2010 in American music
Introduction The following is a list of notable music events and releases that occurred in 2010 in the United States.
Events ===January===*1 – Frontman Chris Cornell announces the reunion of Soundgarden. **Drummer Travis Barker announces that the Transplants would reunite for a new album and tour. *7 – Lady Gaga becomes the first artist in the survey's 17-year history to send her first five singles to number one on the ''Billboard'' Pop Songs chart with her single "Bad Romance". *11 – System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian makes a Twitter entry: "Are u guys ready for System??? ", which led to speculation of a reunion. However, weeks later, frontman Serj Tankian stated that System of a Down's hiatus is not over yet while adding: "We always have offers to play, from festivals and stuff, but we have not decided to do anything as of yet". *13 – R&B Soul legend Teddy Pendergrass dies at age 59. *18 – The surviving members of Sublime settle their lawsuit over use of the band's name. The new version of Sublime (featuring Rome Ramirez, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh) now performs together as Sublime with Rome. * 22 – Hope for Haiti Now telethon. Featuring performances from Wyclef Jean, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Sting, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Emeline Michel, Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Coldplay, Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna. * 27 – ''Hope for Haiti Now'' becomes the first digital-only album to top ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and the largest pre-order album on iTunes until broken in 2012 by Madonna's album ''MDNA''. The album sold 171,000 copies in two days of release and since then became available on Amazon.com and Rhapsody. * 29 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers make their live comeback with new guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer, paying tribute to Neil Young at MusiCares. * 31 – The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.Beyoncé breaks a record, winning 6 Grammys in one night, including Song of The Year for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)". Taylor Swift wins 4 Grammys, including Album of The Year for ''Fearless''. At just 20 years old Swift became the youngest ever winner of Album of the Year.===February===* 4 – Justice Jacobson ruled Larrikin's copyright had been infringed because the Men at Work song "Down Under" reproduced "a substantial part of "Kookaburra"". *12 –  The remake of the 1985 song "We Are The World" for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake debuts during the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics. *14 – Doug Fieger, frontman of The Knack, dies of cancer at the age of 57. * 16 – Zoli Téglás (of Ignite) officially becomes the new singer of Pennywise, replacing Jim Lindberg who left last August. *18 – The charity single "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" debuted at No. 2 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart with 267,000 digital downloads and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart.===March===* March 15 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, NYC. **Lady Gaga becomes the first artist in the survey's 17-year history to send her first six singles to number-one (let alone six consecutive singles) on Billboard Pop Songs chart when her single "Telephone" jumped to number one. *17–21 – South By South West Festival takes place in Austin, Texas. * 18 – Rihanna's "Rude Boy" reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her sixth no. 1 tying her fifth among females to reach no. 1 in the US, and making her the female with the most no. 1 singles since 2000. *20 – Jughead's Revenge perform their first reunion show at the Scotland Yard Pub in Canoga Park, California.===April===* 1 – Canadian teen pop/R&B singer Justin Bieber debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 after the release of his latter debut studio album My World 2.0.At the age of sixteen makes him the youngest solo male act to top the chart since 1963 when Stevie Wonder did with ''The 12 Year Old Genius'', and the first artist to occupy two top five spots on the chart since Nelly in 2004.With the album, Bieber also became the second youngest artist overall to achieve the number one, only being beaten out by a fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus in 2008 with ''Breakout''. *14 – Type O Negative singer and bassist Peter Steele dies of heart failure at age 48. *18 – The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards took place in Las Vegas. Carrie Underwood became the first female in history to win Entertainer of the Year twice, as well as consecutively. *19 – Gangstarr emcee Guru (rapper) suffered a heart attack, went into a coma, and died at age 48. *20 – Sublime with Rome, the new version of the defunct ska punk band with the same name, began their first world tour together, with possible new material to follow.