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2007 in music

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Events

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Expected events

Bands disbanded

Bands re-formed



Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Notes
2 The Hit List Unwritten Law
Into White Carly Simon
8 Candylion Gruff Rhys
12 Freedom's Road John Mellencamp
Liberty or Death Grave Digger
13 Friends in Bellwoods Various Artists
16 Here & Now America
Meet the Smithereens! The Smithereens
19 Illumination Tristania
December Looms John Mann
22 Hats Off to the Buskers The View
23 Please Come Home Dustin Kensrue
The Human Design Shot Down Sun
Wincing the Night Away The Shins
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Of Montreal
Casually Smashed to Pieces The Six Parts Seven
Friend and Foe Menomena
Friend Opportunity Deerhoof
The Best of... Atreyu
Our Impact Will Be Felt Sick of It All
Along the Quai The Berg Sans Nipple
The Good, the Bad and the Queen The Good, the Bad and the Queen
Late Night Special Pretty Ricky
Blood Stained Love Story Saliva
Please Heat This Eventually Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Damo Suzuki
Remapping the Human Soul (Volume 4) Epik High
The Bird and the Bee The Bird and the Bee
29 Myths of the Near Future Klaxons
Overtones Just Jack
Panic Prevention Jamie T
About What You Know Little Man Tate
30 Chanson du Vieux Carré Harry Connick, Jr.
Katharine McPhee Katharine McPhee
Not Too Late Norah Jones
Oh, My NOLA Harry Connick, Jr.
Rush of Life: Pickin' on Gavin DeGraw Gavin DeGraw
Too Young to Fight It Young Love
Some Loud Thunder Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
RoadKillOvercoat Busdriver
The Confessions Tour (album) Madonna
Alright, Still Lily Allen United States

February

Day Album Artist Notes
5 Life in Cartoon Motion MIKA
What's the Time Mr. Wolf? Noisettes UK #75
6 My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go Aereogramme
A Weekend in the City Bloc Party
Barenaked Ladies Are Men Barenaked Ladies February 9 (Canada)
Berth The Used
Headstrong Ashley Tisdale
Infinity on High Fall Out Boy Platinum
National Anthem of Nowhere Apostle of Hustle
No Ordinary Girl Jordan Pruitt
Phantom Punch Sondre Lerche
Uncover Me Jann Arden
Voila Belinda Carlisle
7 Fired Up Alesha Dixon
New Magnetic Wonder The Apples in Stereo
The Marrow of a Bone Dir en grey
12 Reformation! Post-TLC The Fall
You, You're a History in Rust Do Make Say Think
13 Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits Van Morrison
20 All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone Explosions in the Sky
The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse The Besnard Lakes
Essential Toni Braxton Toni Braxton
Cities Anberlin
Everlife Everlife
"Kidz Bop 11" Kidz Bop Kids
Funeral for Yesterday Kittie
Neighborhood Rapstar 2XL
Or Give Me Death Aqueduct
Portable Sounds TobyMac
Simple Mind Condition Trouble
We Have an Emergency The Operation M.D.
We Must Obey Fu Manchu
Welcome the Night The Ataris
21 Heisei Fūzoku Shiina Ringo
BUGRIGHT UVERworld
23 Author! Author! (CD remaster) Scars
Nine Destinies and a Downfall Sirenia
26 The Magic Position Patrick Wolf
Yours Truly, Angry Mob Kaiser Chiefs
27 Serve & Collect Boss Hogg Outlawz
The Spitfire Collection Testament
We Got This Chopper City Boyz
28 A Best 2 -Black- Ayumi Hamasaki Platinum
A Best 2 -White- Ayumi Hamasaki Platinum

