Mistake by Bobby Creekwater
- A Myth Magik by Kan'Nal
- Alibis And Other Lies by Grinspoon
- Angel Down by Sebastian Bach
- Angels Walk Among Us by Anathema
- Animalistic by Nivea Hamilton
- Back to Ho Business by Dem Franchize Boyz
- Best of (1978-1984) by Van Halen
- Born Legendary by Hussein Fatal
- Bottom's Up by Obie Trice
- Buzz For Aldrin by The Pillbugs
- Cheri Dennis by Cheri Dennis
- Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses
- C.O.L.O.U.R.S. by Fonzworth Bentley
- Cries of Hope Street by Stereophonics
- Courtesy Curtis by Cam'Ron
- dayandnightdriving by Seven Mary Three
- Detox by Dr. Dre
- Diary of a Soulja by Juvenile
- Double the Trouble by The Pussycat Dolls
- Down III by Down
- Duets by Reba McEntire
- Fast Lane by Young Hot Rod
- Free at Last by Freeway
- Fuck You Drakulas by A Silver Mt. Zion
- GIK Music by Fabo
- Godfather of the Ghetto by Tony Yayo
- Greatest Hits by McFly
- Greatest Hits II by Bon Jovi
- Greatest Story Ever Told by David Banner
- Her Name Is Nicole by Nicole Scherzinger (from The Pussycat Dolls)
- Heroes and Thieves by Vanessa Carlton
- H.N.I.C. 2 by Prodigy
- Hustlenomics by Yung Joc
- I Can't Feel My Face by Lil Wayne & Juelz Santana
- In My Heart by Solange Knowles
- Incredible by Ashanti
- It Is What It Is by Cassidy
- Just Like You by Keyshia Cole
- Kinfolk by Ali & Gipp
- Korn Kovers by Korn
- La Vida Es un Ratico by Juanes
- Lightning Strikes Again by Dokken
- Locked & Loaded by G-Unit
- Loose Cannon by Ca$his
- Loved by Few, Hated by Many by Lil Keke
- Louisville Slugger by J-Kwon
- Music to Fly To by Currency
- My World by Fat Joe
- No World for Tomorrow by Coheed and Cambria
- Nobody's Daughter by Courtney Love
- Now That's What I Call Music! 26 by Various Artists
- Ocean Drive by Johnta Austin
- Origin Vol. 2 by The Soundtrack of Our Lives
- Physical Education by Brooke Valentine
- Point Of No Return by 3LW
- Point of View by Chilli
- Proper Procedures: The New Entries by Petey Pablo
- Raw Footage by Ice Cube
- Ready to Fly by Angela Via
- Remember / Sincerely by Bow Wow
- Return of the Trill by Bun B
- Reunion Tour by The Weakerthans
- Second Chance by Olivia
- She's the One by Lil Chris
- Situation by Buck 65
- Sounds of the Season by Enya
- Stages by Nick Cannon
- Swift & Changeable by Ghostface Killah and MF DOOM
- Theater of the Mind by Ludacris
- The 5th Element by Rico Love
- The Ball Street Journal by E-40
- The Beginning by Melody Thornton
- Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne
- The Dog by DMX
- The First Lady by Missy Elliott
- The Last Sucker by Ministry
- The Long Road to Eden by The Eagles
- The Naked Truth (re-release) by Lil' Kim
- The Nacirema Dream by Papoose
- The Real Thing by Jill Scott [17]
- The Reformation by Bishop Lamont
- The Seventh Seal by Rakim
- The Suicide Note by Ma$e
- The Trial by Trick-Trick
- The Trunk by Dre
- The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2) by Limp Bizkit
- The Ups and Downs by Sara Paxton
- Alter Bridge II by Alter Bridge
- Yearly Physical by M.O.P.
