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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2012 in music in the United States.

Notable events

January

• January 7 – Katy Perry's single "The One That Got Away" reaches #1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart, making her album, Teenage Dream, the first album in history to have seven songs from the same album reach #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. It is also only the third album in history to have six singles from the same album reach the top five on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

• January 20 - Etta James dies of leukemia at age 73.

February

• February 4 - Adele's single "Set Fire to the Rain" reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making her album, 21, the first album in history to have three #1 songs from the same album by a British female artist.

• February 5 - During Super Bowl XLVI Kelly Clarkson performs the "National Anthem" and artists Madonna, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., and Cee Lo Green perform at the halftime show. The twelve-minute performance becomes the most watched television event of all time, gathering a record 118 million viewers, six more than the game itself. Subsequently, "Give Me All Your Luvin'" becomes Madonna's 38th top ten hit and her 41st #1 hit on the dance charts.

• February 11 - Pop icon Whitney Houston is found dead at the age of 48 in her Los Angeles hotel room hours before a pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis. Further investigations reveal cocaine in her system, but the cause of death is ruled as heart disease and drowning. Sales of her albums spike, and "I Will Always Love You" re-enters the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.

• February 12 - Adele wins six Grammy awards for her album 21, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. Bon Iver wins Best New Artist. Kanye West and the Foo Fighters swept in their respective categories, with Kanye winning 4 Grammys and the Foo Fighters taking 5.

• February 29 - Davy Jones of the band The Monkees dies in Florida after suffering a severe heart attack at the age of 66.

March

• March 3 - Adele becomes the first female artist to have three singles in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, and the first female artist to have two albums in the top five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously.

• March 3 - Katy Perry's single "Part of Me" debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming only the 20th song in history to debut atop the chart. It is her seventh consecutive top five single on the chart.

• March 26 - Madonna releases her twelfth studio album MDNA, which becomes her eighth #1 album on the Billboard 200, debuting with 359,000 copies sold in the second week.

April

• April 4 - Justin Bieber's single, "Boyfriend", has the second-highest first week sales of a new single, debuting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, later on surpassed by Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" with 623,000 sales making Bieber the third highest first week sale.
• April 26 - Chiodos' original lead singer, Craig Owens, rejoins the band after being let go in September 2009, replacing Brandon Bolmer, who departed Chiodos in March.
• April 29 - Kevin Richardson rejoined the Backstreet Boys permanently, after roughly six years of departure.

May

• May 1 - Pennywise releases All or Nothing, their first album to feature Ignite singer Zoli Téglás on lead vocals, following the August 2009 departure of original lead singer Jim Lindberg.
• May 4 - Rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies of cancer at the age of 47.
• May 17 - Donna Summer dies of cancer at age 63.
• May 20 - Bee Gees member Robin Gibb dies at the age of 62 after losing his battle with cancer. As a result, his brother Barry Gibb became the last Bee Gee.
• May 23 - Phillip Phillips is crowned winner of American Idol (season 11) while Jessica Sanchez is named the runner-up.
• May 29 - Doc Watson dies after complications from abdominal surgery at age 89.

August

• August 1
  • No Use for a Name frontman Tony Sly dies at the age of 41 of a drug overdose.^[2]
  • Snoop Dogg officially changes his name to Snoop Lion.
• August 2 - Blink-182 celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band with a worldwide tour simply called 20th Anniversary Tour.
• August 4 - Ministry reunited at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.
• August 9 - The Monkees announce that Michael Nesmith will rejoin the band for a 12 city tour of the U.S.
• August 28 - TobyMac debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his sixth full-length studio album Eye on It. The album was the first Christian release since 1997 to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

September

• On September 21, 2012, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day gets angry at the iHeartRadio Festival for the tour promoters cutting their performance short to extend time for Usher's performance, then says lots of F Bombs, then smashes guitar and enters rehab the next day.

October

• October 22- Taylor Swift released her anticipated album, Red. The album sold 1,208,000 copies in its first week in the U.S, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, the second highest debut for a female artist.

Bands formed

• The Collective
• Emblem3
• Fifth Harmony
• Haim
• Union J
• Device

Bands reformed

• 98 Degrees
• At the Drive-In^[3]
• The Beach Boys (with Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Mike Love, Brian Wilson)
• Coal Chamber^[4]
• Garbage
• Jonas Brothers
• Matchbox Twenty
• The Monkees (with Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith)
• I Mother Earth
• Nasum
• No Doubt
• The Obsessed
• Phantom Planet
• The Procussions^[5]
• Refused^[6][7]
• SikTh^[8]
• Spice Girls^[9]
• Treble Charger^[10]
• Van Halen (with Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Wolfgang Van Halen)

Bands on hiatus

• Beastie Boys
• The Black Eyed Peas
• Gorillaz
• Foo Fighters
• Incubus
• Oceano^[11]
• Rage Against the Machine
• Scissor Sisters
• Selena Gomez & the Scene^[12]
• She Wants Revenge
• Thrice^[13]
• Thursday
• LMFAO^[14]

