2012 in American music explained

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

Notable events

January

• 7 – Katy Perry's single "The One That Got Away" reaches #1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart, making her album, Teenage Dream, the first album in history to have seven songs from the same album reach #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. It is also only the third album in history to have six singles from the same album reach the top five on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]
• 20 – Etta James dies of leukemia at age 73.

February

• 4 – Adele's single "Set Fire to the Rain" reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making her album, 21, the first album in history to have three #1 songs from the same album by a British female artist.
• 5 – During Super Bowl XLVI Kelly Clarkson performed the National Anthem, and Madonna, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., and Cee Lo Green performed during the halftime show. The twelve-minute performance becomes the most watched television event of all time, gathering a record 118 million viewers, six more than the game itself. Subsequently, "Give Me All Your Luvin'" becomes Madonna's 38th top ten hit and her 41st #1 hit on the dance charts.
• 11 – Pop icon Whitney Houston is found dead at the age of 48 in her Los Angeles hotel room hours before a pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis. Further investigations reveal cocaine in her system, but the cause of death is ruled as heart disease and drowning. Sales of her albums spike, and "I Will Always Love You" re-enters the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.
• 12 – The 54th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Adele won six awards for her album 21, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year (the latter two for "Rolling in the Deep"). Bon Iver wins Best New Artist. Kanye West and the Foo Fighters swept in their respective categories, with Kanye winning 4 Grammys and the Foo Fighters taking 5.
• 28 – Terrorizer released their first studio album in six years, Hordes of Zombies.
• 28 – Corrosion of Conformity released their first studio album in seven years, Corrosion of Conformity.
• 29 – Davy Jones of the band The Monkees dies in Florida after suffering a severe heart attack at the age of 66.

March

• 3 – Adele becomes the first female artist to have three singles in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, and the first female artist to have two albums in the top five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously.
  • Katy Perry's single "Part of Me" debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming only the 20th song in history to debut atop the chart. It is her seventh consecutive top five single on the chart.
• 26 – Madonna released her twelfth studio album MDNA, which becomes her eighth #1 album on the Billboard 200, debuting with 359,000 copies sold in the second week.
• 26 – Joan Osborne released her first studio album in four years, Bring It on Home.

April

• 1 – The Academy of Country Music Awards took place in Las Vegas. This was the last year Reba McEntire hosted until 2018.
• 4 – Justin Bieber's single, "Boyfriend", has the second-highest first week sales of a new single, debuting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, later on surpassed by Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" with 623,000 sales making Bieber the third highest first week sale.
• 10 – Counting Crows released their first album in four years, Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation).
• 26 – Chiodos' original lead singer, Craig Owens, rejoins the band after being let go in September 2009, replacing Brandon Bolmer, who departed Chiodos in March. Drummer Derrick Frost also rejoins the band, replacing Tanner Wayne, who left with Bolmer in March.
• 28 – Gotye became the first Belgian-Australian solo artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Somebody That I Used To Know".
• 29 – Kevin Richardson rejoined the Backstreet Boys permanently, after roughly six years of departure.

May

• 1 – Pennywise releases All or Nothing, their first album to feature Ignite singer Zoli Téglás on lead vocals, following the August 2009 departure of original lead singer Jim Lindberg.
• 4 – Rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies of cancer at the age of 47.
• 8 – Jermaine Paul wins the second season of The Voice. Juliet Simms is named runner-up. Tony Lucca and Chris Mann finishing third and fourth place respectively.
• 15 – Garbage released their first studio album in seven years, Not Your Kind of People.
  • Tenacious D released her first studio album in six years, Rize of the Fenix.
• 17 – Donna Summer, known as "The Queen of Disco", dies of cancer at age 63.
• 20 – The Billboard Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
• 23 – Phillip Phillips is crowned winner of the eleventh season of American Idol while Jessica Sanchez is named runner-up.
• 29 – Doc Watson dies after complications from abdominal surgery at age 89.

August

• 1 – No Use for a Name frontman Tony Sly dies at the age of 41 of a drug overdose.^[2]
• 2 – Blink-182 celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band with a worldwide tour simply called 20th Anniversary Tour.
• 7 – Sixpence None the Richer released her first studio album in four years, Lost in Transition.
• 4 – Ministry reunited at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.
• 9 – The Monkees announce that Michael Nesmith rejoined the band for a twelve city tour of the U.S..
• 12 – Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" peaks at No. 2, becoming her ninth and final Top 10 single from the Teenage Dream era.
• 28 – TobyMac debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his sixth full-length studio album Eye on It. The album was the first Christian release since 1997 to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

September

• 4 – Matchbox Twenty released their first studio album in ten years, North.
• 6 – The MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
• 11 – DMX released his first studio album in six years, Undisputed.
• 21 – Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day has a meltdown at the iHeartRadio Festival when the tour promoters cut their performance short to extend time for Usher's performance. During their performance of Basket Case, he decides to stop the song and goes on a profanity-filled rant, even going as to say that he's "not Justin Bieber". Billie then smashes his guitar alongside Mike Dirnt, flips off the officials and throws the microphone. He enters rehab the next day.
• 25 – No Doubt released their first studio album in eleven years, Push and Shove.

October

• 16 – Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard released his solo debut, Former Lives.
• 22 – Taylor Swift released her anticipated album, Red. The album sold 1,208,000 copies in its first week in the U.S, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, the second highest debut for a female artist.
• 30 – The Coup released their first studio album in six years, Sorry to Bother You.

November

• 1 – The CMA Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted for the fifth year in a row.

December

• 18 – Cassadee Pope wins the third season of The Voice. Terry McDermott is named runner-up. Nicholas David finishing third place.
• 19 - Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins was charged with multiple sexual offences against minors, infants and animals. In December 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment plus six years of extended supervision on licence.

Bands formed

• 3rdeyegirl
• Body/Head
• The Chainsmokers
• Chelsea Light Moving
• The Collective
• Dan + Shay
• Device
• Emblem3
• Fifth Harmony
• Flying Colors
• The Griswolds
• Haim
• Honeyblood
• Magic!
• Milky Chance
• MisterWives
• On An On
• Perfect Pussy
• Preoccupations
• PVRIS
• Rixton
• Slaves
• Union J
• Them Are Us Too
• The Vamps
• The Winery Dogs
• X Ambassadors

Bands reformed

• 98 Degrees
• The Afghan Whigs
• At the Drive-In
• The Beach Boys (classic lineup)
• Black Tambourine (single performance)
• Cannibal Ox
• Coal Chamber
• Desaparecidos
• Die Kreuzen
• Firehose (tour only)
• Garbage
• Grandaddy
• Jonas Brothers
• Matchbox Twenty
• The Monkees
• I Mother Earth
• Nasum
• No Doubt
• The Obsessed
  • Phantom Planet The Procussions
• Refused
• The Replacements
• SikTh
• Treble Charger

Bands on hiatus

• Staind

• The Black Eyed Peas
• Gorillaz
• Every Avenue
• Foo Fighters
• Incubus
• Oceano^[3]
• Rage Against the Machine
• Scissor Sisters
• She Wants Revenge
• Thrice^[4]
• Thursday
• LMFAO^[5]
• Ludo

Bands disbanded

• Beastie Boys
• Behind Crimson Eyes
• The Books
• Buffalo Springfield
• The Carrier
• Creed
• Das Racist
• David Crowder Band
• Defiance
• Diddy-Dirty Money
• D.R.U.G.S.
• The Dubliners
• Girls
• Handsome Furs
• Hole
• INXS
• It Dies Today
• Jack's Mannequin
• Jet
• Made Out of Babies
• Matchbook Romance
• MC5
• Meg & Dia
• Pretty Ricky
• Revis
• Rock Bottom Remainders
• Selena Gomez & the Scene
• Sherwood
• Sons and Daughters
• A Static Lullaby
• This Time Next Year
• Vains of Jenna
• Ween
• Women
• WU LYF

