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{{Infobox Automobile
| in?=in music
|image=
| cp=20th Century
|name=Audi A4
| c=21st century
|manufacturer=[[Volkswagen AG]]
| cf=22nd century
|production=[[1995]]–present
|predecessor=[[Audi 80]]
|class=[[Mid-size car|Mid-size]] [[luxury car]]
|body_style=4-door [[sedan]]<br>4-door [[station wagon]]<br>2-door [[convertible]]
|platform=[[FF layout|FF]]/[[Four wheel drive|AWD]]
|similar=[[BMW 3 Series]]<br>[[Lincoln MKZ]]<br>[[Mercedes-Benz C-Class]]<br>[[Alfa Romeo 159]]<br>[[Jaguar X-Type]]<br>[[Cadillac BLS]]<br>[[Saab 9-3]]<br>[[Volvo S60]]
}}
{{Infobox Automobile generation
|name=First generation
|image=[[Image:Audi_A4_B5_Avant.jpg|250px|The first-generation Audi A4]]
|production=[[1995]]&ndash;[[2000]]
|engine=1.6&nbsp;L, 1.8&nbsp;L 20V, 1.8&nbsp;L 20V Turbo, 2.4&nbsp;L [[V6]] 30V, 2.8&nbsp;L [[V6]] 30V, 1.9&nbsp;L TDI, 2.5&nbsp;L V6 TDI
}}
{{Infobox Automobile generation
|name=Second generation
|image=[[Image:Audi_A4_B6_Limo.jpg|250px|Second-generation Audi A4]]
|production=[[2001]]&ndash;[[2004]]
|engine=1.6&nbsp;L, 2.0&nbsp;L 20V, 1.8&nbsp;L 20V Turbo, 2.4&nbsp;L V6 30V, 3.0&nbsp;L V6 30V, 1.9&nbsp;L TDI, 2.5&nbsp;L TDI, 3.0&nbsp;L TDI
}}
{{Infobox Automobile generation
|name=Third generation
|image=[[Image:Audi a4 2004 rod sedan.jpg|250px|2005 Audi A4]]
|production=[[2005]]&ndash;present
|engine=1.6&nbsp;L; 2.0&nbsp;L 20V, 1.8&nbsp;L 20V Turbo, 2.0&nbsp;L TSFI, 3.2&nbsp;L V6 FSI, 1.9&nbsp;L TDI, 2.0&nbsp;L TDI, 2.7&nbsp;L TDI, 3.0&nbsp;L TDI
}}
 
| yp1=1997
The '''Audi A4''' is a [[Mid-size car|mid-size]] [[luxury car|luxury]] [[automobile|car]] made by [[Audi]]. It was introduced in 1995, replacing the [[Audi 80]] (called the Audi 4000 in [[North America]]) and Audi 90.
| yp2=1998
| yp3=1999
| year=2000
| ya1=2001
| ya2=2002
| ya3=2003
 
| dp3=1970s
== B5 (1995-1998) ==
| dp2=1980s
Audi debuted the model in 1995 on [[Volkswagen]]'s [[Volkswagen B platform|B5]] platform, which it shared with the fifth generation [[Volkswagen Passat]]. Like the Passat, it had a [[longitudinal]]ly-mounted engine and standard [[front wheel drive]], although the vast majority of A4s Audi sells come optioned with their [[quattro]] [[all wheel drive]] system. The Avant [[station wagon]] arrived a year later.
| dp1=1990s
| d=2000s
| dn1=2010s
| dn2=2020s
| dn3=2030s
}}
 
'''See also:'''
A wide range of engines were available to [[Europe|European]] customers, between 1.6 and 2.8&nbsp;L, and a 1.9&nbsp;L [[Diesel]] available with VW's new "pumpe-düse" technology, capable of achieving a then high power value of 110&nbsp;PS (81&nbsp;kW), although Audi's 2.8&nbsp;L [[V6]], carried over from the old 80/90 was the only engine option in North America until 1997.
* [[2000 in music (UK)]]
* [[2000|other events of 2000]]
* [[list of 'years in music']]
* [[Timeline of trends in music (2000-present)|2000s in music]]
 
