2016 in American music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that are expected to happen in 2016 in music in the United States.
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
Bands reformed
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Albums released in 2016
January
February
March
April
Albums to be released in 2016
May
June
July
August
- August 12
Second quarter
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Top hits on record
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hits
Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20
- "2 Phones" – Kevin Gates (#17)
- "6 Inch" – Beyoncé feat. The Weeknd (#18)
- "679" – Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz (#4 in 2015, #11 in 2016)
- "7 Years" – Lukas Graham (#2)
- "Adventure of a Lifetime" – Coldplay (#13)
- "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (#11)
- "Antidote" – Travis Scott (#16)
- "Back to Sleep" – Chris Brown (#20)
- "Cake by the Ocean" – DNCE (#9)
- "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd (#1 in 2015, #15 in 2016)
- "Dangerous Woman" – Ariana Grande (#10)
- "Don't" – Bryson Tiller (#13)
- "Don't Let Me Down" - The Chainsmokers feat. Daya (#14)
- "Down in the DM" – Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj (#13)
- "Ex's & Oh's" – Elle King (#10 in 2015, #14 in 2016)
- "Formation" – Beyoncé (#10)
- "Hands to Myself" – Selena Gomez (#7)
- "Hello" – Adele (#1)
- "Here" – Alessia Cara (#5)
- "Hold Up" – Beyoncé (#13)
- "Hotline Bling" – Drake (#2 in 2015, #3 in 2016)
- "I Know What You Did Last Summer" – Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (#20)
- "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" – Mike Posner (#5)
- "In the Night" – The Weeknd (#12)
- "Jumpman" – Drake and Future (#12)
- "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend (#8 in 2015, #9 in 2016)
- "Little Red Corvette" - Prince (#6 in 1983, #20 in 2016)
- "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber (#1)
- "Low Life" - Future feat. The Weeknd (#18)
- "Me, Myself & I" – G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha (#7)
- "Middle" – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine (#20)
- "My House" – Flo Rida (#4)
- "Never Forget You" – Zara Larsson and MNEK (#15)
- "No" – Meghan Trainor (#3)
- "On My Mind" – Ellie Goulding (#13 in 2015, #14 in 2016)
- "One Call Away" – Charlie Puth (#12)
- "One Dance" - Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (#2)
- "Oui" – Jeremih (#19)
- "Panda" – Desiigner (#1)
- "Piece by Piece" – Kelly Clarkson (#8)
- "Pillowtalk" – Zayn (#1)
- "Pop Style" - Drake feat. The Throne (#16)
- "Purple Rain" - Prince and The Revolution (#2 in 1984, #4 in 2016)
- "Roses" – The Chainsmokers feat. ROZES (#6)
- "Same Old Love" – Selena Gomez (#5)
- "Sorry" – Beyoncé (#11)
- "Sorry" – Justin Bieber (#1)
- "Stitches" – Shawn Mendes (#4 in 2015, #6 in 2016)
- "Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots (#2)
- "Summer Sixteen" – Drake (#6)
- "The Hills" – The Weeknd (#1 in 2015, #7 in 2016)
- "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" – Silentó (#3 in 2015, #19 in 2016)
- "What Do You Mean?" – Justin Bieber (#1 in 2015, #5 in 2016)
- "When Doves Cry" - Prince (#1 in 1984, #8 in 2016)
- "When We Were Young" – Adele (#14)
- "White Iverson" – Post Malone (#14)
- "Wildest Dreams" – Taylor Swift (#5 in 2015, #18 in 2016)
- "Work" – Rihanna feat. Drake (#1)
- "Work from Home" – Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla Sign (#6)
Deaths
- January 1 - Gilbert Kaplan, 74, conductor
- January 2 - Brad Fuller, 62, composer
- January 4 - Long John Hunter, 84, blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
- January 5
- January 7
- January 8
- January 10
- January 13 - Bern Herbolsheimer, 67 composer
- January 15
- January 16 - Gary Loizzo, 70, singer, guitarist, and producer (The American Breed)
- January 17
- January 18 - Glenn Frey, 67, singer-songwriter and guitarist (Eagles)
- January 20 - Lee Abramson, 45, bass player and composer
- January 22 - Cadalack Ron, 34, rapper
- January 26 - Margaret Pardee, 95, violinist
- January 28
- January 29 - Billy Faier, 85, banjo player
- February 1 - Jon Bunch, 45, singer-songwriter (Sense Field and Further Seems Forever)
- February 3 - Big Kap, 45, hip-hop DJ and producer
- February 4
- February 5 - Ray Colcord, 66, composer
- February 6
- February 11 - Kim Williams, 68, songwriter
- February 12 - George Tipton, 83, composer and conductor
- February 14
- February 15
- February 18 - Paul Gordon, 52, keyboard player and producer (New Radicals and The B-52's)
- February 21 - Betty Jane Watson, 94, singer
- February 22 - Sonny James, 87, country singer-songwriter
- February 24 - Lennie Baker, 69, singer and saxophonist (Sha Na Na and Danny & the Juniors)
- February 26 - C. L. Blast, 81, soul singer
- March 1
- March 3 - Gavin Christopher, 66, R&B singer-songwriter and producer
- March 4
- March 5 - Chip Hooper, 53, talent agent
- March 8 - Ron Jacobs, 78, producer
- March 9 - Ray Griff, 75, country singer
- March 10
- March 11
- March 12 - Tommy Brown, 84, R&B singer
- March 13 - Sidney Mear, 97, trumpet player
- March 15 - Daryl Coley, 60, gospel singer
- March 16 - Frank Sinatra, Jr., 72, singer-songwriter
- March 17 - Steve Young, 73, country singer-songwriter
- March 18 - David Egan, 61, singer-songwriter
- March 22 - Phife Dawg, 45, rapper (A Tribe Called Quest)
- March 26 - David Baker, 84, composer
- March 29 - Patty Duke, 69, singer
- March 30 - Frankie Michaels, 60, singer
- March 31 - Terry Plumeri, 71, bassist, composer, and conductor
- April 2 - Gato Barbieri, 83, jazz saxophonist and composer
- April 3 - Bill Henderson, 90, jazz singer
- April 4 - Carlo Mastrangelo, 78, doo-wop singer and bassist (The Belmonts)
- April 5 - Leon Haywood, 74, singer-songwriter and producer
- April 6
- April 9 - Tony Conrad, 76, composer
- April 11 - Jack Hammer, 90, singer-songwriter and pianist
- April 21
- Prince, 57, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Lonnie Mack, 74, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- April 24 - Billy Paul, 81, soul singer
See also
References
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