Overview of the events of 2015 in American music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2015 in music in the United States .
Notable events [ edit ] January [ edit ] February [ edit ] 10 – Starting on this day albums will now be released on Fridays instead of Tuesdays in America. Some reasons for the change is to help prevent illegal downloads and "In the digital world, you can't make consumers wait".[7] 30 – The reunited Savatage played their first show in thirteen years at Wacken Open Air in Germany, which took place from July 30 to August 1.[8] September [ edit ] October [ edit ] November [ edit ] 2 – Adele's comeback single "Hello " became the first song with over a million digital sales in a week.[12] 7 – the 49th Country Music Association Awards was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.[13] Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted for the eighth year in a row. 9 – Chester Bennington amicably departs from Stone Temple Pilots as lead singer to focus more on Linkin Park . 13 - Justin Bieber released his fourth album, Purpose (Justin Bieber album) 22 – The 2015 American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. 28 – Billboard reported Adele 's 25 Nielsen Music . That's the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen began tracking point-of-sale music purchases in 1991, surpassing the previous single-week sales record, held by NSYNC 's No Strings Attached [14] December [ edit ] Bands formed [ edit ] Bands reformed [ edit ] Bands on hiatus [ edit ] Bands disbanded [ edit ] Albums released in 2015 [ edit ] January [ edit ] Date Album Artist Genre(s) 6 The Balcony Catfish and the Bottlemen Indie rock Onward and Sideways Joshua Radin Acoustic , folk SremmLife Rae Sremmurd Hip hop 13 Redemption of the Beast DMX Hip hop Sand in the Sky The Expendables Reggae , rock , ska Lesser Oceans Fences Pop rock , alternative rock , indie rock Evermotion Guster Alternative rock , indie rock My Garden Kat Dahlia Alternative R&B , Hip hop The Pale Emperor Marilyn Manson Alternative rock , hard rock , blues rock Nonstop Feeling Turnstile Punk rock , hardcore punk 20 Vulnicura Björk Alternative rock , electronica , classical , ambient Chapter One Ella Henderson Pop The Soundtrack of My Life Donny Osmond Pop Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Panda Bear Electronica Uptown Special Mark Ronson Funk , R&B , pop Reality Show Jazmine Sullivan R&B , pop Super Critical The Ting Tings Pop , disco , funk Title Meghan Trainor Pop , doo-wop What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World The Decemberists Indie rock American Beauty/American Psycho Fall Out Boy Pop punk Tetsuo & Youth Lupe Fiasco Hip hop B4.Da.$$ Joey Bada$$ Hip hop 27 Reflection Fifth Harmony Pop , R&B Tony Lucca Tony Lucca Acoustic /folk Control Milo Greene Indie pop , alternative rock Non-Fiction Ne-Yo R&B F.E.A.R. Papa Roach Rock
February [ edit ] Date Album Artist Genre(s) 3 Lost Themes John Carpenter Electronic Shadows in the Night Bob Dylan Traditional pop Reflection Fifth Harmony Pop , R&B Full Speed Kid Ink Hip hop Wallflower Diana Krall Vocal jazz Man It Feels Like Space Again Pond Psychedelic rock , psychedelic pop , neo-psychedelia , space rock Afraid of Ghosts Butch Walker Alternative rock , pop rock , folk rock 10 Holding All the Roses Blackberry Smoke Country rock Face the Fire Michelle Chamuel Pop Los Dúo Juan Gabriel Latin Coming Up for Air Kodaline Alternative rock A Quien Quiera Escuchar Ricky Martin Latin pop Last Dragon Sisqó R&B , hip hop 13 If You're Reading This It's Too Late Drake Hip hop 14 Echoes from Forgotten Hearts Vision Eternel Ambient rock 17 Love Stuff Elle King Alternative rock , indie pop True Romance Estelle R&B Smoke + Mirrors Imagine Dragons Alternative rock Transfixiation A Place to Bury Strangers Noise rock 23 Restarter Torche Sludge metal 24 Dope Machines The Airborne Toxic Event Alternative rock , indie rock The Order of Things All That Remains Melodic metalcore Dark Sky Paradise Big Sean Hip hop Fan of a Fan: The Album Chris Brown & Tyga Hip hop , R&B Just Like You Falling in Reverse Post-hardcore , metalcore , electronic rock Just Kids Mat Kearney Contemporary Christian music , Christian Rock First Kiss Kid Rock Rock Of Beauty and Rage Red Alternative rock , Christian rock , alternative metal Our Own House MisterWives Indie pop , alternative pop 27 Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü Jack Ü EDM , trap