Bands disbanded

• Bee Gees
• Behind Crimson Eyes
• The Carrier
• Chumbawamba
• Das Racist
• David Crowder Band
• Defiance
• Diddy-Dirty Money
• INXS
• It Dies Today
• Jet
• Made Out of Babies
• A Static Lullaby
• Swedish House Mafia
• This Time Next Year
• Ween
• Westlife

Albums released in 2012

List of albums released in 2012

January

January 10

• Given to the Wild by The Maccabees^[15]
• Imaginaerum by Nightwish^[16]
• These Times by SafetySuit^[17]
• Fallen Empires (US release) by Snow Patrol^[18]
• Live from the Kitchen by Yo Gotti^[19]

January 17

• Voyageur by Kathleen Edwards^[20]
• A Flash Flood of Colour by Enter Shikari
• Beautiful Things by Anthony Green^[21]
• Kidz Bop 21 by Kidz Bop Kids^[22]
• Evolve or Be Extinct by Wiley^[23]

January 24

• Something by Chairlift^[24]
• The Church of Rock and Roll by Foxy Shazam^[25]
• Let's Go Eat the Factory by Guided by Voices^[26]
• iSoundtrack II – iCarly (Music From and Inspired by the Hit TV Show)^[27]
• We're Here with You by Julien K^[28]
• Dark Adrenaline by Lacuna Coil^[29]
• Resolution by Lamb of God^[30][31]
• Emotional Traffic by Tim McGraw^[32]
• Human Again by Ingrid Michaelson^[33]
• Wishing Well by Cheyenne Marie Mize^[34]
• The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy by Nada Surf^[35]
• 100 Proof by Kellie Pickler^[36]

January 31

• Out of Frequency by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour^[37]
• Old Ideas by Leonard Cohen^[38]
• Born to Die by Lana Del Rey^[39]
• Invicta by Hit the Lights^[40]
• Beyond Magnetic (EP) by Metallica^[41]

February

February 7

• Le Voyage dans la lune by Air^[42]
• Home by Dierks Bentley^[43]
• Scars & Stories by The Fray^[44]
• Go Fly a Kite by Ben Kweller^[45]
• Blues Funeral by Mark Lanegan^[46]
• Kisses on the Bottom by Paul McCartney^[47]
• Tramp by Sharon Van Etten^[48]
• A Different Kind of Truth by Van Halen^[49]
• Bones by Young Guns^[50]

February 14

• Muscle Car Chronicles by Curren$y^[51]
• Continued Silence (EP) by Imagine Dragons^[52]
• A Sleep & a Forgetting by Islands^[53]
• Ski Beatz 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight by Ski Beatz^[54]
• Buscamos Sonrisas by El Sueño de Morfeo^[55]
• Symptoms by Useless ID^[56]
• King or the Fool by Tony Williams^[57]

February 21

• Sweet Sour by Band of Skulls^[58]
• Electric Sea by Buckethead^[59]
• Breakfast by Chiddy Bang^[60]
• Some Nights by fun.^[61]
• On the Impossible Past by The Menzingers^[62]
• Reign of Terror by Sleigh Bells^[63]
• Careless World: Rise of the Last King by Tyga^[64]
• Neverworld's End by Xandria^[65]

February 28

• God Save the King by Copywrite^[66]
• Corrosion of Conformity by Corrosion of Conformity^[67]
• Roses by The Cranberries^[68][69]
• All of Me by Estelle^[70]
• Black Radio by Robert Glasper Experiment^[71]
• PIL2 by Ja Rule^[72]
• The Day After Tomorrow by Maino^[73]
• Black Belt Theatre by Planet Asia^[51]
• Ghostory by School of Seven Bells^[74]
• The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2 by Stones Throw Records & Minimal Wave Records^[51]
• Hordes of Zombies by Terrorizer^[75]
• No Trespassing by Too $hort^[76]
• WZRD by WZRD^[77]

March

March 5

• Morning Parade by Morning Parade^[78]

March 6

• Rapper's Best Friend 2 by The Alchemist^[51]
• Hit Me Like a Man EP by The Pretty Reckless
• Break it Yourself by Andrew Bird^[79]
• Now by Fireflight^[80]
• Start the Revolution Without Me (North American release of The Future is Medieval) by Kaiser Chiefs^[81]
• Mia Pharaoh by Miniature Tigers^[82]
• Threads by Now, Now^[83]
• Rigmarole by Pep Love^[51]
• Wrecking Ball by Bruce Springsteen^[84]
• Milk Famous by White Rabbits^[85]

March 13

• South Bronx Teachings: A Collection of Boogie Down Productions by Boogie Down Productions^[51]
• Torture by Cannibal Corpse^[86]
• Requiem for the Indifferent by Epica^[87]
• Felony Flats by Anya Marina^[88]
• Q.B. O.G.: The Best of MC Shan by MC Shan^[51]
• Up All Night by One Direction^[89]
• Anarchy, My Dear by Say Anything^[90]
• Port of Morrow by The Shins^[91]
• Letters from Birmingham by Ruben Studdard^[92]
• Sounds from Nowheresville by The Ting Tings^[93]
• Ssss by VCMG^[94]

