2023 in American music
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2023 in music in the United States.
Notable events
January
- 6 – Iggy Pop released his first studio album in four years, Every Loser.[1]
- 9 – Pentatonix performed the National Anthem at the College Football Playoff National Championship at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.[2]
- 13 – Jason Crabb released his first studio album in nearly five years, Miracle in a Manger.
- Obituary released their first studio album in six years, Dying of Everything.
- Miley Cyrus released "Flowers", her first single since 2021. The song has gone on to break multiple Spotify records, including the most-streamed song in one week. The record was previously held by Adele's "Easy on Me".[3]
- 19 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee David Crosby dies at the age of 81.
- 20 – Easton Corbin released his first studio album in eight years, Let's Do Country Right.[4]
- 24 – After 19 years, Brendon Urie announced that he was discontinuing Panic! at the Disco after the Viva Las Vengeance Tour finished, so he can focus on his family.[5]
- 27 – The Arcs released their first album in eight years, Electrophonic Chronic.[6]
- Bass Drum of Death released their first studio album in five years, Say I Won't.[7]
- Meg Baird released her first studio album in eight years, Furling.[8]
- Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line released his self-titled debut solo studio album.[9]
- Elle King released her first studio album in nearly five years, Come Get Your Wife. It is her first true country music album.[10]
- King Tuff released his first studio album in five years, Smalltown Stardust.[11]
- 31 – The Smashing Pumpkins released act two of their three-part rock opera album, Atum.
February
- 3 – All Out War released their first studio album in four years, Celestial Rot.
- 5 – The 65th Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Beyoncé and Maverick City Music took home the most awards with four each. Harry Styles won Album of the Year for Harry's House, Lizzo won Record of the Year for "About Damn Time", Bonnie Raitt won Song of the Year for "Just Like That" and Samara Joy won Best New Artist.[12]
- 8 – Composer, songwriter, producer, and pianist Burt Bacharach dies at the age of 94.[13]
- 10 – Paramore released their first studio album in nearly six years, This Is Why.[14]
- Quasi released their first studio album in ten years, Breaking the Balls of History.[15]
- Kelela released her first studio album in six years, Raven.
- Pierce the Veil released their first studio album in seven years, The Jaws of Life. It is their first album without co-founder and drummer Mike Fuentes, who had left the band in 2017 following sexual misconduct allegations.
- 12 – Chris Stapleton performed National Anthem, Sheryl Lee Ralph performed Lift Every Voice and Sing, and Rihanna performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.[16][17][18]
- 14 – Caroline Polachek released her first studio album in nearly four years, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You.[19]
- 17 – Jordan Davis released his first studio album in five years, Bluebird Days.[20]
- P!nk released her first studio album in nearly four years, Trustfall.[21]
- Skrillex released his first solo studio album in nine years, Quest for Fire. It was followed by his next album, Don't Get Too Close, a day later.
- Screaming Females released their first studio album in five years, and also their final album, Desire Pathway.
- 24 – Godsmack released their first studio album in five years, and also their final album, Lighting Up the Sky.[22]
- Steel Panther released their first studio album in four years, On the Prowl.[23]
- Dope released their first studio album in seven years, Blood Money, Part Zer0.[24]
- Dierks Bentley released his first studio album in five years, Gravel & Gold.
- 26 – Palisades disbanded after 15 years, following their final performance in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
- 27 – The Rise of the Machines Tour, featuring Fear Factory, Static-X and Dope, began at Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon. The show marked Fear Factory's first live performance since 2016 and the band's first with current vocalist Milo Silvestro.[25]
March
- 3 – Macklemore released his first studio album in nearly six years, BEN.[26]
- 10 – 19 years after its formation as a band, Panic! at the Disco performed its final concert at AO Arena in Manchester, England.
- Story of the Year released their first studio album in six years, Tear Me to Pieces.[27]
- Periphery released their first studio album in four years, Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre.
- 17 – Kamelot released their first studio album in five years, The Awakening.
- Chelsea Grin released the second half of their double album, Suffer in Heaven.
- 24 – Fall Out Boy released their first studio album in five years, So Much (for) Stardust.[28]
- 31 – Welshly Arms released their first album in five years, Wasted Words & Bad Decisions.
- Andrew McMahon's solo project, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, released its first album in nearly five years, Tilt at the Wind No More.
- Samiam released their first studio album in nearly 12 years, Stowaway.
- Supergroup Boygenius released their debut album and first release in five years, The Record.[29]
- Melanie Martinez released her first album in nearly four years, Portals.