March

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Pepper's Ghost Buckethead
4 Myth Takes !!!
A Lasting Moment Liliana Ortega
5 Make Another World Idlewild
Neon Bible Arcade Fire March 6 in North America
Pocket Symphony Air
The Deep Blue Charlotte Hatherley
The Inner Sanctum Saxon
Strange House The Horrors
Foley Room Amon Tobin
6 Resurrection Chimaira
Alpha Sevendust
Them vs. You vs. Me Finger Eleven
Ataxia II Ataxia
The Weirdness Iggy And The Stooges
Don't Quit Your Day Job! Consequence
Greatest Hits The Notorious B.I.G.
Five Score and Seven Years Ago Relient K
Four Winds EP Bright Eyes
MTV Unplugged: Korn Korn Acoustic/Live album
War of Attrition Dying Fetus
Yours To Keep Albert Hammond, Jr.
Street Fame Twisted Black
7 Dear... Sachi Tainaka
9 The Crackup Suite Carbon/Silicon Internet only
12 The Heart Of Everything Within Temptation
Introducing Joss Stone Joss Stone
Picture of You Ben Mills
Ray Quinn Ray Quinn
Death Alive Death by Stereo
Live at Massey Hall (Live Album) Neil Young
From Conception: Live 1981(Live Album) Dokken
Memory Man Aqualung
Pomme C Calogero
13 Ridin' High 8 Ball & MJG
Street Love Lloyd
Rich Boy Rich Boy
Luvanmusiq Musiq Soulchild
Dead Again Type O Negative
Popular Demand Black Milk
Asterisk 4 QN5 Music
The Most Underrated Domingo
16 The Secret Sessions (Rheostatics tribute) Various Artists
19 Take to the Skies Enter Shikari
The Best of 1980/1987 David Bowie Compilation
The Revenge Of The Mechanical Dog Dive Dive
20 Armchair Apocrypha Andrew Bird
Across the Water Baby Boy Da Prince
Strictly Rude Big D and the Kids Table
Pass the Flask (Reissue) The Bled Reissue/Compilation album
Hated on Mostly Crime Mob
I'll Sleep When You're Dead El-P
Elliott Yamin Elliott Yamin
The Tempest (album) Insane Clown Posse
Ruff Draft J Dilla Re-release
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem
Veteran Marques Houston
II Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Modest Mouse
Live in Rio RBD
Living With the Living Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
26 Vicious Delicious Infected Mushroom
27 Big Macy Gray
Buck the World Young Buck
Chronology, Volume One (96-00) Third Day
Good Morning Revival Good Charlotte
From Beale Street to Oblivion Clutch
Good Night, Witness Light Daphne Loves Derby
I Need Mine Lil Flip
From Them, Through Us, To You Madina Lake
Let It Go Tim McGraw Gold
Now That's What I Call Music! 24 Various Artists
The Blackening Machine Head
Return of the Mac Prodigy
Red Gone Wild Redman
Dogg Chit Tha Dogg Pound
Music Is My Savior Mims
Can't Regret What You Don't Remember Ben Moody
Como Ama una Mujer Jennifer Lopez
*DisneyMania 5 Various Artists
30 Hymn for My Soul Joe Cocker

April

Day Album Artist Notes
2
This Time Melanie C
Contact Thirteen Senses
3 The Winner Is… Angela Hacker; Season Five: Nashville Star Angela Hacker
Don't Mess With The Dragon Ozomatli
B'Day Beyoncé Deluxe Edition (re-release of album)
B’Day Anthology Video Album Beyoncé DVD
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years Black Sabbath
Vena Sera Chevelle
Traffic and Weather Fountains of Wayne
Dignity Hilary Duff
Vital Remains Icons of Evil
The Devil Knows My Name John 5
Because of the Times Kings of Leon
Waking Up Laughing Martina McBride
Get Money, Stay True Paul Wall
Versions Poison The Well
Threads of Life Shadows Fall
Dressed Up As Life Sick Puppies
Sound Soldier Skye Sweetnam
Cannibal Static-X
T-Squad T-Squad
Santi The Academy Is...
Southern Weather The Almost
The Fiancée The Chariot
Timbaland Presents Shock Value Timbaland
9 Cassadaga Bright Eyes
Somewhere Else Marillion
10 23 Blonde Redhead (US)
The Undisputed Truth Brother Ali
The Meaning of 8 Cloud Cult
Hell Yeah Hell Yeah
Life Is a Grave & I Dig It! Nekromantix
Elements of Life Tiësto
Judgement VNV Nation
People Are Different Wooden Stars
How We See The World Various Artists
13 Destiny No Angels
16 Metal Annihilator
Fear of a Blank Planet Porcupine Tree Europe
Dominator W.A.S.P.
17 Let's Just Be Joseph Arthur
Woke on a Whaleheart Bill Callahan
Bucky Bucky Covington
At the End of Paths Taken Cowboy Junkies
Fiction Dark Tranquillity
The Best Damn Thing Avril Lavigne
Unexpected Lumidee
Year Zero Nine Inch Nails
What's the Time Mr. Wolf? Noisettes US
Ashtray Rock Joel Plaskett Emergency

Albums to be released

All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated and are listed alphabetically by album name for each release date and unspecified date.