Date Album Artist Genre(s) 3 Cult White Edition Bayside Punk rock , alternative rock The Firewatcher's Daughter Brandi Carlile Folk rock Piece by Piece Kelly Clarkson Pop , EDM , electropop , orchestral pop The Beast Is G-Unit G-Unit Hip hop The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body Kaki King Chasing Yesterday Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Alternative rock Another Eternity Purity Ring Electronic , dream pop , witch house Let the Road Rixton Pop , R&B The Throes of Winter Seven Lions Dubstep Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship Third Day Contemporary Christian , Christian rock , Contemporary worship 10 Spring Break...Checkin' Out Luke Bryan Country War Of Kings Europe Hard rock , heavy metal Lesser Oceans Fences Pop rock , alternative rock , indie rock Rebel Heart Madonna Pop Never Been Better Olly Murs Pop Bombs Away Sheppard Indie pop Policy Will Butler Indie rock , garage rock , indie pop 13 Eclipse Twin Shadow Indie pop , new wave , chillwave 16 To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick Lamar Hip hop Froot Marina and the Diamonds Indie pop , synthpop 17 Blurryface [21] Twenty One Pilots Rap , pop , alternative rock , rock , rap rock , hip hop , reggae , indie pop , pop rock , folk rock , indietronica , synthpop Run Awolnation Indie rock , electronic rock , alternative dance , industrial rock Little Neon Limelight Houndmouth Alternative country , indie pop , indie rock Tracker Mark Knopfler Blues rock , roots rock Strangers to Ourselves Modest Mouse Indie rock Madness Sleeping With Sirens Post-hardcore 23 I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside Earl Sweatshirt Hip hop Mr. Wonderful Action Bronson Hip hop 2.0 Big Data Electropop , alternative dance Time to Go Home Chastity Belt Indie rock , noise pop 24 Chaos and the Calm James Bay Indie pop , soul , alternative rock Dark Energy Jlin Footwork , electronic Kidz Bop 28 Kidz Bop Kidz Children's , pop Lovetap! Smallpools Indie pop 31 Day of the Dead Hollywood Undead Rap rock , rap metal , nu metal , alternative rock Kintsugi Death Cab for Cutie Indie rock Southern Style Darius Rucker Country American Nights Plain White T's Indie rock , alternative rock Blaster Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts Rock The Album About Nothing Wale Hip hop Ludaversal Ludacris Hip hop American Candy The Maine Pop rock Postcards from Paradise Ringo Starr Rock Human Three Days Grace [22] Hard rock , alternative metal
Date Album Artist Genre(s) 7 Future Hearts All Time Low Pop punk , alternative rock After It All Delta Rae Blues rock , country rock Into the Wild Life Halestorm Rock What For? Toro y Moi Synthpop , chillwave No Pier Pressure Brian Wilson Rock , pop My House Flo Rida Hip hop 14 Cherry Bomb Tyler, The Creator Alternative hip hop Welcome to Los Santos The Alchemist and Oh No Hip hop , synthpop , dancehall Handwritten Shawn Mendes Pop Hey, Killer Local H Alternative rock Love Somebody Reba McEntire Country Kids in Love The Mowgli's Alternative rock , rock Second Hand Heart Dwight Yoakam Country 21 Sound & Color Alabama Shakes Southern rock , roots rock , blues rock Untethered Moon Built to Spill Indie rock Eyes Wide Open Sabrina Carpenter Pop , folk rock , folk pop To the Stars Tom DeLonge Pop punk , alternative rock , punk rock , acoustic How Do You Feel