Albums released in 2012

List of 2012 albums

January

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
10	Live from the Kitchen	Yo Gotti^[6]	Hip hop
	These Times	SafetySuit^[7]
	Socratic	Socratic	Pop-punk
17	Beautiful Things	Anthony Green^[8]	Indie
	Kidz Bop 21	Kidz Bop Kids^[9]	Pop
24	100 Proof	Kellie Pickler^[10]	Country
	Attack on Memory	Cloud Nothings
	The Church of Rock and Roll	Foxy Shazam^[11]
	Emotional Traffic	Tim McGraw	Country
	Human Again	Ingrid Michaelson^[12]	Indie pop
	iSoundtrack II	iCarly^[13]	Pop
	Let's Go Eat the Factory	Guided by Voices^[14]	Indie rock
	Resolution	Lamb of God^[15] ^[16]
	Something	Chairlift^[17]
	The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy	Nada Surf^[18]	Alternative rock
	We're Here with You	Julien K^[19]
	Wishing Well	Cheyenne Marie Mize^[20]	Folk rock
31	Beyond Magnetic (EP)	Metallica^[21]
	Born to Die	Lana Del Rey^[22]
	Invicta	Hit the Lights^[23]

February

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
7	Blues Funeral	Mark Lanegan^[24]
	A Different Kind of Truth	Van Halen^[25]
	Go Fly a Kite	Ben Kweller^[26]
	Home	Dierks Bentley^[27]	Country
	Scars & Stories	The Fray^[28]
	Tramp	Sharon Van Etten^[29]	Indie folk
14	Continued Silence EP	Imagine Dragons^[30]
	King or the Fool	Tony Williams^[31]	R&B
	Muscle Car Chronicles	Curren$y^[32]
	Ski Beatz 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight	Ski Beatz^[33]	Hip hop
21	Breakfast	Chiddy Bang^[34]	Hip hop
		Tyga^[35]	Hip hop
	Electric Sea	Buckethead^[36]
	On the Impossible Past	The Menzingers^[37]
	Reign of Terror	Sleigh Bells^[38]
	Some Nights	fun.^[39]
28	Black Belt Theatre	Planet Asia	Hip hop
	Black Radio	Robert Glasper Experiment^[40]
	Corrosion of Conformity	Corrosion of Conformity^[41]
	The Day After Tomorrow	Maino^[42]	Hip hop
	Ghostory	School of Seven Bells^[43]
	God Save the King	Copywrite^[44]	Hip hop
	Hordes of Zombies	Terrorizer^[45]	Deathgrind
	The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2	Stones Throw Records & Minimal Wave Records
	No Trespassing	Too $hort^[46]	Hip hop
	PIL2	Ja Rule^[47]	Hip hop
	WZRD	WZRD^[48]	Alternative rock

March

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
6	Break it Yourself	Andrew Bird^[49]
	Hit Me Like a Man EP	The Pretty Reckless
	Mia Pharaoh	Miniature Tigers^[50]
	Milk Famous	White Rabbits^[51]	Indie rock
	Now	Fireflight^[52]
	Rapper's Best Friend 2	The Alchemist	Hip hop
	Rigmarole	Pep Love	Hip hop
	Threads	Now, Now^[53]	Indie rock
	Wrecking Ball	Bruce Springsteen^[54]
13	Anarchy, My Dear	Say Anything^[55]
	Felony Flats	Anya Marina^[56]
	Letters from Birmingham	Ruben Studdard^[57]
	Port of Morrow	The Shins^[58]	Rock
	Q.B. O.G.: The Best of MC Shan	MC Shan
	South Bronx Teachings: A Collection of Boogie Down Productions	Boogie Down Productions	Hip hop
	Torture	Cannibal Corpse^[59]	Death metal
20	Building	Brian Larsen^[60]
	The General Strike	Anti-Flag^[61]	Punk rock
	Mixed Emotions	Tanlines^[62]
	The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2	Odd Future	Hip hop
	Radio Music Society	Esperanza Spalding^[63]	Contemporary jazz
	Unexpected Arrival	Diggy^[64]
27	Amaryllis	Shinedown^[65]
		E-40^[66]	Hip hop
	Covered	Macy Gray^[67]
	The Electric Age	Overkill^[68]	Thrash metal
	Kids in the Street	The All-American Rejects^[69]
	Kolexxxion	Bumpy Knuckles & DJ Premier^[70]	Hip hop
	MDNA	Madonna^[71]
	The Next Logical Progression	Gift of Gab	Hip hop
	The Night the Sun Came Up	Dev^[72]
	Noctourniquet	The Mars Volta^[73]
	Take Me to Your Leader	¡Mayday!^[74]
	Relapse	Ministry^[75]
	Seeds	Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib
		Katy Perry^[76]
	Tuskegee	Lionel Richie^[77]
	Vulnerable	The Used^[78]

April

Date	Album	Artist
3	Bottoms Up	Obie Trice^[79]
	Changed	Rascal Flatts^[80]
	Forget the Storm	Tyler Hilton^[81]
	The Lumineers	The Lumineers^[82]
		Nicki Minaj
	Plans Within Plans	MxPx^[83]
	Sick-Wid-It Block Op	Laroo & Turf Talk^[84]
	Weapons	Lostprophets^[85]
10	Bridges	Moka Only & Ayatollah
	Dead Sara	Dead Sara
	The Fatal Feast	Municipal Waste^[86]
	The Good Life	Trip Lee
	The Liquid Crystal Project III	J. Rawls
	New Life	Monica^[87]
	Slipstream	Bonnie Raitt^[88]
	Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)	Counting Crows^[89]
	Vava Voom	Bassnectar^[90]
14	Balloon Cement	Buckethead^[91]
17	California 37	Train^[92]
	I Missed Us	SWV^[93]
	Looking for More	Lauren & Kara^[94]
	Love is a Four Letter Word	Jason Mraz^[95]
	Pluto	Future^[96]
	Picture Show	Neon Trees^[97]
	Raw	Blanco & Nipsey Hussle
24	Blunderbuss	Jack White^[98]
	Generation Freakshow	Feeder^[99]
		Saint Vitus^[100]
	Loaded	Mickey Avalon
	Mondo	Electric Guest
	The Money Store	Death Grips^[101]
	Speak in Code	Eve 6^[102]
	This Machine	The Dandy Warhols^[103]
	Up All Night	Kip Moore

May

Date	Album	Artist
1	All or Nothing	Pennywise^[104]
	Blown Away	Carrie Underwood^[105]
	Born Villain	Marilyn Manson^[106]
	Interludes After Midnight	Blockhead
	Little Broken Hearts	Norah Jones^[107]
	Master of My Make-Believe	Santigold^[108] ^[109]
	Sound the Drum	The Mowgli's
	Strange Clouds	B.o.B^[110]
8	Babylon	Matt Skiba and the Sekrets^[111]
	Hello	Karmin^[112]
	In the Belly of the Brazen Bull	The Cribs^[113]
	Jacaranda	Trevor Rabin^[114] ^[115] ^[116]
	Journey Through the Shadows	The Parlotones^[117]
	The Looking Away	Animal Kingdom^[118]
	Lovers	The Royalty^[119]
	Neck of the Woods	Silversun Pickups^[120]
	Strangeland	Keane^[121]
	This Is How I Feel	Tank^[122]
	Underground Superstars	Punchline & DJ Soulclap^[123]
15	Exister	Hot Water Music^[124]
	Fire From the Sky	Shadows Fall^[125]
	Go! Pop! Bang!	Rye Rye^[126]
	Me.Me.	Plushgun^[127]
	Not Your Kind of People	Garbage^[128]
	The Only Place	Best Coast^[129]
	R.A.P. Music	Killer Mike
	Rize of the Fenix	Tenacious D^[130]
	Taster's Choice Vol. 6	J Rocc
	Trespassing	Adam Lambert^[131]
	The Temper Trap	The Temper Trap^[132]
22	2012	2012 (Statik Selektah & Termanology)^[133]
	3's	Smile Empty Soul^[134]
	Apocalyptic Love	Slash & Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators^[135]
	Beneath the Scars	12 Stones^[136]
	Born and Raised	John Mayer^[137]
	Cancer 4 Cure	El-P^[138]
	Gestalt	The Spill Canvas^[139]
	He Still Think He Raw	Casual^[140]
	Listen Up!	Haley Reinhart^[141]
	Once Upon Another Time (EP)	Sara Bareilles^[142]
	Thank You Camellia	Kris Allen^[143]
29	Anxiety	Ladyhawke^[144]
	From Day 1	Travis Porter^[145]
	Heaven	The Walkmen^[146]
	Here	Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros^[147]
	Magic Hour	Scissor Sisters
		Regina Spektor