- The West Kept Secret by Spider Loc
- Untitled by Aaron Carter
- Untitled by Aerosmith [18]
- Untitled by Anthrax [19]
- Untitled by Brandy [20]
- Untitled by Britney Spears
- Untitled by Mariah Carey
- Untitled by Coldplay [21]
- Untitled by The Cure [22]
- Untitled by Death Angel [23]
- Untitled by Default [24]
- Untitled by Dirty Rotten Imbeciles [25]
- Untitled by Eminem
- Untitled by Freezepop
- Untitled by Natalie Imbruglia [26]
- Untitled by Lindsay Lohan
- Untitled by Madonna
- Untitled by Metallica
- Untitled by Mötley Crüe
- Untitled by The Offspring
- Untitled by Radiohead
- Untitled by Suicidal Tendencies [27]
- Untitled by t.A.T.u.
- Untitled by Testament [28]
- Untitled by Thornley [29]
- Untitled by The Vines
- Utophy by Belinda Peregrin
- Waiting For Now by Bryan Greenberg
- Watch Me Do My Thang by Sean Paul of YoungBloodz
- West Coast Machine by Ya Boy
- Young & Restless by Young Dro
- Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 2 by Jermaine Dupri
Top hits on record in the world
United States
- "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé (3 weeks in 2006/7 weeks in 2007/10 weeks in total)
- "Say It Right" - Nelly Furtado (1 week)
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake (1 week)
- "This Is Why I'm Hot" - Mims (2 weeks)
- "Glamorous" - Fergie featuring Ludacris (2 weeks)
- "Don't Matter" - Akon (2 weeks)
- "Give It To Me" - Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake (2 weeks)
- "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne (1 week)
- "Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5 (2 weeks)
- "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" - T-Pain featuring Yung Joc (1 week)
- "Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5 (1 week)
See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 2007.
Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have peaked within Top 20
- "Because of You" - Ne-Yo (#2)
- "Beautiful Liar" - Beyoncé and Shakira (#3)
- "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood (#8)
- "Cupid's Chokehold" - Gym Class Heroes featuring Patrick Stump (#4)
- "Far Away" - Nickelback (#19)
- "Fergalicious" - Fergie (#2)
- "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy featuring R. Kelly (#18)
- "Here (In Your Arms)" - Hellogoodbye (#14)
- "Home" - Daughtry (#13)
- "How to Save a Life" - The Fray (#5)
- "Ice Box" - Omarion (#12)
- "If Everyone Cared" - Nickelback (#17)
- "I'll Stand by You" - Carrie Underwood (#6)
- "I'm a Flirt (remix) - R. Kelly featuring T.I. and T-Pain (#12)
- "I Tried" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (#7)
- "It Ends Tonight" - The All-American Rejects (#8)
- "It's Not Over" - Daughtry (#4)
- "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" - Tim McGraw (#13)
- "Last Night" - Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole (#10)
- "Like a Boy" - Ciara (#19)
- "Lips of an Angel" - Hinder (#9)
- "Lost Without U" - Robin Thicke (#14)
- "Make It Rain" - Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne (#13)
- "Money Maker" - Ludacris featuring Pharrell (#14)
- "Never Again" - Kelly Clarkson (#8)
- "Not Ready To Make Nice" - Dixie Chicks (#4)
- "On the Hotline" - Pretty Ricky (#12)
- "Pop, Lock, and Drop It" - Huey (#7)
- "Push It to the Limit" - Corbin Bleu (#14)
- "Runaway Love" - Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige (#2)
- "Shortie Like Mine" - Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown (#9)
- "Smack That" - Akon featuring Eminem (#2)
- "The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani featuring Akon (#2)
- "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" - Fall Out Boy (#2)
- "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" - Fall Out Boy (#14)
- "Throw Some D's" - Rich Boy featuring Polow Da Don (#6)
- "U + Ur Hand" - Pink (#9)
- "Waiting on the World to Change" - John Mayer (#15)
- "Walk Away (Remember Me)" - Paula DeAnda featuring The DEY (#18)