==Events==
The Audi A4 was the first model in the [[Volkswagen Group]] to feature the new 1.8&nbsp;L 20V motor with [[multivalve|five valves per cylinder]], based on the unit [[Audi Sport]] had developed for their [[Supertouring]] race car. At the time, besides Audi, the [[Ferrari F355]] was the only production automobile in the world with a five-valve head design. A [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] version produced 150&nbsp;PS (110&nbsp;kW) and 210&nbsp;Nm (155&nbsp;ft.lbf) of torque. This technology was added to the V6 family in 1996, starting with the 2.8&nbsp;L V6 30V, which now pumped 193&nbsp;PS (142&nbsp;kW).
*[[John Tavener]] is knighted in the New Year's Honours List.
*[[Gary Glitter]] is released from jail in January, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.
*[[January 1]]- At exactly midinight EST in [[New York City]], [[Prince (artist)|Prince]] plays his classic song [[1999 (song)|1999]] to celebrate the new century, and then vows to never play it again.
*[[January 14]] - [[Rolling Stone magazine]] reveals that the two children of [[Melissa Etheridge]] and her partner, Julie Cypher, were fathered by [[David Crosby]]
*[[January 18]] - Spencer Goodman is executed by lethal injection in [[Huntsville, Texas]]. Goodman was convicted of kidnapped and murdering the wife of [[ZZ Top]] manager [[Bill Ham]] in [[1991]]. Ham is present for the execution.
*[[February 9]] - ''[[The Million Dollar Hotel]]'', a film co-written by [[U2]] lead singer [[Bono]], premieres at the 50th Berlinale ([[Berlin Film Festival]]). The film stars [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Milla Jovovich]]
*[[February 11]] - [[Diana Ross]] divorces her husband of 14 years
*[[February 16]] - ''The Silver Tassie'', an opera by [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]], premieres at the London Coliseum, performed by the [[English National Opera]]
*[[February 24]] - [[Italy|Italian]] motorcycle manufacturing company [[Aprilla SpA]] wins a lawsuit filed against The [[Spice Girls]] over a sponsorship deal that fell apart when [[Geri Halliwell]] left the group.
*[[February 28]] - Songwriter Stan Penrige files a lawsuit against the rock band [[KISS (band)|KISS]], the band's publishing company and [[Universal Music Group]], claiming that he had not received millions of dollars in publishing royalties that he was owed for the song "Beth".
*[[March 1]] - [[Social Distortion]] guitarist [[Dennis Danell]] dies of an apparent brain [[aneurysm]]
*[[March 6]] - [[Foxy Brown]] is injured in a car accident in [[Brooklyn, New York]] in which her car hit a fence. Police discover that Brown was driving with a suspended driver license and order her to appear in court in April. Brown's license was suspended for failing to appear in court for a parking violation.
*[[March 13]] - [[Blink-182]] ends its European tour after singer & guitarist [[Tom Delonge]] and drummer [[Travis Barker]] succumb to [[strep throat]].
*[[March 24]] - After violating a prior probation agreement by getting drunk, [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] is ordered to undergo a 90 day diagnostic evaluation at the California Institute For Men in [[Chino, California]].
*[[March 28]] - [[Jimmy Page]] wins a lawsuit filed against [[Ministry magazine]]. The magazine claimed that Page had contributed to the death of [[Led Zeppelin]] drummer [[John Bonham]] by wearing a Satanic robe and chanting spells while Bonham was dying and choking on his vomit. The magazine apologizes and offers to pay Page's legal bills. Page donates the money received from the case to the [[Action for Brazil's Children Trust]]
*[[April 6]] - [[Shawn Colvin]], [[James Taylor]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Richard Thompson]], [[Sweet Honey]], [[Elton John]], [[Cassandra Wilson]], [[Wynonna Judd]], [[k.d. lang]], [[Bryan Adams]], and [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] perform in [[New York]] as part of a tribute to [[Joni Mitchell]].
*[[April 4]] - [[Mick Jagger]] attends the opening of an arts center at Dartford Grammar School in southeast [[England]] which was named after him.
*[[April 12]] - [[Metallica]] files a lawsuit against [[Napster]], [[Yale University]], [[University of Southern California]] and [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] for [[copyright]] infringement. Yale and Indiana are later dropped from the suit when they block access to Napster on campus computers.
*April - [[*NSYNC]] smashes the old record of 1.1 million with a 2.4 million debut of "No Strings Attached", which is also the first album to sell over 800,000 copies at least 2 weeks.
*[[May 1]] - A $1.8 million civil fraud lawsuit is filed against [[Neil Young]] in Los Angeles Superior Court by a former ''[[Village Voice]]'' writer. The lawsuit charges that Young broke an agreement to have a biography written about him when he blocked the book's publication.
*[[May 4]] - [[Letters To Cleo]] plays their last concert in [[Boston]]; they disband the following month.
*[[May 5]] - [[Rod Stewart]] undergoes an hour long throat operation at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] to remove a growth on his thyroid, which turns out to be benign.
*[[May 6]] - [[John Mellencamp]] receives an honorary [[Doctor of Music]] degree as the commencement speaker for Indiana University's Class of 2000.
*[[May 16]] - [[Britney Spears]]'s second LP, "Oops!...I Did It Again" debuts at #1 selling 1.3 million copies, making the highest debut by a female artist in US history.
*[[May 30]] - [[Eminem]] sets the record for biggest Rap debut with 1.76 million albums sold. Eminem, a protege of [[Dr. Dre]], broke the old record of 803,000 in 1993 set by [[Snoop Doggy Dogg]], another Dr. Dre protege.
*[[June 13]] - Rock band [[Bon Jovi]] release their highly anticipated album [[Crush (album)|Crush]], their first album in almost five years.
*[[June 30]] - Nine people are crushed to death during [[Pearl Jam]]'s set at the [[Roskilde Festival]], in [[Roskilde]], [[Denmark]]
*[[July 21]] and [[July 22]] - [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] plays at [[Wembley Stadium]]. The first of this night is featured on the double CD and the DVD [[Familiar to Millions]].
*August - Metal band [[Scars of Life]] is formed in southern florida.
*[[September 18]] - [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] releases her album, [[Music (Madonna album)|Music]], which hits number one on the album charts and becomes Madonna's first number one album since her 1989's [[Like A Prayer]] album.
*[[September 23]] - [[Isaac Stern]] celebrates his 80th birthday together with his 40th anniversary as President of [[Carnegie Hall]].
*October - [[The Beatles]] release a hardcover book version of ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'', containing newly published photos and interviews with band members. The book went straight to the top of the [[New York Times]] bestsellers list.
*[[October 18]] - [[Zack de la Rocha]] leaves [[Rage Against the Machine]] saying that the band's decision making process has completely failed.
*[[3 November|3]]&ndash;[[5 November]] - The fourth [[Terrastock]] festival is held in [[Seattle]].
*[[16 November|16]]&ndash;[[21 November]] - The [[Backstreet Boys]] embarks on 6 continents in just 100 hours.
*[[December 2]] - The [[Backstreet Boys]] debuts with 1.6 million with ''[[Black & Blue]]'' and becomes the first artists in history to achieve back-to-back million-plus first week sales. Also sells 5 million worldwide and sets a record for the best International Sales Week in History.
*[[December 2]] - [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] play their final concert, at the Metro Club in Chicago.
*[[December 22]] - [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] marries film director [[Guy Ritchie]], at [[Skibo Castle]] in [[Dornoch]], [[Sutherland]], [[Scotland]] with [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], [[Stella McCartney]], [[Sting]], [[George Clooney]], [[Jon Bon Jovi]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Rupert Everett]] and others in attendance.
* The latest [[Joel and Ethan Coen]] film, ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' was released to much criticial acclaim. The film and its [[T-Bone Burnett]]-produced soundtrack ignite a new found popularity of traditional American folk music and bluegrass.
*[[Rage Against The Machine]]'s [[Tim Commerford]] is arrested for climbing on the set at [[MTV]]'s ''[[MTV Video Music Awards|Video Music Awards]]''.
* [[Ned's Atomic Dustbin]] reunites by doing a couple shows.
 
''See also:''
Audi also debuted their new [[Tiptronic]] transmission on the B5 platform, based on the unit [[Porsche]] developed for their [[Porsche 964|964]]-generation [[Porsche 911|911]]. The transmission is a "manumatic", meaning it offers the driver a choice of driving the car as either an automatic or a clutchless manual.
[[1999 in music]],
[[2000|other events of 2000]],
[[2001 in music]], [[Timeline of trends in music (1990-present)|2000s in music]] and the [[list of 'years in music']]
 
==Bands Formed==
The B5 A4 is arguably a watershed model for Audi. Previously regarded as somewhat of a bit-player in the luxury car segment, the massive improvement in quality and engineering with the B5 A4 made buyers realise that there was now a marque other than BMW and Mercedes. Combined with the radical TT concept (later a production car), Audi emerged as a leader in the luxury car market.
 