June

Date	Album	Artist
4	Manifest!	Friends
5	Celebration Rock	Japandroids^[148]
	Dope Sick	Mad Child
	Hope (EP)	Hawthorne Heights^[149]
	The Industrialist	Fear Factory^[150]
	Jennette McCurdy	Jennette McCurdy^[151]
	K.I.C.K. P.U.S.H.	One Be Lo
	Lex Hives	The Hives^[152]
	Life Will Write The Words	The Rocket Summer^[153]
	Live from the Underground	Big K.R.I.T.^[154]
	Love & Danger	Kool Keith
	Machines That Make Civilization Fun	Bigg Jus
	OhNoMite	Oh No^[155]
	Prisoners	The Agonist^[156]
	Safe Travels	Jukebox the Ghost
	Sand & Snow	A Silent Film^[157]
	The Stoned Immaculate	Curren$y^[158]
	That's Why God Made the Radio	The Beach Boys^[159]
	Thirty Miles West	Alan Jackson
12	Comet	The Bouncing Souls^[160]
	Dedication (EP)	Rome^[161]
	Dirty Bass	Far East Movement^[162]
	Go	Motion City Soundtrack^[163] ^[164]
	Looking 4 Myself	Usher^[165]
	People Hear What They See	Oddisee
	The Photo Album	Wordsworth
	Since Our Departure	Dinner and a Suit
	Through the Glass (EP)	Atlas Genius
		Waka Flocka Flame^[166]
	Up & Away	Kid Ink^[167]
19	Attractive Sin	Del the Funky Homosapien & Parallel Thought
	Believe	Justin Bieber
	Cabin by the Sea	The Dirty Heads^[168]
	The Idler Wheel...	Fiona Apple^[169] ^[170]
	The Last Outlaw	Pastor Troy
	Let It Go	House Shoes^[171]
	Rejuvenation	Juvenile
	Oceania	The Smashing Pumpkins^[172]
	Rugby Thompson	Smoke DZA^[173]
	Still Doubted?	Lil Wyte^[174]
	The View from the Bottom	Lit^[175]
	Walk the Moon	Walk the Moon^[176]
25	Gone	Vacationer^[177]
26	Challenger	Memphis May Fire
	Days Go By	The Offspring^[178]
	The Grustle	Lil Scrappy^[179]
	Invisible Stars	Everclear^[180]
	Living Things	Linkin Park^[181]
	Overexposed	Maroon 5^[182]
	Professor @ Large	Large Professor
	PTX, Volume 1	Pentatonix^[183]
	Self Made Vol. 2	Maybach Music Group^[184]
	Write Me Back	R. Kelly^[185]

July

Date	Album	Artist
3	Fortune	Chris Brown^[186] ^[187]
	H.N.I.C. Part 3	Prodigy^[188]
	Wild Ones	Flo Rida^[189]
10	Channel Orange	Frank Ocean^[190]
	Cookies 'n Cream	Blanco & Yukmouth
	Harakiri	Serj Tankian^[191]
	In Currents	The Early November^[192]
	Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp	Public Enemy^[193]
	Murdered Love	P.O.D.^[194] ^[195]
	Skelethon	Aesop Rock^[196]
	Uncaged	Zac Brown Band^[197]
	Voyeur	Saint Motel^[198]
17	All I Was	Mark Tremonti^[199]
	Band of Brothers	Hellyeah^[200]
	Beautiful Friction	The Fixx^[201]
	Collide with the Sky	Pierce the Veil^[202]
	Delayed Reaction	Soul Asylum^[203]
	Kidz Bop 22	Kidz Bop Kids
	Life Is Good	Nas^[204]
	Milo Greene	Milo Greene^[205]
	Rebirth	Jimmy Cliff^[206]
	Russian Roulette	The Alchemist^[207]
	Snowgoons Dynasty	Snowgoons^[208]
	Songs of Patience	Alberta Cross^[209] ^[210]
	Spark Seeker	Matisyahu^[211]
	Weight & Glory	KB
24	Dance Again... the Hits	Jennifer Lopez^[212]
	Gossamer	Passion Pit^[213]
	Handwritten	The Gaslight Anthem^[214]
	REBELutionary	Reks & Numonics^[215]
31	C.A.R.	Serengeti^[216]
	Dark Roots of Earth	Testament^[217]
	God Forgives, I Don't	Rick Ross
	Lap of Lux	Sir Michael Rocks^[218]
	Masters of the Dark Arts	La Coka Nostra^[219]
	Nicole & Natalie	Nina Sky^[220]

August

Date	Album	Artist
7	Lost in Transition	Sixpence None the Richer
	The New Frontier	Kokane & Traffik^[221]
	Perfectly Imperfect	Elle Varner^[222]
9	The Shores of Molokai	Buckethead^[223]
14	Based on a T.R.U. Story	2 Chainz^[224]
	Blood	In This Moment^[225]
	Freaky Tales	Insane Clown Posse^[226]
	The Mighty Death Pop!	Insane Clown Posse^[227]
	Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium	Mike E. Clark & Insane Clown Posse
	Smothered, Covered & Chunked	Insane Clown Posse
	Southern Air	Yellowcard^[228]
	Top of the World	Slightly Stoopid^[229]
20	The Glorious Dead	The Heavy^[230]
21	Chapter V	Trey Songz^[231]
	Four	Bloc Party^[232]
	Fragrant World	Yeasayer^[233]
	Hot Cakes	The Darkness^[234]
	Kiss the Ring	DJ Khaled^[235]
	Last of a Dyin' Breed	Lynyrd Skynyrd^[236]
	The Midsummer Station	Owl City^[237]
	Year of the Dragon	Busta Rhymes^[238]
28	Beautiful Surprise	Tamia^[239]
	The Circle in the Square	Flobots
	Eye on It	TobyMac^[240]
	Havoc and Bright Lights	Alanis Morissette^[241] ^[242]
	Infinity Overhead	Minus the Bear^[243]
	Off the Record (EP)	Torae^[244]
	Sublime Currency	Abandoned Pools^[245]
	This Time	Beanie Sigel^[246]
	Violent Waves	Circa Survive^[247]
		Slaughterhouse^[248]

September

Date	Album	Artist
4	4th Street Feeling	Melissa Etheridge
	Beacon	Two Door Cinema Club^[249]
	Centipede Hz	Animal Collective^[250]
	Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them	Blu & Exile^[251]
	Gravity	Lecrae^[252]
	Night Visions	Imagine Dragons^[253]
	North	Matchbox Twenty^[254]
	The North	Stars
	Push Rewind	Chris Wallace^[255]
	Silver Age	Bob Mould
	The Sheepdogs	The Sheepdogs^[256]
11	Away from the World	Dave Matthews Band
	Bright Black Heaven	Blaqk Audio
	Coexist	The xx^[257]
	Dead Silence	Billy Talent^[258]
	Elysium	Pet Shop Boys^[259]
	Fight or Flight	Hoobastank
	Old World Romance	Sea Wolf^[260]
	Self Entitled	NOFX^[261] ^[262] ^[263]
	Tempest	Bob Dylan^[264]
	Theatre Is Evil	Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra
	Tornado	Little Big Town^[265]
	Undisputed	DMX^[266]
18	Bad 25	Michael Jackson
	Battle Born	The Killers^[267]
	Charmer	Aimee Mann^[268]
	Cinematics	Set It Off
	Close the Distance	Go Radio
	Cruel Summer	GOOD Music^[269]
	Down IV Part I - The Purple EP	Down^[270]
	Enjoy the Company	The Whigs^[271]
	First of a Living Breed	Homeboy Sandman^[272]
	Hallelujah! I'm a Bum	Local H^[273] ^[274]
	Libertine	Liv Kristine^[275]
	Mirage Rock	Band of Horses^[276]
	Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color	Brother Ali^[277]
	Shields	Grizzly Bear^[278]
	Somethin' 'Bout Kreay	Kreayshawn^[279]
	The Sound of the Life of the Mind	Ben Folds Five^[280]
	Tomorrowland	Ryan Bingham
	Tomahawk Technique	Sean Paul^[281]
	The Truth About Love	P!nk^[282]
20	March of the Slunks	Buckethead^[283]
	Racks^[284]
	The Silent Picture Book^[285]
25	Aftermath Of The Lowdown	Richie Sambora
	Fame and Fortune	Lucy Fleming
		Lupe Fiasco^[286]
	Hayley Sings	Rachael MacFarlane^[287]
	Payback	Danny!^[288]
	Push and Shove	No Doubt^[289]
	Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary	Chino XL
	Strapped	The Soft Pack^[290]
	This Generation	Murs & Fashawn^[291]
	¡Uno!	Green Day^[292]

