2019_in_American_music
2019 in American music
Overview of the events of 2019 in American music
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2019 in music in the United States.
See also: Timeline of musical events
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
January
- 2 – Daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille died at the age of 76 due to renal failure, with his ex-wife Toni Tennille at his side.[1]
- 7 – Andy Grammer performed the national anthem, and Imagine Dragons performed the halftime show during the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship with special guest Lil Wayne.[2][3]
- 17 – Christina Perri released her first album in five years, Songs for Carmella: Lullabies & Sing-a-Longs[4]
- 18 – Pedro the Lion released their first album in fifteen years, Phoenix.[5]
- Sharon Van Etten released her first album in five years, Remind Me Tomorrow.[6]
- 25 – Backstreet Boys released their first album in six years, DNA.[7]
February
- 3 – Gladys Knight performed the National Anthem, and Maroon 5, Big Boi, and Travis Scott performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where their performance received negative reviews from the critics naming the worst Super Bowl performances in history.[8]
- 8 – Jessica Pratt released her first album in four years, Quiet Signs.[9]
- 10 – The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, took place. The show returned to Staples Center in Los Angeles. Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves took home the most awards with four each. Musgraves won Album of the Year with Golden Hour, while Gambino won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "This Is America". Dua Lipa won Best New Artist.
March
- 1 - Jonas Brothers released their first single in six years, Sucker, which reached #1 in eight countries, including the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
- Queensrÿche released their first album in almost four years, The Verdict.[10]
- Gary Clark, Jr. released his first album in four years, This Land.[11]
- 3–6 – The two part documentary Leaving Neverland provoked a backlash causing radio stations to ban Michael Jackson's music, in turn leading Jackson fans into protest.
- 8 – Misery Index released their first album in five years called Rituals of Power.
- Tesla released their first album in five years, Shock.
- 22 – La Dispute released their first album in five years, Panorama.
- 29 – George Strait released his first album in four years, Honky Tonk Time Machine[12]
- 31 – Rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed out front of his store in Los Angeles, CA. He was 33 years old.
April
- 5 – Brooks & Dunn released their first album in twelve years, Reboot[13]
- Sara Bareilles released her first album in four years, Amidst the Chaos.
- 7 – The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.[14]
- Billie Eilish became the first musician born in the 21st century to top the Billboard 200 chart with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? [15]
- 17 - Motown Records celebrated 60th anniversary.
- 26 – Rob Thomas released his first album in four years, Chip Tooth Smile.
- Taylor Swift, in collaboration with Panic! at the Disco lead Brendon Urie, released her highly anticipated lead single "ME!" off her seventh studio album Lover. The song made the biggest leap in Billboard Hot 100 history, from 100–2, and the song's music video broke the Vevo 24 hour record.
May
- 1 – The Billboard Music Awards took place in Las Vegas.[16]
- 3 – Ashley Tisdale released her first album in 10 years, Symptoms.
- – Bad Religion released their first album in six years, Age of Unreason.[17]
- – L7 released their first album in twenty years, Scatter the Rats.
- – Vampire Weekend released their first album in six years, Father of the Bride.[18]
- 10 – Ciara released her first album in four years, Beauty Marks.[19]
- – Possessed released their first album in 33 years, Revelations of Oblivion.
- 19 – Laine Hardy won the seventeenth season of American Idol. Alejandro Aranda is named runner-up.
- 21 – Maelyn Jarmon won the sixteen season of The Voice. Gyth Rigdon was the runner-up. Dexter Roberts and Andrew Sevener finished third and fourth place respectively.
- 24 – Flying Lotus released his first album in five years, Flamagra.
June
- 5 – The CMT Music Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
- 7 – Boxing Gandhis released their first album in seven years, Culture War.
- Jonas Brothers released their first album in 10 years, Happiness Begins.[20]
- Perry Farrell released his first solo album in eighteen years, Kind Heaven.
- 11 – The New York Times Magazine publishes an investigative report by music journalist Jody Rosen, detailing the extent of the 2008 Universal fire. The article reveals that much of the fire's damage was concealed from the public for well over a decade, and that the full extent of the fire included the destruction of up to 175,000 master recordings of songs— both released and unreleased— by Universal Music Group-owned artists.[21] UMG representatives would initially dispute the accuracy of the article, before eventually confirming that their archives had indeed sustained considerable losses as a result of the fire.[22]
- 14 – Baroness released their first album in four years, Gold & Grey.
