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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2020 in music in the United States.
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
6 – Charlie Daniels passed away at the age of 83.[11]
10 – Rufus Wainwright released his first album in eight years, Unfollow The Rules .[12]
17 - The Chicks , formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, released their first album in 14 years, Gaslighter . It will also be their first album under their new name. They had dropped "Dixie", which referenced the American Mason–Dixon line, separating the free and slave-owning southern states. The name change followed criticism that the word had connotations of American slavery.
24 – Neon Trees released their first album in six years, I Can Feel You Forgetting Me .
Taylor Swift released her eighth studio album, Folklore . The album was announced on social media a day prior to its release.[14]
31 – Brandy released her first album in eight years, B7 .[15]
August
September
October
2 – Aloe Blacc will release his first album in six years, All Love Everything .
9 – DevilDriver will release their first album of original material in four years, Dealing With Demons I . The first part of a double-album cycle, the second part is due to be released in 2021.[21]
14 – The Billboard Music Awards will take place.
23 – Armored Saint will release their first album in five years, Punching the Sky .
November
December
4 – Geographer will release their first full-length album in five years, Down And Out In The Garden Of Earthly Delights
Bands reformed
Bands on hiatus
Albums released in 2020
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
List of albums to be released
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown date
Top songs on record
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
Billboard Hot 100 songs which have ranked within the Top 20
"10,000 Hours " – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (#4 in 2019, #5 in 2020)
"A Holly Jolly Christmas " – Burl Ives (#4)
"Adore You " – Harry Styles (#6)
"After Hours " – The Weeknd (#20)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You " – Mariah Carey (#1)
"Baby Pluto " – Lil Uzi Vert (#6)
"Bad Energy " – Juice Wrld (#16)
"Bad Guy " – Billie Eilish (#1 in 2019, #14 in 2020)
"Ballin' " – Mustard feat. Roddy Ricch (#11)
"Bean (Kobe) " – Lil Uzi Vert feat. Chief Keef (#19)
"Before You Go " – Lewis Capaldi (#11)
"Blinding Lights " – The Weeknd (#1)
"Blood on My Jeans " – Juice Wrld (#12)
"Blueberry Faygo " – Lil Mosey (#8)
"Bop " – DaBaby (#11 in 2019, #12 in 2020)
"Break My Heart " – Dua Lipa (#14)
"Cardigan " – Taylor Swift (#1)
"Chasin' You " – Morgan Wallen (#16)
"Chicago Freestyle " – Drake feat. Giveon (#14)
"Circles " – Post Malone (#1)
"Come & Go " – Juice Wrld and Marshmello (#2)
"Conversations " – Juice Wrld (#7)
"D4L " – Drake, Future and Young Thug (#19)
"Dance Monkey " – Tones and I (#4)
"Does to Me " – Luke Combs feat. Eric Church (#20)
"Don't Start Now " – Dua Lipa (#2)
"Everything I Wanted " – Billie Eilish (#8 in 2019, #9 in 2020)
"Exile " – Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver (#6)
"Falling " – Trevor Daniel (#17)
"Feliz Navidad " – José Feliciano (#12)
"For the Night " – Pop Smoke feat. Lil Baby and DaBaby (#6)
"Go Crazy " – Chris Brown and Young Thug (#9)
"Godzilla " – Eminem feat. Juice Wrld (#3)
"Gooba " – 6ix9ine (#3)
"Good as Hell " – Lizzo (#3 in 2019, #6 in 2020)
"Good News " – Mac Miller (#17)
"Greece " – DJ Khaled feat. Drake (#8)
"Hate the Other Side " – Juice Wrld and Marshmello feat. Polo G and The Kid Laroi (#10)
"Heartless " – The Weeknd (#1 in 2019, #4 in 2020)
"Heatin Up " – Lil Baby feat. Gunna (#18)
"High Fashion " – Roddy Ricch feat. Mustard (#20)
"Highest in the Room " – Travis Scott (#1 in 2019, #8 in 2020)