October

Date	Album	Artist
1	No Love Deep Web	Death Grips^[293]
2	The Bumpy Johnson Album	Prodigy^[294]
	Cedar + Gold	Tristan Prettyman^[295]
	Come of Age	The Vaccines^[296]
	Kaleidoscope Dream	Miguel^[297]
	Lightning	Matt & Kim^[298]
	Officially Miss Guided	OMG Girlz^[299]
	Paradise	Cody Simpson
	Quality Street Music	DJ Drama^[300]
	Transit of Venus	Three Days Grace^[301]
	Until the Quiet Comes	Flying Lotus
9	119	Trash Talk
		Coheed and Cambria^[302]
	All We Love We Leave Behind	Converge^[303]
	Diluvia	Freelance Whales
	Don't Panic	All Time Low
	Glad All Over	The Wallflowers^[304]
	The Heist	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis^[305]
	Lace Up	MGK^[306]
	Lonerism	Tame Impala
	Monster	KISS^[307]
	Mugshot Music	Showbiz and A.G.^[308]
	Napalm	Xzibit^[309]
	Numbers	MellowHype^[310]
	Pines	A Fine Frenzy^[311]
	Twins	Ty Segall
16	'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!	Godspeed You! Black Emperor
	Country, God, or the Girl	K'naan^[312]
	Christmas with Scotty McCreery	Scotty McCreery
	Deleted Scenes	Blueprint
	Dusk Till Dawn	Bobby V^[313]
	Former Lives	Ben Gibbard
	GMB	Pac Div
	Information Retrieved	Pinback
	Negroes on Ice	Prince Paul
	Night Train	Jason Aldean^[314]
	Sing to Me (EP)
	Sunken Condos	Donald Fagen
	Two Eleven	Brandy^[315]
	A Very Merry Perri Christmas (EP)	Christina Perri
	A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary	Big Machine Records^[316]
	A Very Special Christmas: Bringing Peace on Earth	World Records
	Vital	Anberlin
22	Cobra Juicy	Black Moth Super Rainbow^[317]
	Christmas in the Sand	Colbie Caillat
	God of the Serengeti	Vinnie Paz^[318]
	good kid, m.A.A.d city	Kendrick Lamar^[319]
	Hello My Name Is...	Bridgit Mendler^[320]
	III	Shiny Toy Guns^[321]
	Les Is More	Ryan Leslie^[322]
	On This Winter's Night	Lady Antebellum
	Red	Taylor Swift
23	Kids Raising Kids	Kopecky Family Band
30	Cee Lo's Magic Moment	Cee Lo Green^[323]
	Dreams & Nightmares	Meek Mill^[324]
	Mic Tyson	Sean Price^[325]
	New Horizons	Flyleaf^[326]
	Ramblings of an Angry Old Man	Craig G^[327]
	Sorry to Bother You	The Coup^[328]

November

Date	Album	Artist
5		Glee Cast^[329]
6	Fizzyology	Lil' Fame & Termanology^[330]
	The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses	Saigon^[331]
	History: Function Music	E-40 & Too Short^[332]
	History: Mob Music
	Life Behind Machines	Allister
	Music from Another Dimension!	Aerosmith^[333]
	R.E.D.	Ne-Yo^[334]
9	Lotus	Christina Aguilera
13	¡Dos!	Green Day
	King Animal	Soundgarden^[335]
	Koi No Yokan	Deftones^[336]
	Paradise	Lana Del Rey^[337]
	PTXmas	Pentatonix^[338]
	Reloaded	Roc Marciano
		Susan Boyle^[339]
	The Solution	Buckshot & 9th Wonder^[340]
	Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors	Big Boi^[341]
	The World's Most Hardest MC Project	Styles P^[342]
	Wu Block	Wu-Tang Clan & D-Block Records^[343]
16	Midnight Special	Uncle Kracker
	Rebel Soul	Kid Rock^[344]
19	Global Warming	Pitbull^[345]
	The Greatest Hits	3 Doors Down^[346]
	Greatest Hits • Chapter One	Kelly Clarkson^[347] ^[348]
	The World from the Side of the Moon	Phillip Phillips
	Truth Be Told, Part 1	Greyson Chance
	Woman to Woman	Keyshia Cole^[349]
20	Twelve Reasons to Die	Ghostface Killah^[350]
	Long Live the Hustle	DJ Scream^[351]
	Prisoner of Conscious	Talib Kweli^[352]
23	The Evolution of Man	Example^[353]
27	The Art of War III	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony^[354]
	Diamond in the Ruff	Freeway
	Girl on Fire	Alicia Keys^[355]
	Glee: The Music, Season 4, Vol. 1	Glee Cast^[356]
	These Are the Times	Neako

December

Date	Album	Artist
4	O.N.I.F.C.	Wiz Khalifa^[357]
	Warrior	Kesha^[358]
11	Almería	Lifehouse^[359]
	Jesus Piece	Game^[360]
		Nashville cast
	¡Tré!	Green Day^[361]
	Unorthodox Jukebox	Bruno Mars^[362]
	Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors	Big Boi
18	Finally Rich	Chief Keef^[363]
		T.I.^[364]

Top songs on record

See also: List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2012, List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2012 and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012.

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

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

Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits

All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.