- "Walk It Out" - Unk (#10)
- "We Fly High" - Jim Jones (#5)
- "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance (#9)
- "What I've Done" - Linkin Park (#7)
- "You" - Lloyd featuring Lil' Wayne (#9)
United Kingdom
- "A Moment Like This" - Leona Lewis (1 week in 2006/3 weeks in 2007)
- "Grace Kelly" - Mika (5 weeks)
- "Ruby" - Kaiser Chiefs (1 week)
- "Shine" - Take That (2 weeks)
- "Walk This Way" - Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud (1 week)
- "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Comic Relief)" - The Proclaimers feat. Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (3 weeks)
- "Give It To Me" - Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake (1 week)
- "Beautiful Liar" - Beyoncé and Shakira (3 weeks)
- "Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania" - McFly (1 week)
- "Umbrella" - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (1 week)
The Official UK Hit Singles - Singles which have ranked within Top 20
- "Acceptable in the 80s" - Calvin Harris (#8)
- "Alfie" - Lily Allen (#15)
- "A Public Affair" - Jessica Simpson (#20)
- "Away From Here" - The Enemy (#8)
- "Baby Baby" - Sunblock (#16)
- "Because Of You" - Ne-Yo (#4)
- "Brianstorm" - Arctic Monkeys (#2)
- "Candyman" - Christina Aguilera (#16)
- "Catch You" - Sophie Ellis Bextor (#10)
- "Changes" - Gareth Gates (#14)
- "Closer" - Travis (#10)
- "Cupid's Chokehold" - Gym Class Heroes Featuring. Patrick Stump (#8)
- "Destination Calabria" - Alex Gaudino Featuring. Crystal Waters (#4)
- "Don't Matter" - Akon (#12)
- "Famous Last Words" - My Chemical Romance (#8)
- "Flying the Flag (for You)" - Scooch (#5)
- "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne (#2)
- "Glamorous" - Fergie Featuring. Ludacris (#6)
- "Golden Skans" - Klaxons (#7)
- "Here (In Your Arms)" - hellogoodbye (#5)
- "Honey To The Bee" - Billie Piper (#17)
- "How to Save a Life" - The Fray (#4)
- "Ice Box" - Omarion (#14)
- "I Don't Love You" - My Chemical Romance (#13)
- "Into Oblivion (Reunion) - Funeral for a Friend (#16)
- "I Still Remember" - Bloc Party (#20)
- "I Wanna Have Your Babies" - Natasha Bedingfield (#7)
- "I Wanna Love You" - Akon Featuring. Snoop Dogg (#3)
- "Last Night" - P Diddy Featuring. Keyshia Cole (#14)
- "Like A Boy" - Ciara (#16)
- "Lil Star" - Kelis (#3)
- "Listen" - Beyonce (#16)
- "Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies" - Biffy Clyro (#19)
- "Love Today" - Mika (#6)
- "Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5 (#2)
- "Miracle" - Cascada (#8)
- "On Call" - Kings of Leon (#18)
- "Our Velocity" - Maximo Park (#9)
- "Perfect (Exceeder)" - Mason vs. Princess Superstar (#3)
- "Proper Education" - Eric Prydz vs. Floyd(#2)
- "Read My Mind" - The Killers (#15)
- "Same Jeans" - The View (#3)
- "Saturday Superhouse" - Biffy Clyro (#13)
- "Say It Right" - Nelly Furtado (#10)
- "She's Madonna" - Robbie Williams (#16)
- "Signal Fire" - Snow Patrol (#4
- "Standing In The Way Of Control" - The Gossip (#7)
- "Starz In Their Eyes" - Just Jack (#2)
- "Stop Me" - Mark Ronson (#2)
- "Take Control" - Amerie (#13)
- "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" - Fall Out Boy (#12)
- "The Prayer" - Bloc Party (#4)
- "The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani (#2)
- "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" - Fall Out Boy (#2)
- "Too Little, Too Late" - JoJo (#4)
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake (#4)
- "What I've Done" - Linkin Park (#18)
- "You Can't Have It All" - Ash (#16)
- "You Know I'm No Good" - Amy Winehouse (#17)
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - Manic Street Preachers (#2)
Australia
- "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé (3 weeks)
- "Light Surrounding You" - Evermore (1 week)
- "Lips of an Angel" - Hinder (7 weeks)
- "Straight Lines" - Silverchair (4 weeks)
- "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne (1 week)
- "Steer" - Missy Higgins (1 week)