April

April 20

April 22

April 23

April 24

April 28

April 30

Unspecified Date

May

May 1


May 4

May 7

May 8

May 14

May 15

May 21

May 22

May 25

May 28

May 29

Unspecified Date

June

June 5

June 11

June 12


June 15

June 18

June 19

June 26

June 29

Unspecified Date

July

July 2

July 3

July 7

July 10

July 17

July 24

July 28

July 31

Unspecified Date

August

August 5

August 14

August 18

August 23

August 28

Unspecified Date

September

September 4

September 18

September 26


Unspecified Date

October

[[October 19

October 31

Unspecified Date

November

Unspecified Date

December

December 17

Speculated album releases

Second Quarter

Albums in this section are believed to be released between April and June 2007

Third Quarter

Albums in this section are believed to be released between July and September 2007

Fourth Quarter

Albums in this section are believed to be released between October and December 2007

Unknown date

Listed alphabetically by title:

Albums to be announced

These are Music Bands or Recording artists believed to be releasing new albums in the year of 2007. Release dates and album titles have yet to be confirmed. Listing is alphabetical with solo artists being listed by surname.

Confirmed (untitled) albums

These are albums that have confirmed information of its status, how the album is coming along and when it will be released. Listing is alphabetical with Bands or solo artists being listed by surname.

Artist To be released Status Other information
AC/DC Unknown First studio release since 2000s Stiff Upper Lip.
The Adolescents Currently writing The band recently announced that they are currently writing a new album, which is possibly due for release later this year or sometime next year.
Aerosmith Slow First album of original material since 2001's Just Push Play and follow-up to the cover blues album Honkin' on Bobo (2004). A new album was to be released in 2006, but guitarist Joe Perry announced that it would not be recorded and released until this year as they are currently touring with Mötley Crüe.[11]
Against Me! Signed on to Sire Records to record major label album for sometime in 2007.
Alice in Chains First studio release since their 1995 self-titled album.
Alicia Keys Mid 2007 expected release date.
Anthrax Despite 2005 tour reunion, guitarist Scott Ian confirmed that the Among the Living line up will not be recording the next Anthrax album, but the album has already been written.[12]
Babyshambles Unknown The band announced to record and release a new album sometime this year.
Black Sabbath After (many) years of speculation, rumors suggest that the band (featuring the original line-up) will record a new album after Ronnie James Dio tours with Black Sabbath under the name Heaven and Hell. When released, it will mark the band's first proper studio album since 1995's Forbidden and also their first recording with the original line-up (Osbourne/Iommi/Butler/Ward) in nearly 30 years.
The Bled Fall last known to be tracked Confirmed by several sources, live webcam chats during tracking show that they've at least mostly finished the recording. Are intentionally withholding titles and track listings. Probably 12 songs.
Brandy Summer/Fall 2007 Will be Brandy's 5th studio album. Some rumored titles have been "Enter My World", "Refreshed", and "B-Rocka". Confirmed to be working with Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Bryce Wilson, and Bryan Michael Cox.
Britney Spears Fall 2007 Believed to be slow The album is still in production. Some rumored titles have been "The Original Doll", "Fears Within", and "Here I Come".
Cheyenne Kimball November Her second sophomore album will feature a mixture of indie and pop music.
Circa Survive The band announced they are recording a new album. Guitarist Colin Frangicetto said the band was in the process of editing footage for a possible DVD Release.
Circle Jerks The band reunited for a couple years and they are supposedly gearing up for their first studio album since 1995's Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities, but no further details have been confirmed. Their guitarist Greg Hetson has been busy with his band Bad Religion and this causes the Circle Jerks to hold off on a new album.
The Click Five Album announced on their Myspace speculated for 2007.
Coheed and Cambria Spring/Early Summer Volume Two of Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: From Fear through the Eyes of Madness as reported in the Alternative Press magazine.
Corbin Bleu April First album including songs like Push It to the Limit & Marching
The Cure Frontman Robert Smith has said that the new album might end up being a double album.[13]
Craig David Late 2007 Word has it that Craig is currently working on his 4th album, along with a number of collaborations
D.I. Unknown There was talk of a follow-up to 1994's State of Shock, but it had not materailized.
Dido Autumn 2007 It was orignally set for a late 2006 release, but it was then pushed back to March 2007. It was pushed back again due to the death of her father.
D.R.I. Slow[14] For the last few years, the band was supposedly gearing up to release their first album of original material since 1995's Full Speed Ahead, but then it had not been completed.
Death Angel Summer Bassist Dennis Pepa announced in an interview that a new album will be released this summer.
Default Late Summer/Early Fall Drummer Danny Craig announced on his MySpace page