See also

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

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3. Web site: UPDATE: Earache Claims Oceano NOT Breaking Up, Going On "Hiatus" Instead. Under the Gun Review . January 5, 2012. January 26, 2012.
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5. Web site: LMFAO's Redfoo, Sky Blu Split. September 21, 2012. B96 Chicago.
6. Web site: Yo Gotti Reveals Tracklist For "Live From The Kitchen, Due January 10, 2012. HipHopDXdate=December 27, 2011. January 2, 2012. Paine, Jake. December 27, 2011.
7. Web site: SafetySuit Set New Date For 'These Times' :: Rock Access – Rock News. Rockaccess.net. January 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120502050150/http://rockaccess.net/2011/11/15/safetysuit-set-new-date-for-these-times/. May 2, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
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11. Web site: Foxy Shazam release new song, "Welcome To The Church Of Rock And Roll". Alternative Press. January 6, 2012. January 26, 2012.
12. https://twitter.com/ingridmusic/status/136668287923798016 Ingrid announces her new album
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16. Web site: Lamb of God Announce New Album Resolution; Release in January 2012. November 2, 2011. rocksins. November 2, 2011.
17. Web site: Chairlift announce sophomore album. Exclaim!. Alex Hudson. October 13, 2011. October 17, 2011.
18. Web site: NADA SURF SET TO RELEASE NEW RECORD, THE STARS ARE INDIFFERENT TO ASTRONOMY, JANUARY 24, 2012 |. Neufutur.com. October 26, 2011. January 26, 2012.
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25. Web site: VAN HALEN Completes Mixing New Album . Blabbermouth.net . September 5, 2011 . September 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120102033925/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162847 . January 2, 2012 .
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32. Web site: Rap Release Dates: Maino, Too $hort, Curren$y, Tyga. HipHopDX . January 31, 2012 . February 3, 2012. Iandoli, Kathy.
33. Web site: Ski Beatz Reveals Cover Art, Tracklist For "24 Hour Karate School Presents: Twilight". HipHopDX . January 24, 2012. January 24, 2012. Horowitz, Steven.
34. Web site: Horowitz . Steven J. . Chiddy Bang Reveals Cover Art, Tracklist For "Breakfast" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales . HipHop DX . December 20, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
35. Web site: Tyga Speaks On Collaborations With Nas & Nicki Minaj . HipHopDX . January 25, 2012 . January 25, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
36. Web site: Official announcement of Electric Sea . cityhallrecords.com . December 20, 2011 . June 23, 2013.
37. Web site: The Menzingers - On the Impossible Past . February 21, 2012 . Punknews.org . December 29, 2012.
38. Web site: SLEIGH BELLS new album Reign Of Terror due 20 February 2012 . Hangout.altsounds.com . December 8, 2011 . January 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120116142639/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/140008-sleigh-bells-album-reign-terror-due-20-a.html . January 16, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
39. Web site: fun. Album Title and Release Date . November 8, 2011 . November 8, 2011.
40. Web site: 2012 Album Preview: This Year's Best Bets . . September 14, 2009 . January 26, 2012.
41. Web site: Corrosion Of Conformity Reveals New Album Release Date, Artwork And Tracklisting . Metalunderground.com . November 9, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
42. Web site: Maino Reveals Cover Art, Tracklist For "The Day After Tomorrow" . HipHopDX . January 24, 2012 . January 24, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
43. Web site: Behind the Release: School of Seven Bells recombine for Ghostory . Sonicscoop.com . February 26, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
44. Web site: Copywrite Announces New Album "God Save The King," Due February 28th . HipHopDX . January 10, 2012 . January 14, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
45. Web site: Terrorizer Completes New Album 'Hordes Of Zombies' . Metalunderground.com . March 29, 2012.
46. Web site: Too Short Reveals Cover Art For 'No Trespassing' . HipHopDX . January 26, 2012 . January 26, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
47. Web site: Ja Rule Delays 'Pain Is Love 2' To February 2012 . HipHopDX.com . December 31, 2011 . January 14, 2012.
48. KidCudi . The Chosen One . 137538636668346368 . 18 November 2011 . The title of the album is still undetermined....
49. Web site: Thompson . Stephen . First Listen: Andrew Bird, 'Break It Yourself' . NPR . February 26, 2012 . December 29, 2012.
50. Web site: MOVEMENT: NEWS and CONCERT UPDATES: MINIATURE TIGERS FORTHCOMING ALBUM MIA PHARAOH – OUT MARCH 6 . Movementnews.blogspot.com . January 13, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
51. Web site: White Rabbits – Milk Famous (2012) . Music Is Amazing . February 27, 2012 . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120301011417/http://music.is-amazing.com/2012/02/27/white-rabbits-milk-famous-2012 . March 1, 2012 . dead .
52. Web site: Album Release Dates, CD New Releases . Jesusfreakhideout.com . January 26, 2012.
53. Web site: Now, Now - Threads (2012) . Music Is Amazing . March 6, 2012 . December 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202095019/http://music.is-amazing.com/2012/03/5/now-now-threads-2012 . February 2, 2016 . dead .
54. Bruce Springsteen Announces New Album, Tour for 2012 . Billboard . November 21, 2011 . January 26, 2012 . January 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120129041144/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/touring/bruce-springsteen-announces-new-album-tour-1005547952.story . dead .
55. Web site: New Say Anything Album Info – News Article . AbsolutePunk.net . March 13, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
56. Web site: Anya Marina unveils new album 'Felony Flats' . Marketwire.com . March 29, 2012.
57. Web site: Video: Ruben Studdard 'June 28 (I'm Single)'. Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . January 26, 2012 . January 26, 2012.
58. Web site: News . The Shins . March 29, 2012 . March 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312023843/http://www.theshins.com/news/new-album-port-morrow-coming-march-2012 . dead .
59. Web site: Cannibal Corpse to enter studio in September . Roadrunnerrecords.com . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110310084318/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153015 . March 10, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
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61. Web site: Archived copy . www.anti-flag.com . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062209/http://www.anti-flag.com/p=172 . 4 March 2016 . dead.
62. Web site: Kaplan . Charlie . First Listen: Tanlines, 'Mixed Emotions' . NPR . March 4, 2012 . July 30, 2013.
63. News: Reich. Howard. Can Esperanza Spalding lure new audiences to jazz?. The Chicago Tribune. October 4, 2011. October 10, 2011. https://archive.today/20130119041831/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-04/entertainment/ct-ent-1005-esperanza-spalding-20111005_1_esperanza-spalding-music-flow-justin-bieber. January 19, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
64. Web site: Album Cover: Diggy Simmons "Unexpected Arrival" . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . February 9, 2012 . February 9, 2012.
65. Web site: Shinedown Announce New Album: 'Amaryllis' Will Hit Stores in March . Noisecreep . January 3, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
66. Web site: E-40 To Release Three Albums In March . HipHopDX . March 7, 2012 . March 7, 2012 . Vasquez, Andres.
67. Web site: Rap Release Dates: Bow Wow, Machine Gun Kelly, Chris Brown, Madlib . HipHopDX . March 20, 2012 . March 22, 2012 . Iandoli, Kathy.
68. Web site: Overkill not touring with Anthrax, Testament; band to hit studio in October . https://archive.today/20120908070234/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160946 . dead . September 8, 2012 . Roadrunnerrecords.com. March 29, 2012 .
69. Web site: Tyson Ritter Tells Us A Story, Along With A New 'Rejects' Album Preview . MTV . March 29, 2012 . October 15, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111015112329/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/10/05/tyson-ritter-tells-us-a-story-along-with-a-new-rejects-album-preview/ . dead .
70. Web site: Bumpy Knuckles & DJ Premier Reveal Tracklist, Cover Art For "Kolexxxion" LP . HipHopDX . January 11, 2012 . January 14, 2012 . Paine, Jake . April 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150430175920/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17961/title.bumpy-knuckles-dj-premier-reveal-tracklist-cover-art-for-kolexxxion-lp . dead .
71. Web site: Madonna to release new album in 2012 (Includes interview) . Digitaljournal.com . November 14, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
72. Web site: night the sun came up: Music . Amazon . March 29, 2012.
73. Web site: The Mars Volta to release new album in early 2012 | triple j . ABC . Australia . July 30, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
74. Web site: MAYDAY! Announces Strange Music Debut "Take Me To Your Leader" . HipHopDX . January 25, 2012 . January 25, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
75. Web site: Ministry: The Making Of 'Relapse' Webisode 3 . Blabbermouth.net. November 19, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111117000813/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=166136 . November 17, 2011 .
76. Web site: Teenage Dream: Complete Confection: Katy Perry: Amazon.ca: Music . March 29, 2012.
