The following is a list of notable events and releases that have occurred in 2010 in music in the United States.
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.
January 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".
January 8 – The 75-year anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley.
January 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".
January 13 – R&B Soul legend Teddy Pendergrass dies at age 59.
January 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.
January 19 – The Swell Season at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
January 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.
January 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.
January 25 - NSYNC releases their second compilation album The Collection almost five years after the first
January 26 - The Backstreet Boys release their second compilation album Playlist: The Very Best of Backstreet Boys almost nine years after the first
January 29
The Red Hot Chili Peppers make their live comeback with new guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer, paying tribute to Neil Young at MusiCares.
R&B Singer R. Kelly performs at the Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala, Uganda.
January 31
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Beyoncé broke a record winning 6 Grammys in one night including Song of The Year for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)" whereas Taylor Swift won 4 Grammys, including Album of The Year.
It was announced that within 6 months after the death of Michael Jackson sales increased 75% sold in just 6 months 57.5 million records
February 4 - Justice Jacobson ruled that Larrikin's copyright had been infringed because "Down Under (song)" reproduced "a substantial part of Kookaburra (song)". Previously Men at Work, and Australian band the made No. 1 with their hits from 1982 to 1985 internationally were accused of ripping of their No. 1 billboard hit "Down Under", from Kookabura
February 6 – Beyoncé played to a sold out crowd of 60,000 people in São Paulo, Brazil at Morumbi Stadium.
February 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.
February 14 – Doug Fieger, frontman of The Knack, dies of cancer at the age of 57.
February 16 – Zoli Téglás (of Ignite) officially becomes the new singer of Pennywise, replacing Jim Lindberg who left last August.
February 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 2 – Rapper Lil Wayne's scheduled prison sentence was delayed due to a fire in the court.
March 11 - 311 holds annual 311 Day concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band played four sets, consisting of 60 songs total, in a total time of five hours.
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.
March 17–21 – South By South West Festival takes place in Austin, Texas.
March 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.
March 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.
April 14 – Type O Negative singer and bassist Peter Steele dies of heart failure at age 48.
April 15 – Media reported that Latin star Luis Miguel was hospitalized at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. The cause of the hospitalization was not disclosed.
April 16–18 – The 11th Annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival took place in Indio, California.
April 18 – The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards took place. Carrie Underwood became the first female in history to win Entertainer of the Year twice, as well as consecutively.
April 19 – Gangstarr emcee Guru (rapper) suffered a heart attack, went into a coma, and died at age 48.
April 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.
April 25 – The Earth Day Global Day of Celebration celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970.
May 4 –Bone Thugs-n-Harmony release their reunion album with all original five members entitled Uni5: The World's Enemy.
May 11 – Social Distortion ink deal with Epitaph Records, who released their first album since 2004's Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll in the fall.
May 16 – Black Sabbath's Ronnie James Dio dies from Stomach cancer
May 22–23 – Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH sets its festival attendance record with over 60,000 attendees over the two-day event.
May 24 – Slipknot bassist Paul Gray dies in an Iowa hotel room from an accidental overdose
May 26 – Lee DeWyze is crowned winner of American Idol (season 9) while Crystal Bowersox is named the runner-up.
June 1 - The Canadian indie band Arcade Fire releases their first single since their 2007 album Neon Bible.
June 4 – Christina Aguilera releases 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).
June 5 – The 18th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast takes place. Artists performing included Sublime with Rome, Stone Temple Pilots, Hole, Silversun Pickups, Devo, Paramore, Deftones, Spoon, Chevelle, Cage the Elephant, The Dirty Heads, Against Me!, The Temper Trap and Passion Pit.
June 11 – Shakira, The Black Eyed Peas, K'naan and other artists perform at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert.
June 15 – Devo releases Something for Everybody, their first album in 20 years.
June 21 – American 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.
June 22 – Macy Gray releases The Sellout to critical acclaim. It is her first studio album in over three years.
June 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 releases 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.
July 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".
July 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.
August 24 – Katy Perry releases her much anticipated third album, Teenage Dream, which went on to dominate the charts for several years and break a series of sales records.
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.
September 28 – Glee's "Britney/Brittany" episode aired with the cast performing five Britney Spears songs from her early years.
October 25 - Taylor Swift releases her much anticipated third album, Speak Now, which sells over one million copies in its first week.
November 9: Reba McEntire releases her 26th studio album, All The Women I Am. Loretta Lynn releases her 71st album, Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
November 10: The 44th Annual Country Music Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
November 11: The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
November 15: Singer Christina Aguilera receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
November 16: After years of legal disputes, music from The Beatles is now available on iTunes.
November 19: Justin Bieber releases his first compilation album My Worlds: The Collection
November 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.
November 22: Kanye West releases his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which becomes the best-reviewed album of the year, according to Metacritic.
November 24: Christina Aguilera made her theatrical film and musical debut as the lead character Ali Rose in Burlesque. Co-starring Cher and directed by Steven Antin, the film went on to gross over 90 million worldwide and earn Aguilera a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song.