Now? Joywave Indie rock , alternative rock Kindred Passion Pit Indie pop , synthpop Foil Deer Speedy Ortiz Alternative rock , indie rock , pop punk Damogen Furies Squarepusher Drum and bass , IDM , glitch Love Story Yelawolf Hip hop , rap rock 24 Black Is the New Black Everclear Alternative rock , hard rock 25 RKS Rainbow Kitten Surprise Indie rock 27 Dead Trees From First to Last Post-hardcore 28 You Should Be Here Kehlani R&B , hip hop Songs of God and Whiskey The Airborne Toxic Event Acoustic Suffer in Peace Tyler Farr Country Stages Josh Groban Jekyll + Hyde Zac Brown Band Country , country rock , country pop
Date Album Artist Genre(s) 1 California Nights Best Coast Indie pop , alternative rock 4 What Color Is Your Sky Jason Michael Carroll Country Jackie Ciara R&B , pop The Waterfall My Morning Jacket Alternative rock , indie rock Wilder Mind Mumford & Sons Alternative rock , folk rock 5 Lost in New York Penguin Prison Synth-pop , electropop , indie pop Traveller [23] Chris Stapleton Country , southern rock 12 Neon Future II Steve Aoki EDM Imbue The Early November Alternative rock Trust Fall (Side A) Incubus Alternative rock When the Smoke Clears Hinder Hard rock , glam rock , alternative rock The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2 Nashville castCountry , country pop , country rock BUSH Snoop Dogg Hip hop , funk 18 It's Like You Never Went Away Goldroom Nu-disco , deep house , electropop #1 to Infinity Mariah Carey R&B , pop , hip hop , soul True Colors Zedd EDM , electro house , progressive house Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses Jamie Foxx R&B 19 Old Bones Broadside Pop punk The Desired Effect Brandon Flowers Alternative rock The First Time Kelsea Ballerini Country Blurryface Twenty One Pilots Indie pop , electropop , reggae , rock Sol Invictus Faith No More Alternative metal Rivals Coal Chamber Metal Flying Lessons Fool's Gold World , tropical , indie rock Drug for the Modern Age Kopecky Indie rock 22 Forever Alesso House 26 American Spring Anti-Flag Punk rock At. Long. Last. A$AP A$AP Rocky Hip hop Touch Down 2 Cause Hell Boosie Badazz Hip hop Out of the Wasteland Lifehouse Alternative rock , pop rock , power pop King Gucci Gucci Man Hip hop Sylva w/ The Metropole Orchestra Snarky Puppy Jazz fusion English Graffiti The Vaccines Indie rock , garage rock , post-punk revival 29 In Colour Jamie xx Electronica
Date Album Artist Genre(s) 1 Peace Is the Mission Major Lazer EDM , trap , dancehall , moombahton Flockaveli 2 Waka Flocka Flame Hip hop 2 Summer Forever Billy Currington Country How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Florence + the Machine Indie rock Four Year Strong Four Year Strong Pop punk , melodic hardcore Everything Is 4 Jason Derulo Dance-pop , R&B Kicker Zella Day Pop , indie pop 9 Another Piece of Me Laura Bell Bundy Country FFS FFS Indie rock , art rock , pop rock , baroque rock , dance-rock Folks Like Us Montgomery Gentry Country Drones Muse Alternative rock , new prog Beneath the Skin Of Monsters and Men Indie folk , indie pop , pop Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters Oso Oso Emo , pop punk Now That's What I Call Country Volume 8 Various Country 16 Grand Romantic Nate Ruess Indie pop , indie rock The Original High Adam Lambert Pop Breathe In. Breathe Out. Hilary Duff Pop The Fool Ryn Weaver Indie pop , alternative , synthpop , electropop 23 Shadows & Diamonds Elijah Blake R&B Feels Like Bully Alternative rock , indie rock Pageant Material Kacey Musgraves Country Dark Before Dawn Breaking Benjamin Alternative metal , post-grunge Coming Home Leon Bridges R&B , soul Unbreakable Smile Tori Kelly Pop The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty Tyga Hip hop Bronco Canaan Smith Country Tres Caballeros The Aristocrats Jazz fusion 28 No Life for Me Wavves & Cloud Nothings Post-punk , indie rock 29 Venus Joy Williams [24] Pop rock Dreams Worth More Than Money Meek Mill Rap Wildheart Miguel R&B The Monsanto Years Neil Young Rock 30 About to Get Real Easton Corbin [25] Country The Heart Is a Monster Failure Alternative rock , post-grunge , space rock The Nothing,Nowhere LP Nothing,Nowhere Indie rock , emo rap Pull the Thorns from Your Heart Senses Fail Metalcore VHS X Ambassadors Pop rock , alternative rock
