2026 in American music
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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2026 in music in the United States.
Notable events
January
- 9 – The Protomen released their first studio album in nearly seventeen years, Act III: This City Made Us, which serves as the conclusion to their three-act rock opera inspired by the story of the Mega Man video game franchise.[1]
- 16 – ASAP Rocky released his first studio album in eight years, Don't Be Dumb, over three years after its original announcement in December 2022.[2]
- Nicholas Galanin released his first album in five years, Stand on My Shoulders.[3]
- 19 – Jamal Roberts sings the national anthem at the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship.[4]
- 23 – Megadeth release their self-titled final album, their first in four years.[5]
- Lina releases her first album in over ten years, Melodrama.
- Goldfinger release their first studio album in nearly six years, Nine Lives.
- The Format released their first album in nearly twenty years, Boycott Heaven. It is also vocalist Nate Ruess' first album on which he is credited as a primary member in eleven years.
- Alec Duckart, under his alias Searows, released his first studio album in four years, Death in the Business of Whaling.
- 30 – Joyce Manor released their first album in nearly four years, I Used to Go to This Bar.[6]
- By Storm, formed from surviving members of Injury Reserve, released their debut studio album, My Ghosts Go Ghost. It is the first album in nearly five years for members RiTchie with a T and Parker Corey.
February
- 1 – The 68th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Kendrick Lamar won the most awards with five including Record of the Year, shared with SZA for "Luther". Bad Bunny won Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell won their third Song of the Year award for "Wildflower" and English singer-songwriter Olivia Dean won Best New Artist.[7] This was the last year the ceremony aired on CBS, as ABC will air it under a ten-year deal starting in 2027.[8]
- 5 – Twisted Sister cancel their 50th Anniversary tour after lead singer Dee Snider resigned due to health issues.[9]
- 6 – Puscifer released their first studio album in nearly six years, Normal Isn't.
- J. Cole released his first studio album in five years, The Fall-Off.
- Silversun Pickups released their first studio album in four years, Tenterhooks.
- Robert Deeble released his first album in eight years, The Space Between Us.
- 7 – 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold dies in his sleep from stage 4 renal cell carcinoma at the age of 47.
- 8 – Charlie Puth performed the national anthem and Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, and Ricky Martin performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LX at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.[10] Green Day performed pre-game.[11]
- 13 – Converge released their first studio album in nearly five years, Love Is Not Enough. It was followed by their next album, Hum of Hurt, only four months later.
- The Bronx, under their moniker Mariachi El Bronx, released their first studio album in five years, Mariachi El Bronx IV.
- The Lone Bellow released their first studio album in nearly four years, What a Time to Be Alive.
- 20 – New Found Glory released their first studio album in nearly six years, Listen Up!.[12]
- Hilary Duff released her first studio album in eleven years, Luck... or Something.
- Exhumed released their first studio album in four years, Red Asphalt.
- 27 – Bruno Mars released his first solo studio album in nearly ten years and his first overall in nearly five years, The Romantic.
- Rob Zombie released his first studio album in five years, The Great Satan.
- Bill Callahan released his first studio album in four years, My Days of 58.
- Ritt Momney released his first studio album in five years, Base.
- A Wilhelm Scream released their first studio album in four years, Cheap Heat.
- Voxtrot released their first studio album in nineteen years, Dreamers in Exile.
March
- 6 – Surfbort released their first studio album in five years, Reality Star.
- 13 – Lamb of God released their first studio album in four years, Into Oblivion.
- The Fray release their first studio album in twelve years, A Light That Waits.
- Sweet Pill release their first studio album in four years, Still There's a Glow.
- 20 – Exodus release their first studio album in five years, Goliath. It is the band's first album in sixteen years to feature returning vocalist Rob Dukes, following Steve Souza's second departure in 2025.
- Neurosis release their first studio album in ten years, An Undying Love for a Burning World. It is the band's first album to feature new vocalist/guitarist Aaron Turner, following former frontman Scott Kelly's firing in 2019 and subsequent retirement in 2022, their first since drummer Jason Roeder's touring retirement in 2025 and their first in thirty years to not be produced by Steve Albini following his death in 2024.
- Tyketto release their first album in ten years, Closer to the Sun.
- Gladie release their first studio album in four years, No Need to Be Lonely.
- Poison the Well release their first studio album in seventeen years, Peace in Place.
- 27 – Black Label Society released their first studio album in five years, Engines of Demolition.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea released his debut solo studio album, Honora.
- The Academy Is... released their first studio album in nearly eighteen years, Almost There.[14]
- Melissa Etheridge releases her first studio album in five years, Rise.
- Good Riddance release their first studio album in seven years, Before the World Caves In.
- Snail Mail releases her first studio album in nearly five years, Ricochet.
- Paula Kelley releases her first solo studio album in twenty-three years, Blinking as the Starlight Burns Out.
- Tigers Jaw release their first studio album in five years, Lost on You.
April
- 3 – Corrosion of Conformity released their first studio album in eight years, Good God / Baad Man. It is their first album in more than three decades without original bassist Mike Dean, who was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, and their first in more than two decades with drummer Stanton Moore, who replaced Reed Mullin after his death in 2020.
- Sunn O))) released their self-titled studio album, their first in seven years.