=== B5 facelift (1998-2001) ===
Audi refreshed the model in the 1997 [[Frankfurt Motor Show]], with sales beginning in Europe in early 1998. Besides the introduction of a 2.4&nbsp;L 30-valve V6 (replacing the outdated 2.6 V6), the most important additions to the range were the 2.5&nbsp;L V6 TDI engine with 150&nbsp;PS (110&nbsp;kW) and standard quattro and a 6-speed gearbox, as well the new high-performance [[Audi S4|S4]], now part of the A4 lineup (the previus S4 had been a [[Audi 100]]). New taillights, [[headlights]], door handles, and other minor exterior/interior changes rounded out the cosmetic updates.
 
In mid 1998, the 1.8T engine available outside Europe had its power output raised to 170&nbsp;PS (125&nbsp;kW), while the 12-valve V6 was replaced by the 30 valve unit that had been available in Europe for two years.
 
==Bands Disbanded==
In 1999, Audi debuted an even higher performance model, the [[Audi RS4|RS4]], like its predecessor [[Audi RS2|RS2]] available only in the Avant body.
*[[Rage Against The Machine]]
*[[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
 
==B6 (2000-2005)==
An all-new A4 debuted in late 2000, now riding on the [[Volkswagen B platform#B6|B6]] platform. The 1.6&nbsp;L base model remained unchanged, but most other gasoline engines received either displacement increases or power upgrades. The 1.8&nbsp; 20 valve Turbo was now available in two versions, with 150 or 180&nbsp;PS (110 or 132&nbsp;kW), this one with a standard six-speed gearbox, while the naturally aspirated 1.8&nbsp;L straight-4 and 2.8&nbsp;L V6 were replaced by 2.0&nbsp;L and 3.0&nbsp;L units, still with five valves per cylinder, the most powerful of which was capable of 220&nbsp;PS (162&nbsp;kW) and 300&nbsp;Nm (221&nbsp;ft.lbf) of torque. The 1.9 TDI engine was upgraded to 130&nbsp;PS and was now available with quattro, while the 2.5 V6 TDI high-end model was introduced with 180&nbsp;PS (132&nbsp;kW) and standard quattro. The Avant arrived in mid 2001.
 
==Albums released==
For 2002, Audi upgraded power in the 1.8 Turbo engines to 163 and 190&nbsp;PS (120 and 140&nbsp;kW respectively), and in the 2.5 TDI intermediate version to 163&nbsp;PS. A year later, Audi reintroduced the S4, now powered by a 344&nbsp;PS (253&nbsp;kW) 4.2&nbsp;L V8, as well as an A4 Cabrio convertible variant, finally replacing the 80-based Audi Cabriolet that had been discontinued in 1998.
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Audi also introduced a [[continuously variable transmission]] developed by [[LuK]], named [[Multitronic]], which replaced the Tiptronic on front wheel drive models. The transmission won considerable praise from the automotive press and is generally regarded as being the best of its type in the world, due to its light weight and promptness in response, but its use was limited to models with a maximum of 310&nbsp;Nm (229&nbsp;ft.lbf).
 
Borrowing from the [[Audi A6]], the boot was redesigned to remove the extension of the top edge with a smoother fold line, and the taillight assembly now forms part of the top line.
 
A new cabriolet version of the A4 was introduced in 2002 to replace the ageing Audi 80-based model. It incorporated some minor styling changes which eventually found their way to the sedan version (such as body-colored lower bumper and sill panels).
 
==B7 (2004-present)==
Audi introduced a redesigned A4 in late 2004, now riding on the B7 platform, which is completely unique to Audi and not shared with Volkswagen. Nonetheless, the B7 is really a revision of the outgoing B6, and not a ground-up redesign.
 
The engine lineup received many additions, the most notable of which was the introduction of [[Fuel Stratified Injection]] on the new 2.0 TFSI and 3.2 V6 FSI, respectively capable of 200 and 255&nbsp;PS (147 and 188&nbsp;kW), although these engines dropped the five-valve design in favor of the more widely known four valves per cylinder configuration, as the design was incompatible with the direct injection system. The new 2.0 TDI engine now combined Pumpe Düse (PD) technology with 16 valves for the first time, while the larger 2.5 TDI was increased to 3.0&nbsp;L, with 204&nbsp;PS (150&nbsp;kW). quattro was available either as an option or standard on most mid- to high-end models, with multitronic and Tiptronic automatic gearboxes available throughout the entire lineup. As per the B6, multitronic is available only on front-wheel drive models and Tiptronic only available on quattro models.
 
In addition to the carry-over S4, which remained unchanged on the technical side, Audi has reintroduced the RS4 to the lineup, for the first time on the [[sedan (car)|sedan]] body and with a normally aspirated 4.2 V8 FSI engine. Another notable inclusion is the 3rd-generation quattro system which uses 40:60 front-rear power distribution. A limited edition variant first introduced in late 2005, named "[[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM Edition]]", was reintroduced in 2006 as a regular option, the 2.0T FSI engine now engineered to 220&nbsp;PS (162&nbsp;kW) with standard quattro. The front grill assembly has changed to be full height in the same manner as the [[Audi A6]].
 
The B7 Cabriolet model arrived later than the other two body variants, with sales beginning in February 2006. Brand new on the Cabriolet was an entry-level 2.0 TDI version with standard quattro. In April, the B7 received the 170&nbsp;PS (125&nbsp;kW) 2.0 TDI engine that premiered in the VW Golf GTD and Audi A3.
 