===May===*4 – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony released their reunion album with all original five members entitled ''Uni5: The World's Enemy''. ** – Deftones released their first studio album in nearly four years, ''Diamond Eyes''. It is their first album without original bassist Chi Cheng following his November 2008 car crash which eventually led to his death in April 2013. *11 – Social Distortion sign a deal with Epitaph Records, who would release the band's first album since 2004's ''Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll'' in the fall. The album's release would later be delayed to January 2011. *22-23 – Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio, sets its festival attendance record with over 60,000 attendees over the two-day event. *24 – Slipknot bassist Paul Gray dies in an Iowa hotel room from an accidental overdose*26 – Lee DeWyze is crowned winner of the ninth season of ''American Idol'' while Crystal Bowersox is named runner-up.===June===* 4 – Christina Aguilera released her fourth studio album ''Bionic'', and debuts No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, charting within the top ten, the album became Aguilera's fifth straight top ten album, selling 110,000 copies in its first week. ''Bionic'' is the first studio album in four years since ''Back to Basics'' (2006). *15 – Devo releases ''Something for Everybody'', their first album in 20 years. *21 – Rap superstar Eminem releases his seventh album ''Recovery'' in the U.S. which spent seven weeks at number one on billboard's top 200 and was the top selling album of 2010. * 29 – Drake is sued by Playboy Enterprises over the use of the 1974 song "Fallin' In Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds in Drake's 2009 hit "Best I Ever Had." Playboy, which owns the rights to "Fallin' In Love," claims Drake used the song's sample without permission and is seeking to claim any profits made from the Drake single.===July===* 6 – Enrique Iglesias released his first bilingual album ''Euphoria'' with contained equal amount of original English and Spanish tracks with two different singles successfully released to English and Latin formats simultaneously. * 7 – Due to poor sales and possibly a decline in ratings and interest in this season's installment, the accompanying "American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010" cancels eight of its 38 shows. **Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his eleventh All-Starr Band perform at Radio City Music Hall for his seventieth birthday. During the closing song, "With a Little Help from My Friends" into "Give Peace a Chance", there were the following special guests: Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, Billy Squier, Men at Work's Colin Hay, Dr. John, Ray Davies, his son and The Who drummer, Zak Starkey and Yoko Ono. His grandsons came out and gave him a birthday cake Ludwig drum set. Just when he thought the show was over, Paul McCartney came out and performed the Beatles classic, "Birthday". *13 – Korn's ninth studio album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, debuts at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 63,000 copies sold in its first week. Former fill-in drummer Ray Luzier is appointed as a permanent member of the band, confirming David Silveria's departure in 2006.===August===* 4 – Taylor Swift's lead single, "Mine" leaks and later Big Machine Record releases it on iTunes, becoming No. 1 after only 5 hours. It set a record for the fastest climbing song to number one.===September===*12 – Lady Gaga sweeps the Video Music Awards, winning 8 awards, 7 for her "Bad Romance" video, and Best Collaboration for her song "Telephone" with Beyoncé. Gaga also gave an acceptance speech for Video of the Year in a dress made entirely of meat, she also announced the title of her third album, ''Born This Way'' which was released in May 2011.Lady Gaga was nominated for 13 VMA awards, the most in the show's history, and another 5 nominations for her contribution to Beyoncé's "Video Phone". Also, Justin Bieber won the award for Best New Artist, making him the youngest person to ever win a VMA.