Date Album Artist Genre(s) 10 Mobile Orchestra Owl City Electronica , synthpop , EDM Sometime Last Night R5 Alternative rock , pop rock Black Rose Tyrese R&B Ghost Notes Veruca Salt Alternative rock 16 Star Wars Wilco Alternative rock , indie rock 17 Recreational Love The Bird and the Bee Indie pop , synthpop Angels and Alcohol Alan Jackson Country [26] Mister Asylum Highly Suspect Alternative rock Dale Pitbull Rap DS2 Future Hip hop How Does It Feel MS MR Indie pop , indie rock Attitude City Ninja Sex Party Comedy rock , synthpop Men Amongst Mountains The Revivalists Roots rock , alternative rock White Reaper Does It Again White Reaper Garage rock , punk rock 24 Pound Syndrome Hopsin Hip hop The Blade Ashley Monroe [27] Country Not an Apology Bea Miller [28] Pop rock , pop And the Wave Has Two Sides On An On Dream pop , indie rock , alternative rock Shockwave Supernova Joe Satriani [29] Instrumental rock Woman Jill Scott R&B , soul 31 Momentary Masters Albert Hammond, Jr. Indie rock , alternative rock Saint Asonia Saint Asonia Hard rock , heavy metal , alternative metal
Date Album Artist Genre(s) 7 Kill the Lights Luke Bryan [30] Country , country pop Compton Dr. Dre Hip hop 21 Hunter Hayes Country , country pop Love Is Free Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique Pop 14 Psycadelik Thoughtz B.o.B. Hip hop Venom Bullet for My Valentine Thrash metal ,[31] heavy metal , metalcore Vikings New Politics Alternative rock 21 E·MO·TION Carly Rae Jepsen Pop Immortalized Disturbed Heavy metal , alternative metal The Meth Lab Method Man Hip hop Wild Ones Kip Moore Country I Cry When I Laugh Jess Glynne R&B , house , dance-pop III JoJo R&B , pop , dance-pop The Awakening P.O.D. Christian metal , nu metal Right Here, Right Now Jordin Sparks R&B , pop The Great Unknown Rob Thomas Pop rock , alternative rock 28 Badlands Halsey Electropop , Indie Pop Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd Pop , R&B , PBR&B Inanimate Objects Atlas Genius Indie rock 30 Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz Miley Cyrus Psychedelic pop , Experimental pop
September [ edit ] Date Album Artist Genre(s) 4 Cast in Steel a-ha Alternative rock , pop rock Era Atomic Tom Indie rock , alternative rock Too FIDLAR Punk rock , garage punk Got Your Six Five Finger Death Punch Heavy metal The Book of Souls Iron Maiden Heavy metal Only Way Is Up K Camp Hip hop Deeply Rooted Scarface Hip hop Rodeo [32] Travis Scott Hip hop 11 The Story of Sonny Boy Slim Gary Clark, Jr. Blues rock , R&B , neo-soul The Calm Before the Storm Colton Dixon Contemporary Christian Paper Gods Duran Duran New wave , pop rock , pop Illinois Brett Eldredge Country So There Ben Folds Baroque pop I Cry When I Laugh Jess Glynne Dance-pop , soul , house , R&B Picking Up the Pieces Jewel Country I Am Leona Lewis R&B , pop 90059 Jay Rock Hip hop Repentless Slayer Thrash metal Between II Worlds Nero Electronic rock , dubstep , electro house , big beat 18 Southern Drawl Alabama Country Long Live Atreyu Metalcore , alternative metal Digital Vein David Cook Rock , pop rock , post-grunge Higher Truth Chris Cornell Rock In the Cards Robert DeLong Electronic , alternative rock Rattle That Lock David Gilmour Progressive rock Honeymoon Lana Del Rey Dream pop Hysteria Katharine McPhee Pop Pagans in Vegas Metric Indie rock , new wave GO:OD AM Mac Miller Hip hop Sorry Meg Myers Alternative rock , pop rock Crosseyed Heart Keith Richards Rock Threat to Survival Shinedown Rock 20 What a Time to Be Alive Drake & Future Hip hop 21 1989 Ryan