=== Current lineup ===
{|
|-
| width="320" | '''Album''' || width="270" | '''Artist''' || width="200" | '''Release Date''' || width="150" | '''Type'''
! A4
! Power
! Sedan
! Avant
! Cabriolet
|-
| ''[[Valentines (EP)|Valentines]]'' || [[Mariah Carey]] || January 1 || EP
| 1.6
| align="center" | 102 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[This Present Darkness (Chimaira album)|This Present Darkness]]'' || [[Chimaira]] || January 11 || EP
| 2.0
| align="center" | 130 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[Forever Gold]]'' || [[Donovan]] || January 18 || Compilation
| 1.8 T
| align="center" | 163 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
|-
| ''[[A Thought Crushed My Mind]]'' || [[Blindside]] || January 25 || LP
| 1.8 T quattro
| align="center" | 163 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986|Greatest Hits Volume Three]]'' || [[The Beach Boys]] || February 1 || Compilation
| 2.0 TFSI
| align="center" | 200 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
|-
| ''[[The Better Life]]'' || [[3 Doors Down]] || February 8 || LP
| 2.0 TFSI quattro
| align="center" | 200 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[Nia]]'' || [[Blackalicious]] || February 8 || LP
| 2.0 DTM Edition
| align="center" | 220 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[Demons and Wizards (album)|Demons and Wizards]]'' || [[Demons & Wizards]] || February 8 || LP
| 3.2 FSI
| align="center" | 255 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
|-
| ''[[Bloodflowers]]'' || [[The Cure]] || February 15 || LP
| 3.2 FSI quattro
| align="center" | 255 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
|-
| ''[[Hear My Cry]]'' || [[Sonique (artist)|Sonique]] || February 15 || LP
| 4.2 S4
| align="center" | 344 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
|-
| ''[[Stiff Upper Lip]]'' || [[AC/DC]] || February 28 || LP
| 4.2 RS4
| align="center" | 420 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[The Virgin Suicides (soundtrack)|The Virgin Suicides]]'' || [[Air (band)|Air]] || February 28 || Soundtrack
| 1.9 TDI
| align="center" | 115 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[The Sickness]]'' || [[Disturbed]] || March 7 || LP
| 2.0 TDI
| align="center" | 140 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[Right Now (Atomic Kitten album)|Right Now]]'' || [[Atomic Kitten]] || March 16 || LP
| 2.0 TDI quattro
| align="center" | 140 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | x
|-
| ''[[24 Hour Roadside Resistance]]'' || [[Against All Authority]] || March 21 || LP
| 2.0 TDI
| align="center" | 170 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[Aquarius (Aqua album)|Aquarius]]'' || [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]] || March 21 || LP
| 2.7 TDI
| align="center" | 180 PS
| align="center" | X
| align="center" | X
| align="center" |
|-
| ''[[We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes]]'' || [[Death Cab for Cutie]] || March 21 || LP
| 3.0 TDI quattro
|-
| align="center" | 233 PS
| ''[[Magica (album)|Magica]]'' || [[Dio]] || March 21 || LP
| align="center" | X
|-
| align="center" | X
| ''[[Stronger Than Death]]'' || [[Black Label Society]] || April 4 || LP
| align="center" | X
|-
| ''[[Yeeeah Baby]]'' || [[Big Pun]] || April 11 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone]]'' || [[The Apples in Stereo]] || April 18 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Heat]]'' || [[Toni Braxton]] || April 25 || LP
|-
| ''[[Skull & Bones (album)|Skull & Bones]]'' || [[Cypress Hill]] || April 25 || LP
|-
| ''[[Summer Day Reflection Songs]]'' || [[Donovan]] || April 25 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[The New America]]'' || [[Bad Religion]] || May 9 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Ballad Collection]]'' || [[Boyz II Men]] || May 9 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[Mystery White Boy]]'' || [[Jeff Buckley]] || May 9 || Live
|-
| ''[[Mob Mentality]]'' || [[The Business]]/[[Dropkick Murphys]] || May 9 || Split LP
|-
| ''[[ABBA Generation]]'' || [[A*Teens]] || May 11 (US) || LP
|-
| ''[[Ear-Resistible]]'' || [[The Temptations]] || May 16 || LP
|-
| ''[[Love, God and Murder]]'' || [[Johnny Cash]] || May 23 || Box Set
|-
| ''[[The Platform]]'' || [[Dilated Peoples]] || May 23 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Singles Collection, Volume 1]]'' || [[Dropkick Murphys]] || May 23 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[Superfast]]'' || [[Dynamite Hack]] || May 23 || LP
|-
| ''[[The ConstruKction of Light]]'' || [[King Crimson]] || May 23 || LP
|-
| ''[[Mer de Noms]]'' || [[A Perfect Circle]] || May 23 || LP
|-
| ''[[Fevers and Mirrors]]'' || [[Bright Eyes]] || May 29 || LP
|-
| ''[[Mermaid Avenue Vol. II]]'' || [[Billy Bragg]] and [[Wilco]] || May 30 || LP
|-
| ''[[Brave New World (album)|Brave New World]]'' || [[Iron Maiden]] || May 30 || LP
|-
| ''[[Broken Bracelet]]'' || [[Michelle Branch]] || June 1 || LP
|-
| ''[[Slow Motion Riot]]'' || [[98 Mute]] || June 6 || LP
|-
| ''[[Brutal Planet]]'' || [[Alice Cooper]] || June 6 || LP
|-
| ''[[Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant]]'' || [[Belle & Sebastian]] || June 6 || LP
|-
| ''[[Crush (album)|Crush]]'' || [[Bon Jovi]] || June 13 || LP