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The Dillinger Escape Plan September First studio release since 2004's Miss Machine. Album to be released in September as stated by a video teaser.
Down The band was promising a follow-up to 2002's Down II in 2006, but bassist Rex Brown claims that a new one would most likely surface as soon as January of this year.
Fear Factory Late The band will begin writing a new album this summer, making it likely that it would surface in late 2007 or early 2008. [2] The band recently left Liquid 8 Records and this will mark the first Fear Factory album not released on that label since 2001's Digimortal.
Foo Fighters Mid to Late year Recording in March
Franz Ferdinand Mid to Late year Believed to be slow (?) Went on Break in late 2006, expected to return in late December of same year and begin work on next album.
From First to Last Most likely Late (Autumn/Winter) Set to go into the recording studio in 2007 for Capitol Records debut.
Fuel Spring Recorded and mixed, now being mastered.
Girls Aloud Recording after their rest on their tour.
Gorilla Biscuits Unknown First studio release since 1989's Start Today. The band recently reunited and are rumored to release a new full-length studio album.
Glue Gun Unknown The band recently reunited and said they were going to release a new album, which would be their first since 1995's The Scene Is Not for Sale.
Ill Niño Spring
In Flames Late The band will begin writing a new album this summer, making it likely that it would surface in late 2007 or early 2008.
Information Society Mid/Late Paul Robb announced that Information Society reunited with 2 new members and a possible album called Synthesizer will come
Michael Jackson Fall 2007 Michael Jackson's first studio album since 2001's multi-platinum selling Invincible. Jackson will be working with record producers such as Will.I.Am & Teddy Riley. Jackson will be writing the majority of the album by himself. It has been rumored the album will feature duets with Jackson's sister, music icon, Janet Jackson as well as Mary J. Blige.
Jimmy Eat World Early/Mid-2007 Reported on Myspace to be in the studio, being more and more hinted for a first quarter release.
Judas Priest The band claims that their new album will be a "Nostradamus concept album".
Kamelot Spring According to the official page, the drums are already done and the recordings are in progress.
Lenny Kravitz August His ninth studio album, will have a mixture of blues and rock.
Leona Lewis The X Factor winner will begin recording her debut album in April or May 2007, having signed a $9.7million record deal with Clive Davis in February.
The Mars Volta Currently mixing This will be their fourth studio album in five years. Mixing is complete.
Matchbox Twenty Are set to release a new album sometime this year. Frontman Rob Thomas has already began writing.
Maylene and The Sons of Disaster Early 2007 The band has recorded their Ferret Records debut in the fall of 2006 for an early 2007 release.
Melanie C March 30 (Europe)/ April 2 (UK) Former Spice Girl Melanie C will release her fourth studio album, following the success of 2005's Beautiful Intentions. Greg Haver is once again producing an number of its tracks. She is releasing two singles to help promote it, a cover of I Want Candy for the UK and The Moment You Believe for Europe.
Namie Amuro June First album since 2005's Queen of Hip-Pop. Includes the singles White Light / Violet Sauce, CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK / Ningyo, Baby Don't Cry, and FUNKY TOWN.
Nickelback Late 2007/Early 2008 The band are rumoured to record and release a new album sometime this year.
Oasis Late 2007/Early 2008 The band are rumoured to record and release a new album sometime this year.
The Offspring Summer/Fall Currently recording and Slow The band is currently in the studio with Bob Rock completing their first album since 2003's Splinter.
Pennywise As the band often releases an album every two years, there are fans expecting a new album to be released this year.
Pixies Unknown The band has reunited and they are supposedly gearing up for their first studio album since 1991's Trompe le Monde.
P.O.D. Spring First studio album not done under Atlantic Records since last (EP) release on Tooth & Nail.
Primus Unknown First full-length studio release since 1999's Antipop and also with original drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander since 1995's Tales from the Punchbowl.
The Raconteurs Bass player Jack Lawrence recently stated that the band will be back in the studio as soon as early January to begin work on the follow-up to Broken Boy Soldiers.
Radiohead Slow In the studio recording their follow-up to 2003's Hail to the Thief. Release date is unknown as of now.
Savatage First studio release since 2001's Poets & Madmen. Probably it will be followed by Savatage's disbanding.
Seven Mary Three Mostly recorded, now looking for a label or other release strategy.
Social Distortion Summer/Fall Currently recording In the studio recording their follow-up to 2004's Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll. Release date is unknown as of now.
Staind The band is currently taking a break and will begin writing a new album.
Story of the Year Summer/Fall
Streetlight Manifesto The band has announced that their second original album will be released before they go touring this summer with Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake
Suicidal Tendencies Slow Reports on Blabbermouth.net state that Suicidal Tendenices are currently in the studio with producer Paul Northfield, putting the finishing touches on their first proper studio album since 2000's Free Your Soul and Save My Mind.[15]
Supergrass Have been working on a new album, after the end of their tour in Autumn 2006.
Testament Slow[16] First full-length studio release since 1999's The Gathering and also with the original line-up since 1992's The Ritual.
Thrice Spring Announced to be a four-disc album, each disc being themed one of the four elements (wind, water, fire, earth)
Theory of a Deadman This band is rumored to have another CD out sometime this year. It has been confirmed that they are recording now.
Violent Femmes They have not released an album featuring new material since 2000's Freak Magnet.
Within Temptation Early Their new album will be released in March in Europe and the US
U2 Unknown Unknown The band began recording with Rick Rubin in Abbey Road Studios late March
Yellowcard Spring The band began recording in October 2006 for a now planned Spring release.