Adams Rock 25 Every Open Eye Chvrches Synthpop , indie pop Dodge and Burn The Dead Weather Alternative rock , blues rock Caracal Disclosure House , UK garage , dubstep Fetty Wap Fetty Wap Hip hop , trap , R&B JR JR JR JR Indie pop , alternative rock Servant of Love Patty Griffin Americana , Folk , folk rock Music Complete New Order Alternative rock , electronic rock , new wave , pop rock Permanence No Devotion Alternative rock Sugar Robin Schulz Deep house Rub Peaches Electroclash , synthpop , electropunk , electro house , techno Automatic Kaskade Dance , progressive house , deep house Better Nature Silversun Pickups Alternative rock , dream pop Tangled Up Thomas Rhett Country
October [ edit ] Date Album Artist Genre(s) 2 Stories Avicii EDM , house Trapsoul Bryson Tiller R&B , Hip hop See What You Started by Continuing Collective Soul Alternative rock , post-grunge Psychic Warfare Clutch Hard rock , stoner rock , blues rock Zipper Down Eagles of Death Metal Garage rock , indie rock Unbreakable Janet Jackson Pop , R&B Calling All Lovers Tamar Braxton R&B Silence in the Snow Trivium Heavy metal Golgotha W.A.S.P. Heavy metal , hard rock V Wavves Alternative rock , indie rock , surf rock 9 If I Should Go Before You City and Colour Alternative rock The Documentary 2 The Game Hip hop Revival [33] Selena Gomez Pop 35 MPH Town Toby Keith Country Black Lines Mayday Parade Emo , pop punk , punk rock ASD A Skylit Drive Post-hardcore , metalcore 16 The Color Before the Sun Coheed and Cambria Progressive rock The Documentary 2.5 The Game Hip hop Confident Demi Lovato Pop General Admission Machine Gun Kelly Hip hop Vega Intl. Night School Neon Indian Electronic , indie pop Around the World and Back State Champs Pop rock , pop punk Holdin' the Bag The Supersuckers Rock 23 Sounds Good Feels Good 5 Seconds of Summer Pop punk Liberman Vanessa Carlton Indie pop I Changed a Lot DJ Khaled Hip hop Divers Joanna Newsom Indie folk , indie pop , chamber folk Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits Blake Shelton [34] Country Storyteller Carrie Underwood Country Reasons Omarion R&B 25 Another Country Rod Stewart Rock 29 Embrace Armin Van Buuren Trance progressive house 30 Teens of Style Car Seat Headrest Indie rock Def Leppard Def Leppard Hard rock Wiped Out! The Neighbourhood Alternative rock Money Shot Puscifer Alternative rock
November [ edit ] December [ edit ] Top songs on record [ edit ] Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs[ edit ] Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits[ edit ] All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.
"679 " – Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz (#4) "7/11 " – Beyoncé (#13 in 2014, #18 in 2015) "All About That Bass " – Meghan Trainor (#1 in 2014, #5 in 2015) "All Day " – Kanye West feat. Theophilus London , Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney (#15) "Animals " – Maroon 5 (#3 in 2014, #8 in 2015) "Antidote " – Travis Scott (#16) "Bad Blood " – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar (#1) "Bang Bang " – Jessie J , Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (#3 in 2014, #15 in 2015) "Bitch Better Have My Money " – Rihanna (#15) "Blank Space " – Taylor Swift (#1) "Can't Feel My Face " – The Weeknd (#1) "Centuries " – Fall Out Boy (#10) "Chains " – Nick Jonas (#13) "Chandelier " – Sia (#8 in 2014, #20 in 2015) "Cheerleader " – OMI (#1) "CoCo " – O.T. Genasis (#20) "Cool for the Summer " – Demi Lovato (#11) "Dear Future Husband " – Meghan Trainor (#14) "Don't " – Bryson Tiller (#20) "Don't " – Ed Sheeran (#9 in 2014, #19 in 2015) "Downtown " – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel , Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz (#12) "Drag Me Down " – One Direction (#3) "Earned It " – The Weeknd (#3) "Elastic Heart " – Sia (#17) "Ex's & Oh's " – Elle King (#10) "Fight Song " – Rachel Platten (#6) "Focus " – Ariana