|-
| ''[[Riding with the King (B.B. King and Eric Clapton album)|Riding with the King]]'' || [[B.B. King]] & [[Eric Clapton]] || June 13 || LP
|-
| ''[[Fantastic, Vol. 2]]'' || [[Slum Village]] || June 13 || LP
|-
| ''[[Pop Trash]]'' || [[Duran Duran]] || June 19 || LP
|-
| ''[[Anarchy (album)|Anarchy]]'' || [[Busta Rhymes]] || June 20 || LP
|-
| ''[[One Long Year]]'' || [[Todd Rundgren]] || June 20 || LP
|-
| ''[[Live at the Greek]]'' || [[Jimmy Page]] and [[The Black Crowes]] || July 4 || Live
|-
| ''[[Parachutes]]'' || [[Coldplay]] || July 10 (UK) || LP
|-
| ''[[Out of Control (album)|Out of Control]]'' || [[Anti-Nowhere League]] || July 11 || LP
|-
| ''[[Minor Earth Major Sky]]'' || [[a-ha]] || July 17 || LP
|-
| ''[[2000 B.C. (album)|2000 B.C.]]'' || [[Canibus]] || July 18 || LP
|-
| ''[[Outbound]]'' || [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]] || July 25 || LP
|-
| ''[[Fragments of Freedom]]'' || [[Morcheeba]] || August 1 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Big Picture (album)|The Big Picture]]'' || [[Big L (rapper)|Big L]] || August 1 || LP
|-
| ''[[Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump]]'' || [[De La Soul]] || August 8 || LP
|-
| ''[[Hot Shot (album)|Hot Shot]]'' || [[Shaggy]] || August 8 || LP
|-
| ''[[Ace Troubleshooter (album)|Ace Troubleshooter]]'' || [[Ace Troubleshooter]] || August 10 || LP
|-
| ''[[Super Hits (Donovan album)|Super Hits]]'' || [[Donovan]] || August 22 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[The Supremes (2000 box set)|The Supremes]]'' || [[The Supremes]] || August 29 || Box Set
|-
| ''[[Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)|Heartbreaker]]'' || [[Ryan Adams]] || September 5 || LP
|-
| ''[[Mi Reflejo]]'' || [[Christina Aguilera]] || September 12 || LP
|-
| ''[[Maroon (album)|Maroon]]'' || [[Barenaked Ladies]] || September 12 || LP
|-
| ''[[Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya]]'' || [[Boyz II Men]] || September 12 || LP
|-
| ''[[Consent to Treatment]]'' || [[Blue October]] || September 15 || LP
|-
| ''[[Selmasongs: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Dancer in the Dark|Selmasongs]]'' || [[Björk]] || September 18 || Soundtrack
|-
| ''[[The Art of Drowning]]'' || [[AFI (band)|AFI]] || September 19 || LP
|-
| ''[[S.D.E. (album)|S.D.E.]]'' || [[Cam'ron]] || September 19 || LP
|-
| ''[[Live Cannibalism]]'' || [[Cannibal Corpse]] || September 19 || Live
|-
| ''[[Bridging the Gap]]'' || [[The Black Eyed Peas]] || September 26 || LP
|-
| ''[[Saints & Sinners]]'' || [[All Saints (band)|All Saints]] || October 3 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Very Beast of Dio]]'' || [[Dio]] || October 14 || Greatest Hits
|-
| ''[[Back to Mine: Faithless]]'' || [[Faithless]] || October 16 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[The Rose that Grew from Concrete]]'' || [[2Pac]] || October 17 || LP
|-
| ''[[American III: Solitary Man]]'' || [[Johnny Cash]] || October 17 || LP
|-
| ''[[Born to Do It]]'' || [[Craig David]] || October 17 (UK) || LP
|-
| ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]'' || [[Limp Bizkit]] || October 17 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Collector's Series Volume One]]'' || [[Celine Dion]] || October 23 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[My Kind of Christmas]]'' || [[Christina Aguilera]] || October 24 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Forbidden Love E.P.]]'' || [[Death Cab for Cutie]] || October 24 || EP
|-
| ''[[Blur: The Best of]]'' || [[Blur (band)|Blur]] || October 30 || Greatest Hits
|-
| ''[[Follow the Reaper]]'' || [[Children of Bodom]] || October 30 || LP
|-
| ''[[Mama's Gun]]'' || [[Erykah Badu]] || October 31 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Essential Bob Dylan]]'' || [[Bob Dylan]] || October 31 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[Christmas Around the World (Bradley Joseph album)|Christmas Around the World]]'' || [[Bradley Joseph]] || October 31 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back]]'' || [[blink-182]] || November 7 || Live
|-
| ''[[1 (album)|1]]'' || [[The Beatles]] || November 13 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[Midian (album)|Midian]]'' || [[Cradle of Filth]] || November 14 || LP
|-
| ''[[Black & Blue]]'' || [[Backstreet Boys]] || November 21 || LP
|-
| ''[[The Reunion]]'' || [[Capone-N-Noreaga]] || November 21 || LP
|-
| ''[[Flashback (Electric Light Orchestra box set)|Flashback]]'' || [[Electric Light Orchestra]] || November 21 || Box Set
|-
| ''[[In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country]]'' || [[Boards of Canada]] || November 27 || EP
|-
| ''[[Catch the Wind (2000 album)|Catch the Wind]]'' || [[Donovan]] || November 28 || Compilation
|-
| ''[[Live (Alice in Chains album)|Live]]'' || [[Alice in Chains]] || December 5 || Live
|-
| ''[[Burning Japan Live 1999]]'' || [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]] || December 5 || Live
|-
| ''[[Renegades (album)|Renegades]]'' || [[Rage Against the Machine]] || December 5 || Cover Album
|-
| ''[[Live at the Fillmore (Cypress Hill album)|Live at the Fillmore]]'' || [[Cypress Hill]] || December 12 || Live
|-
| ''[[Restless (Xzibit album)|Restless]]'' || [[Xzibit]] || December 12 || LP
|}
 
