2010 in American music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that have occurred or are expected to happen in 2010 in music in the United States.

Events

January

• January 1 – Frontman Chris Cornell announces the reunion of Soundgarden.
• January 1 – Drummer Travis Barker announces that the Transplants would reunite for a new album and tour.
• January 2 – "TiK ToK" by Kesha tops the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
• January 7 – Lady Gaga becomes the first artist in the survey's 17-year history to send her first five singles to number one on the Billboard Pop Songs chart with her single "Bad Romance".
• January 8 – The 75 year anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley.
• January 11 – System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian makes a Twitter entry: "Are u guys ready for System???", which led to speculation of a reunion. However, weeks later, frontman Serj Tankian stated that System of a Down's hiatus is not over yet while adding: "We always have offers to play, from festivals and stuff, but we have not decided to do anything as of yet".
• January 13 – R&B Soul legend Teddy Pendergrass dies at age 59.
• January 18 – The surviving members of Sublime settle their lawsuit over use of the band's name. The new version of Sublime (featuring Rome Ramirez, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh) now performs together as Sublime with Rome. Also, "Baby", the first single off of Justin Bieber's second album, My World 2.0 is released.
• January 19 – The Swell Season at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
• January 22 – Hope for Haiti Now telethon. Featuring performances from Wyclef Jean, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Sting, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Emeline Michel, Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Coldplay, Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna.
• January 27 – Hope for Haiti Now becomes the first digital-only album to top Billboard 200 albums chart and the largest pre-order album on iTunes. The album sold 171,000 copies in two days of release and since then became available on Amazon.com and Rhapsody.
• January 29 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers make their live comeback with new guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer, paying tribute to Neil Young at MusiCares.
• January 29 – R&B Singer R Kelly performs at the Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala, Uganda.
• January 31 – The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Beyoncé broke a record winning 6 Grammys in one night including Song of The Year for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" whereas Taylor Swift won 4 Grammys, including Album of The Year.

February

• February 4 – Avril Lavigne's new single "Alice (Underground)" was premiered on Myspace music.
• February 6 – Beyoncé played to a sold out crowd of 60,000 people in São Paulo, Brazil at Morumbi Stadium.
• February 12 – Utada's tour is set to finish in London, after eight US cities and one UK.
• February 12 – The remake of the 1985 song "We Are The World" for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake debuts during the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
• February 14 – Doug Fieger, frontman of The Knack, dies of cancer at the age of 57.
• February 16 – Zoli Téglás (of Ignite) officially becomes the new singer of Pennywise, replacing Jim Lindberg who left last August.
• February 18 – The charity single "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" debuted at #2 on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with 267,000 digital downloads and debuted at #1 on Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart.
• February 23 – "Pyramid" is announced to be the second U.S. single of the Filipina singer and YouTube sensation, Charice. A remix was said to be released in iTunes on February 16, 2010 which was later changed to February 23 the same day as the release of the album version.

March

• March 2 – Rapper Lil Wayne's scheduled prison sentence was delayed due to a fire in the court.
• March 11 – 311 holds annual 311 Day concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The band played four sets, consisting of 60 songs total, in a total time of five hours.
• March 11 – The controversial video for Lady Gaga & Beyoncé's new single, "Telephone", is released.
• March 15 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, NYC.
• March 15 – Lady Gaga becomes the first artist in the survey's 17-year history to send her first six singles to number-one (let alone six consecutive singles) on Billboard Pop Songs chart when her single "Telephone" jumped to number one.
• March 17–21 – South By South West Festival takes place in Austin, Texas.
• March 18 – Rihanna's "Rude Boy" reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her sixth no. 1 tying her fifth among females to reach no. 1 in the US, and making her the female with the most no. 1 singles since 2000.
• March 20 – Jughead's Revenge perform their first reunion show at the Scotland Yard Pub in Canoga Park, California.

April

• April 1 – Canadian teen pop/R&B singer Justin Bieber debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200. At the age of sixteen makes him the youngest solo male act to top the chart since 1963 when Stevie Wonder did with The 12 Year Old Genius, and the first artist to occupy two top five spots on the chart since Nelly in 2004. With the album, Bieber also became the second youngest artist overall to achieve the number one, only being beaten out by a fifteen year old Miley Cyrus in 2008 with Breakout.
• April 13 – Glee restarts after its four-month hiatus.
• April 14 – Type O Negative singer and bassist Peter Steele dies of heart failure at age 48.
• April 16 – Rihanna's Rated R Tour begins in Antwerp, Belgium
• April 16–18 – The 11th Annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California will take place.
• April 18 – The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards took place.
• April 19 – Gangstarr emcee Guru (rapper) suffered a heart attack, went into a coma, and died at age 48.
• April 20 – Sublime with Rome, the new version of the defunct ska punk band with the same name, began their first world tour together, with possible new material to follow.
• April 25 – The Earth Day Global Day of Celebration celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970.
• April 25 – Kelly Clarkson performed in Malaysia for the first time on her All I Ever Wanted Tour. This is her first tour in Asia.
• April 26 – M.I.A releases the controversial video for her new single "Born Free".

