2015 in American music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happen in 2015 in music in the United States.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Bands formed

Bands reformed

Bands on hiatus

Bands disbanded

Albums released in 2015

January

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 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
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
Non-Fiction Ne-Yo R&B
F.E.A.R. Papa Roach Rock

February

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
17 Love Stuff Elle King Alternative rock, indie pop
True Romance Estelle R&B
Smoke + Mirrors Imagine Dragons Alternative rock
23 Restarter Torche Sludge metal
24 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

March

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
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, chillstep, electro house
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 Run Awolnation Indie rock, electronic rock, alternative dance, industrial 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
24 Chaos and the Calm James Bay Indie pop, soul, alternative rock
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
The Album About Nothing Wale Hip hop
Ludaversal Ludacris Hip hop
Postcards from Paradise Ringo Starr Rock
Human Three Days Grace[19] Hard rock, alternative metal

April

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
12 Take Me As I Am Lauren Light Pop-Rock
14 Cherry Bomb Tyler, The Creator Alternative hip hop
Welcome to Los Santos The Alchemist and Oh No Hip hop, synthpop, dancehall
Love Somebody Reba McEntire Country
Second Hand Heart Dwight Yoakam Country
21 Sound & Color Alabama Shakes Southern rock, roots rock, blues 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
Folks Like Us Montgomery Gentry Country
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
28 Handwritten Shawn Mendes Pop
You Should Be Here Kehlani R&B, hip hop
Suffer in Peace Tyler Farr Country
Stages Josh Groban
Jekyll + Hyde Zac Brown Band Country, country rock, country pop

May

Date Album Artist Genre(s)
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 Traveller[20] Chris Stapleton Country, southern rock
12 Neon Future II[21] Steve Aoki EDM
When the Smoke Clears [21] Hinder Hard rock, glam rock, alternative rock
The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2 Nashville cast Country, 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 The Desired Effect Brandon Flowers Alternative rock
The First Time Kelsea Ballerini Country
Blurryface Twenty One Pilots Pop-rap
Sol Invictus Faith No More Alternative metal
Rivals Coal Chamber Metal
Flying Lessons Fool's Gold World, tropical, indie rock
22 Forever Alesso House
26 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[21] 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

June

Date Album Artist Genre(s)
1 Summer Nights In Philly Joey Burke
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
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
Drones Muse Alternative rock, new prog
Beneath the Skin Of Monsters and Men Indie folk, indie pop, pop
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
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
29 Venus Joy Williams[22] 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[23] country

July

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
16 Star Wars Wilco Alternative rock, indie rock
17 Angels and Alcohol Alan Jackson Country[24]
Currents Tame Impala Psychedelic rock
Mister Asylum Highly Suspect Alternative rock
Dale Pitbull Rap
DS2 Future Hip hop
24 The Blade Ashley Monroe[25] Country
Born in the Echoes The Chemical Brothers Electronic dance music
Not an Apology Bea Miller[26] Pop rock, pop
Pound Syndrome Hopsin Hip hop
Woman Jill Scott R&B, soul
Shockwave Supernova Joe Satriani[27] Instrumental rock
Hysteria Katharine McPhee[28] Pop
31 Five Crooked Lines Finger Eleven Alternative rock
Saint Asonia Saint Asonia Hard rock, heavy metal, alternative metal

August

Date Album Artist Genre(s)
7 Kill the Lights Luke Bryan [29] 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,[30] 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
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
Start Here Maddie & Tae Country
30 Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz Miley Cyrus Psychedelic pop, Experimental pop

September

Date Album Artist Genre(s)
4 Cast in Steel a-ha Alternative rock, pop rock
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[31] 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
Digital Vein David Cook Rock, pop rock, post-grunge
Higher Truth Chris Cornell Rock
Rattle That Lock David Gilmour Progressive rock
Honeymoon Lana Del Rey Dream pop
Hysteria Katherine McPhee Pop
Pagans in Vegas Metric Indie rock, new wave
GO:OD AM Mac Miller Hip hop
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
Caracal Disclosure House, UK garage, dubstep
Fetty Wap Fetty Wap Hip hop, trap, R&B
Servant of Love Patty Griffin Americana, Folk, folk rock
Music Complete New Order Alternative rock, electronic rock, new wave, pop 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

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
Golgotha W.A.S.P. Heavy metal, hard rock
Psychic Warfare Clutch Hard rock, stoner rock, blues rock
Unbreakable Janet Jackson Pop, R&B
Calling All Lovers Tamar Braxton R&B
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[32] Selena Gomez Pop
35 MPH Town Toby Keith Country
16 Confident Demi Lovato Pop
General Admission Machine Gun Kelly Hip hop
The Color Before the Sun Coheed and Cambria Progressive rock
The Documentary 2.5 The Game Hip hop
23 Sounds Good Feels Good 5 Seconds of Summer Pop punk
Liberman Vanessa Carlton Indie pop
I Changed a Lot DJ Khaled Hip Hop
Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits Blake Shelton[33] Country
Storyteller Carrie Underwood Country
Reasons Omarion R&B
25 Another Country Rod Stewart Rock
29 Embrace Armin Van Buuren Trance progressive house
30 Def Leppard Def Leppard Hard Rock
Wiped Out The Neighbourhood Alternative Rock
Money Shot Puscifer Alternative Rock, post−industrial

November

Date Album Artist Genre(s)
6 Delirium Ellie Goulding Pop
What's Inside: Songs from Waitress Sara Bareilles Pop
Get Weird Little Mix Pop
Damn Country Music Tim McGraw Country
Art Angels Grimes Synthpop
13 When the Morning Comes A Great Big World Pop
Purpose Justin Bieber[34] Pop
Heart Blanche CeeLo Green R&B
Made in the A.M. One Direction Pop
The Incredible True Story Logic Hip hop
Know-It-All Alessia Cara Pop
I'm Comin' Over Chris Young Country
Free TC Ty Dolla $ign R&B
Church In These Streets Jeezy Rap
20 25 Adele Pop
Shadow of a Doubt Freddie Gibbs Hip hop
Guided By Voices Lo-fi
25 All American Nick Carter Pop
27 White Light The Corrs Rock, folk

December

Date Album Artist Genre(s)
4 Blue Neighbourhood Troye Sivan Electropop, dream pop
A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay Pop
Late Nights Jeremih R&B, hip hop
Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven Kid Cudi Alternative rock, grunge, punk rock
11 right on! jennylee New Wave
Islah Kevin Gates Rap
The Buffet R. Kelly R&B, hip hop
18 Royalty Chris Brown R&B
Code Red Monica R&B
"King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude" Pusha T Hip hop
Purple Baroness Alternative metal

Top hits on record

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hits

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

Deaths

See also

References

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