===October===*5 – Chiodos released ''Illuminaudio'', their only studio album to feature Brandon Bolmer (Yesterdays Rising) on lead vocals.===November===*10 – The 44th Annual CMA Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. *11 – The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. *21 – At the 2010 American Music Awards, Justin Bieber won all four of his nominations, including the award for Artist of The Year, becoming the youngest person in the show's 37-year history to win the award at 16.===December===*9 – Jim Morrison, the former lead singer of The Doors, is granted a posthumous pardon, 39 years after his death. The pardon relates to a six-month prison sentence for indecent exposure handed to Morrison in 1969, following a performance in Miami earlier that year. Morrison had appealed his sentence, and died in 1971 without the matter being legally resolved. *18 – Josh and Zac Farro announce their exit from the band Paramore.
Bands formed * BadBadNotGood* Bastille* Black Cards* The Black Pacific* Cali Swag District* Car Seat Headrest* Chastity Belt* Cults* The Damned Things* Deafheaven* Death Grips* D.R.U.G.S. * Disclosure* Eagulls* Flatbush Zombies* Florida Georgia Line* Friends* Gayngs* How To Destroy Angels* Joanna Gruesome* Joywave* JR JR* The Julie Ruin* Karmin* Lord Huron* Low Cut Connie* Majical Cloudz* MKTO* The Mowgli's* Niki and the Dove* Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds* Of Monsters and Men* One Direction* Parquet Courts* Porches* Public Service Broadcasting* Purity Ring* Real Friends* Rudimental* Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil* The Struts* Tedeschi Trucks Band* TEEN* Times of Grace* Toy* Unknown Mortal Orchestra* Vacationer* Whirr* Widowspeak* Wild Flag* Wolf Alice* WZRD
Bands reformed * Adema* Alabama* Allister* Autopsy* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony* Bush* Cap'n Jazz (touring only)* The Cars* The Dismemberment Plan (touring only)* Dixie Chicks (touring only)* The Dresden Dolls* Fuel* Guided by Voices (touring only)* Hole* Jughead's Revenge (touring only)* Kumbia Kings* Murderdolls* Pavement (touring only)* Piebald (touring only)* Revis* Scars on Broadway* Something Corporate* Soundgarden* Supercute! * Supertramp* Swans* System of a Down (touring in 2011)* The Receiving End of Sirens* TLC* Transplants* Ugly Kid Joe* Vatican Commandos* Vendetta Red* Yellowcard
Bands on hiatus * 1997* Doves* Fall Out Boy (Hiatus reconfirmed by band members in February after rumors of permanent breakup)* From First to Last* The Killers* Poison the Well* Pussycat Dolls* Saving Jane* Slipknot* Static-X* Straylight Run* t.A.T.u. * Breaking Benjamin* The Young Veins
Bands disbanded * A-ha* As Tall as Lions* Backstreet Girls* Big Star* Black Box Recorder* Brooks & Dunn* Casiotone for the Painfully Alone* Codeine Velvet Club* Copeland* Crime in Stereo* Crossbreed (band)* Dio* Envy on the Coast* The Exies* Eyedea & Abilities* The Fall of Troy* Far* Finch* Gwen Stacy* Heaven & Hell* Isis* The Jesus Lizard* KSM* Lexington Bridge* Little Brother* Low vs Diamond* Lydia* Magna-Fi* Meese* Metro Station* Mudvayne* The Music* My Favorite Highway* The Number Twelve Looks Like You* Pavement* Powderfinger* Pretty Balanced* Psyclon Nine* Remy Zero* Revolting Cocks* Scary Kids Scaring Kids* Simply Red* Sing It Loud* Sparklehorse* Supergrass* Supertramp* These Arms Are Snakes* Theater of Tragedy* Type O Negative* Voxtrot* Watership Down* The Young Veins
Albums released All releases are LPs unless otherwise stated.===January==='''January 4'''*''Lana Del Ray'' by Lana Del Rey'''January 5'''* ''Animal'' by Kesha* ''Unbroken'' by Katharine McPhee* ''VH1 Storytellers: Kanye West'' by Kanye West'''January 8'''* ''Into the Roaring'' by Night Riots'''January 11'''* ''Contra'' by Vampire Weekend* ''Superficial'' by Heidi Montag'''January 12'''* ''Ghosts on the Boardwalk'' by The Bouncing Souls* ''Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'' by OK Go* ''Ollusion'' by Omarion* ''Rain or Shine'' (Live) by O.A.R. '''January 14'''* ''Two Song Wedding'' by Kate Maki'''January 18'''* ''The Great City'' by Revere'''January 19'''* ''Behave Yourself'' (EP) by Cold War Kids* ''The Colossus'' by RJD2* ''End Times'' by Eels* ''My Dinosaur Life'' by Motion City Soundtrack* ''Scenes from Hell'' by Sigh* ''Transference'' by Spoon'''January 22'''* ''Time to Burn'' (Special Edition) by Taking Dawn'''January 25'''* ''Teen Dream'' by Beach House* ''Wake Me'' by Tal & Acacia'''January 26'''* ''Ancient Electrons'' by Analog Rebellion* ''Be in Love'' by Locksley* ''Besides, Nothing (B-Sides and Rarities, 