March 20

• The General Strike by Anti-Flag^[95]
• Unexpected Arrival by Diggy^[96]
• The MF Life by Melanie Fiona^[97]
• Building by Brian Larsen^[98]
• Soul Is Heavy by Nneka^[51]
• The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2 by Odd Future^[51]
• Radio Music Society by Esperanza Spalding^[99]
• Mixed Emotions by Tanlines ^[100]

March 27

• Kids in the Street by The All-American Rejects^[101]
• Kolexxxion by Bumpy Knuckles & DJ Premier^[102]
• Holy Weather by Civil Twilight^[103]
• The Night the Sun Came Up by Dev^[104]
• The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 by E-40^[105]
• The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 by E-40^[105]
• The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 by E-40^[105]
• The Next Logical Progression by Gift of Gab^[106]
• Covered by Macy Gray^[106]
• MDNA by Madonna^[107]
• Noctourniquet by The Mars Volta^[108]
• Take Me to Your Leader by ¡Mayday!^[109]
• Happy to You by Miike Snow^[110]
• Relapse by Ministry^[111]
• Seeds by Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib^[51]
• The Electric Age by Overkill^[112]
• Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection by Katy Perry^[113]
• Tuskegee by Lionel Richie^[114]
• Amaryllis by Shinedown^[115]
• Vulnerable by The Used^[116]

April

April 3

• Forget the Storm by Tyler Hilton^[117]
• Sick-Wid-It Block Op by Laroo & Turf Talk^[118]
• Weapons by Lostprophets^[119]
• The Lumineers by The Lumineers^[120]
• Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj^[121]
• Plans Within Plans by MxPx^[122]
• Curve by Our Lady Peace^[123]
• Bottoms Up by Obie Trice^[124]
• Changed by Rascal Flatts^[125]

April 10

• Vava Voom by Bassnectar^[126]
• Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation) by Counting Crows^[127]
• The Good Life by Trip Lee
• The Liquid Crystal Project III by J. Rawls^[126]
• New Life by Monica^[128]
• The Fatal Feast by Municipal Waste^[129]
• Bridges by Moka Only & Ayatollah^[106]
• Slipstream by Bonnie Raitt^[130]

April 14

• Balloon Cement by Buckethead^[131]

April 17

• Raw by Blanco & Nipsey Hussle^[126]
• The Power Within by DragonForce^[132]
• Pluto by Future^[133]
• Looking for More by Lauren & Kara^[134]
• Love is a Four Letter Word by Jason Mraz^[135]
• Picture Show by Neon Trees^[136]
• I Missed Us by SWV^[137]
• The End Is Where We Begin by Thousand Foot Krutch^[80]
• California 37 by Train^[138]

April 24

• This Machine by The Dandy Warhols^[139]
• The Money Store by Death Grips^[140]
• Speak in Code by Eve 6^[141]
• Generation Freakshow by Feeder^[142]
• Lillie: F-65 by Saint Vitus^[143]
• Blunderbuss by Jack White^[144]

May

May 1

• Interludes After Midnight by Blockhead^[126]
• Strange Clouds by B.o.B^[145]
• Little Broken Hearts by Norah Jones^[146]
• Born Villain by Marilyn Manson^[147]
• All or Nothing by Pennywise^[148]
• Master of My Make-Believe by Santigold^[149][150]
• Blown Away by Carrie Underwood^[151]

May 8

• The Looking Away by Animal Kingdom^[152]
• In the Belly of the Brazen Bull by The Cribs^[153]
• Hello by Karmin^[154]
• Strangeland by Keane^[155]
• Babylon by Matt Skiba and the Sekrets^[156]
• Journey Through the Shadows by The Parlotones^[157]
• Underground Superstars by Punchline & DJ Soulclap^[158]
• Jacaranda by Trevor Rabin^{[159][160][161]}
• Lovers by The Royalty^[162]
• Neck of the Woods by Silversun Pickups^[163]
• This Is How I Feel by Tank^[164]

May 15

• The Only Place by Best Coast^[165]
• Not Your Kind of People by Garbage^[166]
• Exister by Hot Water Music^[167]
• Taster's Choice Vol. 6 by J Rocc^[126]
• R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike^[106]
• Trespassing by Adam Lambert^[168]
• Me.Me. by Plushgun^[169]
• Go! Pop! Bang! by Rye Rye^[170]
• Fire From the Sky by Shadows Fall^[171]
• The Temper Trap by The Temper Trap^[172]
• Rize of the Fenix by Tenacious D^[173]

May 22

• Beneath the Scars by 12 Stones^[174]
• Thank You Camellia by Kris Allen^[175]
• Once Upon Another Time (EP) by Sara Bareilles ^[176]
• He Still Think He Raw by Casual^[177]
• Cancer 4 Cure by El-P^[178]
• Born and Raised by John Mayer^[179]
• Listen Up! by Haley Reinhart^[180]
• Apocalyptic Love by Slash & Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators^[181]
• 3's by Smile Empty Soul^[182]
• Gestalt by The Spill Canvas^[183]
• 2012 by 2012 (Statik Selektah & Termanology)^[184]