- – Bruce Springsteen released his first album in five years and his first of all original material in seven years, Western Stars.
- – Madonna released her first album in four years, Madame X.
- – The Cherry Poppin' Daddies released Bigger Life, their first album of original material in six years and their first ska album in 11 years.
- 16 – Adema parted ways with original lead singer Mark Chavez for the third time.[23] He was replaced by Julien-K frontman and former Orgy guitarist Ryan Shuck.
- 19 – Original Unwritten Law drummer Wade Youman left the band for the second time.
- 21 – The Raconteurs released their first album in eleven years, Help Us Stranger.[24]
- 28 – The Black Keys released their first album in five years, Let's Rock.[25]
July
- 1 – Janet Weiss left Sleater-Kinney after 23 years with the band.[26]
- 5 – Westside Gunn released his major debut album FLYGOD is An Awesome GOD
- 26 – Mini Mansions released their first album in four years, Guy Walks Into A Bar.
- 29 – Lil Nas X reached his seventeenth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "Old Town Road"; obtaining the all-time record.[27]
August
- 2 – Diana DeGarmo released her first album in 15 years, Gemini.
- O-Town released their first album in five years, The O.T.W.N. Album.
- 9 – Slipknot released their first album in five years, We Are Not Your Kind.[28]
- 16 – Sleater-Kinney released their first album in four years, The Center Won't Hold.
- 19 – Billie Eilish became the first artist born in the 21st century to top the Billboard Hot 100 with "Bad Guy"[29]
- 26 – The VMA's took place at the Prudential Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- 30 – Tool released their first studio album in 13 years, Fear Inoculum.[30]
September
- 6 – Melanie Martinez released her first album in four years, K-12.[31]
- 13 – Cold released their first album in eight years, The Things We Can't Stop.
- Eddie Money died at age 70 following a battle with esophageal cancer.[32]
- 15 – Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, was found dead at 75.
- 26 – Nivea released her first album in thirteen years, Mirrors.
October
- 4 – that dog released their first album in 22 years, Old LP. It was also their first album without founding member Petra Haden.
- Akon released his first album in ten years, El Negreeto.
- Lagwagon released their first album in five years, Railer.
- 11 – Chris Knight released his first album in seven years, Almost Daylight.
- 29 - After seven months of banned Michael Jackson music, some radio stations re-added some of his hits.
November
- 1 – Hootie & the Blowfish released their first album in fourteen years, Imperfect Circle.[33]
- 2 — Guns N' Roses conclude the Not in This Lifetime... Tour, which began in April 2016, at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The tour ends as the highest-grossing of all time by an American act and the third-highest overall.
- 13 — The Country Music Association Awards took place. Hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guests: Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire.
- 15 — Céline Dion released her first English-language studio album in 6 years with Courage and became her first number-one album since 2002 in the US (5th overall).
- 18 – Mötley Crüe utilized a loophole in their "Cessation of Touring" agreement to reform for a stadium tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in summer 2020.
- 24 – The American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift won the most awards with six.
- 29 – Cattle Decapitation released their first album in four years, Death Atlas.
- 30 – Slayer played their final concert at The Forum in Inglewood, California, subsequently disbanding 38 years after their formation.
December
- 6 – Sufjan Stevens released his first album in four years, titled The Decalogue.[34]
- 8 – Rapper Juice WRLD died of a seizure at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. He was 21 years old.
- 15 – Red Hot Chili Peppers parted ways with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, and then announced that John Frusciante would rejoin them for the third time.[35]
- 17 – Jake Hoot was named winner of the seventeenth season of The Voice. Ricky Duran was named runner-up. Katie Kadan and Rose Short finished third and fourth place respectively.
- 21 – 25 years after its original release, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" reached No. 1 for the first time on Billboard Hot 100, breaking several records and becoming her 19th No. 1 on the chart.