77. News: Darden. Beville. Lionel Richie Excited for 'Tuskegee' Reunion at CMAs. November 22, 2011. The Boot. November 7, 2011.
78. Web site: Exclusive Interview: Bert McCracken on the Used partnering with Hopeless Records . Alternative Press . December 15, 2011 . July 30, 2013.
79. Web site: Obie Trice Delays 'Bottoms Up' To April . HipHopDX . February 2, 2012 . February 2, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421104033/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16581/title.obie-trice-delays-bottoms-up-to-april . April 21, 2012 . dead .
80. Web site: News : Rascal Flatts Launching New Album With Special Event at Theaters . https://archive.today/20120728101016/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1679636/rascal-flatts-launching-new-album-with-special-event-at-theaters.jhtml . dead . July 28, 2012 . CMT . February 21, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
81. Web site: Tyler Hilton Set For New Album and Tour (a top story)::Tyler Hilton News . antiMusic.com . December 29, 2012.
82. Web site: The Lumineers - Artist To Watch April 2012 - ATW 2012 - 88.5 wxpn member supported radio . Xpn.org . April 3, 2012 . December 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605232651/http://xpn.org/atw2012/1842-artist-to-watch-2012-04 . June 5, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
83. Web site: MxPx: Plans Within Plans | The Aquarian Weekly . Theaquarian.com . April 2, 2012 . December 29, 2012.
84. Web site: Turf Talk & Laroo "Sick-Wid-It: Block Ops" Tracklist, E-40, C-Bo Featured . HipHopDX . March 31, 2012 . April 2, 2012 . Jacobs, Allen.
85. Web site: scan0155 . December 29, 2012.
86. Web site: Municipal Waste signs with Nuclear Blast Records . https://archive.today/20120907234730/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159512 . dead . September 7, 2012 . Roadrunnerrecords.com . March 29, 2012 .
87. Web site: New Life: Monica: Music . Amazon . March 29, 2012.
88. Web site: Slipstream: Bonnie Raitt: Music . Amazon . March 29, 2012.
89. Web site: Counting Crows want fans to hear new album for free . Variancemagazine.com . February 6, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
90. Web site: Rap Release Dates: Snoop Dogg, 2 Chainz, Slaughterhouse, Curren$y . HipHopDx . April 10, 2012 . April 10, 2012 . Iandoli, Kathy.
91. Web site: Balloon Cement released on Buckethead Pikes official site . bucketheadpikes.com . June 23, 2013.
92. Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 . Billboard . March 24, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
93. Web site: SWV to Release First Album in 15 Years . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . January 23, 2012 . January 23, 2012.
94. Web site: Pearson. Barbara. Music in the New Age. Music in the New Millennium.
95. Web site: Jason Mraz Love is a Four Letter Word . Jasonmraz.com . February 14, 2012 . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120524045628/http://jasonmraz.com/news/2012/love-is-a-four-letter-word/ . May 24, 2012 . dead .
96. Web site: Future "Pluto" Artwork, Tracklist . HipHopDX . March 21, 2012 . March 22, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
97. Web site: Neon Trees – Picture Show Teaser One / The New Album APRIL 17TH . YouTube . February 10, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
98. Web site: Marcus . Jack White announces debut solo album – News . Thevine.com.au . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327030508/http://www.thevine.com.au/music/news/jack-white-announces-debut-solo-album20120131.aspx . March 27, 2012 . dead .
99. Web site: Feeder announce comeback tour, new album for 2012 . Qmr.fm . December 9, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
100. Web site: Saint Vitus: New Album Release Date Announced . Blabbermouth.net . December 6, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111208024648/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=166936 . December 8, 2011 . mdy .
101. Web site: Death Grips Sign to Epic, Ready Two 2012 Albums . Pitchfork Media . February 27, 2012 . December 29, 2012.
102. Web site: Ross S. . Eve 6 Finishes Recording, Starts Mixing Fourth Album, Due Out In Early 2012 . Eve 6 Media HQ . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414200652/http://eve6mediahq.com/2011/09/24/eve6-finishes-recording-starts-mixing-fourth-album-due-out-in-early-2012/ . April 14, 2012 . dead .
103. Web site: The Dandy Warhols – This Machine . Theendrecords.com . April 4, 2012 . December 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113152841/http://theendrecords.com/releases/the-dandy-warhols-this-machine/ . November 13, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
104. Web site: PENNYWISE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM: 'All or Nothing' out May 1st on Epitaph Records . Pennywisdom.com . March 7, 2012 . July 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311135513/http://pennywisdom.com/updates/pennywise-to-release-new-album-all-or-nothing-out-may-1st-on-epitaph-records/ . March 11, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
105. Web site: Carrie Underwood Reveals Her New Album Cover! . Reveal.carrieunderwoodofficial.com . March 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406172646/http://reveal.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/ . April 6, 2012 .
106. Web site: Lecaro . Lina . Marilyn Manson's Born Villain Tracks: We Heard Them First . . . September 13, 2011 . September 14, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110924054332/http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/09/marilyn_manson_born_villain_ni.php . September 24, 2011 . dead .
107. Web site: Norah Jones Sets May 1 Release Date . Fmqb.com . March 29, 2012.
108. Santigold Promises 'Dynamic, Powerful' Second Album This Fall . Billboard . September 14, 2009 . March 29, 2012.
109. Web site: Album Cover: Santigold "Master of My Make-Believe" . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . February 28, 2012 . February 28, 2012.
110. Web site: B.o.B "Strange Clouds" Release Date Delayed . HipHopDX . February 10, 2012 . February 10, 2012 . Harling, Danielle.
111. Web site: Matt Skiba And The Sekrets "Babylon" May 8 . Indiependentmusic . March 6, 2012 . December 29, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120801233119/http://www.indiependentmusic.net/2012/03/matt-skiba-and-the-sekrets-babylon-may-8/ . August 1, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
112. 2012 Album Preview: This Year's Best Bets . Billboard . September 14, 2009 . March 29, 2012.
113. Web site: The Cribs work with Steve Albini on forthcoming new album . NME . UK . January 17, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
114. Web site: Trevor Rabin:.. . Facebook . December 1, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
115. Gallo . Phil . Yes Guitarist Trevor Rabin Working on First Solo Album in 22 Years . Billboard . May 3, 2011 . July 30, 2013.
116. Web site: Henry Potts . Where are they now? – Former members of Yes . Bondegezou.co.uk . March 29, 2012.
117. Web site: United States . The Parlotones . First Avenue . June 9, 2012 . December 29, 2012 . May 31, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531013300/http://first-avenue.com/event/2012/06/parlotones . dead .
118. Web site: Animal Kingdom announces released of 'The Looking Away' . Ae-madetolast.blogspot.com . May 3, 2012 . July 30, 2013.
119. Web site: Lovers . Lovers: Music . Amazon . December 29, 2012.
120. Web site: Silversun Pickups Seasick 10" Vinyl Release Coming November 25th " Dangerbird Records . Dangerbirdrecords.com . November 2, 2011 . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401211715/http://www.dangerbirdrecords.com/news/entry/silversun-pickups-seasick-vinyl-coming-november-25 . April 1, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
121. Web site: Sovereign Light Café – Keane + Lyrics (NEW 2012) . YouTube . June 1, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
122. News: Album Cover: Tank "This Is How I Feel" . Rap-Up . April 3, 2012.
123. Web site: Punchline & DJ Soulclap "Underground Superstars" Artwork, Tracklist . HipHopDX . March 29, 2012 . March 29, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
124. Web site: Nick . Chicatelli . New album Hot Water Music 'Exister' . Flyingrobotpig.wordpress.com . May 8, 2012 . July 30, 2013.
125. Web site: Shadows Fall Ink New Deal With Razor & Tie, Album Due Spring 2012 . . October 11, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
126. Web site: New Music: Rye Rye "Boom Boom" . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . February 29, 2012 . February 29, 2012.
127. Web site: Plushgun - Me. Me. (2012) . Music Is Amazing . May 15, 2012 . December 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510050833/http://music.is-amazing.com/2012/04/14/plushgun-me-me-2012 . May 10, 2012 . dead .
128. Web site: New Garbage album 'Not Your Kind of People' due out in May . Theaudioperv.com . January 30, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
129. Web site: THE ONLY PLACE | Best Coast . Bestcoast.us . March 6, 2012 . December 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120712175719/http://www.bestcoast.us/2012/03/the-only-place/ . July 12, 2012 .
130. Web site: Andre Pusey . John Konesky Talks Tenacious D and Other Projects | The Edge . Theedgesusu.co.uk . November 20, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
131. Web site: GLOBAL SUPERSTAR ADAM LAMBERT TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM TRESPASSING ON MAY 15TH, 2012 . Rcarecords.com . March 23, 2012 . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120602025707/http://www.rcarecords.com/news/global-superstar-adam-lambert-release-sophomore-album-trespassing-may-15th-2012 . June 2, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