April
- 2 – The CMT Music Awards took place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. This was the first time the ceremony took place outside of Nashville.
- 7 – Mudhoney released their first studio album in five years, Plastic Eternity.
- Rae Sremmurd released their first studio album in five years, Sremm 4 Life.
- NF released his fifth studio album, HOPE. It was his first studio album in four years.
- 14 – Metallica released their first studio album in nearly seven years, 72 Seasons.
- 25 – Harry Belafonte dies at the age of 96.[31]
- 28 – The National released their first studio album in four years, First Two Pages of Frankenstein. They followed it up with the surprise album Laugh Track less than five months later.
- Smokey Robinson released Gasms, his first studio album in six years, his first non-Christmas album in nine years and his first album of all-new original material in 14 years.
May
- 4 – Blink-182 began their first tour with founding member Tom DeLonge since 2014.[32]
- The Smashing Pumpkins released the full three-act rock opera album Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts.
- 11 – The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
- 12 – Lauren Daigle released her first album in nearly five years, Lauren Daigle.
- Cattle Decapitation released their first studio album in four years, Terrasite.
- DevilDriver released the second half of their double-album cycle, Dealing with Demons Vol. II, three years after Vol. I's release.
- Jonas Brothers released their first studio album in nearly four years, The Album.[33]
- 19 – Dave Matthews Band released their first studio album in five years, Walk Around the Moon.
- 21 – Iam Tongi won the twenty-first season of American Idol. Megan Danielle was named runner-up.
- 23 – Gina Miles won the twenty-third season of The Voice. Grace West was named runner-up. Longtime coach Blake Shelton departs from the show after 23 seasons.
- 24 – The "Queen of Rock and Roll", Tina Turner, dies at her home in Switzerland at the age of 83.[34]
- Foo Fighters debuted their new drummer, Josh Freese, during their performance at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire.
- 26 – Matchbox Twenty released their first album in nearly 11 years, Where the Light Goes.
- Metal Church released their first album in five years, Congregation of Annihilation. It is the band's first album with current vocalist Marc Lopes and their first since former vocalist Mike Howe's death in July 2021.
June
- 2 – Beach Fossils released their first studio album in six years, Bunny.[35]
- Ben Folds released his first studio album in eight years, What Matters Most.
- Foo Fighters released But Here We Are, their first studio album following the 2022 death of drummer Taylor Hawkins; it is their first album since 1997's The Colour and the Shape to not feature Hawkins and their first since 2005's In Your Honor to feature guitarist/vocalist Dave Grohl on drums.
- Avenged Sevenfold released their first studio album in nearly seven years, Life Is But a Dream....[36]
- Big Time Rush released their first studio album in ten years, Another Life.
- Jake Shears released his first studio album in five years, Last Man Dancing.
- Rival Sons released their first studio album in four years, Darkfighter. It was followed by a companion album, Lightbringer, released on October 20.
- Rancid released their first studio album in six years, Tomorrow Never Comes.
- The Revivalists released their first studio album in nearly five years, Pour It Out Into the Night.
- 8 – Alkaline Trio drummer Derek Grant announced his departure from the band after 22 years. Atom Willard later joined the band as his replacement.
- 9 – Janelle Monáe released her first studio album in five years, The Age of Pleasure.
- The Dead Milkmen released their first studio album in nine years, Quaker City Quiet Pills.
- Extreme released their first studio album in 15 years, Six.
- Phillip Phillips released his first studio album in five years, Drift Back.[37]
- 16 – Killer Mike released his first solo studio album in 11 years, Michael.
- Queens of the Stone Age released their first studio album in nearly six years, In Times New Roman....
- 23 – Kelly Clarkson released her first studio album of all original material in nearly six years, Chemistry.[38]
- Portugal. The Man released their first studio album in six years, Chris Black Changed My Life.
- Swans released their first studio album in four years, The Beggar.
- Jake Owen released his first studio album in four years, Loose Cannon.
- Albert Hammond Jr. released his first solo album in five years, Melodies on Hiatus.
July
- 7 – Taylor Swift released her third re-recorded album, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), a freshly recorded issue of her 2010 studio album, Speak Now.
- Anohni and the Johnsons released their first studio album in 13 years, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross.
- Julie Byrne released her first studio album in six years, The Greater Wings.
- Local Natives released their first studio album in four years, Time Will Wait for No One. The album was followed by a companion album, But I'll Wait for You, released nine months later; the album would be the band's last with singer Kelcey Ayer, who announced his departure later in 2024.