- 11 – No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease but confirmed he would continue to perform.[15]
- 12 – Australian actress Ruby Rose alleged in a Threads post that Katy Perry sexually assaulted her at Spice Market Nightclub in Melbourne, Australia in 2010. A representative for Perry responded with a statement to Variety that stated the allegations between Rose and Perry were both false and lies, and also stated that Rose "has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named." The Victoria Police began investigating the allegations.[16]
- 14 – Alexia Jayy won the twenty-ninth season of The Voice. Liv Ciara was named runner-up.[17]
- 17 – Vanessa Carlton released her first studio album in six years, Veils.[18]
- Nine Inch Noize, consisting of Nine Inch Nails and German electronic producer and DJ Boys Noize, released their collaborative self-titled studio album. It is Nine Inch Nails' first album not related to members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' film score work in six years.
- Crimson Glory released their first studio album in twenty-seven years, Chasing the Hydra.[19]
- 21 – Azealia Banks released her first studio album in twelve years, Zenzealia.
- 24 – Akon released his first studio album in seven years, Beautiful Day.[20]
- Failure released their first studio album in nearly five years, Location Lost.
- Noah Kahan released his first studio album in almost four years, The Great Divide.[21]
- Terror released their first studio album in four years, Still Suffer.[22]
May
- 1 – Isaiah Rashad released his first studio album in five years, It's Been Awful.
- American Football released their fourth self-titled studio album, their first in seven years.
- Toadies released their first studio album in nine years, The Charmer.[23]
- Rita Wilson released her first studio album in four years and her first of original material in seven years, Sound of a Woman.
- Young the Giant released their first studio album in four years, Victory Garden.
- 8 – Amy Grant released her first solo studio album in almost ten years, The Me That Remains.
- Muna released their first studio album in four years, Dancing on the Wall.
- Linda Perry released her first solo studio album in eleven years, Let It Die Here.
- Social Distortion released their first studio album in fifteen years, Born to Kill.
- 11 – Hannah Harper won the twenty-fourth season of American Idol. Jordan McCullough was named runner-up.
- 15 – The All-American Rejects released their first studio album in fourteen years, Sandbox.
- Mya released her first studio album in eight years, Retrospect.
- Kevin Morby released his first studio album in four years, Little Wide Open.
- Pro-Pain released their first studio album in eleven years, Stone Cold Anger.
- 17 – The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
- 22 – Armored Saint released their first studio album in six years, Emotion Factory Reset.[24]
- 25 – The American Music Awards of 2026 took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
- 29 – Kurt Vile released his first studio album in four years, Philadelphia's Been Good to Me.
June
- 2 – Peabo Bryson died from a stroke at the age of 75.
- 5 – Bedouine released her first studio album in five years, Neon Summer Skin.
- Death Cab for Cutie released their first studio album in four years, I Built You a Tower.
- Evanescence released their first studio album in five years, Sanctuary.
- Lizzo released her first studio album in four years, Bitch.[26]
- Barry Manilow released his first studio album in six years, What a Time.
- Jo Dee Messina released her first studio album in twelve years, Bridges.[27]
- Modest Mouse released their first studio album in five years, An Eraser and a Maze. It is their first album to feature guitarist Simon O'Connor following the departures of Jim Fairchild and Lisa Molinaro in 2021 and their first with drummer Damon Cox following the death of Jeremiah Green in 2022.
- Widowspeak released their first studio album in four years, Roses.
- 12 – Dirty Heads released their first studio album in four years, 7 Seas.[28]
- Sublime released their first studio album in thirty years, Until the Sun Explodes. It is their first album released since the death of original frontman Bradley Nowell in 1996, with his son, Jakob, providing lead vocals for this album.
- Baauer released his first studio album in six years, U.
- Sleeping with Sirens released their first studio album in four years, An Ending in Itself.
- Khemmis released their self-titled studio album, their first in five years.
- Kelsey Lu released her first studio album in seven years, So Help Me God.
- Genghis Tron released their first studio album in five years, Signal Fire.
- 14 – Singer Oliver Tree was among six people killed in a mid-air helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil while undertaking his first world tour. Tree was 32 years old.[29]
- 18 – Sixpence None the Richer bassist Justin Cary died from a stroke at the age of 50.
- 19 – D12 released their first studio album in twenty-two years, D12 Forever Vol. 1. It will be the group's first album since the murder of member Proof in 2006 and the departures of former members Eminem and Mr. Porter in 2018, being the latter's second departure, and will feature a posthumous appearance from Proof.
- YG released his first solo studio album in four years, The Gentlemen's Club.
- 26 – Butthole Surfers will release their first studio album in twenty-five years, After the Astronaut. Originally intended to be released in 1998 as the successor to 1996's Electriclarryland, the album was initially canceled due to record label politics.[30]
- T.I. will release his final studio album, Kill the King, his first in six years.
- Switchfoot will release their first studio album in five years, Forever Now.[31]
- The Pretty Reckless will release their first studio album in five years, Dear God.
- Some Velvet Sidewalk will release their first studio album in twenty-nine years, Critters Encore.
- Girl Trouble will release their first studio album in twenty-three years, As Is.
- Downtown Boys will release their first studio album in nine years, Public Luxury.
- Junius will release their first studio album in nine years, Sotera.
July
- 3 – Madonna will release her first studio album in seven years, Confessions II.