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133. Web site: Statik Selektah & Termanology "1982" (sic) Artwork, Tracklist . HipHopDX . March 27, 2012 . March 29, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
134. Web site: SMILE EMPTY SOUL TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "3's" May 22, 2012. March 14, 2012. Therocktribune.com.
135. Web site: Slash Announces Release Date for 'Much More Cohesive' Second Solo Album . Ultimateclassicrock.com . February 6, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
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138. Web site: El-P Talks New Album "Cancer For Cure," Collaborations . HipHopDX . March 27, 2012 . March 28, 2012 . Ryon, Sean.
139. Web site: The Spill Canvas on PureVolume . May 20, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120911143109/http://www.purevolume.com/new/thespillcanvas . September 11, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
140. Web site: Rap Release Dates: Nas, Kid Ink, Chris Brown, Juvenile . HipHopDX . May 1, 2012 . May 2, 2012 . Iandoli, Kathy.
141. Web site: SHaley Reinhart Sets Release Date for New Album . The Hollywood Reporter . March 14, 2012 . April 4, 2012.
142. Web site: Bareilles. Sara. "ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME" IS OUT TODAY!. June 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120531225035/http://www.sarabmusic.com/news/once-upon-another-time-out-today. May 31, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
143. Web site: Kris Allen Reveals Album Cover – "Thank You Camellia" Arrives May 22 (PHOTO). March 29, 2012. Mjsbigblog.com.
144. Web site: Anxiety. May 29, 2012. Amazon.
145. Web site: Travis Porter Announce Release Date And Title Of Debut LP . HipHopDX . March 21, 2012 . March 22, 2012 . Ryon, Sean.
146. Web site: New Walkmen Songs 'Rock Really Hard' . Obscure Sound . December 15, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
147. Web site: Here:Edward Sharpe... . Amazon . May 27, 2012 . May 27, 2012.
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150. Web site: Fear Factory to begin writing 'full-on concept' album . Roadrunnerrecords.com . March 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110225063858/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153624 . February 25, 2011 . mdy .
151. Web site: Jennette McCurdy . Jennette McCurdy . January 18, 2012 . January 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120123233829/http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=43 . January 23, 2012 .
152. Web site: The Hives to release Lex Hives on June 5 . Juiceskateboardmagazine.wordpress.com . March 13, 2012 . March 29, 2012 .
153. Web site: Home. The Rocket Summer.
154. Web site: Big K.R.I.T. Explains "Praying Man" Collaboration With B.B. King, Reveals June 5 Release Date . HipHopDX . March 22, 2012 . March 22, 2012 . Phillips, Rashad.
155. Web site: Oh No "Ohnomite" Cover Art, Tracklist . HipHopDX . May 7, 2012 . May 8, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
156. Web site: The Agonist, 'Prisoners' – Exclusive Album Stream. Loudwire. June 2012 .
157. Web site: A Silent Film To Release New Album Sand & Snow, Announce Tour Dates - The Audio Perv. theaudioperv.com.
158. Web site: New Music: Curren$y ft. Wale "What It Look Like" . Rap-Up . April 3, 2012 . April 8, 2012.
159. Web site: The Beach Boys, 'That's Why God Made The Radio': New Song & Reunion Shows For Famed Band . Kia . Makarechi . Huffington Post . May 9, 2012 . May 30, 2012.
160. Web site: Bouncing Souls writing for 2012 album . July 15, 2011 . Punknews.org . March 29, 2012.
161. Web site: Rome unveils solo debut 'Dedication' EP on 12 June. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808072216/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/148539-rome-unveils-solo-debut-dedication-ep-12-a.html. dead. August 8, 2012.
162. Web site: Video: Far East Movement ft. Tyga "Dirty Bass" . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . May 8, 2012 . May 16, 2012.
163. Web site: Ableson . Jon . Motion City Soundtrack To Release New Album In Spring 2012 . Alter The Press! . August 20, 2009 . March 29, 2012.
164. Web site: Motion City Soundtrack aim for new album Spring 2012 . Thepunksite.com . November 28, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
165. Web site: Usher Announces Seventh Album "Looking For Myself," Due June 12 . HipHopDX . March 30, 2012 . March 30, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
166. Web site: Waka Flocka Flame "Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family" Release Date . HipHopDX . March 21, 2012 . March 22, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
167. Web site: Kid Ink "Up & Away" Cover Art, Release Date . HipHopDX . April 25, 2012 . June 12, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
168. Web site: New Dirty Heads track from the upcoming release. Musicbailout.net. November 13, 2021.
169. Web site: Fiona Apple to release new album in 2012 . Kovideo.net . January 24, 2012 . March 29, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120804103523/http://www.kovideo.net/fiona-apple-to-release-new-album-in-2012-news-fiona-apple-4828.html . August 4, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
170. Web site: Fiona Apple's New Album Release Date In 2012 . NewsOXY . January 25, 2012 . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208035803/http://www.newsoxy.com/world/fiona-apple-new-album-51527.html . February 8, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
171. Web site: House Shoes To Release 'Let It Go' Debut, Danny Brown, Black Milk Featured . HipHopDX . March 28, 2012 . March 28, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
172. Web site: Lanham . Tom . Smashing Pumpkins set to rerelease classic catalog . . August 12, 2011 . August 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120617072413/http://www.sfexaminer.com/blogs/backstage-pass/2011/08/smashing-pumpkins-set-rerelease-classic-catalog . June 17, 2012 .
173. Web site: Smoke DZA 'Rugby Thompson' Tracklist . HipHopDX . May 21, 2012 . June 12, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
174. Web site: Lil Wyte "Still Doubted?" Tracklist . HipHopDX . May 29, 2012 . June 12, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
175. Web site: News. Artistdirect.com.
176. Web site: News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512182309/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/05/10/walk-the-moon-album-art-track-list/. dead. May 12, 2012. MTV News.
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178. Web site: New Offspring Single And Album . April 23, 2012 . offspring.com . April 29, 2012 .
179. Web site: Amazon.com: The Grustle: Lil Scrappy: Music . Amazon . May 16, 2012.
180. Web site: News. Artistdirect.com.
181. Web site: LINKIN PARK - LIVING THINGS out 06.26.12. . Linkinpark.com . April 16, 2012 . April 17, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514112640/http://livingthings.linkinpark.com/ . May 14, 2012 .
182. Exclusive: Maroon 5 to Release 'Overexposed' Album in June . Rolling Stone . March 26, 2012 . March 29, 2012.
183. Records. Madison Gate. THE SING-OFF Season 3 Winners Pentatonix Release Debut EP "PTX VOLUME 1" Tuesday, June 26th. 2020-10-16. www.prnewswire.com. en.
184. Web site: Maybach Music Group Announces Album Release Dates, Partnerships At NYC Press Conference . HipHopDX . May 2, 2012 . May 2, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
185. Web site: R. Kelly Sets June Release for "Write Me Back" . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . May 15, 2012 . May 15, 2012.
186. Web site: Corner. Lewis. Chris Brown reveals new single 'Strip', album 'Fortune' details. Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. November 16, 2011. November 24, 2011.
187. Web site: Album Cover: Chris Brown "Fortune" . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . February 29, 2012 . February 29, 2012.
188. Web site: Prodigy "H.N.I.C. 3" Release Date . HipHopDX . May 8, 2012 . May 9, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
189. Web site: Flo Rida Sets July Release Date For New Album 'Wild Ones' . Rap-Up . May 8, 2012 . May 9, 2012.
190. Web site: Frank Ocean Preps 'Channel Orange' Album for July . Rap-Up . June 8, 2012 . June 12, 2012.
191. Web site: Serj Tankian releases album details for 'Harakiri'. June 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120501184036/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2012/04/26/serj-tankian-releases-album-details-for-harakiri/. May 1, 2012. dead.
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193. Chuck D Talks New Public Enemy Albums, Skid Row Festival Performance . Billboard . September 14, 2009 . March 29, 2012.
194. http://payableondeath.com/murdered-love-in-noisecreep/
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196. Web site: Aesop Rock Announces New Album "Skelethon," Due July 10th . HipHopDX . March 27, 2012 . March 28, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
197. Web site: Home. GAC. July 10, 2012. July 8, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120708081722/http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/07/04/gac-album-review-zac-brown-bands-uncaged/. dead.
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199. Web site: Mark Tremonti Releasing Solo Album 'All I Was' in the Spring . . Ouellette, Mary . January 20, 2012.
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202. Web site: Pierce the Veil releasing 'Collide With the Sky' in July. June 15, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509132211/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2012/04/20/pierce-the-veil-releasing-collide-with-the-sky-in-july/. May 9, 2013. dead.
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204. Web site: Nas Sets July Release Date For "Life Is Good," Preps "Daughters" Single . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . April 24, 2012 . May 2, 2012.