Top hits on record in the world

United States

See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 2007.

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

United Kingdom

The Official UK Hit Singles - Singles which have ranked within Top 20

Australia


Australian ARIA Hit Singles– Singles which have ranked within Top 20

Euro Top 20

Euro Top 20- Singles which have ranked within Top 20

Album records

Best first week sales

Position Album Title Artist Country Sales Highest Position
1 The Best Damn Thing Avril Lavigne   784,000 1
2 Not Too Late Norah Jones   719,000 1
3 Mr.Children Home   693,000 1
4 A Best 2 -White- Ayumi Hamasaki   475,000 1
5 A Best 2 -Black- Ayumi Hamasaki   450,000 2
6 Infinity On High Fall Out Boy   377,000 2
7 12 Herbert Grönemeyer   363,000 1
8 Ai Am Best Ai Otsuka   350,000 1
9 Let It Go Tim McGraw   338,000 2
10 Exile Evolution Exile   300,000 2

Best album sales

Position Album Title Artist Country Sales Highest Position
1 Not Too Late Norah Jones   4.000.000 1
2 Infinity On High Fall Out Boy   1.570.575 2
3 A Best 2 Ayumi Hamasaki   1.521.000 1
4 The Best Damn Thing Avril Lavigne   1.285.700 1
5 Life In Cartoon Motion Mika   1.283.550 2
6 The Confessions Tour Madonna   1.071.775 2
7 Mr.Children Home   1.068.222 1
8 12 Herbert Grönemeyer   935.250 1
9 Yours Truly, Angry Mob Kaiser Chiefs   762.175 4
10 Introducing Joss Stone Joss Stone   760.025 1

Classical music

Opera

Musical film

Deaths

References

  1. ^ The Police reunion?, Sputnikmusic, 01-03-2006
  2. ^ Rumors swirl about possible Police reunion, MSNBC, retrieved 11/01/06
  3. ^ Police reunite to open Grammy awards, Inthenews, retrieved February 1, 2007
  4. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins Reveal Album Title, Release Date". Pitchfork Media. 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2007-02-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Brand new Circle Jerks song streaming". Punknews.org. 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-03-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Matchbook Romance (1997-2007)". Punknews.org. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-03-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Bad Religion to release "New Maps Of Hell" on July 10th". Pitchfork Media. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-03-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Patrick Wolf announces his retirement..."
  9. ^ "...and then denies it".
  10. ^ "Offspring Confirm Summer Gig". Ultimate-Guitar.com. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-04-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Aerosmith Pushing New Album To Next Year For The Sake Of The Music". Blabbermouth.net. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2007-02-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian: 'The Reunion Is Over'". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2007-02-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Cure News". CompuServe.com. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2007-02-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Dirty Rotten Imbeciles - New Releases (D.R.I.)
  15. ^ "Suicidal Tendencies Debut New Song In Australia". Ultimate-Guitar.com. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2007-02-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Testament's Alex Skolnick: 'Our Current President Has Created A Disaster For The Country'". Blabbermouth.net. 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-03-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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