- 10 – The Plot in You will release their self-titled studio album, their first in five years.
- Ne-Yo will release his first studio album in four years, Highway 79.
- Show Me the Body will release their first studio album in four years, Alone Together.
- Eva Under Fire will release their first studio album in four years, Villainous.
- 17 – Steve Lacy will release his first studio album in four years, Oh Yeah?.
- DJ Khaled will release his first studio album in four years, Aalam of God.
- Motionless in White will release their first studio album in four years, Decades.
- Rick Ross will release his first solo studio album in five years, Set in Stone.
- Syd will release her first studio album in four years, Beard.
- Quicksand will release their first studio album in five years, Bring on the Physics.
- Tesla will release their first studio album in seven years, Homage.
- 24 – Cypress Hill will release their first studio album in four years and their first Spanish-language album, Dios Bendiga.
- The Strokes will release their first studio album in six years, Reality Awaits.[32]
- Madball will release their first studio album in eight years, Not Your Kingdom.
- 31 – Shearwater will release their first studio album in four years, The New World.
August
- 14 – Carly Simon will release her first studio album in seventeen years and her first of original material in eighteen years, Comes in Waves.
- Phoebe Bridgers will release her first solo studio album in six years, Lost Weekend.
- 21 – Weezer will release their seventh self-titled album, also known as the Gold Album. It will be the band's first studio album in four years and their first traditional studio album in five years.
- Brandon Flowers of The Killers will release his first solo studio album in eleven years, Thrasher.
- Lambchop will release their first studio album in four years, Punching the Clown.
- 28 – Mike D will release his debut solo studio album, Thank You. It will be his first full album of new material in the fourteen years since the Beastie Boys' disbandment.
- Interpol will release their first studio album in four years, This Mirror Weighs a Ton.
- Sara Bareilles will release her first studio album in seven years, Good Grief.
- Everlast will release his first studio album in eight years, Embers to Ashes.
- Saul Williams will release his first solo studio album in seven years, Leap Life.
- Russian Circles will release their first studio album in four years, Nine.
- Lauren Alaina will release her first studio album in five years, Stages.
September
- 3 – Hieroglyphics will release their first studio album in thirteen years, All Said and Done.
- 4 – Mykki Blanco will release his first studio album in four years, Cafe Paradiso.
- 11 – Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem will release his first solo album in five years, Not Bad for New Jersey.
- 18 – Anthrax will release their first studio album in ten years, Cursum Perficio.
- Son Lux will release their first studio album in five years, Out Into.
- Emma Ruth Rundle will release her first solo studio album in five years, These Killing Times.
October
- 2 – Wynonna Judd will release her first studio album in ten years, The Hard Truth. It will be her first album released since the death of her mother and duo partner in the Judds, Naomi Judd, in 2022.
Second quarter
- The Ataris will release their first studio album in nineteen years.[34]
- Blondie will release their first studio album in nine years, High Noon. It will be their first since the 2025 death of longtime drummer Clem Burke, who contributed to the album prior to his death.[35]
- Meliah Rage will release their first studio album in eight years, Slaves in the Afterlife.[36]
Unknown date
- 4 Non Blondes will release their first studio album in thirty-four years.[37]
- Abysmal Dawn will release their first studio album in six years.[38]
- Adema will release their first studio album in nineteen years, Cruel Machine.[39]
- American Hi-Fi will release their first studio album in twelve years.[40]
- Bad Religion will release their first studio album in seven years.[41]
- Lindsey Buckingham will release his first solo studio album in five years.[42]
- Cake will release their first studio album in fifteen years.[41]
- Cartel will release their first studio album in thirteen years.[43]
- Chiodos will release their first studio album in twelve years.[44]
- Clutch will release their first studio album in four years.[45]
- Cold will release their first studio album in seven years.[46]
- Cro-Mags will release their first studio album in six years.[47]
- Dangerous Toys will release their first studio album in thirty-one years.[48]
- Death Angel will release their first studio album in seven years.[49]
- Down will release their first studio album in nineteen years.[50]
- Drowning Pool will release their first studio album in four years. It will be the band's first album in sixteen years to feature returning vocalist Ryan McCombs, following Jasen Moreno's departure in 2023.[51]
- Everclear will release their first studio album in eleven years.[52]
- Excel will release their first studio album in thirty-one years.[53]
- Fear Factory will release their first studio album in five years. It will be the band's first album with current lead vocalist Milo Silvestro and current drummer Pete Webber, both of whom joined in 2023.[54]
- Five Finger Death Punch will release their first studio album in four years.[55]
- Forbidden will release their first studio album in sixteen years. It will be the band's first album to feature their new lead vocalist Norman Skinner as the replacement of original vocalist Russ Anderson, who is retired.[56]
- Lita Ford will release her first studio album in ten years and her first of all-new material in fourteen years.[57]
- Guns N' Roses will release their first studio album in eighteen years. It will be the band's first album in thirty-three years, and their first of all-new material in thirty-five years, to feature guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan.[42]
- Hatebreed will release their first studio album in six years.[58]
- Heathen will release their first studio album in six years.[59]
- Icon will release their first studio album in thirty-seven years.[60]
- Incubus will release their first studio album in nine years, Something in the Water.[42] It will be their first studio album to feature bassist Nicole Row following the departure of longtime bassist Ben Kenney in 2023.