- 14 – Palehound released their first studio album in four years, Eye on the Bat.
- 19 – Anti-Flag announced their abrupt disbandment after 31 years following a podcast episode leveling sexual assault accusations against vocalist Justin Sane.
- 21 – Tony Bennett dies at the age of 96.
- 26 – Eagles co-founder and bassist Randy Meisner dies at the age of 77.
- 28 – Travis Scott released his first studio album in nearly five years, Utopia.
- Mutoid Man released their first studio album in six years, Mutants.
August
- 18 – Horrendous released their first album in five years, Ontological Mysterium.
- 22 – Dethklok released their first studio album in ten years, Dethalbum IV.
- 25 – Filter released their first studio album in seven years, The Algorithm.
- Turnpike Troubadours released their first studio album in six years, A Cat in the Rain.
September
- 1 – Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett dies in his home in Sag Harbor, New York, due to complications from Merkel-cell carcinoma. He was 76.[39]
- 2 – Aerosmith began their farewell tour, Peace Out: The Farewell Tour.[40]
- 4 – Original Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell dies from liver failure at the age of 56.[41]
- 9 – Aerosmith perform at the UBS Arena in Elmont as part of their Peace Out farewell tour. Though unintended, this was eventually considered to be the band's final performance due to Steven Tyler fracturing his larynx.
- 12 – MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Prudential Center at Newark, New Jersey.
- 15 – Baroness released their first album in four years, Stone.
- Sean Combs, under his stage name Diddy, released his first solo studio album in 17 years and his first overall studio album in 13 years, The Love Album: Off the Grid.
- Explosions in the Sky released their first studio album in seven years, End.
- Thirty Seconds to Mars released their first studio album in five years, It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day.
- Alan Palomo of Neon Indian released his first studio album in eight years, World of Hassle, which is also his first album released under his own name.
- 22 – Staind released their first studio album in 12 years, Confessions of the Fallen.
- 29 – Blonde Redhead released their first studio album in nine years, Sit Down for Dinner.
- *NSYNC released their first new single in over 20 years, "Better Place", for the movie Trolls Band Together.
- Taproot released their first studio album in eleven years, SC\SSRS.
October
- 6 – Dogstar released their first studio album in 23 years, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees.
- Reba McEntire released her first studio album in four years, Not That Fancy.
- Prong released their first studio album in six years, State of Emergency.
- Glasser released her first studio album in ten years, Crux.
- Darius Rucker released his first studio album in six years, Carolyn's Boy.
- Colbie Caillat released her first solo studio album in seven years, Along the Way.
- 13 – Crosses released their first studio album in nine years, Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.
- 20 – blink-182 released their first studio album in four years, One More Time.... It is their first album with founding member Tom DeLonge in twelve years.
- Boys Like Girls released their first studio album in 11 years, Sunday at Foxwoods.
- Cher released her first studio album in five years, Christmas. It is also her first Christmas album.[42]
- Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan released his first solo studio album in four years, Lighthouse.
- Chris Botti released his first album in 11 years, Vol. 1.[43]
- 25 – Dream Theater reunited with founding drummer Mike Portnoy for the first time since his departure from the band in 2010.[44]
- 27 – Taylor Swift released her fourth re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version), a freshly recorded issue of her fifth studio album 1989 (2014).
- The Gaslight Anthem released their first studio album in nine years, History Books.
- DJ Shadow released his first studio album in four years, Action Adventure.
- Taking Back Sunday released their first studio album in seven years, 152. It is also their first album without guitarist and co-founder Eddie Reyes, who left the band in 2018.
- Dokken released their first studio album in 11 years, Heaven Comes Down.
November
- 3 – Semisonic released their first studio album in 22 years, Little Bit of Sun.
- Suffocation released their first studio album in six years, Hymns from the Apocrypha. It is the band's first album with current vocalist Ricky Myers.
- 8 – 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards took take place in at the Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee.
- 10 – Brandy released her first studio album in three years, and her first-ever Christmas album, Christmas with Brandy.
- Helmet released their first studio album in seven years, Left.
- Beirut released their first studio album in four years, Hadsel.
- Scream released their first studio album in 30 years, DC Special. The album features contributions from former drummer Dave Grohl, among others, and also features the final recordings of founding drummer Kent Stax, who died two months before the album's release.
- 17 – Dolly Parton released her first ever rock album, Rockstar. After being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, Parton said she would release a rock album.[45]
- Plain White T's released their first studio album in five years, Plain White T's.[46]
- 19 – The Billboard Music Awards took place.[47]
- 24 – My Morning Jacket released their first ever holiday album titled Happy Holiday.[48]
December
- 1 – Jonathan Rado released his first album of new material in six years, For Who The Bell Tolls For.