May

• May 4 –Bone Thugs-n-Harmony release their reunion album with all original five members entitled Uni5: The World's Enemy.
• May 11 – Social Distortion ink deal with Epitaph Records, who will release their first album since 2004's Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll this fall.
• May 19 – My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber, is announced by Billboard to have reached number 1, for the fourth time non-consecutively, rendering Justin Bieber to be the youngest star ever to have an album be number one for more than one week. Also , it is a milestone for Billboard, as this is the first time an album has hit number one after so long after release by such a young artist.
• May 22–23 – Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH sets the U.S. festival attendance record with over 60,000 attendees over the two day event.
• May 26 – Lee DeWyze is crowned winner of American Idol (season 9) while Crystal Bowersox is named the runner-up.

June

• June 1 – The Canadian indie band Arcade Fire releases their first single since their 2007 album Neon Bible.
• June 1 – Barbadian singer, Rihanna releases the fourth U.S. single, ROCKSTAR 101 from her fourth studio album, Rated R.
• June 5 – The 18th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast takes place. Artists performing included Sublime with Rome, Stone Temple Pilots, Hole, Silversun Pickups, Devo, Paramore, Deftones, Spoon, Chevelle, Cage the Elephant, The Dirty Heads, Against Me!, The Temper Trap and Passion Pit.
• June 8 – The much anticipated music video for Lady Gaga's "Alejandro", her third single off of her album The Fame Monster is released.
• June 11 – Shakira, Black Eyed Peas, K'naan and other artists perform at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert.
• June 23 – Justin Bieber's My World Tour begins in Hartford, CT
• June 24 – Vans Warped Tour 2010 kicked off in San Diego.
• June 29 to July 24 – 311 and The Offspring get together for this year's Unity Tour, with Pepper as a supporting act.
• June 29 – Drake is sued by Playboy Enterprises over the use of the 1974 song "Fallin' In Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds in Drake's 2009 hit "Best I Ever Had." Playboy, which owns the rights to "Fallin' In Love," claims Drake used the song's sample without permission and is seeking to claim any profits made from the Drake single.

July

• July 7 – Due to poor sales and possibly a decline in ratings and interest in this season's installment, the accompaning "American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010" cancels eight of its 38 shows.

Scheduled events

July

• The Red Hot Chili Peppers will head back to the studio to record their 10th studio album.

August

• August 8 – The 2010 Teen Choice Awards, hosted by Katy Perry, will be held. It will be aired on August 9.

September

• The Foo Fighters will head back into the studio to record their 7th studio album.

November

• The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will take place.
• The 44th Annual Country Music Awards will take place.

December

• The 21st Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas will take place.

Unknown date

• Taylor Swift will host the 2010 Country Radio Seminar.
• Roy Orbison, Bryan Adams, Ringo Starr, Chaka Khan, Van Morrison, Marco Antonio Solís, ZZ Top and The Funk Brothers are to receive their Hollywood Walk Of Fame stars in the recording category.

Bands formed

• The Black Pacific

Bands reformed

• Adema
• Allister
• Autopsy (one-off show)
• Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
• Bush
• Cap'n Jazz (touring only)
• Dixie Chicks (touring only)
• Fuel
• Hole
• Jughead's Revenge (touring only)
• Kumbia Kings
• Murderdolls
• Pavement (touring only)
• Piebald (touring only)
• Revis
• Scars on Broadway
• Something Corporate
• Soundgarden
• The Receiving End of Sirens
• TLC
• Transplants

Bands on hiatus

• 1997
• Fall Out Boy
• Lexington Bridge
• Pussycat Dolls
• Straylight Run
• t.A.T.u.
• The Killers – Brandon Flowers to release solo album, entitled "Flamingo."

Bands disbanded

• Backstreet Girls
• Brooks & Dunn
• Copeland
• Dio
• The Fall of Troy
• Heaven & Hell
• Isis
• Lydia
• Meese
• Metro Station
• The Number Twelve Looks Like You
• Pretty Balanced
• Scary Kids Scaring Kids
• Sparklehorse
• These Arms Are Snakes
• Voxtrot

Albums released

See also: List of albums released in 2010

All releases are LPs unless otherwise stated.

January

January 5

• Animal by Kesha
• Realize the Ghost by Silver Swans
• Unbroken by Katharine McPhee
• VH1 Storytellers: Kanye West by Kanye West

January 11

• Contra by Vampire Weekend
• Superficial by Heidi Montag

January 12

• Ghosts on the Boardwalk by The Bouncing Souls
• If It's War You Want (EP) by Without a Fight
• The Love Uncompromised (EP) by Jason Castro
• Of the Blue Colour of the Sky by OK Go
• Ollusion by Omarion
• Rain or Shine (Live) by O.A.R.