2003-2009)'' by PlayRadioPlay! * ''Eggs'' by Oh No Ono* ''The Emptiness'' by Alesana* ''The Greatest Love Songs of all Time'' by Barry Manilow* ''The Infinite Order'' by Living Sacrifice* ''Need You Now'' by Lady Antebellum* ''Realism'' by Magnetic Fields* ''Romance Is Boring'' by Los Campesinos! * ''The Sea'' by Corinne Bailey Rae* ''To the Secrets and Knowledge'' by Number One Gun* ''The Upsides'' by The Wonder Years* ''Veracity'' by Evacuate Chicago* ''2'' by Retribution Gospel Choir'''January 28'''* ''WWE The Music: A New Day, Vol. 10'' by Various Artists===February==='''February 1'''* ''The Courage of Others'' by Midlake'''February 2'''* ''Adventure Stories (Not Based on Fact?)'' by ...soihadto...* ''Blackjazz'' by Shining* ''Hellbilly Deluxe 2'' by Rob Zombie* ''The Northern Key'' by The Northern Key* ''Public Square'' by This Moment in Black History* ''Rebirth'' by Lil Wayne* ''The Soft Pack'' by The Soft Pack* ''100 Proof: The Hangover'' by Statik Selektah* ''Who I Am'' by Nick Jonas & the Administration'''February 3'''* ''Wild One'' (EP) by Rooney'''February 5'''* ''Atlas Drugged'' by Look What I Did* ''Mechanized'' by Fear Factory'''February 9'''* ''Another Round'' by Jaheim* ''Haywire'' by Josh Turner* ''Heligoland'' by Massive Attack* ''Ironbound'' by Overkill* ''Odd Blood'' by Yeasayer* ''One Life Stand'' by Hot Chip* ''Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice'' by HIM* ''Soldier of Love'' by Sade* ''Talking to You, Talking to Me'' by The Watson Twins'''February 14'''* ''Love'' by Angels & Airwaves'''February 16'''* ''The Constant'' by Story of the Year* ''Minor Love'' by Adam Green* ''Peace and Love'' by Juliana Hatfield'''February 23'''* ''Of Men and Angels'' by The Rocket Summer* ''Say Us'' by Zeus'''February 24'''* ''YelloWhite'' by MellowHype===March==='''March 2'''* ''Black Ribbons'' by Shooter Jennings* ''Jason Derülo'' by Jason Derülo* ''My Best Days'' by Danny Gokey* ''Permalight'' by Rogue Wave* ''Smoke & Mirrors'' by Lifehouse* ''Victory'' by DJ Khaled'''March 3'''* ''Vital Signs'' by The Revivalists'''March 9'''* ''Battle of the Sexes'' by Ludacris* ''Beat The Devil's Tattoo'' by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club* ''The Brutalist Bricks'' by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists* ''Elect the Dead Symphony'' (Live album) by Serj Tankian* ''Enemy of the World'' by Four Year Strong* ''Gold'' (EP) by Si*Sé* ''Heat Fetish'' by The Bled* ''Pieces of a Real Heart'' by Sanctus Real* ''Plastic Beach'' by Gorillaz* ''Sisterworld'' by Liars* ''The World Is a Thorn'' by Demon Hunter'''March 15'''* ''Planet Anthem'' by Disco Biscuits'''March 16'''* ''Calidosound'' by Superlitio* ''Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA'' by Dropkick Murphys* ''Survival Story'' by Flobots* ''Throne to the Wolves'' by From First to Last* ''Great Danger'' by The Audition'''March 17'''* ''Now is the Hour'' by Jennifer Rush'''March 22'''* ''Option Paralysis'' by The Dillinger Escape Plan'''March 23'''* ''Eparistera Daimones'' by Triptykon* ''Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates'' by The Bird and the Bee* ''My World 2.0'' by Justin Bieber'''March 26'''* ''Raymond vs. Raymond'' by Usher* ''Sticky & Sweet'' (Live album) by Madonna'''March 30'''* ''Evelyn Evelyn'' by Evelyn Evelyn* ''Paper Tongues'' by Paper Tongues* ''Somewhere Down the Road'' by Amy Grant* ''New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)'' by Erykah Badu===April==='''April 6'''* ''The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer'' by Red Sparowes* ''Shame, Shame'' by Dr. Dog* ''Women and Country'' by Jakob Dylan* ''12 Gauge'' by Kalmah'''April 8'''* ''Air Swell'' by Chiddy Bang'''April 13'''* ''Virtues'' by Amber Pacific* ''Bleeding Through'' by Bleeding Through* ''Congratulations'' by MGMT* ''Jason Castro'' by Jason Castro* ''Leave Your Sleep'' by Natalie Merchant* ''Year of the Black Rainbow'' by Coheed and Cambria* ''18.61'' by 108* ''$'' by Mark Sultan'''April 19'''* ''Hang Cool Teddy Bear'' by Meat Loaf'''April 20'''* ''Based on a True Story'' by Sick of It All* ''Blue Sky Noise'' by Circa Survive* ''Cold Day Memory'' by Sevendust* ''Hospital Bomber EP'' by Heavy Heavy Low Low* ''Long Live the Kings'' by Kottonmouth Kings* ''Rise Up'' by Cypress Hill* ''Travellers in Space and Time'' by The Apples in Stereo'''April 21'''* ''Clinging to a Scheme'' by The Radio Dept. '''April 27'''* ''B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray'' by B.o.B. '''April 30'''* ''The Frozen Tears of Angels'' by Rhapsody of Fire===May==='''May 4'''* ''Diamond Eyes'' by Deftones* ''Omni'' by Minus