*''Freedom'' - [[Sheena Easton]]
==B8 (2007-)==
*''Balada Sinetron Cinta'' - [[Ebiet G Ade]]
*''The Menace'' - [[Elastica]] (final album before disbanding)
*''Live in Chicago'' - [[Kurt Elling]]
*''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]'' - [[Eminem]]
*''Loveboat'' - [[Erasure]]
*''[[How Strange, Innocence]]'' - [[Explosions in the Sky]]
*''[[Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars]]'' - [[Fatboy Slim]]
*''The Setting Sun And Its Satellites'' - [[Firebird band|The Firebird Band]]
*''[[Eight Track Sound System]]'' - [[Fonda 500]]
*''[[The Autumn/Winter Collection]]'' - [[Fonda 500]]
*''[[Fozzy (album)|Fozzy]]'' - [[Fozzy]]
*''[[Something Like Human]]'' - [[Fuel (band)|Fuel]]
*''[[Whoa, Nelly!]]'' - [[Nelly Furtado]]
*''if_then_else'' - [[The Gathering (band)|The Gathering]]
*''Moonchild'' - [[Deborah Gibson|Debbie Gibson]]
*''[[Stomping Ground]]'' - [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]]
*''[[Felt Mountain]]'' - [[Goldfrapp]]
*''[[Road Rage (album)|Road Rage]]'' - [[Great Big Sea]]
*''[[Warning:]]'' - [[Green Day]]
*''5.25'' - [[Gridlock (band)|Gridlock]]
*''Awaking the Centuries'' - [[Haggard]]
*''Resurrection'' - [[Rob Halford]]
*''Renegade'' - [[Hammerfall]]
*''[[This Time Around]]'' - [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]]
*''[[The Island of Dr. Trombone]]'' - [[Harry Watters]]
*''[[The Dark Ride]]'' - [[Helloween]]
*''Breathe'' - [[Faith Hill]]
*''[[Clayman]]'' - [[In Flames]]
*''Mas Borracho'' - [[Infectious Grooves]]
*''Thane to the Throne'' - Jag Panzer
*''[[Fuse (Colin James album)|Fuse]]'' - [[Colin James]]
*''Jellybean's House Party'' - Jellybean
*''Violent by Design'' - [[Jedi Mind Tricks]]
*''[[Christmas Around the World (Bradley Joseph album)|Christmas Around the World]] - album by [[Bradley Joseph]]
*''The Fourth Legacy'' - [[Kamelot]]
*''[[PS I Love You|P.S. I Love You]] - [[Kid 606]]
*''[[Sailing to Philadelphia]]'' - [[Mark Knopfler]]
*''[[New American Gospel]]'' - [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]]
*''Souvenirs'' (aka ''Child of the Seventies'') - [[Bettye Lavette]]
*''Borders and Boundaries'' - [[Less Than Jake]]
*''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' - [[Linkin Park]]
*''Pic n Mix'' - [[Lolly]]
*''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' - [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*''[[Capitol Punishment|Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years]]'' - [[Megadeth]]
*''[[Wasting Time]]'' - [[Mest]]
*''[[Pay Attention]]'' - [[The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones]]
*''[[Light Years (album)|Light Years]]'' - [[Kylie Minogue]]
*''[[Things To Make And Do]]'' - [[Moloko]]
*''I Wanna Be With You'' - [[Mandy Moore]]
*''[[New Tattoo]]'' - [[Mötley Crüe]]
*''[[We Are Motörhead]]'' - [[Motörhead]]
*''The Miracle Of Shame'' - Mr. T Experience
*''[[The Ever Passing Moment]]'' - [[MxPx]]
*''[[No Strings Attached]]'' - [[*NSYNC]]
*''[[Country Grammar]]'' - [[Nelly]]
*''[[How To Meet Girls]]'' - [[Nerf Herder]]
*''[[Dead Heart in a Dead World]]'' - [[Nevermore]]
*''[[Mass Romantic]]'' - [[The New Pornographers]]
*''The State'' - [[Nickelback]]
*''[[Nickel Creek (album)|Nickel Creek]] - [[Nickel Creek]]
*''[[Wishmaster (album)|Wishmaster]]'' - [[Nightwish]]
*''Black Seeds of Vengeance'' - Nile
*''[[Return of Saturn]]'' - [[No Doubt]]
*''[[Pump Up the Valuum]]'' - [[NOFX]]
*''[[Standing on the Shoulder of Giants]]'' - [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
*''[[Conspiracy Of One]]'' - [[The Offspring]]
*''[[Vapor Transmission]]'' - [[Orgy (band)|Orgy]]
*''[[Binaural (album)|Binaural]]'' - [[Pearl Jam]]
*''[[Progress (EP)|Progress]]'' - [[Pedro the Lion]]
*''[[Winners Never Quit]]'' - [[Pedro the Lion]]
*''The Hunter'' - Persuader
*''[[Walk of Life]]'' - [[Billie Piper]]
*''[[Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea]]'' - [[PJ Harvey]]
*''[[Freaked Out and Small]]'' - [[The Presidents of the United States of America (band)|The Presidents of the United States of America]]
*''[[Rated R]]'' - [[Queens Of The Stone Age]]
*''[[Kid A]]'' - [[Radiohead]]
*''[[Rancid (2000 album)|Rancid]]'' (skull cover) - [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]
*''[[Promotional Copy]]'' - [[Reggie and the Full Effect]]
*''[[2000 A.D.D.|2000 A.D.D. EP]]'' - [[Relient K]]
*''[[Relient K (album)|Relient K]]'' - [[Relient K]]
*''Dawn of Victory'' - Rhapsody
*''Bota Eshte e Jona - [[Ritmi i Rruges]]
*''Rule 3:36'' - [[Ja Rule]]
*''[[One Long Year]]'' - [[Todd Rundgren]]
*''[[MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)|MTV Unplugged]]'' - [[Shakira]]
*''Fortress'' - [[Sister Hazel]]
*''[[Invincible (Skillet album)|Invincible]]'' - [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]]
*''[[Ardent Worship]]'' - [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]]
*''Folkemon'' - [[Skyclad]]
*''[[Ain't Life Grand (2000 album)|Ain't Life Grand]]'' - [[Slash's Snakepit]]
*''All Hands on the Bad One'' - [[Sleater-Kinney]]
*''[[MACHINA/The Machines of God]]'' - [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
*''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)|O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' Soundtrack
*''[[Oops!... I Did It Again]]'' - [[Britney Spears]]
*''[[Forever (Spice Girls Album)|Forever]]'' - [[Spice Girls]]
*''[[Two Against Nature]]'' - [[Steely Dan]]
*''Infinite'' - [[Stratovarius]]
*''Free Your Soul and Save My Mind'' - [[Suicidal Tendencies]]
*''[[Half Hour Of Power]]'' - [[Sum 41]]
*''ØØ Void'' - [[Sunn O)))]]
*''[[Learning to Breathe]]'' - [[Switchfoot]]
*''[[V: The New Mythology Suite]]'' - [[Symphony X]]
*''[[This Business of Art]]'' - [[Tegan and Sara]]
*''[[NakedSelf]]'' - [[The The]]
*''[[So Much For the Ten Year Plan]]'' - [[Therapy?]] (Retrospective)
*''[[The Color of Silence]]'' - [[Tiffany (singer)|Tiffany]]
*''[[Salival]]'' - [[Tool (band)|Tool]] (CD, VHS & DVD Set)
*''[[Freek Show]]'' - [[Twiztid]]
*''[[All That You Can't Leave Behind]]'' - [[U2]]
*''Freak Magnet'' - [[Violent Femmes]]
*''[[White Pepper]]'' - [[Ween]]
*''[[Coast to Coast]]'' - [[Westlife]]
*''[[De Stijl]]'' - [[The White Stripes]]
*''[[Live in the Classic City]]'' - [[Widespread Panic]]
*''[[Sing When You're Winning]]'' - [[Robbie Williams]]
*''[[Mother Earth (album)|Mother Earth]]'' - [[Within Temptation]]
*''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' - [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
*''[[Beethoven's Last Night]]'' - [[Trans-Siberian Orchestra]]
*''[[Almost Human]]'' - [[Voltaire (musician)|Voltaire]]
 