January 14

• Two Song Wedding by Kate Maki

January 18

• The Great City by Revere

January 19

• Astro Coast by Surfer Blood
• Behave Yourself (EP) by Cold War Kids
• The Colossus by RJD2
• Download to Donate for Haiti by Various Artists
• End Times by Eels
• If This Isn't a Dream... 1985–1989 by Virulence
• My Dinosaur Life by Motion City Soundtrack
• Scenes from Hell by Sigh
• Transference by Spoon

January 22

• Time to Burn (Special Edition) by Taking Dawn

January 25

• Teen Dream by Beach House
• Wake Me by Tal & Acacia

January 26

• Ancient Electrons by Analog Rebellion
• Be in Love by Locksley
• Besides, Nothing (B-Sides and Rarities, 2003-2009) by PlayRadioPlay!
• Don't Call Me Angel by Sara Lynn
• Eggs by Oh No Ono
• The Emptiness by Alesana
• The Greatest Love Songs of all Time by Barry Manilow
• The Infinite Order by Living Sacrifice
• Live at the Olympic Auditorium (DVD) by Suicidal Tendencies
• Losing All by Day of Fire
• Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
• Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies (Greatest hits) by Suicidal Tendencies
• Realism by Magnetic Fields
• Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos!
• The Sea by Corinne Bailey Rae
• To The Secrets And Knowledge by Number One Gun
• The Upsides by The Wonder Years
• Veracity by Evacuate Chicago
• 2 by Retribution Gospel Choir

January 28

• WWE The Music: A New Day by Various Artists

February

February 1

• The Courage of Others by Midlake

February 2

• Adventure Stories (Not Based on Fact?) by ...soihadto...
• Blackjazz by Shining
• Hellbilly Deluxe 2 by Rob Zombie
• Love is Gone by Dommin
• The Northern Key by The Northern Key
• Public Square by This Moment in Black History
• Rebirth by Lil Wayne
• The Soft Pack by The Soft Pack
• 100 Proof: The Hangover by Statik Selektah

February 3

• Wild One (EP) by Rooney

February 5

• Atlas Drugged by Look What I Did
• Mechanized by Fear Factory

February 9

• Another Round by Jaheim
• Disappearing World by Fair
• For Those Who Wait by Fireflight
• Haywire by Josh Turner
• Heligoland by Massive Attack
• Ironbound by Overkill
• Odd Blood by Yeasayer
• One Life Stand by Hot Chip
• Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice by HIM
• Soldier of Love by Sade
• Talking to You, Talking to Me by The Watson Twins
• Tonight by tobyMac

February 14

• Love by Angels & Airwaves

February 16

• The Constant by Story of the Year
• It's Been a Long Day by Smoking Popes
• Minor Love by Adam Green
• Peace and Love by Juliana Hatfield

February 23

• Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom
• Of Men and Angels by The Rocket Summer
• Say Us by Zeus

March

March 2

• Black Ribbons by Shooter Jennings
• Hidden by These New Puritans
• Jason Derülo by Jason Derülo
• My Best Days by Danny Gokey
• Permalight by Rogue Wave
• Smoke and Mirrors by Lifehouse
• Victory by DJ Khaled

March 9

• Battle of the Sexes by Ludacris
• Beat The Devil's Tattoo by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• The Brutalist Bricks by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
• Elect the Dead Symphony (Live album) by Serj Tankian
• Get Off on the Pain by Gary Allan
• Gold (EP) by Si*Sé
• Heat Fetish by The Bled
• Over the Top by White Wizzard
• Pieces of a Real Heart by Sanctus Real
• Plastic Beach by Gorillaz
• Sisterworld by Liars
• Valleys of Neptune by Jimi Hendrix
• The World Is a Thorn by Demon Hunter

March 15

• Planet Anthem by Disco Biscuits

March 16

• Calidosound by Superlitio
• In the Dark by The Whigs
• Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA by Dropkick Murphys
• Survival Story by Flobots
• Throne to the Wolves by From First to Last
• Under Great White Northern Lights by The White Stripes

March 17

• My Own Way by Darren Ross
• Now is the Hour by Jennifer Rush

March 19

• The Unholy Terror by Army of the Pharaohs

March 22

• Option Paralysis by The Dillinger Escape Plan

March 23

• Dinner and a Movie by Brotha Lynch Hung
• Eparistera Daimones by Triptykon
• Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates by The Bird and the Bee
• More Malice by Snoop Dogg
• My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber
• Still Standing by Monica
• Volume 2 by She & Him