the Bear* ''The Oracle'' by Godsmack* ''White Crosses'' by Against Me! '''May 11'''* ''Plead the Fifth'' by Taproot* ''The Powerless Rise'' by As I Lay Dying* ''Sea of Cowards'' by The Dead Weather* ''Tear the World Down'' by We Are the Fallen* ''Treats'' by Sleigh Bells'''May 14'''* ''Flesh Tone'' by Kelis'''May 17'''* ''Road Salt One'' by Pain of Salvation'''May 18'''* ''The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)'' by Janelle Monáe* ''Brothers'' by The Black Keys* ''Distant Relatives'' by Nas & Damian Marley* ''Exhibit B: The Human Condition'' by Exodus* ''This Is Happening'' by LCD Soundsystem'''May 21'''* ''Facemelter'' by Y&T'''May 25'''* ''A Promise to Burn'' by Framing Hanley* ''At Night We Live'' by Far* ''Dirty Side Down'' by Widespread Panic* ''The Family Jewels'' by Marina and the Diamonds* ''Iconos'' by Marc Anthony* ''Stone Temple Pilots'' by Stone Temple Pilots* ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Vol. 1: Songs for a Sailor'' by The Smashing Pumpkins'''May 31'''* ''Justice'' by Molly Hatchet===June==='''June 1'''* ''Skeletons'' by Hawthorne Heights* ''The Bride Screamed Murder'' by Melvins'''June 7'''* ''The Drums'' by The Drums'''June 8'''* ''Attack Attack!'' by Attack Attack! * ''Bionic'' by Christina Aguilera* ''Eureka'' by Rooney* ''Goon Affiliated'' by Plies* ''Lazarus'' by Travie McCoy* ''Love Like Crazy'' by Lee Brice* ''Miss America'' by Saving Abel* ''The Obsidian Conspiracy'' by Nevermore* ''Shout It Out'' by Hanson* ''Sweet and Wild'' by Jewel* ''Up on the Ridge'' by Dierks Bentley'''June 14'''* ''American Slang'' by The Gaslight Anthem* ''Further'' by The Chemical Brothers'''June 15'''* ''Antifogmatic'' by Punch Brothers* ''Bingo!'' by Steve Miller Band* ''Body Talk Pt. 1'' by Robyn* ''I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming'' by The Ready Set* ''Imperial'' by In Fear and Faith* ''Laws of Illusion'' by Sarah McLachlan* ''Lustre'' by Ed Harcourt* ''Mojo'' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers* ''Now 34'' by Various Artists* ''On the Rural Route 7609'' (Compilation) by John Mellencamp* ''Something for Everybody'' by Devo* ''Thank Me Later'' by Drake* ''Time Flies… 1994–2009'' by Oasis* ''To the Sky'' by Kevin Rudolf* ''The Universe Is Laughing'' by The Guggenheim Grotto'''June 16'''* ''Countdown to Nowhere'' by Allister'''June 18'''* ''We Are Born'' by Sia* ''Can't Be Tamed'' by Miley Cyrus'''June 21'''* ''Recovery'' by Eminem* ''Suddenly'' by Allstar Weekend'''June 22'''* ''Truth or Dare'' by Automatic Loveletter* ''Deth Red Sabaoth'' by Danzig* ''GangRags'' by Blaze Ya Dead Homie* ''Getting Dressed in the Dark'' by Jaron and the Long Road to Love* ''Summer Happiness'' (Acoustic EP) by David Crowder Band'''June 28'''* ''Deep Blue'' by Parkway Drive'''June 29'''* ''Attack of the Wolf King'' by Haste the Day* ''Clockwork'' by Angelus Apatrida* ''Love King'' by The-Dream* ''Streets of Gold'' by 3OH!3===July==='''July 6'''* ''Alive'' by Ed Kowalczyk* ''Euphoria'' by Enrique Iglesias'''July 7'''* ''Korn III – Remember Who You Are'' by Korn'''July 12'''* ''Dark Night of the Soul'' by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse'''July 13'''* ''Black and White'' by The Maine* ''Born Again'' by Newsboys* ''Heart of a Champion'' by Paul Wall* ''Intriguer'' by Crowded House* ''Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury'' by Jerrod Niemann* ''Masts of Manhatta'' by Tracy Bonham* ''Maya'' by M.I.A. * ''Meridional'' by Norma Jean* ''The Panic Broadcast'' by Soilwork* ''Phoenix'' by Just Surrender* ''Pilot Talk'' by Curren$y* ''Safe Upon the Shore'' by Great Big Sea* ''Stampede'' by Hellyeah* ''The War Report 2: Report the War'' by Capone-N-Noreaga'''July 15'''* ''Best Regards'' by Buckethead, Bryan, and Melissa'''July 20'''* ''Gift Horse'' by Mose Giganticus* ''The Heart'' by Jimmy Gnecco* ''Listening Booth: 1970'' by Marc Cohn* ''The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday'' (EP) by 12 Stones* ''Rocksteady'' by Big Head Todd and the Monsters* ''Summer Tour EP'' by Paramore* ''Teflon Don'' by Rick Ross* ''We Stitch These Wounds'' by Black Veil Brides* ''100 Miles from Memphis'' by Sheryl Crow'''July 25'''* ''On Melancholy Hill'' (EP) by Gorillaz'''July 27'''* ''Anybody Out There'' by Rufio* ''Collisions and Castaways'' by 36 Crazyfists* ''Crazy for You'' by Best Coast* ''The Darkside Vol. 1'' by Fat Joe* ''Dre'' by Soulja Boy* ''Formalities'' by The Spill Canvas* ''Fortress'' by Miniature Tigers* ''Mines'' by Menomena* ''Nightmare'' by Avenged Sevenfold* ''Praise & Blame'' by Tom Jones* ''Round Trip'' by Tony Harnell & The Mercury