- The Interrupters will release their first studio album in four years.[61]
- Korn will release their first studio album in four years.[62]
- Limp Bizkit will release their first studio album in five years. It will be their first since the 2025 death of original bassist Sam Rivers, who had contributed to new music with the band by the time he died.[63][64]
- Living Colour will release their first studio album in nine years.[42]
- Mastodon will release their first studio album in five years. It will be their first album since the 2025 departure and subsequent death of former lead guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds.[65]
- Mudvayne will release their first studio album in seventeen years.[66]
- Murphy's Law will release their first studio album in twenty-five years.[67]
- Stevie Nicks will release her first solo studio album in twelve years, and her first of all-new material in fifteen years.[42]
- Papa Roach will release their first studio album in four years.[68]
- Power Trip will release their first studio album in nine years. It will be their first album recorded since the death of original frontman Riley Gale in 2020, and also their first to feature lead vocals by his replacement, Seth Gilmore.[69]
- Queensrÿche will release their first studio album in four years.[70]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers will release their first studio album in four years. It will be their third album together with guitarist John Frusciante since his second return to the band in 2019.[71]
- Sacred Reich will release their first studio album in seven years, Into the Abyss.[72]
- Savatage will release their first studio album in twenty-five years, Curtain Call.[73]
- Snot will release their first studio album in twenty-six years. It will be the band's first album to feature their new lead vocalist Andy Knapp as the replacement of original vocalist Lynn Strait, who died in 1998.[74]
- Soil will release their first studio album in thirteen years.[75]
- Soundgarden will release their first studio album in fourteen years. Intended as their final studio album, it will include the final recordings of frontman Chris Cornell, who died in 2017.[76][77][78]
- Spineshank will release their first studio album in fourteen years.[79]
- Bruce Springsteen will release his first studio album in four years and his first non-archival album of original material in six years.[80]
- Suicidal Tendencies will release their first studio album in eight years, and their first of all-new material in ten years. It will be their first release with guitarist Ben Weinman and bassist Tye Trujillo (son of former Suicidal Tendencies bassist Robert Trujillo).[81]
- Symphony X will release their first studio album in eleven years.[82]
- Trivium will release their first studio album in five years.[83]
- Ugly Kid Joe will release their first studio album in four years.[84]
- Vinnie Vincent Invasion will release their first studio album in thirty-eight years, Judgment Day Guitarmageddon.[85]
- Vio-lence will release their first studio album in thirty-three years.[86]
- Joe Walsh will release his first solo studio album in fourteen years.[42]
- ZZ Top will release their first studio album in fourteen years.[42] It will be their first since the 2021 death of original bassist Dusty Hill, and will include unreleased tracks recorded with him.[87]
Bands disbanded
List of albums released
January
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alter Bridge | Alter Bridge | |
| With Heaven on Top | Zach Bryan | ||
| Act III: This City Made Us | The Protomen | ||
| III | Pullman | ||
| 16 | Don't Be Dumb | ASAP Rocky | |
| Locket | Madison Beer | ||
| Stand on My Shoulders | Nicholas Galanin | Electronic | |
| The Dreamin' Kind | Langhorne Slim | ||
| Eat Yourself | Together Pangea | ||
| 23 | Everywhere You Look | Currensy | Southern hip-hop |
| Boycott Heaven[88] | The Format | Indie rock | |
| Nine Lives | Goldfinger | ||
| 20/20 | The Infamous Stringdusters | ||
| Melodrama | Lina | ||
| Megadeth | Megadeth | Thrash metal | |
| Death in the Business of Whaling | Searows | ||
| 30 | My Ghosts Go Ghost | By Storm | Experimental hip-hop |
| Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights? | Geologist | Electronic | |
| Closer to Happy | Joseph | ||
| I Used to Go to This Bar | Joyce Manor | ||
| Octane | Don Toliver | ||
| Backward | Jordan Ward |
February
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lost in the Wonder | Cory Wong | |
| 6 | The Space Between Us | Robert Deeble | Folk |
| Odyssey | Illenium | ||