- The Philly Specials, consisting of Philadelphia Eagles players Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, and Jordan Mailata, released their second charity Christmas album A Philly Special Christmas Special.[49]
- 2 – Kiss concluded their End of the Road World Tour with their final performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City, after 50 years as a band.
- 5 – After 18 years, Screaming Females announce their breakup via their social media pages.
- 8 – Taylor Swift's ongoing Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, surpassing Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, and the first to pass $1 billion in revenue.
- Nicki Minaj released her first studio album in five years, Pink Friday 2.
- Kenny G released his first album of new material in six years, Innocence.
- 19 – Huntley was crowned the winner of the twenty-fourth season of The Voice. Ruby Leigh declared the runner-up. Mara Justine, Jacquie Roar, and Lila Forde finished in third, fourth, and fifth place respectively.
- 22 – The Reverend Horton Heat released their first ever live album, Live In Houston.
- 29 – Head East released their first album in 10 years, Full Circle.
Bands formed
Bands reformed
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
List of albums released
January
February
March
April
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The Book of Broken Glass | Sarah and the Safe Word | Alternative rock |
| Music Man | Layng Martine Jr. | ||
| Plastic Eternity | Mudhoney | Alternative rock | |
| Sremm 4 Life | Rae Sremmurd | Hip-hop | |
| The Valley of Vision[83] | Manchester Orchestra | ||
| 14 | 72 Seasons[84] | Metallica | |
| Forever Means (EP) | Angel Olsen | ||
| Glorious Game | El Michels Affair and Black Thought | Hip-hop | |
| High & Low | Caitlyn Smith | Country | |
| Intellectual Property | Waterparks | ||
| Scorched | Overkill | Thrash metal | |
| 21 | The Course of the Inevitable III: Pieces of My Pain | Lloyd Banks | Hip-hop |
| Don't Try This at Home | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Hip-hop | |
| Guilty | Loren Gray | Pop | |
| Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón | The Mars Volta | Acoustic | |
| Safe To Run | Esther Rose | Country | |
| 28 | Damn Love | Kip Moore | Country |
| Drive Like It's Stolen[85] | Dave Hause | ||
| First Two Pages of Frankenstein | The National | ||
| Gasms | Smokey Robinson | Soul | |
| Nate Smith[86] | Nate Smith | Country |
May
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously | Atmosphere | Hip-hop |
| Funeral[87] | DC the Don | Hip-hop | |
| Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | Rock | |
| Stray Dog | Justin Moore | Country | |
| Lucky[88] | Megan Moroney | Country | |
| Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts[89] | The Smashing Pumpkins | ||
| 12 | Terrasite | Cattle Decapitation | |
| Lauren Daigle | Lauren Daigle | ||
| Dealing with Demons Vol. II | DevilDriver | ||
| Okemah Rising | Dropkick Murphys | ||
| (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality | Eluvium | ||
| Why Would I Watch | Hot Mulligan | ||
| The Album[33] | Jonas Brothers | Pop | |
| Self Titled | Little Image | ||
| Shadowkasters[90] | The Rocket Summer | ||
| 19 | Walk Around the Moon[91] | Dave Matthews Band | Rock |
| Gag Order | Kesha | ||
| I Am the Dog | Sir Chloe | Indie rock | |
| Toxic Positivity | The Used | ||
| Clear 2: Soft Life (EP)[92] | Summer Walker | ||
| 26 | Disposable Everything | AJJ | Punk rock |
| Roach | Miya Folick | ||
| Freak of Nature | Heart Attack Man | ||
| Pistolz & Pearlz | Kodak Black | Hip-hop | |
| Where the Light Goes | Matchbox Twenty | Alternative rock | |
| Congregation of Annihilation | Metal Church |
June
July
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross | Anohni and the Johnsons | |
| The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Indie folk | |
| Sunburn[99] | Dominic Fike | ||
| I Want It All Right Now[100] | Grouplove | ||
| Time Will Wait for No One | Local Natives | Indie rock | |
| Freakazoid | The Pink Spiders | ||
| Speak Now (Taylor's Version)[101] | Taylor Swift | ||
| Childhood Eyes (EP)[102] | Yellowcard | Pop-punk | |