- Anberlin
- Bikini Kill
- The Black Crowes
- Black Flag
- Go Radio
- Gossip
- Heart
- Jawbox
- Jonas Brothers
- Lunachicks
- Meg & Dia
- Methods of Mayhem
- Metro Station
- Monty Are I
- Motion City Soundtrack
- Mr. Bungle
- My Chemical Romance
- Phantom Planet
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Rage Against the Machine
- The Rapture
- Scary Kids Scaring Kids
- There for Tomorrow
- Vio-lence
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| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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| 1 | Seasons | American Authors | |
| Mall of Fortune[52] | Harriet Brown | ||
| Zeppelin Over China [53] | Guided By Voices | ||
| Tides of a Teardrop[54] | Mandolin Orange | ||
| Helping Hands... Live & Acoustic at the Masonic[55] | Metallica | ||
| Ruthless | The Moth & The Flame | Alternative rock | |
| Midnight | Set It Off | ||
| 8 | Thank U, Next[56] | Ariana Grande | |
| Sunshine Rock[57] | Bob Mould | ||
| Buoys | Panda Bear | ||
| Quiet Signs[9] | Jessica Pratt | Folk | |
| The Love Train | Meghan Trainor | Pop | |
| 14 | Let's Be Frank | Trisha Yearwood | Jazz |
| 15 | Can't Say I Ain't Country[58] | Florida Georgia Line | Country |
| Oh Boy | Harlem | ||
| 22 | OK, I'm Sick | Badflower | |
| Distance over Time[59] | Dream Theater | Progressive metal | |
| The Last Word[60] | The O'Jays | ||
| The Wings of War[61] | Overkill | Thrash metal | |
| Lips on Lips[62] | Tiffany Young | Pop |
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March
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April
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| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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| 5 | Reboot[13] | Brooks & Dunn | Country |
| Brutalism | The Drums | Indie pop | |
| It Rains Love[66] | Lee Fields | ||
| Free Spirit | Khalid | R&B | |
| Bank on the Funeral | Matt Maeson | ||
| Stronger Than the Truth[67] | Reba McEntire | Country | |
| Periphery IV: Hail Stan[68] | Periphery | ||
| The Seduction of Kansas[69] | Priests | ||
| 12 | State I'm In[70] | Aaron Lewis | Country |
| The Darker the Weather // The Better the Man | Missio | ||
| Everybody Gets the Blues | Eric Reed | ||
| 19 | Social Cues | Cage the Elephant | |
| Where Polly People Go To Read | Gus Dapperton | Indie pop | |
| Fake Blood | Heart Attack Man | ||
| Cuz I Love You[71] | Lizzo | ||
| 26 | Neotheater | AJR | |
| Launch Fly Land | Dreamers | ||
| The Pink Chateau | In the Valley Below | Indie rock | |
| Violet Street | Local Natives | Indie rock | |
| Late Nights and Longnecks[72] | Justin Moore | Country | |
| In League With Dragons | The Mountain Goats | ||
| Was It Even Real? | Olivia O'Brien | ||
| Hurts 2B Human[73] | P!nk | Pop | |
| Chip Tooth Smile | Rob Thomas | ||
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June
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| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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| 7 | Culture War | Boxing Gandhis | |
| Final Transmission | Cave In | Metalcore | |
| Kind Heaven[82] | Perry Farrell | Alternative rock | |
| Happiness Begins[20] | Jonas Brothers | Pop | |
| Renegade | Dylan LeBlanc | ||
| Widow's Weeds[83] | Silversun Pickups | ||
| Erotic Reruns | Yeasayer | Experimental rock | |
| 14 | III | Bad Books | |
| Gold & Grey[84] | Baroness | Alternative metal | |
| Years To Burn | Calexico & Iron and Wine | ||
| Bigger Life[85] | Cherry Poppin' Daddies | ||
| Mother Nature | The Dangerous Summer | Alternative rock | |
| Modern World | Max Jury | Indie rock | |
| Madame X[86] | Madonna | Pop | |
| Western Stars | Bruce Springsteen | Rock | |
| Orion[87] | X Ambassadors | ||
| 15 | The Orwells | The Orwells | |
| 19 | The ReVe Festival: Day 1 | Red Velvet | |
| 21 | Blood | Collective Soul | |
| From Another World | Jim Lauderdale | ||
| 7 | Lil Nas X | Hip hop | |
| Help Us Stranger | The Raconteurs | ||
| Snowball Out of Hell | The Smoking Flowers | ||
| 28 | Let's Rock[25] | The Black Keys | |
| Indigo | Chris Brown | ||
| Inspirations and Dedications | Al Foster | Jazz | |
| Stranger Songs | Ingrid Michaelson | ||
| Local Motion | Pepper |
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July
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| 5 | Metawar | 3Teeth | |
| Stonechild | Jesca Hoop | ||