| The Fall-Off | J. Cole | Hip-hop | |
| Under the Streetlights | Michael Marcagi | ||
| Normal Isn't | Puscifer | ||
| Tenterhooks | Silversun Pickups | ||
| 13 | Cold 2 The Touch | Angel Dust | |
| Love Is Not Enough | Converge | ||
| What a Time to Be Alive | The Lone Bellow | ||
| Mariachi El Bronx IV | Mariachi El Bronx | ||
| A.R.S.O.N. | Story of the Year | ||
| Up Above | Wrabel | ||
| 20 | Luck... or Something | Hilary Duff | |
| Red Asphalt | Exhumed | Death metal | |
| Dedication | Mirah | ||
| Cloud 9 | Megan Moroney | ||
| Somewhere In Between | Mothica | ||
| Listen Up![12] | New Found Glory | ||
| 27 | My Days of 58 | Bill Callahan | |
| Heaven 2 | Lala Lala | Indie rock | |
| The Romantic | Bruno Mars | ||
| Base | Ritt Momney | Indie pop | |
| Glass Minds | A Thousand Horses | ||
| Dreamers in Exile | Voxtrot | ||
| Cheap Heat | A Wilhelm Scream | ||
| The Great Satan | Rob Zombie |
March
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Hoppers | Mark Mothersbaugh | |
| Reality Star | Surfbort | Punk rock | |
| Hellhound | Vial | ||
| Thrashquake[13] | Whiplash | ||
| 13 | A Pound of Feathers | The Black Crowes | |
| A Light That Waits | The Fray | ||
| Mutiny After Midnight | Johnny Blue Skies | ||
| Into Oblivion | Lamb of God | ||
| Still There's a Glow | Sweet Pill | ||
| 20 | The Way I Am | Luke Combs | Country |
| Goliath | Exodus | Thrash metal | |
| No Need to Be Lonely | Gladie | Indie rock | |
| An Undying Love for a Burning World | Neurosis | ||
| Peace in Place | Poison the Well | ||
| Closer to the Sun | Tyketto | ||
| 27 | Almost There[14] | The Academy Is... | |
| Engines of Demolition | Black Label Society | ||
| Everything Glows[89] | Cannons | ||
| Rise | Melissa Etheridge | ||
| Honora | Flea | ||
| Before the World Caves In | Good Riddance | ||
| Blinking as the Starlight Burns Out | Paula Kelley | ||
| Heavy on the Soul | Ty Myers | Country | |
| Ricochet | Snail Mail | Indie rock | |
| Lost on You | Tigers Jaw | ||
| Moo | King Tuff |
April
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Good, Like It Should Be | Ber | Indie pop |
| Good God / Baad Man | Corrosion of Conformity | ||
| Sunn O))) | Sunn O))) | ||
| The Master Plan | Michael Sweet | ||
| 10 | Nowhere at Last | Broadside | |
| Joy Next Door[90] | The Maine | ||
| Dead to Rights | Metal Church | ||
| 14 | The World Is to Dig | They Might Be Giants | |
| 17 | Veils[18] | Vanessa Carlton | Pop |
| Chasing the Hydra | Crimson Glory | ||
| Reflections | From Ashes to New | ||
| Something Is a Shell | Sofia Isella | ||
| Nine Inch Noize | Nine Inch Noize | Industrial techno | |
| Sanctions | Souled American | ||
| 21 | Zenzealia | Azealia Banks | Spoken word |
| 24 | Beautiful Day[20] | Akon | |
| Songs About Us | Jason Aldean | ||
| The End Is Not the End[91] | Atreyu | ||
| Chasing Crowns | The Cab | ||
| New Day | John Corabi | ||
| Graceland Way | Mikaela Davis | Alternative rock | |
| Location Lost[92] | Failure | ||
| Your Favorite Toy | Foo Fighters | ||
| Something Worth Waiting For | Friko | Indie rock | |
| The Great Divide[21] | Noah Kahan | ||
| Kehlani | Kehlani | R&B | |
| Still Suffer[22] | Terror | Hardcore punk | |
| Toy with Me | Meghan Trainor | ||
| Love You Madly Hate You Badly | Oliver Tree | ||
May
June
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Neon Summer Skin | Bedouine | Folk |
| Hum of Hurt | Converge | ||
| I Built You a Tower | Death Cab for Cutie | Rock | |
| Sanctuary | Evanescence | Rock | |
| Bitch[26] | Lizzo | ||
| What a Time | Barry Manilow | Pop | |
| Bridges[27] | Jo Dee Messina | Country | |
| An Eraser and a Maze | Modest Mouse | Indie rock | |
| Louder Than Fate | Jared James Nichols | ||
| Grateful | The Red Clay Strays | Country | |
| Roses | Widowspeak | ||
| The Hymns[95] | CeCe Winans | Contemporary Christian | |
| 12 | U | Baauer | |
| 7 Seas[28] | Dirty Heads | ||
| Signal Fire | Genghis Tron | Experimental metal | |
| Khemmis | Khemmis | Doom metal | |
| So Help Me God | Kelsey Lu | ||
| Dirty Blonde | Bebe Rexha | ||
| An Ending in Itself | Sleeping with Sirens | ||
| Medusa | Stitched Up Heart | ||
| Until the Sun Explodes | Sublime | ||
| 19 | Sweet American Boy | Honestav | Alternative Rock, Indie Rock |
| Whack's Museum | Tierra Whack | R&B, Hip Hop | |
| Dream Me A Dream | Tucker Zimmerman | ||
| Saturday Night/Sunday Morning | PJ Morton | R&B, Soul | |
| The Story of Michael and Tanya | The War and Treaty | R&B, Gospel, Southern Soul |
List of albums set to be released
June
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | After the Astronaut | Butthole Surfers | |