- "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne (5 weeks)
Australian ARIA Hit Singles– Singles which have ranked within Top 20
- "20 Good Reasons" - Thirsty Merc (#4)
- "Beautiful Liar" - Beyoncé and Shakira (#5)
- "Before You Go" - Candice Alley (#16)
- "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" - Eskimo Joe (#18)
- "Cupid's Chokehold" - Gym Class Heroes featuring Patrick Stump (#18)
- "Don't Give Up" - Shannon Noll and Natalie Bassingthwaighte (#4)
- "Elevator Love" - Guy Sebastian (#13)
- "Famous Last Words" - My Chemical Romance (#20)
- "Fergalicious" - Fergie featuring will.i.am (#6)
- "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne (#3)
- "Grace Kelly" - Mika (#2)
- "Hit Me Up" - Gia Farrell (#6)
- "How to Save a Life" - The Fray (#2)
- "Hump de Bump - Red Hot Chili Peppers (#17)
- "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" - Scissor Sisters (#7) (#1 in 2006)
- "I Don't Need a Man" - The Pussycat Dolls (#16)
- "I Wanna Love You" - Akon featuring Snoop Dogg (#6)
- "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)" - Sandi Thom (#9) (#1 in 2006)
- "Joker and the Thief" - Wolfmother (#19)
- "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" - Good Charlotte (#5)
- "The Kill" - 30 Seconds to Mars (#20)
- "My Love" - Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. and Timbaland (#4)
- "Night of My Life" - Damien Leith (#3) (#1 in 2006)
- "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" - Fedde Le Grand (#8)
- "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" - Bob Sinclar (#6)
- "Sarah" - Eskimo Joe (#19)
- "Say It Right" - Nelly Furtado (#2)
- "SexyBack" - Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland (#15) (#1 in 2006)
- "Smack That" - Akon featuring Eminem (#2)
- "Something About You" - Jamelia (#17)
- "Suddenly I See" - KT Tunstall (#6)
- "Tell Me" - Diddy featuring Christina Aguilera (#13)
- "The Others" - TV Rock vs. Dukes of Windsor (#15)
- "The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani featuring Akon (#2)
- "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" - Fall Out Boy (#4)
- "Too Little Too Late" - JoJo (#13)
- "U + Ur Hand" - Pink (#17)
- "UFO" - Sneaky Sound System (#18)
- "Wait a Minute" - The Pussycat Dolls featuring Timbaland (16)
- "What Goes Around...Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake (#3)
- "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance (#15)
- "Wind It Up" - Gwen Stefani (#5)
Europe Singles Chart
- "My Love" - Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. & Timbaland (3 weeks in 2007/3 weeks in 2006)
- "Hurt" - Christina Aguilera (3 weeks)
- "All Good Things (Come to an End)" - Nelly Furtado (3 weeks)
- "Window in the Skies" - U2 (1 week)
- "She's Madonna" - Robbie Williams (2 weeks)
- "Say It Right" - Nelly Furtado (1 week)
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake (2 weeks)
- "Give It to Me" - Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake (2 weeks)
- "Beautiful Liar" - Beyoncé Knowles & Shakira (4 weeks)
Euro Top 20- Singles which have ranked within Top 20
- "Beware of the Dog" - Jamelia (#13)
- "Bones" - The Killers (#9)
- "Dear Mr. President" - P!nk (#18)
- "Easy" - Sugababes (#18)
- "Famous Last Words" - My Chemical Romance (#4)
- "Fergalicious" - Fergie (#9)
- "Hip Hop is Dead" - Nas (#13)
- "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" - Scissor Sisters (#14)
- "I Don't Need a Man" - The Pussycat Dolls (#12)
- "Illegal" - Shakira (#11)
- "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé (#3)
- "Jump" - Madonna (#3)
- "Lithium" - Evanescence (#14)
- "Lovelight" - Robbie Williams (#2)
- "Land of a Thousand Words - Scissor Sisters (#8)
- "Patience" - Take That (#7)
- "Promiscuous" - Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland (#11)
- "Proper Education"-Eric Prydz vs Floyd (#5)
- "Rock Steady" - All Saints (#14)
- "Sexy Back" - Justin Timberlake (#16)
- "Smack That" - Akon (#5)