| Hotel Diablo | Machine Gun Kelly | Hip hop | |
| FLYGOD is an Awesome GOD | Westside Gunn | Hip hop | |
| 12 | Voyager[88][89] | 311 | |
| III | Banks | Gothic pop | |
| Don't You Think You've Had Enough?[90] | Bleached | ||
| Shadows | Cannons | ||
| Daydream Explosion | The Dollyrots | Punk rock | |
| Modern Mirror | Drab Majesty | ||
| Controlled Burn Live in Atlanta | Gringo Star | Indie rock | |
| Solutions[91] | K.Flay | ||
| 19 | Singular: Act II | Sabrina Carpenter | |
| King's Mouth | The Flaming Lips | Alternative rock | |
| Brand New Day | Eddie Money | ||
| The Lost Tapes II | Nas | Hip hop | |
| The Space Between the Shadows | Scott Stapp | Rock | |
| 26 | The Big Day | Chance the Rapper | Hip hop[92] |
| Navie | Andy Grammer | Pop | |
| happysad | Meg & Dia | ||
| Guy Walks Into A Bar | Mini Mansions | ||
| The Search | NF | Hip hop[93] | |
| New State of Mind | Night Riots | Pop rock | |
| Little Yachty | Sugar Ray | ||
| Hotel Last Resort | Violent Femmes | Alternative rock | |
| The Lost Boy | YBN Cordae | Hip hop[94] |
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| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
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| 1 | The Legacy Collection (Reissue) | Garth Brooks | Country |
| New Age Norms | Cold War Kids | ||
| MCID[106] | Highly Suspect | ||
| Imperfect Circle[33] | Hootie & the Blowfish | Rock | |
| Wildcard | Miranda Lambert | Country | |
| 8 | Get Loud! | Agnostic Front | Hardcore punk |
| What You See is What You Get[107] | Luke Combs | Country | |
| The Trophy | Kate Davis | ||
| Hollywood Cowboys | Quiet Riot | ||
| Building Balance | Allen Stone | ||
| 15 | Dead: The Album | Breathe Carolina | |
| Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Fall Out Boy | ||
| What Would The Odd Do | Guerilla Toss | ||
| Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police | Juliana Hatfield | ||
| Ocean[108] | Lady Antebellum | Country | |
| December, Darling | Meg & Dia | Christmas | |
| 22 | 9 | Jason Aldean | Country |
| Hyperspace | Beck | ||
| Cotillions | William Patrick Corgan | Americana | |
| Lost And Found | Harry Nilsson | ||
| To Be One with You | Pluralone | Alternative rock | |
| Come On Up To The House | Various Artists | ||
| Speed | Keller Williams | ||
| 29 | Death Atlas | Cattle Decapitation | |
| Winter Stories | Judy Collins | ||
| Dr. Feelgood (Reissue) | Mötley Crüe | ||
| Sickness Divine | The Red Death | ||
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| 6 | Live At The Rebel Lounge[109] | Authority Zero | |
| Romance | Camila Cabello | ||
| Only The Song Survives | John Hiatt | ||
| The Blackest Crow | Anna Nalick | ||
| The Decalogue (CD)[110] | Sufjan Stevens | ||
| 12 | Whenever | Atmosphere | Hip hop |
| 13 | Year One Demos | American Football | |
| 32 Thousand Days | Emerson Hart | ||
| The Gamblers Last Deal | Kenny Rogers | Country | |
| Fully Loaded God's Country | Blake Shelton | Country | |
| 20 | Circumstance Sythnesis | Julianna Barwick | |
| The Complete Atlantic Albums | Solomon Burke | ||
| Hot Rats (50th Anninversary Reissue) | Frank Zappa | ||
| 27 | JackBoys | Travis Scott | |
| Jesus is Born | Kanye West |
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See also: List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2019, List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2019, and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2019
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
- "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande (8 weeks)
- "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
- "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (1 week)
- "Circles" – Post Malone (2 weeks)
- "Heartless" – The Weeknd (1 week)
- "Highest in the Room" – Travis Scott (1 week)
- "Lose You to Love Me" – Selena Gomez (1 week)
- "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (19 weeks)
- "Señorita" – Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (1 week)
- "Shallow" – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (1 week)
- "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (3 weeks)
- "Sucker" – Jonas Brothers (1 week)
- "Sunflower" – Post Malone and Swae Lee (1 week)
- "Thank U, Next" – Ariana Grande (6 weeks in 2018, 1 week in 2019)
- "Truth Hurts" – Lizzo (7 weeks)
- "Without Me" – Halsey (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.