| Time Will Tell | Devon Gilfillian | ||
| Dear God | The Pretty Reckless | ||
| Forever Now[31] | Switchfoot |
July
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Xperiment | Ken Carson | Southern Hip Hop, Rap |
| Live From The Guild Theater | L.A. Guns | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Livin' in the USA | Low Cut Connie | Rock and roll | |
| Confessions II | Madonna | ||
| 10 | Villainous | Eva Under Fire | Hard Rock, Alternative metal |
| Highway 79 | Ne-Yo | Pop, R&B, Soul | |
| The Plot in You | The Plot in You | ||
| Alone Together | Show Me the Body | ||
| 17 | Oh Yeah? | Steve Lacy | R&B, Soul |
| Decades | Motionless in White | ||
| Set In Stone | Rick Ross | Hip Hop, Rap | |
| Bring on the Physics | Quicksand | ||
| 24 | Not Your Kingdom | Madball | Hardcore Punk |
| Sugar | Mayday Parade | Pop-punk Pop rock, Alternative Rock | |
| Get It Honest[96] | The Revivalists | ||
| Reality Awaits | The Strokes | ||
| 31 | Grits and Glory | Albert Castiglia | Electric blues |
| Petal | Ariana Grande | Pop, Dance | |
| The Final Painting | Ed Askew | Folk | |
| The New World | Shearwater |
August
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tell Me Your Dream | Ceremony | |
| Once Upon A Second Time Around | Charlie Worsham | Country | |
| 14 | Ashley Cooke | Ashley Cooke | Country, Pop |
| Comes in Waves | Carly Simon | Pop | |
| 21 | Trespasser | Grace Potter | |
| Punching The Clown | Lambchop | Alternative Rock, Alternative Country | |
| 28 | Wildchild | Alex Warren | Folk-pop |
| Good Grief | Sara Bareilles | Pop, Soul |
September
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Happier Now[97] | Movements | |
| 11 | Not Bad for New Jersey[98] | Brian Fallon | |
| 18 | Cursum Perficio | Anthrax | Thrash metal |
| 25 | The Version of Me You Get | Wade Bowen | Country, Texas Country |
October
Unknown date
Second quarter
Late
- Slaves in the Afterlife by Meliah Rage[36][99]
TBA
- Cruel Machine by Adema[39]
- TBA by American Hi-Fi[40]
- Revolution Summer by The Ataris[34][100]
- TBA by Bad Religion[41]
- TBA by Lindsey Buckingham[42]
- TBA by Cake[41]
- TBA by Cartel[43]
- TBA by Chiodos[44]
- TBA by Cold[46]
- TBA by Cro-Mags[47]
- TBA by Dangerous Toys[48]
- TBA by Death Angel[49]
- TBA by Drowning Pool[51]
- TBA by Everclear[52]
- TBA by Excel[53]
- TBA by Five Finger Death Punch[55]
- TBA by Flotsam and Jetsam[101]
- TBA by Forbidden[56]
- TBA by Guns N' Roses[42]
- TBA by Hatebreed[58]
- TBA by Heathen[59]
- TBA by Icon[60]
- Something in the Water by Incubus[42]
- TBA by Kerry King[102][103]
- TBA by Korn[62]
- TBA by Limp Bizkit[63]
- TBA by Living Colour[42]
- Orphan Train by John Mellencamp[104]
- TBA by Ministry[105]
- TBA by Movements[106]
- TBA by Mudvayne[66]
- TBA by Murphy's Law[67]
- TBA by Stevie Nicks[42]
- TBA by Obituary[107]
- TBA by Overkill[108]
- TBA by Papa Roach[68]
- TBA by Power Trip[69]
- TBA by Queensrÿche[70]
- TBA by Red Hot Chili Peppers[71]
- Into the Abyss by Sacred Reich[72]
- Curtain Call by Savatage[73]
- TBA by Snot[74]
- TBA by Soil[75]
- TBA by Soundgarden[76]
- TBA by Spineshank[79]
- TBA by Bruce Springsteen[80]
- TBA by Billy Strings[109]
- TBA by Suicidal Tendencies[81]
- TBA by Symphony X[82]
- TBA by Trivium[83]
- Judgment Day Guitarmageddon by Vinnie Vincent Invasion[85]
- TBA by Vio-lence[86]
- TBA by Joe Walsh[42]
- TBA by Waterparks[110][111]
- TBA by ZZ Top[42]
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, 3 weeks in 2024, 4 weeks in 2025, 1 week in 2026)
- "Aperture" – Harry Styles (1 week)
- "Choosin' Texas" – Ella Langley (10 weeks)
- "Drop Dead" – Olivia Rodrigo (1 week)
- "DTMF" – Bad Bunny (1 week)
- "Hate That I Made You Love Me" – Ariana Grande (1 week so far)
- "I Just Might" – Bruno Mars (3 weeks)
- "Janice STFU" – Drake (2 weeks)
- "Opalite" – Taylor Swift (1 week)
- "Swim" – BTS (1 week)
- "The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift (8 weeks in 2025, 2 weeks in 2026)
Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
- "2 Hard 4 the Radio" – Drake (#9)
- "20 Cigarettes" – Morgan Wallen (#15)
- "A Holly Jolly Christmas" – Burl Ives (#4 in 2020, #12 in 2026)
- "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (#1)
- "American Cars" – Noah Kahan (#16)
- "American Girls" – Harry Styles (#4)
- "Aperture" – Harry Styles (#1)
- "B's on the Table" – Drake feat. 21 Savage (#12)
- "Babydoll" – Dominic Fike (#16)
- "Back to Friends" – Sombr (#7)
- "Baile Inolvidable" – Bad Bunny (#2)
- "Be By You" – Luke Combs (#12)
- "Be Her" – Ella Langley (#2)