May 29

• Here by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros^[185]
• Heaven by Rebecca Ferguson^[186]
• Anxiety by Ladyhawke^[187]
• Magic Hour by Scissor Sisters
• From Day 1 by Travis Porter^[188]
• Heaven by The Walkmen^[189]
• What We Saw from the Cheap Seats by Regina Spektor

June

June 3

• ...I'm the Little Temptress! by Lucy Fleming

June 5

• Prisoners by The Agonist^[190]
• That's Why God Made the Radio by The Beach Boys^[191]
• Live from the Underground by Big K.R.I.T.^[192]
• Machines That Make Civilization Fun by Bigg Jus^[177]
• The Stoned Immaculate by Curren$y^[193]
• The Industrialist by Fear Factory^[194]
• Hope (EP) by Hawthorne Heights^[195]
• Lex Hives by The Hives^[196]
• Celebration Rock by Japandroids ^[197]
• Love & Danger by Kool Keith^[126]
• Dope Sick by Mad Child^[106]
• Jennette McCurdy by Jennette McCurdy^[198]
• OhNoMite by Oh No^[199]
• K.I.C.K. P.U.S.H. by One Be Lo^[177]
• Life Will Write The Words by The Rocket Summer^[200]
• Sand & Snow by A Silent Film^[201]

June 12

• Through the Glass (EP) by Atlas Genius^[202]
• Comet by The Bouncing Souls^[203]
• Dirty Bass by Far East Movement^[204]
• In Our Heads by Hot Chip^[205][206]
• Up & Away by Kid Ink^[207]
• Synthetica by Metric^[208]
• Go by Motion City Soundtrack^[209][210]
• People Hear What They See by Oddisee^[177]
• Dedication (EP) by Rome^[211]
• Looking 4 Myself by Usher^[212]
• Triple F Life: Fans, Friends & Family by Waka Flocka Flame^[213]
• The Photo Album by Wordsworth^[126]

June 19

• The Idler Wheel... by Fiona Apple^[214][215]
• Believe by Justin Bieber^[216]
• Attractive Sin by Del the Funky Homosapien & Parallel Thought^[126]
• Cabin by the Sea by The Dirty Heads^[217]
• Let It Go by House Shoes^[218]
• Rejuvenation by Juvenile^[177]
• Still Doubted? by Lil Wyte^[219]
• The View from the Bottom by Lit^[220]
• The Last Outlaw by Pastor Troy^[177]
• Oceania by The Smashing Pumpkins^[221]
• Rugby Thompson by Smoke DZA^[222]
• Walk the Moon by Walk the Moon^[223]

June 25

• Gone by Vacationer ^[224]

June 26

• Invisible Stars by Everclear^[225]
• Write Me Back by R. Kelly^[226]
• Professor @ Large by Large Professor^[177]
• Living Things by Linkin Park^[227]
• The Grustle by Lil Scrappy^[228]
• Overexposed by Maroon 5^[229]
• Self Made Vol. 2 by Maybach Music Group^[230]
• Days Go By by The Offspring^[231]

July

July 3

• Fortune by Chris Brown^[232][233]
• Wild Ones by Flo Rida^[234]
• H.N.I.C. Part 3 by Prodigy^[235]

July 10

• Skelethon by Aesop Rock^[236]
• Cookies 'n Cream by Blanco & Yukmouth^[126]
• In Currents by The Early November^[237]
• Channel Orange by Frank Ocean^[238]
• Murdered Love by P.O.D.^[239][240]
• Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp by Public Enemy^[241]
• Harakiri by Serj Tankian^[242]
• Uncaged by Zac Brown Band^[243]

July 17

• Songs of Patience by Alberta Cross^[244][245]
• Russian Roulette by The Alchemist^[246]
• When the Lights Go Out (EP) by Havana Brown^[247]
• Rebirth by Jimmy Cliff^[248]
• Beautiful Friction by The Fixx^[249]
• Band of Brothers by Hellyeah ^[250]
• Spark Seeker by Matisyahu^[251]
• Life Is Good by Nas^[252]
• Kidz Bop 22 by Kidz Bop Kids
• Collide with the Sky by Pierce the Veil^[253]
• Snowgoons Dynasty by Snowgoons^[254]
• Weight & Glory by KB
• Delayed Reaction by Soul Asylum^[255]
• All I Was by Mark Tremonti^[256]
• Milo Greene by Milo Greene^[257]

July 24

• Handwritten by The Gaslight Anthem^[258]
• Dance Again... the Hits by Jennifer Lopez^[259]
• Gossamer by Passion Pit^[260]
• REBELutionary by Reks & Numonics^[261]

July 31

• The RICANstruction: The Black Rosary by Chino XL^[106]
• Masters of the Dark Arts by La Coka Nostra^[262]
• Nicole & Natalie by Nina Sky^[263]
• God Forgives, I Don't by Rick Ross^[230]
• C.A.R. by Serengeti^[264]
• Lap of Lux by Sir Michael Rocks^[265]
• Dark Roots of Earth by Testament^[266]