| 14 | Supermodels | Claud | Bedroom pop |
| People Just Wanna Have Fun | Kool & the Gang | ||
| Nosebleeds[103] | MisterWives | ||
| Eye on the Bat | Palehound | ||
| Evergreen | Pvris | ||
| 21 | Starcatcher[104] | Greta Van Fleet | |
| Welshpool Frillies | Guided by Voices | Rock | |
| Jump Into Love | Half Japanese | ||
| Mid Air | Paris Texas | ||
| Barbie the Album | Various artists | ||
| 28 | In The Moment You Were Born | Brad | |
| Natural Disaster | Bethany Cosentino | ||
| Blackout | From Ashes to New | ||
| Austin | Post Malone | ||
| Mutants | Mutoid Man | ||
| Utopia | Travis Scott | ||
| Truth Killer | Sevendust |
August
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Maine[105] | The Maine | |
| 4 | Doom Singer | Chris Farren | |
| You Are Who You Hang Out With | The Front Bottoms | ||
| Mammoth II | Mammoth WVH | ||
| Still Love | Teenage Wrist | ||
| I Showed U So | Yo Gotti and DJ Drama | Hip-hop | |
| 11 | The Dark | The Band Camino | |
| Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You | Bonnie "Prince" Billy | ||
| The Dreamer – Joseph: Part One | Neal Morse | ||
| Sundial | Noname | Hip-hop | |
| Take Back The Night | Starbenders | ||
| 18 | Death Is Nothing To Us | Fiddlehead | |
| Ontological Mysterium | Horrendous | ||
| Ruckus! | Movements | ||
| Mother Road | Grace Potter | ||
| Rocket Power | Quavo | Hip-hop | |
| Snow Angel | Reneé Rapp | Pop | |
| 22 | Dethalbum IV | Dethklok | Melodic death metal |
| 25 | Zach Bryan | Zach Bryan | |
| The Long Goodbye | Candlebox | ||
| Road | Alice Cooper | ||
| The Algorithm | Filter | ||
| Standing Room Only | Tim McGraw | Country | |
| Find a Way Home | MxPx | Pop-punk | |
| wear your heart out | Nightly | Pop rock | |
| A Cat in the Rain | Turnpike Troubadours | ||
| 31 | Hellmode | Jeff Rosenstock |
September
October
November
December
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alchemical Vol. 1 | Dove Cameron | |
| Night in The City | Robben Ford | ||
| Gabby Sword | Gabby's World | ||
| If Only You Were Lonely XV | Hawthorne Heights | ||
| Nosebleeder | Lil Lotus | ||
| For Who The Bell Tolls For | Jonathan Rado | ||
| 8 | The Beautiful Dark of Life | Atreyu | |
| Simpler Things | The Band of Heathens | ||
| 50th Anniversary Live First Night | Blue Öyster Cult | ||
| Innocence | Kenny G | ||
| Rebel Diamonds | The Killers | ||
| Pink Friday 2 | Nicki Minaj | Hip-hop | |
| 15 | Owl Song | Ambrose Akinmusire | Jazz |
| EELS So Good Essential EELS Vol. 2 | Eels | ||
| City Talk | HalfNoise | ||
| Long Story Short Willie Nelson 90 | Various artists | ||
| 22 | Palermo | Conway the Machine | Hip-hop |
| Montgomeryland (65th anniversary release) | Wes Montgomery | Jazz | |
| The Complete Nazz | The Nazz | ||
| Acres of Diamonds | Pep Love | Hip-hop | |
| Live in Houston | The Reverend Horton Heat | ||
| 29 | Die for the Government (Reissue) | Anti-Flag | Punk rock |
| Next Voyage | The Blues Image | ||
| Full Circle | Head East | Rock | |
| Bewitched | Eddie Higgins |
Top songs on record
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
- "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (2 weeks in 2019, 2 weeks in 2020, 2 weeks in 2021, 5 weeks in 2022, 3 weeks in 2023)
- "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift (6 weeks in 2022, 2 weeks in 2023)
- "Cruel Summer" – Taylor Swift (4 weeks)
- "Die for You" – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (1 week)
- "First Person Shooter" – Drake feat. J. Cole (1 week)
- "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (8 weeks)
- "I Remember Everything" – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (1 week)
- "Is It Over Now?" – Taylor Swift (1 week)
- "Kill Bill" – SZA (1 week)
- "Last Night" – Morgan Wallen (16 weeks)
- "Like Crazy" – Jimin (1 week)
- "Lovin on Me" – Jack Harlow (1 week)
- "Paint the Town Red" – Doja Cat (3 weeks)
- "Rich Men North of Richmond" – Oliver Anthony (2 weeks)
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Brenda Lee (2 weeks)
- "Seven" – Jungkook feat. Latto (1 week)
- "Slime You Out" – Drake feat. SZA (1 week)
- "Try That in a Small Town" – Jason Aldean (1 week)
- "Vampire" – Olivia Rodrigo (2 weeks)
Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.