==Top hits on record==
 
*"Again" - [[Lenny Kravitz]]
*"[[All the Small Things]]" - [[Blink-182]]
*"[[Babylon (song)|Babylon]]" - [[David Gray (musician)|David Gray]]
*"[[Beautiful Day]]" - [[U2]]
*"[[Black Coffee (All Saints song)|Black Coffee]]" - [[All Saints (band)|All Saints]]
*"[[Bohemian Like You]]" - [[The Dandy Warhols]]
*"[[Bye Bye Bye]]" - [['N Sync]]
*"[[Californication (song)|Californication]]" - [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
*"[[Come on over Baby (All I Want Is You)]]" - [[Christina Aguilera]]
*"[[Coming Around]]" - [[Travis (band)|Travis]]
*"Disillusion" - [[Badly Drawn Boy]]
*"[[Boyz-N-The-Hood (song)|Boyz-N-The-Hood]]" - [[Dynamite Hack]]
*"[[Breathe (Faith Hill song)|Breathe]]" - [[Faith Hill]]
*"[[Case of the Ex]]" - [[Mya]]
*"[[Freestyler (song)|Freestyler]]" - [[Bomfunk MC's]]
*"Get Off" - [[Dandy Warhols]]
*"[[Go Let It Out]]" - [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
*"[[Graduation (Friends Forever)]]" - [[Colleen Fitzpatrick|Vitamin C]]
*"[[He Wasn't Man Enough]]" - [[Toni Braxton]]
*"[[I Try]]" - [[Macy Gray]]
*"[[Independent Women Part I]]" - [[Destiny's Child]]
*"[[It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)|It's My Life]]" - [[Bon Jovi]]
*"[[It Wasn't Me]]" - [[Shaggy]] feat. [[Rikrok]]
*"[[Kids (song)|Kids]]" - [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Kylie Minogue]]
*"[[Life Is a Rollercoaster]]" - [[Ronan Keating]]
*"Long Way Around" - [[Eagle Eye Cherry]] and [[Neneh Cherry]]
*"[[Mama Told Me Not to Come]]" - [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] and the [[Stereophonics]]
*"[[Maria Maria]]" - [[Carlos Santana|Santana]]
*"[[The Masses Against The Classes]]" - [[Manic Street Preachers]]
*"Miss You Love" - [[Silverchair]]
*"[[Mr. E's Beautiful Blues]]" - [[Eels (band)|Eels]]
*"[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]" - [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*"[[Oops!... I Did It Again (song)|Oops!... I Did It Again]]" - [[Britney Spears]]
*"[[Pinch Me]]" - [[Bare Naked Ladies]]
*"[[Pure Shores]]" - [[All Saints (band)|All Saints]]
*"[[Rise (Gabrielle song)|Rise]]" - [[Gabrielle (singer)|Gabrielle]]
*"[[Rock DJ (song)|Rock DJ]]" - [[Robbie Williams]]
*"[[Say My Name]] - [[Destiny's Child]]
*"7 Days" - [[Craig David]]
*"[[17 Again]]" - [[Eurythmics]]
*"[[Still (Macy Gray song)|Still]]" - [[Macy Gray]]
*"[[Sunday Morning Call]]" - [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
*"[[Thank God I Found You]]" - [[Mariah Carey]] featuring [[Joe]] and [[98 Degrees]]
*"Thank You For Loving Me" - [[Bon Jovi]]
*"[[The Bad Touch]]" - [[The Bloodhound Gang (band)|Bloodhound Gang]]
*"[[The Great Beyond]]" - [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]]
*"[[There She Goes]]" - [[Sixpence None the Richer]]
*"[[There You Go]]" - [[P!nk]]
*"[[Trouble (Coldplay song)|Trouble]]" - [[Coldplay]]
*"[[Try Again]]" - [[Aaliyah]]
*"[[Yellow (song)|Yellow]]" - [[Coldplay]]
*"[[Spinning Around]]" - [[Kylie Minogue]]
*"Untitled (How Does It Feel)" - [[D'Angelo]]
''See also: [[Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2000 (USA)]]''
 
==Top 5 Selling Albums of the Billboard Year==
#[[*NSYNC]] - ''[[No Strings Attached]]''
#[[Carlos Santana|Santana]] - ''[[Supernatural (album)|Supernatural]]''
#[[Eminem]] - ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]''
#[[Britney Spears]] - ''[[Oops!... I Did It Again]]''
#[[Dr. Dre]] - ''[[Dr. Dre 2001]]''
 
==Top 20 selling albums of the year (Soundscan)==
#[[*NSYNC]] - ''[[No Strings Attached]]'', 9,936,104 copies
#[[Eminem]] - ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]'', 7,921,107 copies
#[[Britney Spears]] - ''[[Oops!... I Did It Again]]'', 7,893,544 copies
#[[Creed (band)|Creed]] - ''[[Human Clay]]'', 6,587,834 copies
#[[Carlos Santana|Santana]] - ''[[Supernatural (album)|Supernatural]]'', 5,857,824 copies
#[[Beatles]] - ''[[1 (album)|1]]'', 5,068,300 copies
#[[Nelly]] - ''[[Country Grammar]]'', 5,067,529 copies
#[[Backstreet Boys]] - ''[[Black & Blue]]'', 4,289,865 copies
#[[Dr. Dre]] - ''[[Dr. Dre 2001]]'', 3,992,311 copies
#[[Destiny's Child]] - ''[[The Writing's on the Wall]]'', 3,802,165 copies
#[[Three Doors Down]] - ''[[Better Life]]'', 3,800,515 copies
#[[Christina Aguilera]] - ''[[Christina Aguilera (album)|Christina Aguilera]]'', 3,768,441 copies
#[[Limp Bizkit]] - ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]'', 3,744,561 copies
#[[Dixie Chicks]] - ''[[Fly (album)|Fly]]'', 3,520,469 copies
#[[Sisqó]] - ''[[Unleash the Dragon]]'', 3,493,269 copies
#[[Faith Hill]] - ''[[Breathe (Faith Hill album)|Breathe]]'', 3,365,926 copies
#Various Artists - ''[[Now That's What I Call Music]], Volume 5'' (U.S. series), 3,155,083 copies
#[[DMX (rapper)|DMX]] - ''[[And Then There Was X]]'', 3,093,579 copies
#[[Kid Rock]] - ''[[Devil Without a Cause]]'', 2,804,158 copies
#[[Papa Roach]] - ''[[Infest (album)|Infest]]'', 2,707,954 copies
 