August

August 7

• The New Frontier by Kokane & Traffik^[267]
• Perfectly Imperfect by Elle Varner^[268]

August 9

• The Shores of Molokai by Buckethead ^[269]

August 14

• Based on a T.R.U. Story by 2 Chainz^[270]
• The Mighty Death Pop! by Insane Clown Posse^[271]
• Smothered, Covered & Chunked by Insane Clown Posse^[272]
• Freaky Tales by Insane Clown Posse^[272]
• Blood by In This Moment^[273]
• Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium by Mike E. Clark & Insane Clown Posse^[272]
• Top of the World by Slightly Stoopid^[274]
• Southern Air by Yellowcard^[275]

August 20

• The Glorious Dead by The Heavy^[276]

August 21

• Four by Bloc Party^[277]
• Year of the Dragon by Busta Rhymes^[278]
• Hot Cakes by The Darkness^[279]
• Kiss the Ring by DJ Khaled^[280]
• Last of a Dyin' Breed by Lynyrd Skynyrd^[281]
• The Midsummer Station by Owl City^[282]
• Chapter V by Trey Songz^[283]
• Fragrant World by Yeasayer^[284]

August 28

• Sublime Currency by Abandoned Pools^[285]
• This Time by Beanie Sigel^[286]
• Violent Waves by Circa Survive^[287]
• Havoc and Bright Lights by Alanis Morissette^[69][288]
• Welcome to: Our House by Slaughterhouse^[289]
• Beautiful Surprise by Tamia^[290]
• Off the Record (EP) by Torae^[291]
• Eye on It by TobyMac^[292]

September

September 4

• Centipede Hz by Animal Collective^[293]
• Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them by Blu & Exile^[294]
• Night Visions by Imagine Dragons^[295]
• 4th Street Feeling by Melissa Etheridge
• Gravity by Lecrae^[296]
• The North by Stars
• North by Matchbox Twenty^[297]
• The Sheepdogs by The Sheepdogs^[298]
• Beacon by Two Door Cinema Club^[299]
• Push Rewind by Chris Wallace^[300]

September 11

• Dead Silence by Billy Talent^[301]
• Away from the World by Dave Matthews Band^[302]
• Tempest by Bob Dylan^[303]
• Undisputed by DMX^[304]
• Fight or Flight by Hoobastank^[305]
• Self Entitled by NOFX^{[306][307][308]}
• Elysium by Pet Shop Boys^[309]
• Old World Romance by Sea Wolf^[310]
• Coexist by The xx^[311]
• Tornado by Little Big Town^[312]
• Theatre Is Evil by Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra

September 18

• Tomorrowland by Ryan Bingham
• Mirage Rock by Band of Horses ^[313]
• The Sound of the Life of the Mind by Ben Folds Five ^[314]
• Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color by Brother Ali^[315]
• Down IV Part I - The Purple EP by Down^[316]
• The Spirit Indestructible by Nelly Furtado^[317]
• Cruel Summer by GOOD Music^[318]
• Shields by Grizzly Bear^[319]
• First of a Living Breed by Homeboy Sandman^[320]
• Bad 25 by Michael Jackson ^[314]
• Kiss by Carly Rae Jepsen^[321]
• Battle Born by The Killers ^[322]
• Somethin' 'Bout Kreay by Kreayshawn^[323]
• Libertine by Liv Kristine^[324]
• Hallelujah! I'm a Bum by Local H^[325][326]
• Charmer by Aimee Mann^[327]
• Tomahawk Technique by Sean Paul^[328]
• The Truth About Love by Pink^[329]
• Enjoy the Company by The Whigs^[330]

September 20

• Racks by Buckethead ^[331]
• March of the Slunks by Buckethead ^[332]
• The Silent Picture Book by Buckethead ^[333]

September 25

• Payback by Danny!^[334]
• ¡Uno! by Green Day^[335]
• Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 by Lupe Fiasco^[336]
• Hayley Sings by Rachael MacFarlane^[337]
• Fame and Fortune by Lucy Fleming^[335]
• Babel by Mumford & Sons^[338]
• This Generation by Murs & Fashawn^[339]
• Push and Shove by No Doubt^[340]
• Aftermath Of The Lowdown by Richie Sambora
• Strapped by The Soft Pack ^[341]

October

October 1

• No Love Deep Web by Death Grips^[342]

October 2

• Sticks & Stones by Cher Lloyd
• Quality Street Music by DJ Drama^[343]
• Until the Quiet Comes by Flying Lotus
• Lightning by Matt & Kim^[344]
• Kaleidoscope Dream by Miguel^[345]
• The 2nd Law by Muse^[346]
• The Bumpy Johnson Album by Prodigy^[347]
• Officially Miss Guided by OMG Girlz^[348]
• Cedar + Gold by Tristan Prettyman^[349]
• Paradise by Cody Simpson^[350]
• Transit of Venus by Three Days Grace^[351]
• Come of Age by The Vaccines^[352]
• Clarity by Zedd