- "3D" – Jungkook feat. Jack Harlow (#5)
- "7969 Santa" – Drake (#16)
- "8AM in Charlotte" – Drake (#17)
- "A Holly Jolly Christmas" – Burl Ives (#4 in 2020, #5 in 2023)
- "Agora Hills" – Doja Cat (#14)
- "Ain't That Some" – Morgan Wallen (#11)
- "All-American Bitch" – Olivia Rodrigo (#13)
- "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (#1)
- "All My Life" – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole (#2)
- "All of the Girls You Loved Before" – Taylor Swift (#12)
- "All You Had to Do Was Stay (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#20)
- "Amen" – Drake feat. Teezo Touchdown (#15)
- "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift (#1)
- "As It Was" – Harry Styles (#1 in 2022, #7 in 2023)
- "Back to December (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#16)
- "Bad Blood (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#7)
- "Bad Habit" – Steve Lacy (#1 in 2022, #9 in 2023)
- "Bad Idea Right?" – Olivia Rodrigo (#7)
- "Bahamas Promises" – Drake (#20)
- "Barbie World" – Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua (#7)
- "Blank Space (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#12)
- "Bongos" – Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion (#14)
- "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" – PinkPantheress and Ice Spice (#3)
- "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" – Bizarrap and Shakira (#9)
- "Call Your Friends" – Rod Wave (#18)
- "Calling for You" – Drake feat. 21 Savage (#5)
- "Calm Down" – Rema and Selena Gomez (#3)
- "Chemical" – Post Malone (#13)
- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" – Darlene Love (#15)
- "Come See Me" – Rod Wave (#19)
- "Creepin'" – Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage (#3)
- "Cruel Summer" – Taylor Swift (#1)
- "Cuff It" – Beyoncé (#6)
- "Cupid" – Fifty Fifty (#17)
- "Dance the Night" – Dua Lipa (#6)
- "Daylight" – Drake (#8)
- "Deck the Halls" – Nat King Cole (#16 in 2022, #17 in 2023)
- "Die for You" – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (#1)
- "Double Fantasy" – The Weeknd feat. Future (#18)
- "East Side of Sorrow" – Zach Bryan (#18)
- "Ella Baila Sola" – Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma (#4)
- "Enchanted (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#19)
- "Endless Fashion" – Lil Uzi Vert feat. Nicki Minaj (#20)
- "Everything I Love" – Morgan Wallen (#14)
- "Eyes Closed" – Ed Sheeran (#19)
- "Fast Car" – Luke Combs (#2)
- "Favorite Song" – Toosii (#5)
- "Fear of Heights" – Drake (#10)
- "Fe!n" – Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti (#5)
- "Feliz Navidad" – José Feliciano (#6 in 2021, #7 in 2023)
- "Fight the Feeling" – Rod Wave (#16)
- "Fina" – Bad Bunny and Young Miko (#14)
- "First Person Shooter" – Drake feat. J. Cole (#1)
- "Flooded the Face" – Lil Uzi Vert (#11)
- "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (#1)
- "FukUMean" – Gunna (#4)
- "Gently" – Drake feat. Bad Bunny (#12)
- "Get Him Back!" – Olivia Rodrigo (#11)
- "Golden Hour" – Jvke (#10)
- "Greedy" – Tate McRae (#7)
- "Hey Driver" – Zach Bryan feat. The War and Treaty (#14)
- "Houdini" – Dua Lipa (#11)
- "Hyaena" – Travis Scott (#14)
- "I Can See You" – Taylor Swift (#5)
- "I Know ?" – Travis Scott (#11)
- "I Like You (A Happier Song)" – Post Malone feat. Doja Cat (#3 in 2022, #19 in 2023)
- "I Remember Everything" – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (#1)
- "I Wrote the Book" – Morgan Wallen (#18)
- "I'm Good (Blue)" – David Guetta and Bebe Rexha (#4)
- "IDGAF" – Drake feat. Yeat (#2)
- "Is It Over Now?" – Taylor Swift (#1)
- "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" – Michael Bublé (#19)
- "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (#12 in 2020, #14 in 2023)