- "10,000 Hours" – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (#4)
- "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande (#1)
- "A Holly Jolly Christmas" – Burl Ives (#6)
- "A Lot" – 21 Savage (#12)
- "All I Want for Christmas Is You" − Mariah Carey (#1)
- "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (#1)
- "Ballin'" – Mustard feat. Roddy Ricch (#14)
- "Bandit" – Juice WRLD and YoungBoy Never Broke Again (#10)
- "Beautiful People" – Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid (#13)
- "Better" – Khalid (#8)
- "Better Now" – Post Malone (#3 in 2018, #10 in 2019)
- "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd (#11)
- "Bop" – DaBaby (#11)
- "Boy with Luv" – BTS feat. Halsey (#8)
- "Boyfriend" – Ariana Grande and Social House (#8)
- "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" – Ariana Grande (#2)
- "Breathin" – Ariana Grande (#12 in 2018, #15 in 2019)
- "Bury a Friend" – Billie Eilish (#14)
- "Circles" – Post Malone (#1)
- "Closed on Sunday" – Kanye West (#17)
- "Dance Monkey" – Tones and I (#9)
- "Dancing with a Stranger" – Sam Smith and Normani (#7)
- "Die for Me" – Post Malone feat. Future and Halsey (#20)
- "Don't Call Me Angel" − Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey (#13)
- "Don't Start Now" – Dua Lipa (#2)
- "Drip Too Hard" − Lil Baby and Gunna (#4 in 2018, #8 in 2019)
- "Earfquake" – Tyler, the Creator (#13)
- "Earth" – Lil Dicky (#17)
- "Eastside" – Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid (#9)
- "Enemies" – Post Malone feat. DaBaby (#16)
- "Even Though I'm Leaving" – Luke Combs (#11)
- "Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish (#8)
- "Follow God" – Kanye West (#7)
- "Futsal Shuffle 2020" – Lil Uzi Vert (#5)
- "Girls Like You" − Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B (#1 in 2018, #7 in 2019)
- "God's Country" – Blake Shelton (#17)
- "Going Bad" – Meek Mill feat. Drake (#6 in 2018, #10 in 2019)
- "Good as Hell" – Lizzo (#3)
- "Goodbyes" – Post Malone feat. Young Thug (#3)
- "Happier" – Marshmello and Bastille (#2)
- "Heartless" – The Weeknd (#1)
- "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" – Panic! at the Disco (#16)
- "High Hopes" – Panic! at the Disco (#4)
- "Highest in the Room" – Travis Scott (#1)
- "Hollywood's Bleeding" – Post Malone (#15)
- "Homicide" – Logic feat. Eminem (#5)
- "Hot" – Young Thug feat. Gunna (#11)
- "Hot Girl Summer" – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign (#11)
- "I Don't Care" – Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber (#2)
- "If I Can't Have You" – Shawn Mendes (#2)
- "Intro" – DaBaby (#13)
- "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" − Andy Williams (#10 in 2018, #13 in 2019)
- "Jingle Bell Rock" – Bobby Helms (#8)
- "Last Christmas" – Wham! (#17)
- "Leave Me Alone" – Flipp Dinero (#20)
- "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" − Dean Martin (#20)
- "Lights Up" – Harry Styles (#17)
- "Lose You to Love Me" – Selena Gomez (#1)
- "Lover" – Taylor Swift (#10)
- "Lucid Dreams" – Juice WRLD (#2 in 2018, #8 in 2019)
- "Me!" – Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie (#2)
- "Megatron" – Nicki Minaj (#20)
- "Memories" – Maroon 5 (#4)
- "Mia" – Bad Bunny feat. Drake (#5 in 2018, #19 in 2019)
- "Middle Child" – J. Cole (#4)
- "Mo Bamba" − Sheck Wes (#6 in 2018, #14 in 2019)
- "Money" − Cardi B (#13)
- "Money in the Grave" – Drake feat. Rick Ross (#7)
- "Murder on My Mind" − YNW Melly (#14)
- "NASA" – Ariana Grande (#17)
- "Needy" – Ariana Grande (#14)
- "Never Really Over" – Katy Perry (#15)
- "Nightmare" – Halsey (#15)
- "No Guidance" – Chris Brown feat. Drake (#5)