March 26

• Raymond vs. Raymond by Usher
• Sticky & Sweet (Live album) by Madonna

March 30

• Daylight Is Coming (Extended Version) by Remedy Drive
• Evelyn Evelyn by Evelyn Evelyn
• The Lost Scripts of K.O.D. by Tech N9ne
• New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) by Erykah Badu
• Paper Tongues by Paper Tongues

April

April 6

• The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer by Red Sparowes
• Have the Best Day of Your Life! by The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!
• Shame, Shame by Dr. Dog
• Slash by Slash
• Women and Country by Jakob Dylan
• 12 Gauge by Kalmah

April 13

• Bleeding Through by Bleeding Through
• Congratulations by MGMT
• Jason Castro by Jason Castro
• Leave Your Sleep by Natalie Merchant
• Year of the Black Rainbow by Coheed and Cambria
• 18.61 by 108
• $ by Mark Sultan

April 14

• Kush and Orange Juice by Wiz Khalifa

April 19

• Hang Cool Teddy Bear by Meat Loaf

April 20

• Automatic by Cognito
• Based on a True Story by Sick of It All
• Blue Sky Noise by Circa Survive
• Cold Day Memory by Sevendust
• Hospital Bomber EP by Heavy Heavy Low Low
• Long Live the Kings by Kottonmouth Kings
• Rise Up by Cypress Hill
• Travellers in Space and Time by The Apples in Stereo

April 21

• Clinging to a Scheme by The Radio Dept.

April 27

• B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray by B.o.B
• Drowning Pool by Drowning Pool
• Fever by Bullet For My Valentine
• Sparks Fly by Miranda Cosgrove
• Transcontinental Hustle by Gogol Bordello
• Unmistakable Trilogy: Love by Jo Dee Messina

May

May 4

• Amazin' by Trina
• Court Yard Hounds by Court Yard Hounds
• Diamond Eyes by Deftones
• Omni by Minus the Bear
• The Oracle by Godsmack
• Pulse by Toni Braxton
• Uni-5: The World's Enemy by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
• We Will All Evolve by Our Last Night
• White Crosses by Against Me!

May 11

• Charice by Charice
• Li(f)e by Sage Francis
• Plead the Fifth by Taproot
• The Powerless Rise by As I Lay Dying
• Sea of Cowards by The Dead Weather
• Tear the World Down by We Are the Fallen
• Treats by Sleigh Bells

May 17

• Road Salt One by Pain of Salvation

May 18

• The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) by Janelle Monae
• Brothers by The Black Keys
• Distant Relatives by Nas & Damian Marley
• Exhibit B: The Human Condition by Exodus
• Friday Night at St. Andrews by Bizarre
• The Ghost Dub-Dime by Styles P
• Infinite Arms by Band of Horses
• The Remedy by Jagged Edge
• Revolutions Per Minute by Reflection Eternal
• This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem
• 30 Years Live by Bad Religion

May 21

• Facemelter by Y&T
• Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook by Bettye LaVette

May 25

• A Promise to Burn by Framing Hanley
• At Night We Live by Far
• Dirty Side Down by Widespread Panic
• The Family Jewels by Marina and the Diamonds
• Iconos by Marc Anthony
• iTunes Live at Upper West Side by Leif Ove Andsnes
• My Soul by Leela James
• Rebel Within by Hank Williams III
• Sex and the City 2 (Soundtrack) by Various Artists
• Stone Temple Pilots by Stone Temple Pilots
• Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Vol. 1: Songs for a Sailor by The Smashing Pumpkins
• Voices (EP) by Chris Young

May 31

• Justice by Molly Hatchet

June

June 1

• The Bride Screamed Murder by Melvins
• Rokstarr by Taio Cruz
• Skeletons by Hawthorne Heights
• To The Sea by Jack Johnson

June 8

• Attack Attack! by Attack Attack!
• Bionic by Christina Aguilera
• Crunk Rock by Lil' Jon
• Eureka by Rooney
• Goon Affiliated by Plies
• Lazarus by Travie McCoy
• Love Like Crazy by Lee Brice
• Miss America by Saving Abel
• The Obsidian Conspiracy by Nevermore
• Shout It Out by Hanson
• Sweet and Wild by Jewel
• Up on the Ridge by Dierks Bentley

June 14

• American Slang by The Gaslight Anthem
• Further by The Chemical Brothers

June 15

• All We Have Left by Boyce Avenue
• Antifogmatic by Punch Brothers
• Bingo! by Steve Miller Band
• Body Talk Pt. 1 by Robyn
• I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming by The Ready Set
• Imperial by In Fear and Faith
• Laws of Illusion by Sarah McLachlan
• Lustre by Ed Harcourt
• Mojo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Now 34 by Various Artists
• On the Rural Route 7609 (Compilation) by John Mellencamp
• Something for Everybody by Devo
• Thank Me Later by Drake
• Time Flies… 1994–2009 by Oasis
• To the Sky by Kevin Rudolf
• The Universe Is Laughing by The Guggenheim Grotto