October 9

• Don't Panic by All Time Low
• The Afterman: Ascension by Coheed and Cambria^[353]
• All We Love We Leave Behind by Converge^[354]
• Halcyon by Ellie Goulding
• Pines by A Fine Frenzy^[355]
• Monster by KISS^[356]
• The Heist by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis^[357]
• Numbers by MellowHype^[358]
• Lace Up by MGK^[359]
• #3 by The Script^[360]
• Mugshot Music by Showbiz and A.G.^[361]
• Lonerism by Tame Impala
• 119 by Trash Talk^[358]
• Glad All Over by The Wallflowers^[362]
• Napalm by Xzibit^[363]

October 16

• Night Train by Jason Aldean^[364]
• Vital by Anberlin^[365]
• A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary by Big Machine Records^[366]
• Deleted Scenes by Blueprint^[347]
• Dusk Till Dawn by Bobby V^[367]
• Two Eleven by Brandy^[368]
• 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! by Godspeed You! Black Emperor^[369]
• Country, God, or the Girl by K'naan^[370]
• Christmas with Scotty McCreery by Scotty McCreery
• Sing to me (EP) by Savannah Outen (Youtube)
• GMB by Pac Div^[334]
• A Very Merry Perri Christmas (EP) by Christina Perri
• Negroes on Ice by Prince Paul^[347]
• A Very Special Christmas: Bringing Peace on Earth by World Records^[366]
• Sunken Condos by Donald Fagen

October 22

• Red by Taylor Swift^[371]
• Cobra Juicy by Black Moth Super Rainbow^[372]
• Christmas in the Sand by Colbie Caillat
• good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar^[373]
• On This Winter's Night by Lady Antebellum
• Les Is More by Ryan Leslie^[374]
• Hello My Name Is... by Bridgit Mendler^[375]
• III by Shiny Toy Guns^[376]
• God of the Serengeti by Vinnie Paz^[377]

October 30

• Sorry to Bother You by The Coup^[378]
• Ramblings of an Angry Old Man by Craig G^[379]
• New Horizons by Flyleaf^[378]
• Cee Lo's Magic Moment by Cee Lo Green^[380]
• Dreams & Nightmares by Meek Mill^[381]
• Mic Tyson by Sean Price^[382]

November

November 5

• Glee: The Music Presents Glease by Glee Cast^[383]

November 6

• Music from Another Dimension! by Aerosmith^[384]
• History: Function Music by E-40 & Too Short^[385]
• History: Mob Music by E-40 & Too Short^[385]
• Fizzyology by Lil' Fame & Termanology^[386]
• R.E.D. by Ne-Yo^[387]
• The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses by Saigon^[388]

November 13

• Paradise by Lana Del Rey^[389]
• Lotus by Christina Aguilera^[390]
• Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors by Big Boi^[391]
• The Solution by Buckshot & 9th Wonder^[392]
• Koi No Yokan by Deftones^[393]
• Diamond in the Ruff by Freeway^[394]
• ¡Dos! by Green Day^[335]
• Reloaded by Roc Marciano^[334]
• King Animal by Soundgarden^[395]
• The World's Most Hardest MC Project by Styles P^[396]
• Trilogy by The Weeknd^[397]
• Wu Block by Wu-Tang Clan & D-Block Records^[398]
• Take Me Home by One Direction^[399]
• Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage by Susan Boyle^[400]

November 16

• Rebel Soul by Kid Rock^[401]

November 19

• Greatest Hits — Chapter One by Kelly Clarkson^[402][403]
• The Greatest Hits by 3 Doors Down^[404]
• Woman to Woman by Keyshia Cole^[405]
• The World from the Side of the Moon by Phillip Phillips^[406]
• Global Warming by Pitbull^[407]
• Unapologetic by Rihanna^[408]

November 20

• Twelve Reasons to Die by Ghostface Killah^[409]
• Long Live the Hustle by DJ Scream^[410]
• Prisoner of Conscious by Talib Kweli^[411]

November 23

• The Evolution of Man by Example^[412]

November 27

• The Art of War III by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony^[413]
• Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys^[414]
• These Are the Times by Neako^[347]
• Glee: The Music, Season 4, Vol. 1 by Glee Cast^[415]

December

December 4

• Warrior by Kesha^[416]
• O.N.I.F.C. by Wiz Khalifa^[417]

December 11

• Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars^[418]
• Jesus Piece by Game^[419]
• Tré! by Green Day ^[420]
• Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors by Big Boi
• Almería by Lifehouse^[421]

December 18

• Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head by T.I.^[422]
• Finally Rich by Chief Keef^[423]

Top hits on record

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hits

• "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO (2 weeks)
• "We Found Love" – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris (2 weeks in 2012, 8 weeks in 2011)
• "Set Fire to the Rain" – Adele (2 weeks)
• "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson (3 weeks)
• "Part of Me" - Katy Perry (1 week)
• "We Are Young" – fun. feat. Janelle Monáe (6 weeks)
• "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye feat. Kimbra (8 weeks)
• "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen (9 weeks)
• "Whistle" – Flo Rida (2 weeks)
• "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift (3 weeks)
• "One More Night" – Maroon 5 (9 weeks)
• "Diamonds" – Rihanna (3 weeks)
• "Locked Out of Heaven" – Bruno Mars (2 weeks in 2012, 4 weeks in 2013)