"Hot Girl Bummer " – Blackbear (#11)
"I Hope " – Gabby Barrett (#15)
"I Love Me " – Demi Lovato (#18)
"In Your Eyes " – The Weeknd (#16)
"Intentions " – Justin Bieber feat. Quavo (#5)
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year " – Andy Williams (#7)
"Jingle Bell Rock " – Bobby Helms (#3)
"Jump " – DaBaby feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again (#17)
"Last Christmas " – Wham! (#11)
"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow " − Dean Martin (#15)
"Life's a Mess " – Juice Wrld and Halsey (#9)
"Life Is Good " – Future feat. Drake (#2)
"Lo Mein " – Lil Uzi Vert (#8)
"Lose You to Love Me " – Selena Gomez (#1 in 2019, #5 in 2020)
"Memories " – Maroon 5 (#2)
"Move Ya Hips " – ASAP Ferg feat. Nicki Minaj and MadeinTYO (#19)
"My Future " – Billie Eilish (#6)
"My Oh My " – Camila Cabello feat. DaBaby (#12)
"My Tears Ricochet " – Taylor Swift (#16)
"Myron " – Lil Uzi Vert (#13)
"No Guidance " – Chris Brown feat. Drake (#5 in 2019, #15 in 2020)
"No Time to Die " – Billie Eilish (#16)
"Nobody but You " – Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani (#18)
"Old Town Road " – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (#1 in 2019, #15 in 2020)
"On " – BTS (#4)
"One Margarita " – Luke Bryan (#19)
"P2 " – Lil Uzi Vert (#11)
"Pain 1993 " – Drake feat. Playboi Carti (#7)
"Panini " – Lil Nas X (#5 in 2019, #17 in 2020)
"Popstar " – DJ Khaled feat. Drake (#3)
"Rain on Me " – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (#1)
"Righteous " – Juice Wrld (#11)
"Rockstar " – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch (#1)
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree " – Brenda Lee (#2)
"Roses " – Saint Jhn (#4)
"Roxanne " – Arizona Zervas (#4 in 2019, #5 in 2020)
"Savage " – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé (#1)
"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) " – Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo (#7)
"Say So " – Doja Cat feat. Nicki Minaj (#1)
"Señorita " – Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (#1 in 2019, #11 in 2020)
"Silly Watch " – Lil Uzi Vert (#9)
"Someone You Loved " – Lewis Capaldi (#1 in 2019, #4 in 2020)
"Stuck with U " – Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber (#1)
"Stupid Love " – Lady Gaga (#5)
"Suicidal " – YNW Melly and Juice Wrld (#20)
"Sum 2 Prove " – Lil Baby (#16)
"Sunday Best " – Surfaces (#19)
"That Way " – Lil Uzi Vert (#20)
"The 1 " – Taylor Swift (#4)
"The Bigger Picture " – Lil Baby (#3)
"The Bones " – Maren Morris (#12)
"The Box " – Roddy Ricch (#1)
"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) " − Nat King Cole (#11 in 2019, #16 in 2020)
"The Last Great American Dynasty " – Taylor Swift (#13)
"The Scotts " – The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi (#1)
"The Woo " – Pop Smoke feat. 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch (#11)
"Titanic " – Juice Wrld (#14)
"Toosie Slide " – Drake (#1)
"Trampoline " – Shaed (#13 in 2019, #16 in 2020)
"Trollz " – 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj (#1)
"Truth Hurts " – Lizzo (#1 in 2019, #18 in 2020)
"Turks " – Nav , Gunna and Travis Scott (#17)
"Watermelon Sugar " – Harry Styles (#1)
"We Paid " – Lil Baby and 42 Dugg (#10)
"What a Man Gotta Do " – Jonas Brothers (#16)
"Whats Poppin " – Jack Harlow feat. DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne (#2)
"Wishing Well " – Juice Wrld (#5)
"Woah " – Lil Baby (#15)
"Yummy " – Justin Bieber (#2)
Deaths
January 1 –
January 2 – Lorraine Chandler , 73, soul singer
January 8 – Edd Byrnes , 87, actor and pop singer
January 9 – Bobby Comstock , 78, rock and roll singer
January 14 – Steve Martin Caro , 71, singer
January 15 – Chris Darrow , 75, country and rock singer
January 18 – David Olney , 71, folk singer-songwriter
January 19 –
January 24 –
January 25 –