- "Beauty and a Beat" – Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj (#5 in 2013, #11 in 2026)
- "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson (#1 in 1983, #15 in 2026)
- "Body" – Don Toliver (#14)
- "Boston" – Stella Lefty (#15)
- "Bottom of Your Boots" – Ella Langley (#20)
- "Burning Bridges" – Drake (#13)
- "Choosin' Texas" – Ella Langley (#1)
- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" – Darlene Love (#14)
- "Coming Up Roses" – Harry Styles (#18)
- "Daisies" – Justin Bieber (#2 in 2025, #10 in 2026)
- "Dashboard" – Noah Kahan (#19)
- "Deck the Halls" – Nat King Cole (#16 in 2022, #20 in 2026)
- "Die on This Hill" – Sienna Spiro (#19)
- "Doors" – Noah Kahan (#9)
- "Dracula" – Tame Impala and Jennie (#10)
- "Drop Dead" – Olivia Rodrigo (#1)
- "DTMF" – Bad Bunny (#1)
- "Dust" – Drake (#8)
- "E85" – Don Toliver (#15)
- "End of August" – Noah Kahan (#14)
- "End of Beginning" – Djo (#6)
- "Eoo" – Bad Bunny (#11)
- "FDO" – Pooh Shiesty (#12)
- "Feliz Navidad" – José Feliciano (#6 in 2021, #11 in 2026)
- "Folded" – Kehlani (#6)
- "Golden" – Huntrix (#1 in 2025, #2 in 2026)
- "Hate That I Made You Love Me" – Ariana Grande (#1)
- "Homewrecker" – Sombr (#19)
- "I Can't Love You Anymore" – Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen (#7)
- "I Got Better" – Morgan Wallen (#7 in 2025, #11 in 2026)
- "I Just Might" – Bruno Mars (#1)
- "Iloveitiloveitiloveit" – Bella Kay (#17)
- "It Depends" – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (#16 in 2025, #17 in 2026)
- "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" – Michael Bublé (#12 in 2025, #13 in 2026)
- "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (#12 in 2020, #18 in 2026)
- "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" – Andy Williams (#5 in 2021, #9 in 2026)
- "Janice STFU" – Drake (#1)
- "Jingle Bell Rock" – Bobby Helms (#2 in 2025, #3 in 2026)
- "Jingle Bells" – Frank Sinatra (#16 in 2023, #17 in 2026)
- "Last Christmas" – Wham! (#2 in 2025, #4 in 2026)
- "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" – Dean Martin (#7)
- "Little Birdie" – Drake (#18)
- "Make Them Cry" – Drake (#7)
- "Make Them Pay" – Drake (#10)
- "Make Them Remember" – Drake (#19)
- "Man I Need" – Olivia Dean (#2)
- "Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter (#1 in 2025, #18 in 2026)
- "Mutt" – Leon Thomas (#6 in 2025, #9 in 2026)
- "National Treasures" – Drake (#6)
- "Nuevayol" – Bad Bunny (#5)
- "Opalite" – Taylor Swift (#1)
- "Ordinary" – Alex Warren (#1 in 2025, #2 in 2026)
- "Plastic Cigarette" – Zach Bryan (#13)
- "Plot Twist" – Drake (#11)
- "Porch Light" – Noah Kahan (#20)
- "Ran to Atlanta" – Drake feat. Future and Molly Santana (#2)
- "Ready, Steady, Go!" – Harry Styles (#15)
- "Risk It All" – Bruno Mars (#4)
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Brenda Lee (#1 in 2023, #2 in 2026)
- "Run Rudolph Run" – Chuck Berry (#10 in 2021, #15 in 2026)
- "Santa Baby" – Eartha Kitt with Henri René and His Orchestra (#19)
- "Santa Tell Me" – Ariana Grande (#5)
- "Shabang" – Drake (#4)
- "Sleepless in a Hotel Room" – Luke Combs (#11)
- "Sleigh Ride" – The Ronettes (#8 in 2023, #10 in 2026)
- "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" – Olivia Dean (#5)
- "Stateside" – PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson (#6)
- "Swim" – BTS (#1)
- "Taste Back" – Harry Styles (#17)
- "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" – Nat King Cole (#6)
- "The Cure" – Olivia Rodrigo (#5)
- "The Fate of Ophelia" – Taylor Swift (#1)
- "The Great Divide" – Noah Kahan (#6)
- "Tit for Tat" – Tate McRae (#3 in 2025, #20 in 2026)
- "Tití Me Preguntó" – Bad Bunny (#5 in 2022, #7 in 2026)
- "Two Six" – J. Cole (#16)
- "Underneath the Tree" – Kelly Clarkson (#7 in 2025, #8 in 2026)
- "Voy a Llevarte Pa' PR" – Bad Bunny (#14)
- "WGFT" – Gunna feat. Burna Boy (#16)
- "What Did I Miss?" – Drake (#2 in 2025, #15 in 2026)
- "What I Want" – Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae (#1 in 2025, #19 in 2026)
- "What You Saying" – Lil Uzi Vert (#12)
- "Where Is My Husband!" – Raye (#11)
- "Whisper My Name" – Drake (#3)
- "White Christmas" – Bing Crosby (#12 in 1962, #16 in 2026)
- "Yukon" – Justin Bieber (#12)
Deaths
- January 2 – Johnny Legend, 77, rockabilly musician[112]
- January 6 – Jim McBride, 78, country music songwriter
- January 8 – Guy Moon, 63, television composer (scooter accident)[113]
- January 10 – Bob Weir, 78, rock singer and guitarist (Grateful Dead)[114]
- January 17 – Tucker Zimmerman, 84, singer-songwriter
- January 18 – Ralph Towner, 85, jazz multi-instrumentalist