June 18

• Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus
• Roadsongs (Live) by The Derek Trucks Band
• We Are Born by Sia
• We Walk This Road by Robert Randolph and the Family Band

June 21

• Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions by Uncle Kracker
• Recovery by Eminem
• Suddenly by Allstar Weekend

June 22

• Between Two Worlds by Trip Lee
• Deth Red Sabaoth by Danzig
• Fixed At Zero by VersaEmerge
• GangRags by Blaze Ya Dead Homie
• Getting Dressed in the Dark by Jaron and the Long Road to Love
• How I Got Over by The Roots
• The Imagine Project by Herbie Hancock
• Memphis Blues by Cyndi Lauper
• The Pretty Reckless (EP) by The Pretty Reckless
• Scream by Ozzy Osbourne
• Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans by Uffie
• Shake/Shiver/Moan by 22-20s
• Summer Happiness (Acoustic EP) by David Crowder Band
• Tattoos & Tequila by Vince Neil

June 29

• Love King by The-Dream
• Streets of Gold by 3OH!3

July

July 6

• Alive by Ed Kowalczyk
• Aphrodite by Kylie Minogue
• Flesh Tone by Kelis

July 7

• Korn III – Remember Who You Are by Korn

July 13

• /\/\ /\ Y /\ by M.I.A.
• A Star-Crossed Wasteland by In This Moment
• Meridional by Norma Jean
• Pilot Talk by Curren$y
• Stampede by Hellyeah

Albums set to be released in 2010

July 20

• Body by Jamie Foxx
• Teflon Don by Rick Ross
• We Stitch These Wounds by Black Veil Brides
• 100 Miles from Memphis by Sheryl Crow

July 27

• Back to Me by Fantasia Barrino
• Beneath It All by Hey Monday
• Fortress by Miniature Tigers
• The Great Escape by Joe Budden
• InDRUpendence Day by Dru Hill
• Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold
• Without Regret by Kimberly Caldwell

July 28

• Dre by Soulja Boy

Unspecified Date

• The Fastest Kid Alive by The Adolescents
• Untitled by Jordan Pruitt

August

August 3

• Hear Me Now by Secondhand Serenade
• No Better Than This by John Mellencamp

August 10

• Untitled by Big Time Rush

August 17

• I Am... Live in London (DVD) by Beyoncé
• God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise by Ray Lamontagne & The Pariah Dogs
• King Uncaged by T.I.
• The Trouble with Angels by Filter
• Basic Instinct by Ciara

August 24

• Asylum by Disturbed
• Seeing Eye Dog by Helmet
• Teenage Dream by Katy Perry
• The R.E.D. Album by Game

August 31

• In Solvent See by Skinny Puppy

Unspecified Date

• Cardiology by Good Charlotte
• Epic by Cold
• Untitled by Everclear
• Untitled by Lexington Bridge

September

September 7

• Audio Secrecy by Stone Sour
• Kaleidoscope Heart by Sara Bareilles

September 14

• Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager by Kid Cudi
• Good Ass Job by Kanye West

September 16

• Libra Scale by Ne-Yo

September 20

• Last Train to Paris by Diddy

September 21

• Hands All Over by Maroon 5
• Kelly Rowland by Kelly Rowland
• Nelly 5.0 by Nelly

September 28

• The Dissent of Man by Bad Religion
• Untitled by Selena Gomez & The Scene
• Zodiac by Electric Six

Unspecified Date

• All I Want Is Everything by JoJo
• Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1 by Beastie Boys
• Kill The WoRld by Seether
• Untitled by Death Angel
• Untitled by Evanescence
• We All Bleed by Crossfade

October

October 11

• In and Out of Consciousness: Robbie's Greatest Hits 1990 - 2010 by Robbie Williams

December

• Untitled by Britney Spears

2nd quarter

• Bright Black Heaven by Blaqk Audio
• Gold Cobra by Limp Bizkit
• Good & Evil by Tally Hall
• The Gracious Few by The Gracious Few
• Love? by Jennifer Lopez
• Untitled by Eisley
• Untitled by Nicki Minaj
• Venom by Chamillionaire

3rd quarter

• Crazy Horse by Paradiso Girls
• Detox by Dr. Dre
• Everything Always Now by Bush
• The Graveyard of the Atlantic by The Ataris
• Liquid Swords 2: The Return Of The Shadowboxer by GZA
• Untitled by Cake
• Untitled by Emily Osment
• Untitled by Fleet Foxes
• Untitled by Kerli
• Untitled by Social Distortion
• Untitled by Taylor Swift