Bob Gullotti, 71, free jazz drummer
Vernon Sandusky, 80, rock singer and guitarist (The Chartbusters )
January 26 – Bob Shane , 85, folk singer and guitarist
January 28 – Bob Nave, 75, bubblegum pop keyboardist
February 1 –
Harold Beane, 73, funk guitarist
Peter Serkin , 72, classical pianist
February 6 – Diego Farias, 27, progressive metalcore guitarist
February 10 – Lyle Mays , 66, jazz fusion keyboardist
February 12 – Paul English , 87, country drummer
February 13 –
Jacob Thiele, 40, indie rock keyboardist
Buzzy Linhart , 76, folk singer-songwriter
February 19 –
February 25 – David Roback , 61, alternative rock and dream pop guitarist
February 28 – Mike Sommerville, 67, rock guitarist and songwriter
March 3 – Les Cauchi, 77, pop singer (Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge )
March 4 – Barbara Martin , 76, R&B singer
March 6 –
March 7 – Jim Owen , 78, country singer songwriter
March 9 –
March 11 – Charles Wuorinen , 81, classical composer
March 16 – Jason Rainey, 53, thrash metal guitarist
March 20 –
Kenny Rogers , 81, country singer-songwriter, actor
Jerry Slick, 80, rock drummer
March 22
March 23 – Tres Warren, 41, rock singer and guitarist
March 25 – Bill Rieflin , 59, rock drummer
March 28 – Jan Howard , 91, country singer songwriter
March 29 –
March 30 – Bill Withers , 81, soul and R&B singer-songwriter
March 31 – Cristina , 61, no wave singer
April 1 –
April 2 – Vaughan Mason, 69, funk musician (Vaughan Mason & Crew , Raze )
April 4 -
April 7 –
Betty Bennett , 98, jazz and big band singer
Hutch Davie , 89, pianist, arranger and composer
Steve Farmer , 71, rock guitarist, songwriter (The Amboy Dukes )
Travis Nelsen, 38, indie rock drummer
John Prine , 73, country folk singer-songwriter
Hal Willner , 64, record producer
April 8 –
April 9 – Andrew Gonzalez , 69, Latin jazz bassist
April 10 –
April 15 –
April 17 – Giuseppi Logan , 84, jazz instrumetalist
April 21 – Derek Jones , 35, metalcore guitarist
April 24 –
Hamilton Bohannon , 78, percussionist and music producer
Harold Reid, 80, country singer songwriter
April 25 – Alan Abel , 91, classical percussionist
April 26 – Big Al Carson , 66, blues singer
April 27 –
April 28 – Bobby Lewis , 95, R&B singer
April 29 – Stezo , 51, rapper
April 30 – Sam Lloyd , 56, a cappella singer
May 1 – Richard Cole , 72, jazz saxophonist
May 2 – Cady Groves , 30, country singer-songwriter
May 3 – Rosalind Elias , 90, opera singer
May 4
May 5 –
May 8 – Andre Harrell , 59, record producer, songwriter, and rapper
May 9 – Little Richard , 87, R&B, soul, and rock-n-roll singer
May 10 – Betty Wright , 66, R&B soul singer
May 11 – Moon Martin , 74, rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist
May 17 – Lucky Peterson , 55, blues guitarist
May 19 – Willie K , 59, folk ukuleleist
May 22 –
May 24 –
May 25 – Bucky Baxter , 65, folk and rock guitarist
May 26 – Lennie Niehaus , 90, jazz saxophonist and film composer
May 28 – Bob Kulick , 70, hard rock guitarist (Balance , Kiss , W.A.S.P. )
May 31 – Bob Northern , 86, jazz French hornist
June 1 – Joey Image , 63, punk rock drummer
June 2 – Chris Trousdale , 34, pop singer and actor
June 7 –
June 8 –
June 24 – Michael Hawley , 58, classical pianist
June 26 – Huey , 31, rapper
June 27 –
June 29 –
July 1 – Max Crook , 83, pop rock keyboardist
July 3 – J. Marvin Brown, 66, soul singer
July 5 – Cleveland Eaton , 80, jazz bassist
July 6 – Charlie Daniels , 83, country singer
July 8 – Naya Rivera , 33, pop singer and actress (Glee )
July 10 – Eddie Gale , 78, jazz trumpeter
July 12 –
July 16 – Jamie Oldaker , 68, country music drummer
July 19 – Emitt Rhodes , 70, pop-rock singer
July 27 – Miss Mercy, 71, Psychedelic Rock Singer
July 29 – Malik B. , 47, rapper (The Roots )
July 31 – Bill Mack , 88, Country Singer Songwriter
August 2 –
August 4 –
See also
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