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

• "5 O'Clock" – T-Pain feat. Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen (#13 in 2012, #10 in 2011)
• "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" – Train (#20)
• "Adorn" – Miguel (#17)
• "As Long as You Love Me" – Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean (#6)
• "Ass Back Home" – Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch (#12)
• "Back in Time" – Pitbull (#11)
• "Beauty and a Beat" – Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj (#7)
• "Begin Again" – Taylor Swift (#7)
• "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" – Pink (#5)
• "Blown Away" – Carrie Underwood (#20)
• "Both of Us" – B.o.B feat. Taylor Swift (#18)
• "Boyfriend" – Justin Bieber (#2)
• "Brokenhearted" – Karmin (#16)
• "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen (#1)
• "Climax" – Usher (#17)
• "Clique" – Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean (#12)
• "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line (#16)
• "Dance (A$$)" – Big Sean feat. Nicki Minaj (#10)
• "Dance Again" – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull (#17)
• "Diamonds" – Rihanna (#1)
• "Die in Your Arms" – Justin Bieber (#17)
• "Die Young" – Kesha (#2)
• "Domino" – Jessie J (#6)
• "Don't Wake Me Up" – Chris Brown (#10)
• "Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin (#12)
• "Drive By" – Train (#10)
• "Drunk on You" – Luke Bryan (#16)
• "Everybody Talks" – Neon Trees (#6)
• "Eyes Open" – Taylor Swift (#19)
• "Feel So Close" – Calvin Harris (#12)
• "Gangnam Style" – PSY (#2)
• "Girl on Fire" – Alicia Keys feat. Nicki Minaj (#11)
• "Give Me All Your Luvin'" – Madonna feat. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. (#10)
• "Give Your Heart a Break" – Demi Lovato (#16)
• "Glad You Came" – The Wanted (#3)
• "Good Feeling" – Flo Rida (#3)
• "Good Girl" – Carrie Underwood (#18)
• "Good Time" – Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen (#8)
• "Headlines" – Drake (#15 in 2012, #13 in 2011)
• "Ho Hey" – The Lumineers (#3)
• "Home" – Phillip Phillips (#7)
• "I Cry" – Flo Rida (#6)
• "I Knew You Were Trouble." – Taylor Swift (#3)
• "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (#3 in 2012, #1 in 1992)
• "I Won't Give Up" – Jason Mraz (#8)
• "International Love" – Pitbull feat. Chris Brown (#13)
• "It Will Rain" – Bruno Mars (#3)
• "It's Time" – Imagine Dragons (#19)
• "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" – Ne-Yo (#6)
• "Let's Go" – Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo (#17)
• "Lights" – Ellie Goulding (#2)
• "Live While We're Young" – One Direction (#3)
• "Locked Out of Heaven" – Bruno Mars (#1)
• "Mercy" – Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz (#13)
• "Mistletoe" – Justin Bieber (#19 in 2012, #11 in 2011)
• "Moves like Jagger" – Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera (#11 in 2012, #1 in 2011)
• "Mr. Know It All" – Kelly Clarkson (#20 in 2012, #10 in 2011)
• "Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z and Kanye West (#5)
• "Not Over You" – Gavin DeGraw (#18)
• "One More Night" – Maroon 5 (#1)
• "Paradise" – Coldplay (#20 in 2012, #15 in 2011)
• "Part of Me" – Katy Perry (#1)
• "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock (#6 in 2012, #1 in 2011)
• "Payphone" – Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa (#2)
• "Pound the Alarm" – Nicki Minaj (#15)
• "Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People (#19 in 2012, #3 in 2011)
• "Rack City" – Tyga (#7)
• "Red" – Taylor Swift (#6)
• "Red Solo Cup" – Toby Keith (#15)
• "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (#5 in 2012, #1 in 2011)
• "Ronan" – Taylor Swift (#16)
• "Rumour Has It" – Adele (#16)
• "Scream" – Usher (#9)
• "Scream & Shout" – will.i.am feat. Britney Spears (#12)
• "Set Fire to the Rain" – Adele (#1)
• "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO (#1)
• "Skyfall" – Adele (#8)
• "So Good" – B.o.B (#11)
• "Some Nights" – fun. (#3)
• "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye feat. Kimbra (#1)
• "Someone like You – Adele (#7 in 2012, #1 in 2011)
• "Springsteen" – Eric Church (#19)
• "Starships" – Nicki Minaj (#5)
• "State of Grace" – Taylor Swift (#13)
• "Stereo Hearts" – Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine (#10 in 2012, #4 in 2011)
• "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson (#1)
• "Swimming Pools (Drank)" – Kendrick Lamar (#17)
• "Take a Little Ride" – Jason Aldean (#12)
• "Take Care" – Drake feat. Rihanna (#7)
• "The A Team" – Ed Sheeran (#17)
• "The Motto" – Drake feat. Lil Wayne (#14)
• "The One That Got Away" – Katy Perry (#3)
• "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz (#13)
• "Titanium" – David Guetta feat. Sia (#7)
• "Too Close" – Alex Clare (#7)
• "Try" – Pink (#14)
• "Turn Me On" – David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj (#4)
• "Turn Up the Music" – Chris Brown (#10)
• "Want U Back" – Cher Lloyd (#12)
• "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes (#16)
• "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift (#1)
• "We Are Young" – fun. feat. Janelle Monáe (#1)
• "We Found Love" – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris (#1)
• "What Makes You Beautiful" – One Direction (#4)
• "Where Have You Been" – Rihanna (#5)
• "Whistle" – Flo Rida (#1)
• "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry (#2)
• "Wild Ones" – Flo Rida feat. Sia (#5)
• "Without You" – David Guetta feat. Usher (#14 in 2012, #4 in 2011)
• "Work Hard, Play Hard" – Wiz Khalifa (#17)
• "Work Out" – J. Cole (#13)
• "Young, Wild & Free" – Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa feat. Bruno Mars (#7)