Train'''July 29'''* ''Witchkrieg'' by Witchery===August==='''August 3'''* ''King of the Beach'' by Wavves* ''Hear Me Now'' by Secondhand Serenade* ''The Remix'' by Lady Gaga* ''The Suburbs'' by Arcade Fire'''August 17'''* ''Fight the Frequency'' by American Hi-Fi* ''God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise'' by Ray Lamontagne & The Pariah Dogs* ''No Better Than This'' by John Mellencamp* ''The Trouble with Angels'' by Filter* ''Foundling'' by David Gray'''August 24'''* ''Back to Me'' by Fantasia Barrino* ''Sugar'' by Dead Confederate* ''Teenage Dream'' by Katy Perry'''August 31'''* ''Feeding The Wolves'' by 10 Years* ''Asylum'' by Disturbed* ''Fission'' by Film School* ''Only Every Time'' by The Graduate* ''Time for Annihilation'' by Papa Roach* ''Icon'' (compilation) by Nirvana* ''Terrible Things'' by Terrible Things===September==='''September 7'''* ''Personal Life'' by The Thermals* ''Seeing Eye Dog'' by Helmet* ''Audio Secrecy'' by Stone Sour* ''Body Talk Pt. 2'' by Robyn* ''Prepare the Preparations'' by Ludo* ''Everything Under the Sun'' by Jukebox the Ghost* ''Interpol'' by Interpol* ''Kaleidoscope Heart'' by Sara Bareilles* ''Dark is the Way, Light is a Place'' by Anberlin'''September 14'''* ''The Black Pacific'' by The Black Pacific* ''Business Casual'' by Chromeo* ''Flamingo'' by Brandon Flowers* ''The Gracious Few'' by The Gracious Few* ''Hurley'' by Weezer* ''Passion, Pain & Pleasure'' by Trey Songz* ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' by Kamelot* ''Relentless Retribution'' by Death Angel* ''A Thousand Suns'' by Linkin Park* ''Airtight's Revenge'' by Bilal'''September 21'''* ''Hands All Over'' by Maroon 5* ''My Darkest Days'' by My Darkest Days* ''No Gravity'' by Shontelle* ''A Year Without Rain'' by Selena Gomez & the Scene* ''Wake Up!'' by John Legend and The Roots* ''You Get What You Give'' by Zac Brown Band'''September 23'''* ''My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky'' by Swans* ''Last Day of Summer'' by White Denim'''September 28'''* ''All About You'' by Jeremih* ''The Dissent of Man'' by Bad Religion* ''Invented'' by Jimmy Eat World* ''In the Absence of Light'' by Abigail Williams* ''Outkasted Outlawz'' by Hussein Fatal & Nutt-So* ''Rehab'' by Lecrae* ''No Chocolate Cake'' by Gin Blossoms===October==='''October 5'''* ''Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards'' by Joe Satriani* ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' by Bruno Mars* ''Fight or Flight'' by Emily Osment* ''The Other Side of Down'' by David Archuleta* ''Illuminaudio'' by Chiodos* ''Life Turns Electric'' by Finger Eleven* ''There Is Nowhere Left to Go'' (EP) by Ben Jorgensen'''October 11'''* ''B.T.R.'' by Big Time Rush* ''The Preview'' by Chiddy Bang'''October 12'''* ''Turning On'' by Cloud Nothings* ''Charleston, SC 1966'' by Darius Rucker* ''Playlist: The Very Best of Jessica Simpson'' by Jessica Simpson'''October 19'''* ''Come Around Sundown'' by Kings of Leon* ''Hannah Montana Forever'' by Hannah Montana* ''The Incredible Machine'' by Sugarland* ''Words Words Words'' by Bo Burnham'''October 22'''* ''Omega Wave'' by Forbidden'''October 25'''* ''Speak Now'' by Taylor Swift'''October 26'''* ''Young the Giant'' (digital) by Young the Giant'''October 27'''*''Cardiology'' by Good Charlotte===November==='''November 2'''* ''Merry Christmas II You'' by Mariah Carey* ''Burning Bush Supper Club'' by Bear Hands* ''My Kinda Party'' by Jason Aldean'''November 9'''* ''Would It Kill You?'' by Hellogoodbye* ''All The Women I Am'' by Reba McEntire* ''Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn'' by Loretta Lynn* ''Ø (Disambiguation)'' by Underoath'''November 16'''* ''What Separates Me from You'' by A Day to Remember* ''Live It Up'' by Lee DeWyze* ''Born Free'' by Kid Rock* ''Nelly 5.0'' by Nelly* ''Loud'' by Rihanna* ''I Want! I Want!'' by Walk the Moon'''November 22'''* ''The Hits Collection, Volume One'' by Jay-Z* ''Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' by Christina Aguilera & Cher* ''Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' by My Chemical Romance* ''Happy Christmas'' by Jessica Simpson* ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' by Kanye West* ''Cannibal'' by Ke$ha* ''Live in London'' by Regina Spektor* ''Pink Friday'' by Nicki Minaj* ''Pilot Talk 2'' by Curren$y. '''November 23'''* ''Libra Scale'' by Ne-Yo* ''The Moment'' by Atomic Tom* ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Vol. 2: The Solstice Bare'' by The Smashing Pumpkins'''November 30'''* ''I Am... World Tour'' by Beyoncé* ''All I Want Is You'' by Miguel* ''Behind Closed Doors'' by Nu