- "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" – Andy Williams (#5 in 2021, #6 in 2023)
- "Jingle Bell Rock" – Bobby Helms (#3)
- "Jingle Bells" – Frank Sinatra (#16)
- "Just Wanna Rock" – Lil Uzi Vert (#10)
- "K-pop" – Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd (#7)
- "Karma" – Taylor Swift feat. Ice Spice (#2)
- "Kill Bill" – SZA (#1)
- "La Bebé" – Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma (#11)
- "Last Christmas" – Wham! (#4)
- "Last Night" – Morgan Wallen (#1)
- "Lavender Haze" – Taylor Swift (#2 in 2022, #11 in 2023)
- "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" – Dean Martin (#8)
- "Like Crazy" – Jimin (#1)
- "Logical" – Olivia Rodrigo (#20)
- "Love You Anyway" – Luke Combs (#15)
- "Lovin on Me" – Jack Harlow (#1)
- "Made You Look" – Meghan Trainor (#11)
- "Making the Bed" – Olivia Rodrigo (#19)
- "Man Made a Bar" – Morgan Wallen feat. Eric Church (#15)
- "Meltdown" – Travis Scott feat. Drake (#3)
- "Mine (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#15)
- "Monaco" – Bad Bunny (#5)
- "My Eyes" – Travis Scott (#19)
- "Need a Favor" – Jelly Roll (#13)
- "Now and Then" – The Beatles (#7)
- "Now That We Don't Talk" – Taylor Swift (#2)
- "Oh U Went" – Young Thug feat. Drake (#19)
- "One Thing at a Time" – Morgan Wallen (#10)
- "Out of the Woods (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#16)
- "Paint the Town Red" – Doja Cat (#1)
- "Perro Negro" – Bad Bunny and Feid (#20)
- "Players" – Coi Leray (#9)
- "Princess Diana" – Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj (#4)
- "Put It on da Floor Again" – Latto feat. Cardi B (#13)
- "Red Ruby da Sleeze" – Nicki Minaj (#13)
- "Religiously" – Bailey Zimmerman (#13)
- "Rich Baby Daddy" – Drake feat. Sexyy Red and SZA (#11)
- "Rich Flex" – Drake and 21 Savage (#2 in 2022, #5 in 2023)
- "Rich Men North of Richmond" – Oliver Anthony (#1)
- "Rock and a Hard Place" – Bailey Zimmerman (#10)
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Brenda Lee (#1)
- "Santa Tell Me" – Ariana Grande (#12)
- "Sarah's Place" – Zach Bryan feat. Noah Kahan (#14)
- "Save Me" – Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson (#19)
- "Say Don't Go" – Taylor Swift (#5)
- "Search & Rescue" – Drake (#2)
- "Seven" – Jungkook feat. Latto (#1)
- "Single Soon" – Selena Gomez (#19)
- "Sleigh Ride" – The Ronettes (#8)
- "Slime You Out" – Drake feat. SZA (#1)
- "Slut!" – Taylor Swift (#3)
- "Snooze" – SZA (#2)
- "Something in the Orange" – Zach Bryan (#10)
- "Spotless" – Zach Bryan feat. The Lumineers (#17)
- "Standing Next to You" – Jungkook (#5)
- "Style (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#9)
- "Suburban Legends" – Taylor Swift (#10)
- "Super Freaky Girl" – Nicki Minaj (#1 in 2022, #18 in 2023)
- "Superhero (Heroes & Villains)" – Metro Boomin, Future and Chris Brown (#8 in 2022, #18 in 2023)
- "Sure Thing" – Miguel (#11)
- "Thank God" – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown (#13)
- "Thank God" – Travis Scott (#16)
- "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" – Nat King Cole (#9)
- "The Grudge" – Olivia Rodrigo (#16)
- "Thinkin' Bout Me" – Morgan Wallen (#7)
- "Thought You Should Know" – Morgan Wallen (#7)
- "Topia Twins" – Travis Scott feat. Rob49 and 21 Savage (#17)
- "Tourniquet" – Zach Bryan (#20)
- "TQG" – Karol G and Shakira (#7)
- "Try That in a Small Town" – Jason Aldean (#1)
- "Un x100to" – Grupo Frontera and Bad Bunny (#5)
- "Under the Influence" – Chris Brown (#12)
- "Underneath the Tree" – Kelly Clarkson (#11)
- "Unholy" – Sam Smith and Kim Petras (#1 in 2022, #2 in 2023)
- "Used to Be Young" – Miley Cyrus (#8)
- "Vampire" – Olivia Rodrigo (#1)
- "Virginia Beach" – Drake (#3)
- "Water" – Tyla (#10)
- "Welcome to New York (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#14)
- "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish (#14)