Grande (#7) "FourFiveSeconds " – Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney (#4) "G.D.F.R. " – Flo Rida feat. Sage the Gemini and Lookas (#8) "Girl Crush " – Little Big Town (#18) "Good for You " – Selena Gomez feat. ASAP Rocky (#5) "Habits (Stay High) " – Tove Lo (#3 in 2014, #16 in 2015) "Hello " – Adele (#1) "Here " – Alessia Cara (#7) "Hey Mama " – David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj , Bebe Rexha and Afrojack (#8) "Hit the Quan " – iLoveMemphis (#15) "Honey, I'm Good " – Andy Grammer (#9) "Hotline Bling " – Drake (#2) "I Don't Fuck with You " – Big Sean feat. E-40 (#11 in 2014, #12 in 2015) "I Don't Mind " – Usher feat. Juicy J (#11) "I Want You to Know " – Zedd feat. Selena Gomez (#17) "I'll Show You " – Justin Bieber (#19) "I'm Not the Only One " – Sam Smith (#5) "In the Night " – The Weeknd (#20) "Jealous " – Nick Jonas (#7) "Jumpman " – Drake and Future (#14) "Lay Me Down " – Sam Smith (#8) "Lean On " – Major Lazer and DJ Snake feat. MØ (#4) "Like I'm Gonna Lose You " – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend (#8) "Lips Are Movin " – Meghan Trainor (#4) "Locked Away " – R. City feat. Adam Levine (#6) "Love Me Harder " – Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (#7) "Love Me Like You Do " – Ellie Goulding (#3) "Love Yourself " – Justin Bieber (#3) "My Way " – Fetty Wap feat. Monty (#7) "Nasty Freestyle " – T-Wayne (#9) "No Type " – Rae Sremmurd (#16 in 2014, #18 in 2015) "On My Mind " – Ellie Goulding (#13) "One Last Time " – Ariana Grande (#13) "Only " – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown (#12 in 2014, #15 in 2015) "Perfect " – One Direction (#10) "Piece by Piece " – Kelly Clarkson (#8) "Photograph " – Ed Sheeran (#10) "Post to Be " – Omarion feat. Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko (#13) "Renegades " – X Ambassadors (#17) "Same Old Love " – Selena Gomez (#6) "See You Again " – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (#1) "Shake It Off " – Taylor Swift (#1 in 2014, #5 in 2015) "She Knows " – Ne-Yo feat. Juicy J (#19) "Shut Up and Dance " – Walk the Moon (#4) "Somebody " – Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih (#10) "Sorry " – Justin Bieber (#2) "Stay with Me " – Sam Smith (#2 in 2014, #11 in 2015) "Stitches " – Shawn Mendes (#4) "Style " – Taylor Swift (#6) "Sugar " – Maroon 5 (#2) "Take Me to Church " – Hozier (#2) "Take Your Time " – Sam Hunt (#20) "Talking Body " – Tove Lo (#12) "Tennessee Whiskey " – Chris Stapleton (#20) "The Hanging Tree " – James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence (#12 in 2014, #13 in 2015) "The Heart Wants What It Wants " – Selena Gomez (#6 in 2014, #13 in 2015) "The Hills " – The Weeknd (#1) "Thinking Out Loud " – Ed Sheeran (#2) "Time of Our Lives " – Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo (#9) "Trap Queen " – Fetty Wap (#2) "Truffle Butter " – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne (#14) "Tuesday " – ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake (#12 in 2014, #15 in 2015) "Uptown Funk " – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (#1) "Want to Want Me " – Jason Derulo (#5) "Wasted Love " – Matt McAndrew (#14) "Watch Me " – Silentó (#3) "Waves " – Mr. Probz (#14 in 2014, #18 in 2015) "What Do You Mean? " – Justin Bieber (#1) "Where Are U Now " – Skrillex and Diplo feat. Justin Bieber (#8) "Wildest Dreams " – Taylor Swift (#5) "Worth It " – Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink (#12) "You Know You Like It " – DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge (#13) January 1 – Jeff Golub , 59, jazz guitarist January 2 – Little Jimmy Dickens , 94, country singer January 4 – Lance Diamond , 72, singer January 8 January 10 January 12 January 15 January 18 January 19 January 20 – Rose Marie McCoy , 92, songwriter January 27 – Neil Levang , 83, guitarist and banjo player January 29 – Rod