November 26: Justin Bieber releases his first remix album My Worlds Acoustic which became his third consecutive top 10 album
December 1: 53rd Grammy Awards nominees announced from Los Angeles' Club Nokia with Eminem leads with ten nominations for his album Recovery. Bruno Mars scored seven nominations and Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Lady Antebellum with six nominations each. The ceremony was held in the Staples Center on February 13, 2011.
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.
December 18: Josh and Zac Farro announce their exit from the band Paramore.
53rd Grammy Awards
Record of the Year: Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Album of the Year: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Song of the Year: Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Best New Artist: Esperanza Spalding
American Music Awards of 2010
Artist of the Year – Justin Bieber
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist – Justin Bieber
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Video of the Year: Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Best New Artist: Justin Bieber – Baby
34th NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Album: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Outstanding Song: Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Outstanding Music Video: Katy Perry – Firework
Outstanding New Artist – Marina & the Diamonds
Outstanding Contribution to Music – Neil Young
Country Music Association Awards
Entertainer of the Year – Brad Paisley
Song of the Year: Miranda Lambert – The House That Built Me
Single of the Year: Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Album of the Year: Miranda Lambert – Revolution
New Artist of the Year – Zac Brown Band
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
All releases are LPs unless otherwise stated.
January 4
Lana Del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant by Lana Del Rey
January 5
Animal by Kesha
Realize the Ghost by Silver Swans
Unbroken by Katharine McPhee
VH1 Storytellers: Kanye West by Kanye West
January 11
Contra by Vampire Weekend
Superficial by Heidi Montag
January 12
Ghosts on the Boardwalk by The Bouncing Souls
If It's War You Want (EP) by Without a Fight
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
If This Isn't a Dream... 1985–1989 by Virulence
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!
Don't Call Me Angel by Sara Lynn
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 by Various Artists
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
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
It's Been a Long Day by Smoking Popes
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 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 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
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
March 17
My Own Way by Darren Ross
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 6
The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer by Red Sparowes
Have the Best Day of Your Life! by The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!
Shame, Shame by Dr. Dog
Women and Country by Jakob Dylan
12 Gauge by Kalmah
April 8
Air Swell by Chiddy Bang
April 13
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 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 1
The Bride Screamed Murder by Melvins
June 8
Attack Attack! by Attack Attack!
Bionic by Christina Aguilera
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 18
We Are Born by Sia
Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus
June 21
Recovery by Eminem
Suddenly by Allstar Weekend
June 22
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
Here Lies Another by Here Lies Another
Love King by The-Dream
Proprioception by And Hell Followed With
July 6
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
An Airplane Carried Me to Bed by Sky Sailing
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
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
Ressentiment by East of the Wall
Rocksteady by Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Summer Tour EP by Paramore
Teflon Don by Rick Ross
This is Revenge by Ender
Visceral Transcendence by Inherit Disease
We Stitch These Wounds by Black Veil Brides
100 Miles from Memphis by Sheryl Crow
July 23
Sonni Shine & The Underwater Sounds (EP) by Sonni Shine & The Underwater Sounds
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
Without Regret by Kimberly Caldwell
July 29
Witchkrieg by Witchery
August 3
Hear Me Now by Secondhand Serenade
The Remix by Lady Gaga
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.
August 17
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
Seeing Eye Dog by Helmet
Teenage Dream by Katy Perry
August 31
Feeding The Wolves by 10 Years
Asylum by Disturbed
Time for Annihilation by Papa Roach
Icon (compilation) by Nirvana
September 7
Audio Secrecy by Stone Sour
Body Talk Pt. 2 by Robyn
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
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
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
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
Life Turns Electric by Finger Eleven
October 11
B.T.R. by Big Time Rush
The Preview by Chiddy Bang
October 12
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
November 2
Merry Christmas II You by Mariah Carey
My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean
November 9
All The Women I Am by Reba McEntire
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn by Loretta Lynn
November 16
Live It Up by Lee DeWyze
Nelly 5.0 by Nelly
Loud by Rihanna
November 22
Jay-Z: 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
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
Diamond in the Rough by Freeway
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 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
The best-selling records in 2010 in the US according to Nielsen Soundscan:
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hits
"Tik Tok" – Kesha (9 weeks)
"Imma Be" – The Black Eyed Peas (2 weeks)
"Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris (1-week)
"Rude Boy" – Rihanna (5 weeks)
"Nothin' on You" – B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars (2 weeks)
"OMG" – Usher featuring will.i.am (4 weeks)
"Not Afraid" – Eminem (1-week)
"California Gurls" – Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg (6 weeks)
"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna (7 weeks)
"Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry (2 weeks)
"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (4 weeks)
"Like a G6" – Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev (3 weeks)
"We R Who We R" – Kesha (1-week)
"What's My Name?" – Rihanna featuring Drake (1-week)
"Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna (1-week)
"Raise Your Glass" – Pink (1-week)
"Firework" – Katy Perry (2 weeks in 2010, 2 weeks in 2011)
Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20
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
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 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 24 – Myrna Smith, 69, singer and songwriter (The Sweet Inspirations)
December 26 – Teena Marie, 54, white R&B singer