- "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (#1)
- "One Man Band" – Old Dominion (#20)
- "Only Human" – Jonas Brothers (#18)
- "Panini" – Lil Nas X (#5)
- "Playing Games" – Summer Walker (#16)
- "Please Me" – Cardi B and Bruno Mars (#3)
- "Pop Out" – Polo G feat. Lil Tjay (#11)
- "Press" – Cardi B (#16)
- "Ransom" – Lil Tecca (#4)
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Brenda Lee (#2)
- "Roxanne" – Arizona Zervas (#4)
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" − Gene Autry (#16)
- "Saint-Tropez" – Post Malone (#18)
- "Selah" – Kanye West (#19)
- "Señorita" – Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (#1)
- "Shallow" − Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (#1)
- "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott (#1 in 2018, #3 in 2019)
- "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (#1)
- "Sucker" – Jonas Brothers (#1)
- "Suge" – DaBaby (#7)
- "Sunflower" – Post Malone and Swae Lee (#1)
- "Sweet but Psycho" – Ava Max (#10)
- "Take What You Want" – Post Malone feat. Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott (#8)
- "Taki Taki" – DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B (#11 in 2018, #18 in 2019)
- "Talk" – Khalid (#3)
- "Thank U, Next" – Ariana Grande (#1)
- "The Box" – Roddy Ricch (#18)
- "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" − Nat King Cole (#11)
- "The Git Up" – Blanco Brown (#14)
- "The London" – Young Thug, J. Cole and Travis Scott (#12)
- "Thotiana" – Blueface (#8)
- "Trampoline" – Shaed (#13)
- "Truth Hurts" – Lizzo (#1)
- "Wake Up in the Sky" − Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars and Kodak Black (#11 in 2018, #12 in 2019)
- "Whiskey Glasses" – Morgan Wallen (#17)
- "Wish Wish" − DJ Khaled feat. Cardi B and 21 Savage (#19)
- "Without Me" – Halsey (#1)
- "Woah" – Lil Baby (#16)
- "Wow." – Post Malone (#2)
- "You Need to Calm Down" – Taylor Swift (#2)
- "Youngblood" – 5 Seconds of Summer (#7 in 2018, #14 in 2019)
- "Zeze" − Kodak Black feat. Travis Scott and Offset (#2 in 2018, #9 in 2019)
- January 1 –
- Shane Bisnett, 31, metalcore bassist (Ice Nine Kills)[111]
- Pegi Young, 66, musician, activist[112]
- January 2 – Daryl Dragon, 76, musician, songwriter, keyboardist (Captain & Tennille)[113]
- January 3 – Steve Ripley, 69, singer songwriter (The Tractors)[114]
- January 5 – Alvin Fielder, 83, jazz drummer[115]
- January 7 – Clydie King, 75, pop and rock singer[116]
- January 9 – Joseph Jarman, 81, jazz saxophonist[117]
- January 10 – Larry Cunningham, 67, R&B singer
- January 12 – Sanger D. Shafer, 84, country singer, songwriter[118]
- January 13
- Bonnie Guitar, 95, country singer[119]
- David "Frenchy" O'Brien, 71, pop drummer (Animotion)
- January 16 – Lorna Doom, 61, punk rock bassist[120]
- January 17 – Reggie Young, 82, country and rock guitarist, session musician[121]
- January 21 –
- Kaye Ballard, 93, musical theatre actress, comedian[122]
- Edwin Birdsong, 77, funk keyboardist[123]
- Maxine Brown, 87, country singer[124]
- January 25 – Jacqueline Steiner, 94, folk singer, songwriter[125]
- January 26 – Bruce Corbitt, 56, heavy metal vocalist[126]
- January 28 – Paul Whaley, 72, rock drummer[127]
- January 29 – James Ingram, 66, R&B singer[128]
- January 31 – Harold Bradley, 93, country guitarist[129]
- February 2 – Alex Brown, 52, rock guitarist (Gorilla Biscuits)[130]
- February 3 – Tim Landers, 62, vocalist and singer[131]
- February 11 – Harvey Scales, 78, R&B soul singer and songwriter[132]
- February 15 – Kofi Burbridge, 57, keyboardist and flautist[133]
- February 16 – Ken Nordine, 98, spoken word jazz[134]