4th quarter

• Untitled by The Pussycat Dolls

Unspecified date

• Untitled by Adema
• Untitled by Adrienne Bailon
• Worship Music by Anthrax
• Untitled by Ashanti
• Untitled by Avril Lavigne
• Untitled by Blink-182
• Untitled by Brian "Head" Welch
• Daffy's Elixir by Bryan Scary
• Untitled by David Cook
• Days of the New Presents Tree Colors by Days of the New
• Down IV by Down
• Untitled by Dropkick Murphys
• Untitled by Fenix TX
• The Only One by Flo Rida
• Omega Wave by Forbidden
• Untitled by H₂O
• Falling Down by Hayden Panettiere
• Swan Damage by Head Automatica
• High School Musical 4 Soundtrack
• Outkasted Outlawz by Hussein Fatal & Nutt-So
• Untitled by Incubus
• Untitled by Infectious Grooves
• Untitled by Interpol
• Top Five, Dead or Alive by Jadakiss
• Untitled by Jane's Addiction
• Untitled by Jessica Simpson
• Will You Please by Jimmy Eat World
• Untitled by Kiely Williams
• Untitled by Kings of Leon
• Untitled by Lee DeWyze
• Spirit in the Dark by Lindsay Lohan
• Untitled by Linkin Park
• I Am What I Am by Mark Morrison
• Everything Comes and Goes by Michelle Branch
• Electric Gigolo by Mickey Avalon
• Untitled by Morbid Angel
• Untitled by My Chemical Romance
• Nothing by N.E.R.D
• Untitled by Nine Inch Nails
• Untitled by No Doubt
• False Priest by of Montreal
• Bottom's Up by Obie Trice
• Untitled by The Offspring
• Untitled by Panic! at the Disco
• The Conqueror by Patrick Wolf
• Untitled by Pennywise
• Love is Free by Raven-Symoné
• Untitled by Ricky Martin
• Daybreak by Saves the Day
• Untitled by Selena Gomez & the Scene
• Untitled by Shakira
• Untitled by She Wants Revenge
• Untitled by Shinedown
• Untitled by The Shins
• The Human Condition by Splender
• Untitled by Squirrel Nut Zippers
• Untitled by Stone Sour
• Untitled by Suicidal Tendencies
• Vice Verses by Switchfoot
• Revolver by T-Pain
• Untitled by Taking Back Sunday
• Untitled by Testament
• 100 Wayz by Tha Dogg Pound
• Untitled by Thriving Ivory
• Untitled by Tommy Lee
• Untitled by Tool
• Untitled by Transplants
• Untitled by Van Halen
• Untitled by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Top hits on Record

Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits

• "TiK ToK" – Kesha (9 weeks)
• "Imma Be" – Black Eyed Peas (2 weeks)
• "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris (1 week)
• "Rude Boy" – Rihanna (5 weeks)
• "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars (2 weeks)
• "OMG" – Usher featuring will.i.am (4 weeks)
• "Not Afraid" – Eminem (1 week)
• "California Gurls" – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg (2 week so far)

See also: List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2010 (U.S.)

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

• "3" – Britney Spears (#13 – #1 in 2009)
• "According to You" – Orianthi (#17)
• "Airplanes" – B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams (#3)
• "Alejandro" – Lady Gaga (#4)
• "Already Gone" – Kelly Clarkson (#18 – #13 in 2009)
• "All the Right Moves – OneRepublic (#18)
• "Baby" – Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris (#5)
• "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (#2)
• "BedRock" – Young Money Entertainment featuring Lloyd (#2)
• "Billionaire" – Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars (#4)
• "Blah Blah Blah" – Kesha featuring 3OH!3 (#7)
• "Breakeven" – The Script (#15)
• "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris (#3)
• "Bulletproof" – La Roux (#10)
• "California Gurls" – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg (#1)
• "Carry Out" – Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake (#11)
• "Cooler Than Me" – Mike Posner (#14)
• "Do You Remember" – Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul & Lil Jon (#10)
• "Down" – Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne (#7 – #1 in 2009)
• "Drop the World" – Lil Wayne featuring Eminem (#18)
• "Eenie Meenie – Sean Kingston feat. Justin Bieber (#15)
• "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (#2 – #1 in 2009)
• "Find Your Love" – Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] (#10)
• "Fireflies" – Owl City (#4 – #1 in 2009)
• "Forever" – Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem (#16 – #8 in 2009)
• "Hallelujah" – Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris featuring Charlie Sexton (#13)
• "Hard" – Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy (#8)
• "Hey, Soul Sister" – Train (#3)
• "How Low" – Ludacris (#6)
• "I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas (#9 – #1 in 2009)
• "Imma Be" – Black Eyed Peas (#1)
• "In My Head" – Jason Derülo (#6)
• "Live Like We're Dying – Kris Allen (#18)
• "Meet Me Halfway" – Black Eyed Peas (#9 – #7 in 2009)
• "Morning After Dark" – Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & SoShy (#16)
• "My Chick Bad" – Ludacris feat. Nicki Minaj (#11)
• "My First Kiss" – 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha (#16)
• "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (#2)
• "Not Afraid" – Eminem (#1)
• "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars (#1)
• "OMG" – Usher feat. will.i.am (#1)
• "One Time" – Justin Bieber (#17)
• "Over" – Drake (#16)
• "Paparazzi" – Lady GaGa (#14 – #6 in 2009)
• "Party in the U.S.A." – Miley Cyrus (#8 – #2 in 2009)
• "Replay" – Iyaz (#2)
• "Ridin' Solo" – Jason Derülo (#19)
• "Rock That Body" – Black Eyed Peas (#19)
• "Rude Boy" – Rihanna (#1)
• "Say Aah" – Trey Songz featuring Fabolous (#9)
• "Sexy Chick" – David Guetta featuring Akon (#5)
• "Soldier of Love" – Sade (#52)
• "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" – Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge, and Rihanna (#16)
• "Sweet Dreams" – Beyoncé (#17 – #10 in 2009)
• "Telephone" – Lady GaGa featuring Beyoncé (#3)
• "Today Was a Fairytale" – Taylor Swift (#2)
• "Two Is Better Than One" – Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift (#18)
• "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" – Artists for Haiti (#2)
• "Whataya Want From Me" – Adam Lambert (#10)
• "Whatcha Say" – Jason Derülo (#6 – #1 in 2009)
• "You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift (#16 – #2 in 2009)
• "Young Forever" – Jay-Z feat. Mr Hudson (#10)
• "Your Love Is My Drug" – Ke$ha (#4)