Jerzey Devil* ''Doe Or Die: 15th Anniversary'' by AZ* ''Easy 2 Hate'' by Haystak* ''Free Agent'' by Joell Ortiz* ''Only One Flo (Part 1)'' by Flo Rida* ''The Beginning'' by The Black Eyed Peas* ''The DeAndre Way'' by Soulja Boy* ''The Life And Times of Peter Nelson'' by Copywrite* ''Tha Thug Show'' by Slim Thug* ''Like Trees in November'' by Chapter 14* ''Let Freedom Reign'' by Chrisette Michele* ''Love Me Back'' by Jazmine Sullivan* ''Matter of Dayz'' by Daz Dillinger* ''Niggaz With Latitude (NWL)'' by Deacon The Villain & ''Sheisty Khrist''* ''Number One Hits'' by Tim McGraw===December==='''December 7'''* ''Just Charlie'' by Charlie Wilson* ''No Mercy'' by T.I. * ''Strip Me'' by Natasha Bedingfield'''December 14'''* ''Basic Instinct'' by Ciara* ''Michael'' by Michael Jackson* ''Last Train to Paris'' by Diddy-Dirty Money* ''Love Letter'' by R. Kelly* ''Now or Never'' by Tank'''December 21'''* ''The Letter'' by Avant* ''Best Night of My Life'' by Jamie Foxx* ''Calling All Hearts'' by Keyshia Cole* No Boys Allowed" by Keri Hilson
Best-selling albums in the U.S. The best-selling records in 2010 in the US according to Nielsen Soundscan: Position  Album Title  Artist 1  ''Recovery''  Eminem 2  ''Need You Now''  Lady Antebellum 3  ''Speak Now''  Taylor Swift 4  ''My World 2.0''  Justin Bieber 5  ''The Gift''  Susan Boyle 6  ''The Fame''  Lady Gaga 7  ''Soldier of Love''  Sade 8  ''Thank Me Later''  Drake 9  ''Raymond v. Raymond''  Usher 10  ''Animal''  Kesha
Top songs on record ===''Billboard'' Hot 100 No. 1 Songs===* "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris (1 week)* "California Gurls" – Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg (6 weeks)* "Firework" – Katy Perry (2 weeks in 2010, 2 weeks in 2011)* "Imma Be" – The Black Eyed Peas (2 weeks)* "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna (7 weeks)* "Not Afraid" – Eminem (1 week)* "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars (2 weeks)* "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (4 weeks)* "Like a G6" – Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev (3 weeks)* "OMG" – Usher featuring will.i.am (4 weeks)* "Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna (1 week)* "Raise Your Glass" – Pink (1 week)* "Rude Boy" – Rihanna (5 weeks)* "Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry (2 weeks)* "Tik Tok" – Kesha (9 weeks)* "We R Who We R" – Kesha (1 week)* "What's My Name?" – Rihanna featuring Drake (1 week)===''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 20 Hits===<!--- alphabetical by title, longer list so
Deaths '''January'''* January 1 – Lhasa de Sela, 37, singer, breast cancer* January 1 – Gregory Slay, 40, drummer for Remy Zero, cystic fibrosis* January 4 – Tony Clarke, 68, The Moody Blues producer* January 5 – Willie Mitchell, 81, producer and arranger, cardiac arrest* January 7 – Thomas Sam Davis, a.k.a. Eric Shark, 59, singer for Deaf School, lung failure* January 12 – Yabby You, 63, reggae singer and producer, brain aneurysm* January 12 – Dannie Flesher, 58, Wax Trax! Records co-founder, pneumonia* January 12 – Brian "Damage" Keats, 46, drummer for Misfits, liver cancer* January 12 – Jimmy O, 35, Haitian musician of Barikad Crew, earthquake victim* January 13 – Ed Thigpen, 79, jazz drummer* January 13 – Teddy Pendergrass, 59, R&B singer, colon cancer* January 13 – Jay Reatard, 29, garage punk singer and guitarist, cocaine toxicity* January 14 – Bobby Charles, 71, songwriter and swamp pop musician* January 14 – Chilton Price, 96, songwriter* January 23 – Earl Wild, 94, pianist, congestive heart disease'''February'''* February 4 – Helen Tobias-Duesberg, 90, Estonian-American organist and composer* February 13 – Dale Hawkins, 73, singer-songwriter and guitarist * February 14 – Doug Fieger, 57, lead singer of The Knack, cancer* February 14 – Lee Freeman, 60, guitarist for Strawberry Alarm Clock, cancer* February 17 – Kathryn Grayson, 88, singer and actress* February 23 – Chilly B, 47, rapper for Newcleus, stroke* February 27 – Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, 58, bassist for Hall & Oates, stroke'''March'''* March 4 – Lolly Vegas, 70, lead singer of Redbone, lung cancer* March 6 – Mark Linkous, 47, singer and guitarist for Sparklehorse, suicide* March 10 – Evelyn Dall, singer and actress* March 17 – Alex Chilton, 59, singer and guitarist for Big Star, heart attack* March 28 – Herb Ellis, 88, jazz guitarist, Alzheimer's disease'''April'''* April 14 – Peter Steele, 48, singer and bassist for Type O Negative, heart failure* April 19 – Guru, 48, rapper for Gangstarr, multiple myeloma* April 30 – Owsley, 