- February 17 – Ethel Ennis, 86, jazz musician[135]
- February 19 – Artie Wayne, 77, pop singer, producer
- February 20 – Dominick Argento, 91, composer[136]
- February 21 –
- Peter Tork, 77, musician (The Monkees)[137]
- Gus Backus, 81, doo-wop singer
- Jackie Shane, 78, soul singer[138]
- February 24 – Mac Wiseman, 93, bluegrass musician[139]
- March 1 – Stephan Ellis, 69, rock bassist (Survivor)[140]
- March 2 – Al Hazan, 84, pianist (B. Bumble and the Stingers), songwriter and record producer
- March 4 – Mike Walker, 50, rock drummer (Aranda)
- March 5 – Sara Romweber, 55, drummer for Let's Active, Snatches of Pink and Dex Romweber Duo[141]
- March 6 – James Dapogny, 78, jazz pianist[142]
- March 8 – Eddie Taylor Jr., 46, blues singer and guitarist
- March 10 – Asa Brebner, 65, singer-songwriter and guitarist[143][144]
- March 11 – Hal Blaine, 90, rock and pop drummer[145]
- March 12 – John Kilzer, 62, singer and songwriter[146]
- March 16 –
- Dick Dale, 81, surf rock guitarist[147]
- David White, 79, doo-wop and rock and roll singer (Danny & the Juniors)[148]
- March 17 – Andre Williams, 82, R&B singer[149]
- March 21 – Doris Duke, 77, gospel and soul singer
- March 25 – Scott Walker, 76, experimental pop singer (The Walker Brothers)[150]
- March 28 - Maury Laws, 95, composer
- March 31 – Nipsey Hussle, 33, rapper[151]
- April 2 –
- April 3 - Shawn Smith, 53, singer and songwriter[152]
- Rick Elias, Christian singer and songwriter
- Kim English, 48, house singer and Christian singer[153]
- April 4 – Tiger Merrit, 31, rock singer and guitarist
- April 5 – Davey Williams, 66, Avant-Garde and jazz guitarist
- April 6 – Jim Glaser, 81, country singer[154]
- April 10 – Earl Thomas Conley, 77, country singer[155]
- April 15 – Joe Terry, 78, doo-wop and rock and roll (Danny & the Juniors)
- April 18 – Eddie Tinger, 92, blues singer and keyboardist
- April 22 – Dave Samuels, 70, jazz musician[156]
- April 26 – Phil McCormack, 58, southern rock singer (Molly Hatchet)[157]
- May 2 – John Starling, 79, bluegrass singer and songwriter (The Seldom Scene)[158]
- May 4 – J.R. Cobb, 75, guitarist and songwriter[159]
- May 9 – Preston Epps, 88, percussionist
- May 11 –
- Peggy Lipton, 72, singer and actress[160]
- Sol Yaged, 96, jazz clarinetist[161]
- May 13 – Doris Day, 97, singer and actress[162][163]
- May 14 –
- Leon Rausch, 91, Country singer
- Mike Wilhelm, 77, rock guitarist
- May 15
- Chuck Barksdale, 84, R&B singer, bass singer and founding member of The Dells.[164]
- Huelyn Duvall, 79, rockabilly singer and guitarist
- May 17 – Eric Moore, 67, hard rock singer and bassist
- May 28 – John Gary Williams, 73, R&B singer[165]
- May 29 –
- Tony Glover, 79, blues singer and harmonica player[166]
- Jeff Walls, 62, guitarist and songwriter[167][168]
- May 30 – Leon Redbone, 69, jazz and ragtime singer, guitarist[169][170]
- May 31 – Roky Ericson, 71, psychedelic rock singer and songwriter
- June 4 - Mikey Dees, TBD, punk rock singer and guitarist (Fitz of Depression)
- June 5 – Brian Doherty, 51, guitarist (Big Wreck)[171][172]
- June 6 – Dr. John, 77, blues, jazz, boogie-woogie, and rock singer, songwriter
- June 9 –
- Bushwick Bill, 52, rapper (Geto Boys)
- Jim Pike, 82, pop singer (The Lettermen)
- June 10 –
- Chuck Glaser, 83, country singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers)[173]
- Paul Sinegal, 75 blues singer
- June 16 – Bishop Bullwinkle, 70, soul singer
- June 19 – Etika, 29, youtuber and rapper
- June 23 – David Bartholomew, 100, composer and bandleader
- June 24 – Jeff Austin, 45, bluegrass singer
- June 29 – Gary Duncan, 72, rock guitarist
- July 1 – Sid Ramin, 100, composer and arranger