- January 19 – Billy Parker, 88 country music singer and DJ, guitarist
- January 23 – Guy Hovis, 84, country, jazz, and gospel singer
- January 25 – Gabe Lopez, 43, singer, songwriter, producer
- January 26 – Richie Beirach, 78, jazz pianist and composer
- January 28 – Bryan Loren, 59, songwriter and producer
- January 30 – Parthenon Huxley, 70, singer, songwriter, producer (ELO Part II, The Or Orchestra)
- January 31 – Mingo Lewis, 72, percussionist and drummer (Santana, The Tubes)
- Billy Bass Nelson, 75, bass guitarist (Funkadelic, Parliament Funkadelic)
- February 1 – Steve Washington, 67, trumpeter (Slave, Aurra)
- February 2 –
- Chuck Negron, 83, singer (Three Dog Night)
- Ken Peplowski, 66, jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist
- February 3 –
- Ron Kenoly, 81, Christian singer and songwriter
- Lamonte McLemore, 90, pop singer (The 5th Dimension)
- February 4 – Tommy Crook, 81, blue grass, country and jazz guitarist
- February 5 – Fred Smith, 77, funk and soul bassist (Television, Blondie)[115]
- February 6 – Lynn Blakey, singer (Tres Chicas, Let's Active)
- February 7 –
- Brad Arnold, 47, rock singer (3 Doors Down)[116]
- Greg Brown, 56, guitarist (Cake, Deathray)
- February 9 – Garland Green, 83, soul singer and pianist
- February 11 – Jerry Kennedy, 85, producer, songwriter, guitarist
- February 14 – Tim Very, 42, rock drummer (Manchester Orchestra)[117]
- February 15 – Wayne Proctor (We the People)[118]
- February 16 – Billy Steinberg, 75, songwriter
- February 18 – Lil Poppa, 25, rapper
- February 21 – Willie Colón, 75, salsa musician
- February 22 – Luci4, 23, rapper, songwriter, producer
- February 23 –
- Sondra Lee, 97, musical actress and dancer
- Monti Rock III, 86, singer (Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes)
- February 24 – Oliver "Power" Grant, 55, producer
- February 27 –
- Neil Sedaka, 86, pop singer and songwriter[119][120]
- Travis Wammack, 81, rock and roll guitarist
- February 28 – John P. Hammond, 83, blues singer and guitarist
- March 1 –
- Gary Walker, 83, singer and percussionist (The Standells, The Walker Brothers)
- March 3 – Roy Book Binder, 82, blues musician[122]
- March 5 – Lee Turner, 89, musician, (The Dream Weavers)
- March 7 -
- David Brigati, 85, singer (Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals).[123]
- Country Joe McDonald, 84, singer (Country Joe and the Fish) and songwriter[124]
- March 9 – Tommy DeCarlo, 60, singer (Boston, DECARLO)
- Augie Meyers, 85, musician (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados)[125]
- March 10 – Willie Anthony Waters, 74, opera conductor
- March 14 – Paul Geremia, 81, blues singer and acoustic guitarist
- March 16 – Wayne Perkins, 74, rock and R&B guitarist, singer, songwriter, session musician
- March 18 – Robert White, 89, tenor
- March 20 – Louie Louie, 63, singer and producer
- March 22 – Ronnie Bowman, 64, bluegrass singer, guitarist, and songwriter
- March 23 –
- Jerry Dee Lewis, rapper (The Cold Crush Brothers)
- Chip Taylor, 86, singer and songwriter
- March 25 – Dash Crofts, 87, soft-rock singer and songwriter (Seals & Crofts)
- March 26 – Ross the Boss, 72, guitarist (The Dictators, Manowar)
- March 27 – Jon Dee Graham, 67, musician, guitarist, singer (The Skunks, True Believers)
- March 28 –
- DJ Dan, 57, house music DJ and producer
- Matt Krupanski, drummer (BoySetsFire)
- March 29 –
- Greg Elmore, 79, drummer (The Brogues, Quicksilver Messenger Service)
- Williametta Spencer, 86, composer
- March 30 –
- Carl Bonafede, 85, musician and band manager (The Buckinghams, Daughters of Eve)
- Walt Maddox, 88, singer (The Marcels)
- Christopher North, 75, keyboardist and session musician (Ambrosia)
- April 2 –
- James Gadson, 86, drummer (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band)
- Bo Lueders, 38, guitarist (Harm's Way)
- April 3 – Fred Lite, 74, singer (The Chi-Lites, The Lost Generation)
- April 5 – Donn Landee, 79, producer and recording engineer
- April 6 – Blondy, 66, rapper (The Sequence)
- April 9 – Afrika Bambaataa, 68, DJ, rapper, record producer
- April 10 – Harry Kim, 74, trumpeter (The Phenix Horns)
- April 14 – Dan Wall, 72, jazz organist and pianist
- April 16 – Don Schlitz, 73, songwriter and musician
- April 20 – Alan Osmond, 76, pop and country singer (The Osmonds)
- May 22 – Rob Base, 59, rapper (Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock)
- June 14 – Oliver Tree, 32, alternative rock singer, songwriter and rapper
- June 18 – Tay Keith, 29, hip-hop record producer
- Justin Cary, 50, rock bassist (Sixpence None the Richer)