McKuen , 81, singer-songwriter January 31 – Don Covay , 76, singer-songwriter February 1 – Anita Darian , 87, soprano February 2 February 3 February 7 – Joe B. Mauldin , 74, bass player (The Crickets ) February 8 – Keith Knudsen , 56, singer-songwriter and drummer February 9 – Marvin David Levy , 82, composer February 12 February 14 – Hulon , 58, jazz saxophonist February 16 – Lesley Gore , 68, singer-songwriter February 18 – Dave Cloud , 58, singer-songwriter February 21 – Clark Terry , 94, jazz trumpeter and composer February 23 – Ron Edgar, 68, drummer (The Music Machine ) February 24 – Robert Belfour , 74, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist February 27 – Tod Dockstader , 82, composer February 28 – Ezra Laderman , 90, classical composer March 1 – Orrin Keepnews , 91, record producer, co-founded Riverside Records March 8 – Lew Soloff , 71, trumpet player and composer (Blood, Sweat & Tears and Mingus Big band ) March 9 March 11 – Jimmy Greenspoon , 67, singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Three Dog Night ) March 15 – Mike Porcaro , 59, rock bass player (Toto ) March 16 March 18 – Samuel Charters , 85, record producer March 19 – Michael Brown , 65, keyboard player and songwriter (The Left Banke ) March 20 March 21 – Miriam Bienstock , 92, record executive March 22 – Norman Scribner , 79, pianist, composer, and conductor March 24 – Scott Clendenin , 48, bass player (Death and Control Denied ) March 27 March 30 – Preston Ritter , 65, drummer (The Electric Prunes ) March 31 – Ralph Sharon , 91, pianist, composer, and conductor April 1 – Billy Butler , 69, soul singer-songwriter and guitarist April 2 – Doug Sax , 78, sound engineer April 3 – Bob Burns , 64, rock drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd ) April 5 April 6 April 7 – Stan Freberg , 88, recording artist April 9 – Tut Taylor , 91, bluegrass guitarist (Dixie Gentlemen ) April 10 – Keith McCormack , 74, singer-songwriter and guitarist April 14 – Percy Sledge , 74, singer April 15 – Billy Ray Hearn , 85, record executive, founded Sparrow Records and Myrrh Records April 16 – Johnny Kemp , 55, singer April 19 – Bernard Stollman , 85, record executive, founded ESP-Disk April 21 – Wally Lester, 73, singer (The Skyliners ) April 24 – Sid Tepper , 96, songwriter April 27 April 30 – Ben E. King , 76, singer-songwriter and producer (The Drifters ) May 1 – Grace Lee Whitney , 85, singer May 2 – Guy Carawan , 87, singer and musicologist May 5 – Craig Gruber , 63, bass player (Rainbow , Elf , Bible Black , and Raven Lord) May 6 – Jerome Cooper , 68, jazz drummer May 9 – Johnny Gimble , 88, singer-songwriter and fiddler May 10 – Victor Salvi , 95, classical harpist May 11 – Stan Cornyn , 81, record executive May 12 – Bobby Jameson , 70, singer-songwriter May 13 – Robert Drasnin , 87, clarinet player and composer May 14 – B.B. King , 89, blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer May 15 – Ortheia Barnes , 70, singer May 17 May 18 – Elbert West , 47, country singer-songwriter May 19 – Bruce Lundvall , 79, record executive May 20 – Bob Belden , 58, saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer May 21 – Louis Johnson , 60, bass player (The Brothers Johnson ) May 24 – Marcus Belgrave , 78, jazz trumpet player May 26 May 28 – Steven Gerber , 66, composer May 30 – Jim Bailey , 77, singer May 31 June 1 – Jean Ritchie , 92, folk singer-songwriter June 6 – Ronnie Gilbert , 88, folk singer-songwriter (The Weavers ) June 8 – Paul Bacon , 91, jazz musician June 9 – Pumpkinhead , 39, rapper June 11 June 12 – Monica Lewis , 93, singer June 13 June 16 – Mighty Sam McClain , 72, singer-songwriter June 19 – Harold Battiste , 83, saxophonist, pianist, and composer June 21 – Gunther Schuller , 89, horn player, composer, and conductor June 22 June 27 – Chris Squire , 67, singer-songwriter and bass player (Yes , Conspiracy , The Syn , and XYZ ) July 1 – Red Lane , 76, country singer-songwriter July 2 – Roy C. Bennett , 96, songwriter July 6 July 8 – Ernie Maresca , 76, singer-songwriter and producer (The Regents ) July 9 – Michael Masser , 74, songwriter and producer July 10 July 11 – Joey Robinson, Jr., 53, Sugar Hill Records executive (West Street Mob ) July 13 – Arthur G. Wright , 78, soul guitarist July 14 – Dave Somerville , 81, singer (The Diamonds ) July 15 July 18 – Buddy Buie , 74, songwriter and producer July 19 July 20 – Wayne Carson , 72, singer-songwriter and producer July 21 July 22 July 26 July 27 – Rickey Grundy , 56, gospel singer-songwriter July 29 – Buddy Emmons , 78, guitarist July 30 – Lynn Anderson , 67, country singer July 31 – Pamela Brandt, 68, country-rock bassist, singer and songwriter (The Deadly Nightshade ) August 2 – J. Durward Morsch , 94, trombonist and composer August 4 – Billy Sherrill , 78, songwriter and producer August 5 – Raphy Leavitt , 66, composer and conductor August 8 – Sean Price , 43, rapper (Boot Camp Clik and Heltah Skeltah ) August 11 – Eddie Cusic , 89, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist August 13 – Harold Ousley , 86, saxophonist and flute player August 14 – Bob Johnston , 83 record producer August 15 – Danny Sembello , 52, songwriter and producer August 27 – George Cleve , 79, conductor September 1 – Boomer Castleman , 70, singer-songwriter and guitarist September 2 – Brianna Lea Pruett , 32, singer-songwriter September 5 – Frederick "Dennis" Greene , 66, singer (Sha Na Na ) September 7 – Susan Allen , 64, harp player September 13 – Gary Richrath , 65, guitarist and songwriter (REO Speedwagon ) September 16 – Peggy Jones , 75, guitarist September 18 – Daniel Kyre, 21, guitarist (Cyndago) September 21 – Ben Cauley , 76, trumpet player and songwriter (The Bar-Kays ) September 27 September 28 – Frankie Ford , 76, singer September 29 October 2 – Willie Akins , 76, jazz saxophonist October 4 – Dave Pike , 77, vibraphone player and composer October 6 October 9 October 10 October 11 – Smokin' Joe Kubek , 58, guitarist and songwriter October 13 – Skatemaster Tate , 56, singer and producer October 16 – John Jennings , 61, guitarist and producer October 18 – Frank Watkins , 47, bass player (Gorgoroth and Obituary ) October 20 – Cory Wells , 74, singer (Three Dog Night ) October 22 – Mark Murphy , 83, singer-songwriter October 23 – Leon Bibb , 93, folk singer October 25 – Lee Shaw , 89, pianist and composer October 26 – David Rodriguez , 63, singer-songwriter October 27 – Herbie Goins , 76, R&B singer (Blues Incorporated ) November 2 November 6 – Chuck Pyle , 70, country-folk singer-songwriter November 7 – Eddie Hoh , 71, drummer November 10 November 15 – P. F. Sloan , 70, singer-songwriter November 16 – Betty Ann Grove , 86, singer November 17 November 18 – Daniel Ferro , 94 opera singer November 21 – Joseph Silverstein , 83, violinist and conductor November 23 – Cynthia Robinson , 71, trumpet player and singer (Sly and the Family Stone ) November 26 – Ronnie Bright , 77, singer (The Cadillacs and The Coasters ) November 29 – Buddy Moreno , 103, singer December 1 – Shirley Gunter , 81, R&B singer-songwriter December 2 December 3 – Scott Weiland , 48, rock singer-songwriter (Stone Temple Pilots , Velvet Revolver , and The Wondergirls ) December 8 December 9 – Rusty Jones , 73, jazz drummer December 13 – Luigi Creatore , 92, songwriter and producer December 14 – Edmund Lyndeck , 90, singer December 16 – Snuff Garrett , 77, record producer December 19 – Kurt Masur , 88, conductor (New York Philharmonic ) December 21 – Sam Dockery , 86, jazz pianist December 24 – William Guest , 74, R&B singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips ) December 28 December 31 See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Idina Menzel to sing National Anthem at Super Bowl" . 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