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

• 1. "California Gurls" – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg (#1)
• 2. "OMG" – Usher feat. will.i.am(#2)
• 3. "Airplanes" – B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams (#3)
• 4. "Billionaire" – Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars (#5)
• 5. "Alejandro" – Lady Gaga (#7)
• 6. "Your Love Is My Drug" – Ke$ha (#4)
• 7. "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris (#6)
• 8. "Not Afraid" – Eminem (#11)
• 9. "Rock That Body" – Black Eyed Peas (#9)
• 10. "Find Your Love" – Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] (#13)
• 11. "Nothin' On You" – B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars (#8)
• 12. "Hey, Soul Sister" – Train (#12)
• 13. "Bulletproof" – La Roux (#10)
• 14. "Cooler Than Me" – Mike Posner (#19)
• 15. "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (#14)
• 16. "Young Forever" – Jay-Z feat. Mr Hudson (#16)
• 17. "My First Kiss" – 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha (#28)
• 18. "Rude Boy" – Rihanna (#17)
• 19. "Ridin' Solo" – Jason Derülo (#34)
• 20. "In My Head" – Jason Derülo (#18)

Other Billboard Top hits

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

• 1. "California Gurls" – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg (#1)
• 2. "Airplanes" – B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams (#2)
• 3. "OMG" – Usher feat. will.i.am (#3)
• 4. "Billionaire" – Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars (#4)
• 5. "Not Afraid" – Eminem (#5)
• 6. "Your Love Is My Drug" – Ke$ha (#6)
• 7. "Alejandro" – Lady Gaga (#9)
• 8. "Rock That Body" – Black Eyed Peas (#7)
• 9. "Cooler Than Me" – Mike Posner (#15)
• 10. "Bulletproof" – La Roux (#10)
• 11. "My First Kiss – 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha (#18)

"Nothin' On You" – B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars (#11)

• 12. "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris (#11)
• 13. "Ridin' Solo" – Jason Derülo (#24)
• 14. "Young Forever" – Jay-Z feat. Mr Hudson (#12)
• 15. "Hey, Soul Sister" – Train (#14)
• 16. "Find Your Love" – Drake (#16)
• 17. "Never Say Never" – Justin Bieber feat. Jaden Smith (DEBUT)
• 18. "Faithfully" – Glee cast (DEBUT)
• 19. "Can't Be Tamed" – Miley Cyrus (#17)
• 20. "Over The Rainbow" – Glee cast (DEBUT)

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

• 1. "OMG" – Usher feat. will.i.am (#1)
• 2. "Airplanes" – B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams (#4)
• 3. "California Gurls" – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg (#6)
• 4. "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris (#2)
• 5. "Your Love Is My Drug" – Ke$ha (#5)
• 6. "Nothin' On You" – B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars (#3)
• 7. "Alejandro" – Lady Gaga (#7)
• 8. "Find Your Love" – Drake (#11)
• 9. "Hey, Soul Sister" – Train (#8)
• 10. "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (#10)
• 11. "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" – Alicia Keys (#13)
• 12. "Rude Boy" – Rihanna (#9)
• 13. "In My Head" – Jason Derülo (#12)
• 14. "Billionaire" – Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars (#16)
• 15. "Breakeven" – The Script (#15)
• 16. "Bulletproof" – La Roux (#17)
• 17. "Haven't Met You Yet" – Michael Bublé (#18)
• 18. "Over" – Drake (#14)
• 19. "Rock That Body" – Black Eyed Peas (#15)
• 20. "There Goes My Baby" – Usher (#26)

Current Billboard Hot Pop (Single Sales) 100 Top 20 (Pop 100 position last week)

• 1. "Your Love Is My Drug" – Ke$ha (#1)
• 2. "OMG" – Usher feat. will.i.am (#2)
• 3. "Airplanes" – B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams (#5)
• 4. "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris (#2)
• 5. "California Gurls" – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg (#6)
• 6. "Alejandro" – Lady Gaga (#4)
• 7. "Bulletproof" – La Roux (#9)
• 8. "Nothin' On You" – B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars (#7)
• 9. "Billionaire" – Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars (#11)
• 10. "Hey, Soul Sister" – Train (#8)
• 11. "In My Head" – Jason Derülo (#10)
• 12. "Young Forever" – Jay-Z feat. Mr. Hudson (#13)
• 13. "Rock That Body" – Black Eyed Peas (#15)
• 14. "Breakeven" – The Script (#14)
• 15. "Cooler Than Me" – Mike Posner (#20)
• 16. "Rude Boy" – Rihanna (#12)
• 17. "Impossible" – Shontelle (#17)
• 18. "Can't Be Tamed" – Miley Cyrus (#21)
• 19. "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" – Kevin Rudolf (#18)
• 20. "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (#16)

Deaths

January

• January 1 – Lhasa de Sela, 37, singer, breast cancer
• January 1 – Gregory Slay, 40, drummer for Remy Zero, cystic fibrosis
• January 4 – Tony Clarke, 68, The Moody Blues producer
• January 5 – Willie Mitchell, 81, producer and arranger, cardiac arrest
• January 7 – Thomas Sam Davis, a.k.a. Eric Shark, 59, singer for Deaf School, lung failure
• January 9 – Ned Theall, 72, The Boogie Kings trumpet player, stomach aneurysm
• January 12 – Yabby You, 63, reggae singer and producer, brain aneurysm
• January 12 – Dannie Flesher, 58, Wax Trax! Records co-founder, pneumonia
• January 12 – Brian "Damage" Keats, 46, drummer for Misfits, liver cancer
• January 12 – Jimmy O, 35, Haitian musician of Barikad Crew, earthquake victim
• January 13 – Ed Thigpen, 79, jazz drummer
• January 13 – Eddie Edgehill, 74, member of The Valentines and The Del-Kings, heart attack
• January 13 – Teddy Pendergrass, 59, R&B singer, colon cancer
• January 13 – Jay Reatard, 29, garage punk singer and guitarist, cocaine toxicity
• January 14 – Bobby Charles, 71, songwriter and swamp pop musician
• January 14 – Chilton Price, 96, songwriter
• January 23 – Earl Wild, 94, pianist, congestive heart disease

February

• February 6 – Tony Taylor, 42, lead singer of Twisted Tower Dire, motorcycle accident
• February 14 – Doug Fieger, 57, lead singer of The Knack, cancer
• February 14 – Lee Freeman, 60, guitarist for Strawberry Alarm Clock, cancer
• February 17 – Kathryn Grayson, 88, singer and actress
• February 23 – Chilly B, 47, rapper for Newcleus, stroke
• February 27 – Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, 58, bassist for Hall & Oates, stroke

March

• March 4 – Lolly Vegas, 70, lead singer of Redbone, lung cancer
• March 4 – Rob Banks, 58, singer of The Dramatics, heart attack
• March 6 – Mark Linkous, 47, singer and guitarist for Sparklehorse, suicide
• March 10 – Evelyn Dall, singer and actress
• March 17 – Alex Chilton, 59, singer and guitarist for Big Star, heart attack
• March 28 – Herb Ellis, 88, jazz guitarist, Alzheimer's disease

April

• April 14 – Peter Steele, 48, singer and bassist for Type O Negative, heart failure
• April 19 – Guru, 48, rapper for Gangstarr, multiple myeloma

May

• May 9 – Lena Horne, 92, singer and actress, heart failure
• May 16 – Ronnie James Dio, 67, singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, stomach cancer
• May 24 – Paul Gray, 38, bassist for Slipknot

June

• June 13 – Jimmy Dean, 81, country singer

July

• July 11 - Walter Hawkins, 61, gospel singer, pancreatic cancer

See also

• Category:2010 in American music
• 2010s in music
• 2010 in American television