[http://web.archive.org/web/20010309070342/www.metal-sludge.com/Top200Albums.htm Complete 200]
 
==Classical music==
*[[John Coolidge Adams]] - ''[[El Niño (oratorio)|El Niño]]'' (oratorio)
*[[Leonardo Balada]] - Music for Flute and Orchestra
*[[Stefano Gervasoni]] - ''Rigirio''
*[[Karl Jenkins]] - ''Adiemus IV: the Eternal Knot''
*[[Nigel Keay]] - ''Viola concerto''
*[[Meyer Kupferman]] - ''Icon Symphony''
*[[Peter Maxwell Davies]]
**Symphony No. 7
**Symphony No. 8 ''Antarctica''
*[[Peter Ruzicka]] - ''Traces'' for Clarinet and Orchestra
*[[John Tavener]] - ''Song of the Cosmos''
 
==[[Opera]]==
*[[Michael Abels]] - ''Homies and Popz''
*[[Carlisle Floyd]] - ''Cold Sassy Tree''
*[[Cristóbal Halffter]] - ''Don Quijote''
*[[Jake Heggie]] - ''[[Dead Man Walking (opera)|Dead Man Walking]]''
*[[Michael Nyman]] - ''[[Facing Goya]]''
*[[Sheila Silver]] - ''The Thief of Love''
*[[Richard Thomas (musician)|Richard Thomas]] - ''Tourette's Diva''
 
==[[Musical theater]]==
*''[[Aida]]'' Broadway production
*''[[The Dead (musical)|The Dead]]'' Broadway production
*''[[The Full Monty]]'' Broadway production
*''[[Jane Eyre (musical)|Jane Eyre]]'' Broadway production
*''[[The Music Man]]'' ([[Meredith Willson]]) - Broadway revival
*''[[Seussical]]'' Broadway production
 
==[[Musical film]]==
{{sources}}
*''[[The Tigger Movie]]'' released [[February 10]]
*''[[The Fantasticks]]'' released [[September 22]] starring [[Joel Grey]]
 
==Births==
Unlike the transition from B6 to B7, the B8 is expected to be a completely new platform, and remain exclusive to Audi. Early reports suggested that the B8 A4 would adopt rear-wheel drive to help Audi compete against the BMW 3-series and its rear-wheel drive platform; it is said that Volkswagen Group chairman Bernd Pischestreider vetoed this move, fearing it would alienate Audi's existing customer base.
* [[August 11]] - Rocco John Ritchie, son of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Guy Ritchie]]
 
==Deaths==
It is believed that Audi plans to make the B8 platform common to both the new A4 and the future A6. Various media reports suggest that the B8 A4 will incorporate the following features -
*[[February 7]] - [[Big Pun|Big Punisher]] (28), heart attack
*[[February 12]] - [[Screamin' Jay Hawkins]] (70), U.S. vocal artist
*[[February 28]] - [[George Siravo]] (83), US arranger and saxophonist
*[[March 1]] - [[Dennis Danell]], [[Social Distortion]] (38), brain aneurysm
*[[March 7]] - [[Pee Wee King]] (86), heart attack on [[February 28]].
*[[March 20]] - [[Gene Eugene|Gene "Eugene" Andrusco]] (38), actor, singer; brain aneurysm
*[[March 27]] - [[Ian Dury]] (57), English rock musician
*[[April 27]] - [[Vicki Sue Robinson]] (45), US [[disco]] singer
*[[May 20]] - [[Jean Pierre Rampal]] (78), flautist
*[[July 24]] - [[Oscar Shumsky]] (83), violinist
*[[September 21]] - [[Bengt Hambraeus]] (72), composer for organ
*[[September 26]] - [[Carl Sigman]] (91), songwriter
*[[October 3]] - [[Benjamin Orr]] (53), bassist, vocalist for American rock group [[The Cars (band)|The Cars]]
*[[October 10]] - [[Julie London]] (74), US singer and actress
*[[October 28]] - [[Carlos Guastavino]] (78), composer
*[[October 30]] - [[Steve Allen (comedian)|Steve Allen]] (78), comedian, composer, talk show host, author
*[[November 8]] - [[Dick Morrissey]] (60), UK tenor saxophonist; cancer
*[[November 12]] - [[Stanley Turrentine]] (64), US tenor saxophonist; stroke
*[[November 16]] - [[DJ Screw]] (29), hip-hop DJ
*[[December 18]] - [[Kirsty McColl]] (41), English singer songwriter,
*[[December 24]] - [[Nick Massi]] (65), [[bass (voice)|bass]] singer for the [[pop music|pop]] band [[The Four Seasons (group)|The Four Seasons]]
*Robert Rental - Industrial music innovator; cancer
 
==Awards==
- 3rd-generation quattro system, providing 40:60 front:rear torque split
*The following artists are inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]: [[Eric Clapton]], [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[The Lovin' Spoonful]], [[The Moonglows]], [[Bonnie Raitt]] and [[James Taylor]]
- improved weight distribution thanks to moving the engine and gearbox rearward
*Inductees of the [[Gospel Music Association|GMA]] [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] include [[Shirley Caesar]], and The [[Oak Ridge Boys]]
- a slight reduction in overall length, possibly due to shorter front and rear overhangs
 
===[[Grammy]] Awards===
The B8 A4 is expected to be available in late 2007 or early 2008.
*[[Grammy Awards of 2000]]
 
===[[Country Music Association]] Awards===
Rumors of an A4-based coupe have been backed up with various spy shots and computer-generated images, many of which were digital composites of the cabriolet and sedan models. A true A4-based coupe, possibly known as the A5, is expected in 2007.
===[[Eurovision Song Contest]]===
*[[Eurovision Song Contest 2000]]
 
===[[Mercury Music Prize]]===
==See also==
*''[[The Hour of Bewilderbeast]]'' - [[Badly Drawn Boy]] wins.
*[[Audi S4]]
*[[Audi RS4]]''
 
==Charts==
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*[http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Modern/2000.html Pop Culture Madness 2000 Music Chart]
===[[KROQ]]===
*[[KROQ Top 106.7 Countdown of 2000]]
 
===[[Triple J Hottest 100]]===
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*[[Triple J Hottest 100, 2000]]
 
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