- "What Would Pluto Do" – Drake (#18)
- "Where She Goes" – Bad Bunny (#8)
- "White Christmas" – Bing Crosby (#12 in 1962, #15 in 2023)
- "White Horse" – Chris Stapleton (#12)
- "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (#19)
- "You Broke My Heart" – Drake (#11)
- "You Proof" – Morgan Wallen (#5 in 2022, #8 in 2023)
Deaths
- January 1 – Gangsta Boo, 43, rapper (Three 6 Mafia)
- Fred White, 67, funk drummer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- January 6 – Danny Kaleikini, 85, Hawaiian pop singer
- January 10 – Dennis Budimir, 84, jazz and rock guitarist (The Wrecking Crew)
- January 12 – Lisa Marie Presley, 54, pop rock singer-songwriter
- January 15 – C. J. Harris, 31, singer and American Idol season 13 contestant
- January 18 – Van Conner, 55, rock bassist (Screaming Trees)
- David Crosby, 81, folk rock guitarist (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
- January 26 – Dean Daughtry, 76, Southern rock keyboardist (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
- January 28 – Tom Verlaine, 73, rock guitarist (Television)
- January 31 – Charlie Thomas, 85, R&B singer (The Drifters)
- February 8 – Burt Bacharach, 94, composer, songwriter, producer, pianist
- February 12 – Trugoy the Dove, 54, rapper (De La Soul)
- February 17 – Kyle Jacobs, 49, country music songwriter, musician
- February 18 – Tom Whitlock, 68, pop rock songwriter
- March 2 – Wayne Shorter, 89, jazz saxophonist, composer (Weather Report)
- March 5 – Gary Rossington, 71, Southern rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- March 14 – Bobby Caldwell, 71, R&B singer
- March 22 – Wayne Swinny, 59, rock guitarist (Saliva)
- March 29 – Brian Gillis, 48, pop singer (LFO)
- April 4 – Vivian Trimble, 59, rock keyboardist (Luscious Jackson)
- April 25 – Harry Belafonte, 96, singer, actor
- April 30 – Jordan Blake, 36, singer (A Skylit Drive)
- May 21 – Ed Ames, 95, pop singer, actor (Ames Brothers)
- May 23 – Sheldon Reynolds, 63, R&B guitarist (Sun, Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire)
- May 24 – Bill Lee, 94, jazz bassist
- George Maharis, 94, pop singer
- Tina Turner, 83, R&B, rock, soul and pop singer (Ike & Tina Turner)
- June 1 – Cynthia Weil, 82, songwriter
- June 4 – George Winston, 74, pianist
- June 13 – Blackie Onassis, 57, rock drummer (Urge Overkill)
- June 18 – Big Pokey, 48, rapper (Screwed Up Click)
- Teresa Taylor, 60, punk drummer (Butthole Surfers)
- June 23 – Jesse McReynolds, 93, bluegrass musician (Jim & Jesse)
- July 21 – Tony Bennett, 96, jazz and traditional pop singer
- Neal Langford, 50, rock bassist (The Shins)
- July 26 – Randy Meisner, 77, country rock bassist and singer (Eagles, Poco)
- August 7 – DJ Casper, 58, DJ and songwriter, known for his dance song the "Cha Cha Slide"
- August 13 – Magoo, 50, rapper (Timbaland & Magoo)
- August 18 – Ray Hildebrand, 82, pop singer (Paul & Paula)
- August 28 – August 08, 31, R&B singer-songwriter and producer
- August 30 – Jack Sonni, 68, rock guitarist (Dire Straits)
- September 1 – Jimmy Buffett, 76, singer-songwriter
- September 4 – Steve Harwell, 56, pop rock singer (Smash Mouth)
- Gary Wright, 80, singer-songwriter (Spooky Tooth)
- September 10 – Charlie Robison, 59, country music singer-songwriter
- September 16 – Irish Grinstead, 43, R&B singer (702)
- September 23 – Terry Kirkman, 83, pop singer-songwriter (The Association)
- October 9 – Buck Trent, 85, country music instrumentalist
- October 11 – Rudolph Isley, 84, R&B and soul singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers)
- October 18 – Dwight Twilley, 72, power pop singer-songwriter
- November 20 – Mars Williams, 68, jazz and rock saxophonist (The Psychedelic Furs, The Waitresses)
- December 22 – Laura Lynch, 65, country music singer (founding member of the Dixie Chicks)