- "Snow ((Hey Oh))" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (#2)
- "Tell me" - P Diddy feat. Christina Aguilera (#14)
- "The Prayer" - Bloc Party (#17)
- "Too Little, Too Late" - JoJo (#12)
- "Wait a Minute" - The Pussycat Dolls (#9)
- "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance (#7)
- "Wind it Up" - Gwen Stefani (#4)
- "You Don't Know" - Eminem feat. 50 Cent (#10)
- "You Know My Name" - Chris Cornell (#18)
- "Que Hiciste" - Jennifer Lopez (#9)
Album records
Best First Week Sales
| Position | Album Title | Artist | Country | Sales | Highest Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minutes To Midnight | Linkin Park |  |
1,178,000 | 1 |
| 2 | The Best Damn Thing | Avril Lavigne |  |
784,000 | 1 |
| 3 | Not Too Late | Norah Jones | |
719,000 | 1 |
| 4 | Home | Mr.Children |  |
693,000 | 1 |
| 5 | A Best 2 -White- | Ayumi Hamasaki | |
475,000 | 1 |
| 6 | A Best 2 -Black- | Ayumi Hamasaki | |
450,000 | 2 |
| 7 | Call Me Irresponsible | Michael Bublé | |
377,000 | 1 |
| 8 | Infinity On High | Fall Out Boy | |
377,000 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Herbert Grönemeyer |  |
363,000 | 1 |
| 10 | Ai am Best | Ai Otsuka | |
350,000 | 1 |
Best Album Sales
| Position | Album Title | Artist | Country | Sales | Highest Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not Too Late | Norah Jones | |
3.372.275 | 1 |
| 2 | The Best Damn Thing | Avril Lavigne | |
2.156.450 | 1 |
| 3 | Infinity On High | Fall Out Boy | |
1.716.775 | 1 |
| 4 | Life In Cartoon Motion | Mika |  |
1.660.875 | 2 |
| 5 | A Best 2 | Ayumi Hamasaki | |
1.536.000 | 1 |
| 6 | Minutes To Midnight | Linkin Park | |
1.266.350 | 1 |
| 7 | The Confessions Tour | Madonna | |
1.139.500 | 2 |
| 8 | Home | Mr. Children | |
1,085,321 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Herbert Grönemeyer | |
1.026.625 | 1 |
| 10 | Introducing Joss Stone | Joss Stone | |
915.900 | 1 |
Best Selling Records per Nationality
- Hayley Westenra - Treasure
Musical film
- Sweeney Todd being adapted as a major motion picture (under the title Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd) by Tim Burton featuring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Christopher Lee, Alan Rickman and Sasha Baron Cohen in key roles.
Deaths
- January 1 - Del Reeves, American country singer, 74
- January 6 - Pete Kleinow, American steel gutairist of Flying Burrito Brothers, 72
- January 8 - Mercedes Murciano, Cuban member of Miami Sound Machine, 49
- January 13 - Michael Brecker, popular US jazz saxophonist of the post-Coltrane era, 57
- January 18 - Brent Liles, original bassist of the influential American punk band Social Distortion, 43
- January 19 - Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter of The Mamas & the Papas, 66
- January 22 - Disco D, an American music producer and composer.
- January 28 - Karel Svoboda, composer, 68
- January 31 - Kirka Babitzin, singer, former Eurovision representative for Finland, 56
- February 1 - Gian Carlo Menotti, composer, 95
- February 2
- Billy Henderson (The Spinners), 67
- Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader (The Funk Brothers), 79
- February 15 - Ray Evans, American songwriter
- February 19 - Janet Blair, American actress and singer, 85
- February 23 - Donnie Brooks, American pop singer, 71
- February 23 - Ian Wallace, British drummer (King Crimson), 60
- February 28 - Billy Thorpe, British-born Australian rock performer, 60
- March 9 - Brad Delp, American lead singer of 1970s AOR band Boston, 55
- March 19 - Luther Ingram, American singer, 70
- April 5 - Mark St. John, American guitarist (KISS, White Tiger), 51
- April 10 - Dakota Staton, US jazz vocalist, 76
- April 14 - Don Ho, Hawaiian musician, 76
- April 17 - Kitty Carlisle, US actress and singer, 96
- April 25 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, US singer, 69
- April 27 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor, 80
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