44, singer-songwriter, suicide'''May'''* May 3 – Chubby Carrier, 63, zydeco musician* May 3 – Eddie L. Jackson, 63, guitarist for Brenda & The Tabulations* May 7 – Dave Fisher, 69, singer, musician for The Highwaymen* May 9 – Lena Horne, 92, singer and actress, heart failure* May 16 – Hank Jones, 91, jazz pianist and bandleader* May 16 – Ronnie James Dio, 67, singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio, stomach cancer* May 19 – Larry Dale, 87, blues musician* May 23 – Billy Francis, 68, rock keyboardist (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)* May 24 – Paul Gray, 38, bassist for Slipknot* May 26 – Judy Lynn, 74, country singer* May 28 – Slim Bryant, 101, country singer-songwriter'''June'''* June 5 – Tony Peluso, 60, guitarist, record producer* June 6 – Marvin Isley, 56, bassist for The Isley Brothers* June 7 – Oliver N'Goma, 51, Gabonese singer and guitarist* June 7 – Stuart Cable, 40, drummer for The Stereophonics* June 13 – Jimmy Dean, 81, country singer* June 15 – Busi Mhlongo, 62, South African singer* June 16 – Bill Dixon, 84, jazz musician* June 16 – Garry Shider, 56, guitarist for Parliament-Funkadelic, brain cancer* June 23 – Pete Quaife, 66, original bassist for The Kinks* June 24 – Fred Anderson, 81, avant-garde jazz musician* June 26 – Benny Powell, 80, jazz trombonist with Lionel Hampton and Count Basie* June 26 – Sergio Vega, 40, Mexican singer, stage name "El Shaka"* June 27 – Rammellzee, 49, hip hop musician, graffiti artist'''July'''* July 1 – Ilene Woods, 81, singer, actress* July 6 – Harvey Fuqua, 80, singer for The Moonglows and record producer* July 10 – Sugar Minott, 54, reggae singer* July 11 – Walter Hawkins, 61, gospel singer, pancreatic cancer* July 12 – Tuli Kupferberg, 86, poet and singer for The Fugs* July 13 – Olga Guillot, 87, Cuban singer, "Queen of Bolero"* July 14 – Gene Ludwig, 72, jazz organist* July 15 – Hank Cochran, 74, country singer-songwriter, brother of Eddie Cochran* July 15 – Yandé Codou Sène, 78, Senegalese singer* July 17 – Fred Carter, Jr., 76, guitarist, songwriter, producer* July 19 – Andy Hummel, 59, bassist for Big Star, cancer* July 26 – Al Goodman, 63, singer for The Moments and Ray, Goodman & Brown* July 27 – Ben Keith, 73, guitarist, steel guitarist, musician and producer* July 31 – Mitch Miller, 99, producer, musician'''August'''* August 3 – Mitch Jayne, 82, bassist for bluegrass band The Dillards* August 3 – Bobby Hebb, 72, soul singer* August 6 – Chris Dedrick, 62, singer for The Free Design* August 6 – Catfish Collins, 66, guitarist with James Brown, Parliament/Funkadelic and brother to Bootsy Collins* August 8 – Ted Kowalski, 79, singer with Canadian doo-wop group, The Diamonds* August 10 – Dana Dawson, 36, soul singer, actress* August 12 – Richie Hayward, 64, drummer for Little Feat, and with Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton among others* August 14 – Abbey Lincoln, 80, jazz singer, actress* August 15 – Ahmad Alaadeen, 76, jazz musician* August 18 – Kenny Edwards, 64, pianist, singer-songwriter. In The Stone Poneys with Linda Ronstadt* August 19 – Michael Been, 60, singer and guitarist for The Call* August 20 – Charles Haddon, 22, member of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool* August 23 – Bill Phillips, 74, country singer'''September'''* September 8 – Rich Cronin, 36, lead singer and songwriter for LFO* September 11 – King Coleman, 78, R&B singer* September 15 – Arrow, 60, Montserratian soca musician* September 19 – Buddy Collette, 89, jazz saxophonist* September 20 – Leonard Skinner, 77, schoolteacher and namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alzheimer's disease* September 22 – Eddie Fisher, 82, vocalist* September 27 – Buddy Morrow, 91, aka Moe Zudekoff, jazz bandleader, trombonist'''October'''* October 8 – Albertina Walker, 81, gospel singer and member of The Caravans* October 10 – Dame Joan Sutherland, 83, opera soprano* October 10 – Solomon Burke, 70, R&B singer* October 13 – General Norman Johnson, 69, singer for Chairmen of the Board, songwriter and producer* October 16 – Eyedea, 28, rapper and guitarist for Eyedea & Abilities* October 22 – Denis Simpson, 60, singer for the Canadian band, The Nylons* October 25 – Gregory Isaacs, 59, reggae singer'''December'''* December 18 – Bob Demmon, 71, rock and roll guitarist (The Astronauts)* December 24 – Myrna Smith, 69, singer and songwriter (The Sweet Inspirations)* December 26 – Teena Marie, 54, white R&B singer
See also * :Category:2010 in American music* 2010s in music* 2010 in American television
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