Deaths

• January 17 – Johnny Otis, 90, singer
• January 20
  • Etta James, 73, singer
  • John Levy, 99, bassist and manager
• January 21 - – Gerre Hancock, American organist and composer, 77
• January 25 - Mark Reale, 56, guitarist and songwriter (Crohn's Disease)
• January 26 – Clare Fischer, 83, composer, arranger, keyboardist
• January 29 - Kell Osborne, 72, singer
• February 1 – David Peaston, 54, gospel singer
• February 5 – Al De Lory, 82, keyboard player, producer, and conductor
• February 8 – Jimmy Sabater, 75, singer and timbales player
• February 11 - Whitney Houston, 48, singer
• February 12 – Zina Bethune, 66, actress, dancer, and choreographer (road accident)
• February 29 - Davy Jones, 66, British singer, percussionist, The Monkees
• March 6 - Robert B. Sherman, 86, American songwriter, The Sherman Brothers
• April 19 - Greg Ham, 58, Australian songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Men at Work
• April 19 - Levon Helm, 71, American singer, drummer, The Band
• May 4 - Adam "MCA" Yauch, 47, American rapper, bassist, Beastie Boys
• May 5 - Joe Russell, 72, singer, The Persuasions
• May 12 - Snooky Young, 92, American trumpet player (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and Count Basie Orchestra) *May 13 - Donald "Duck" Dunn, 70, bassist, Booker T. & the M.G.'s
• May 15 - Joe Sell, 33, guitarist, Lucky Boys Confusion
• May 16 - Chuck Brown, 75, guitarist, singer
• May 17 - Donna Summer, 63, singer
• May 29 - Doc Watson, 89, singer
• June 4 - Herb Reed, 83, vocalist and founder of The Platters
• June 7 - Bob Welch, 66, guitarist, Fleetwood Mac
• June 21 - Richard Adler, 90, composer and producer
• July 1 - Ossie Hibbert, 61, Jamaican-American keyboard player and producer (The Aggrovators and The Revolutionaries) *July 3 - Andy Griffith, 86, actor, singer
• July 7 - Dennis Flemion, 75, drummer (The Frogs) *July 24 - Larry Hoppen, 61, singer, co-founder, vocalist and guitarist of the group Orleans
• July 13 - Ginny Tyler, 86, voice actress and singer
• July 17 - Ms. Melodie, 43, rapper
• July 31 - Tony Sly, 41, singer, lead vocalist of No Use for a Name
• August 1 - Douglas Townsend, 90, composer and musicologist
• August 2
  • Jimmy Jones, 75, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
  • Marguerite Piazza, 92, soprano
• August 18 - Scott McKenzie, 73, singer ("San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)")
• September 1 - Hal David, 91, lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head")
• September 5 - Joe South, 72, singer-songwriter ("Down in the Boondocks", "Games People Play", "Hush", "Rose Garden")
• September 25 - Andy Williams, 84, singer ("Moon River", "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year")
• October 7 - Wiley Reed, 68, American-Australian singer-songwriter and pianist
• October 21 - Tim Johnson, 52, American country music songwriter
• October 24 - Bill Dees, 73, musician and songwriter, ("Oh, Pretty Woman", "It's Over")
• October 26 - Natina Reed, 32, singer/rapper (Blaque) and actress (Bring It On)
• October 28 - Terry Callier, 67, singer-songwriter
• November 1 - Mitch Lucker, 28, singer, lead vocalist of Suicide Silence
• November 12
  • Anthony di Bonaventura, 83, pianist and academic
  • Bob French, 74, drummer and radio host (b. 1928)
• December 5 - Dave Brubeck, 91, pianist
• December 9 - Jenni Rivera, 43, singer
• December 12 - Eddie "Guitar" Burns, 84, singer-songwriter and guitarist
• December 22 - Marva Whitney, 68, singer
• December 24 - Ray Collins, 76, singer (The Mothers of Invention)
• December 24 - Capital STEEZ, 19, Hip-Hop artist
• December 26 - Fontella Bass, 72, singer ("Rescue Me")

See also

• 2012 in music
• List of albums released in 2012
• 2012 in heavy metal music
• List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2012

References