- July 9 – Aaron Rosand, 92, classical violinist
- July 10 – Jerry Lawson, 75, a cappella singer
- July 12 –
- Dick Richards, 95, rock and roll drummer
- Russell Smith, 70, country rock singer
- July 16 - Bill Vitt, rock drummer
- July 18 – Bob Frank, 75, singer, songwriter
- July 21 – Ben Johnston, 93, microtonal composer
- July 22 – Art Neville, 81, funk singer, keyboardist
- July 29 – Ras G, 39, hip hop producer
- August 5 – Lizzie Grey, 60, glam metal guitarist
- August 7
- David Berman, 52, indie rock songer songwriter
- Francesca Sundsten, 58, post punk bassist
- Nicky Wonder, 59, power pop guitarist
- August 11 – Jim Cullum Jr., 77, jazz cornetist
- August 19 – Larry Taylor, 77, bass guitarist
- August 27
- Neal Casal, 50, rock guitarist
- Donnie Fritts, 76, country keyboardist and songwriter
- August 28 – Nancy Holloway, 86, jazz and pop singer
- August 29 – Jimmy Pitman, 72, rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Strawberry Alarm Clock)
- September 5 – Jimmy Johnson, 76, rock and soul guitarist
- September 10 –
- Jeff Fenholt, 68, rock and Christian singer
- Danny Johnston, 58, folk singer and songwriter
- September 13 – Eddie Money, 70, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
- September 15 – Ric Ocasek, 75, singer, songwriter, record producer (The Cars)
- September 16 –
- John Cohen, 87, folk banjoist and guitarist
- Mick Shauer, 47, stoner rock keyboardist
- September 19
- Harold Mabern, 83, jazz pianist
- Yonrico Scott, 63, rock and blues drummer
- September 24 – Robert Hunter, 78, rock lyricist and multi-instrumentalist
- September 26 – Jimmy Spicer, 61, rapper
- September 29 – Busbee, 43, songwriter and producer
- September 30 – Jessye Norman, 74, opera soprano singer
- October 1 – Beverly Watkins, 80, blues guitarist
- October 2 – Kim Shattuck, 56, singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Muffs, The Pandoras)
- October 3 – Vinnie Bell, 87, session guitarist
- October 4 – Ed Ackerson, 54, alternative rock singer and guitarist (Polara)
- October 5 – Larry Junstrom, 70, southern rock bassist (38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- October 12 –
- George Chambers, 88, singer and bassist (The Chambers Brothers)[174]
- Kenny Dixon, 27, country music drummer[175]
- October 14 – Steve Cash, 73, southern rock singer
- October 17 – Ray Santos, 90, Latin pop saxophonist
- October 25 – Joe Sun, 76, country singer
- October 26 – Paul Barrere, 71, southern rock guitarist
- October 31 – Kendra Malia, 37, witch house singer
- November 11 – Bad Azz, 43, rapper
- November 20 – Doug Lubahn, 71, psychedelic rock and jazz rock bassist (Clear Light)
- November 21
- Donna Carson, 73, folk singer (Hedge and Donna)
- Farris Lanier Jr., 70, R&B-soul-funk singer (Lanier & Co.)
- November 29 – Irving Burgie, 95, musician and songwriter[176][177]
- December 2 – Jimmy Cavallo, 92, rock and roll singer
- December 5 – Jerry Naylor, 80, rock and roll musician (The Crickets)
- December 7 –
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- Joe McQueen, 100, jazz saxophonist
- December 8 – Juice WRLD, 21, rapper, singer, songwriter
- December 13 –
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- Roy Loney, 73, garage rock singer and guitarist (Flamin' Groovies)
- December 14 – Irv Williams, 100, jazz saxophonist
- December 18 – Abbey Simon, 99, classical pianist
- December 24 –
- Dave Riley, 59, punk rock bassist
- Allee Willis, 72, pop and funk songwriter
- December 26 – Sleepy LaBeef, 84, rockabilly singer and guitarist
- December 29 – Norma Tanega, 80, folk singer-songwriter
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