Overview of the events of 2019 in American music
List of years in American music
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2019 in music in the United States.
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.
Albums released in 2019 [ edit ]
Top songs on record [ edit ]
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs [ edit ]
Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits[ edit ]
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 –
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
January 16 – Lorna Doom , 61, punk rock bassist[ 120]
January 17 – Reggie Young , 82, country and rock guitarist, session musician[ 121]
January 21 –
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 –
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 –
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]
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 –
May 13 – Doris Day , 97, singer and actress[ 162] [ 163]
May 14 –
May 15
May 17 – Eric Moore, 67, hard rock singer and bassist
May 28 – John Gary Williams, 73, R&B singer[ 165]
May 29 –
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 –
June 10 –
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
August 11 – Jim Cullum Jr. , 77, jazz cornetist
August 19 – Larry Taylor , 77, bass guitarist
August 27
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 –
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
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 –
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
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 –
December 8 – Juice WRLD , 21, rapper, singer, songwriter
December 13 –
December 14 – Irv Williams , 100, jazz saxophonist
December 18 – Abbey Simon , 99, classical pianist
December 24 –
December 26 – Sleepy LaBeef , 84, rockabilly singer and guitarist
December 29 – Norma Tanega , 80, folk singer-songwriter
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