205. Web site: Milo Greene Album Details And Single Release . February 1, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202095019/http://www.chopshoprecords.com/news/milo-greene-album-details-and-single-release-13851/ . February 2, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
206. 2012 Album Preview: This Year's Best Bets . Billboard . September 14, 2009 . March 29, 2012.
207. Web site: The Alchemist 'Russian Roulette' Album Stream . HipHopDX . July 17, 2012 . July 18, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
208. Web site: Snowgoons Announce New Double-Disc Album "Snowgoons Dynasty" . HipHopDX . May 7, 2012 . May 9, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
209. Web site: Alberta Cross releasing sophomore album Songs of Patience. Glidemagazie.com.
210. Web site: Alberta Cross announce their new album 'Songs of Patience'. https://web.archive.org/web/20120623055553/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/149333-alberta-cross-announce-album-songs-patience.html. dead. June 23, 2012.
211. Matisyahu Returns With 'Spark Seeker' in July. Billboard.
212. Web site: Dance Again...The Hits. July 24, 2012. Amazon.
213. Web site: Preview Passion Pit 'Gossamer'. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427211345/http://www.earbuddy.net/2012/04/preview-passion-pit-gossamer.html. dead. April 27, 2012.
214. Song Exclusive: The Gaslight Anthem, '45'. Rolling Stone.
215. Web site: REKS & Numonics Ready "REBELutionary" Album For July 24 Release . HipHopDX . April 30, 2012 . May 2, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
216. Web site: Serengeti "C.A.R." Tracklist & Cover Art . HipHopDX . June 26, 2012 . June 26, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
217. Web site: Testament: New Album Next Year . Ultimate-guitar.com . September 16, 2010 . March 29, 2012.
218. Web site: Sir Michael Rocks 'Lap Of Lux' Tracklist & Cover Art . HipHopDX . July 11, 2012 . July 14, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
219. Web site: Rap Release Dates: Kreayshawn, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Madchild . HipHopDX . May 29, 2012 . June 3, 2012 . Iandoli, Kathy.
220. Web site: New Music: Nina Sky 'Heartbeat' . Rap-Up . Rap-Up.com . June 14, 2012 . June 14, 2012.
221. Web site: Kokane To Release 'The New Frontier' Album With Australian Artist Traffik . HipHopDX . July 28, 2012 . July 30, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
222. Web site: Tracklisting: Elle Varner "Perfectly Imperfect" . Rap-Up . July 17, 2012 . July 18, 2012.
223. Web site: Official announcement of The Shores of Molokai on Buckethead Pikes site . bucketheadpikes.com/ . August 9, 2012 . June 23, 2013.
224. Web site: 2 Chainz "Based On A T.R.U. Story" Release Date . HipHopDX . March 25, 2012 . March 25, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
225. Web site: In This Moment Offer Full Stream of New Album 'Blood' via Xbox Live. Loudwire. August 7, 2012 .
226. Web site: Insane Clown Posse Release 'The Mighty Death Pop' Details + Infomercial. Loudwire. April 21, 2012 .
227. Web site: Insane Clown Posse: Exclusive Interview . Turner, Gustavo . March 17, 2011 . LA Weekly . Los Angeles . March 17, 2011 . October 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009065949/http://www.laweekly.com/2011-03-17/music/insane-clown-posse-exclusive-interview/ . dead .
228. Web site: Yellowcard interview w/ Robert Herrera. Punkvideosrock. June 12, 2011. YouTube.
229. Web site: Slightly Stoopid's Album Info & Release Date!. The Pier Magazine. June 11, 2012 .
230. Web site: The Glorious Dead by The Heavy. Ninja Tune.
231. Web site: Trey Songz Sets 'Chapter V' Release Date. Rap-up.com.
232. Web site: New Bloc Party album in 2012 'if the planets align' | triple j . ABC . Australia . March 29, 2012.
233. Web site: Yeasayer - Fragrant World Preorder Page. Yeasayer.net.
234. Web site: The Darkness Announce World Tour and Album for 2012 . Spinner . May 25, 2011 . March 29, 2012 . January 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112102949/http://www.spinner.com/2011/05/25/the-darkness-world-tour-album-2012/ . dead .
235. Web site: Don King Announces DJ Khaled's "Kiss The Ring" Release Date . HipHopDX . May 21, 2012 . May 21, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
236. Lynyrd Skynyrd to Begin Recording New Album in November. Billboard.
237. Web site: Precursory . Young, Adam . March 21, 2012 . Owl City Blog . March 27, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329161748/http://owlcityblog.com/2012/03/21/precursory/ . March 29, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
238. Web site: Busta Rhymes 'Year Of The Dragon' Release Date & Cover Art . HipHopDX . August 8, 2012 . August 8, 2012 . Kuperstein, Slava.
239. Web site: VIDEO: TAMIA – 'BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE' . Rap-Up . June 26, 2012 . June 26, 2012.
240. TobyMac Earns First No. 1 Christian Album on Billboard 200 Since 1997 . . September 5, 2012.
241. Alanis Morissette Brings 'Havoc,' Her 7th Album, in August. May 2, 2012 . Gallo . Phil . Billboard. July 31, 2016.
242. Web site: Alanis Morissette – Red Carpet Interview AMAs 11/20/2011 . November 20, 2011 . YouTube . March 29, 2012 .
243. Web site: Minus the Bear Return to the Road in Support of New Album. July 18, 2012. TBA.
244. Web site: Torae 'Off The Record EP' Tracklist . HipHopDX . July 28, 2012 . July 30, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
245. Web site: Tooth & Nail Abandoned Pools Sublime Currency . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806064511/http://www.toothandnail.com/releases/881/Sublime_Currency/ . August 6, 2012 . dead .
246. Web site: Ruffhouse Records To Relaunch With Beanie Sigel Album . HipHopDX . July 13, 2012 . July 14, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
247. Web site: Pearson . Karin . Another Big Year for Circa Survive in 2012 . Luna Magazine . December 22, 2011 . March 29, 2012 .
248. Web site: Slaughterhouse Delays "welcome to: Our House" To July . HipHopDX . June 5, 2012 . June 12, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
249. 2012 Album Preview: This Year's Best Bets . Billboard . September 14, 2009 . March 29, 2012.
250. Web site: Interview: Panda Bear . . January 13, 2012 . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216033205/http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/interview-panda-bear-animal-collective-tomboy-person-pitch-spaceman-3-peter-kember-spectrum.html . February 16, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
251. Web site: Blu & Exile To Officially Release "Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them" . HipHopDX . June 13, 2012 . June 13, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
252. Web site: Blanco. Alvin Aqua. Lecrae ft. Big K.R.I.T & Ashton Jones – "Mayday" [LISTEN]|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2012/08/30/lecrae-ft-big-k-r-i-t-ashton-jones-mayday-listendownload/|work=Hip Hop Wired|accessdate=August 31, 2012|date=August 30, 2012.
253. Web site: Imagine Dragons, Making of 'Night Visions' – Exclusive Video. PopCrush. July 18, 2012 .
254. Matchbox Twenty Heading 'North' For Long-Awaited Fourth Album . . July 15, 2012.
255. Web site: iTunes - Music - Push Rewind by Chris Wallace . . March 4, 2013 . January 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130110184406/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/push-rewind/id556741610 . dead .
256. Web site: Sheepdogs Weigh in on Stage Collapses: 'This Seems to Have Happened a Lot'. Spinner. June 20, 2012. June 20, 2012. September 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915134112/http://www.spinner.ca/2012/06/20/sheepdogs-stage-collapse-black-keys/. dead.
257. 2012 Album Preview: This Year's Best Bets . Billboard . September 14, 2009 . March 29, 2012.
258. Web site: New Album: Dead Silence . Billy Talent . July 11, 2012 . July 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120718145215/http://www.billytalent.com/news/default.aspx#781839b9-6f70-46ef-a477-ec84950083c1:232208 . July 18, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
259. Web site: Nate Winslow // jackslittlehelper . Pet Shop Boys Working On New Album . Jackontheweb.radio.com . October 4, 2011 . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111228004103/http://jackontheweb.radio.com/2011/10/04/pet-shop-boys-working-on-new-album/ . December 28, 2011 . dead .
260. Web site: FALL ALBUMS: Sea Wolf – Old World Romance. Killingthecabinet.com.
261. Web site: NOFX reveal 'Self Entitled' . Punknews.org . July 19, 2012 . July 19, 2012.
262. Web site: NOFX's new album named 'Self-Entitled'; pre-order live now . . July 19, 2012 . July 19, 2012.
263. Web site: NOFX Announce New Album 'Self Entitled' . Alter the Press! . July 19, 2012 . July 19, 2012.
264. Greene . Andy . Bob Dylan's New Album, 'Tempest,' Hits Stores on September 11th . . 17 July 2012.
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266. Web site: DMX "Undisputed" Release Date . HipHopDX . April 2, 2012 . April 2, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
267. Web site: The Killers reveal new album title – Battle Born. May 28, 2012. Rekwired.com. July 22, 2012. October 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121027232450/http://rekwired.com/news/the-killers-reveal-new-album-title-battle-born/. dead.
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269. Web site: G.O.O.D. Music's "Cruel Summer" Reportedly Pushed Back . HipHopDX . August 12, 2012 . August 13, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813183803/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20767/title.good-musics-cruel-summer-reportedly-pushed-back/ . August 13, 2012 . dead .
270. Web site: Down to release four EPs . Metalunderground.com . March 29, 2012.
271. Web site: The Whigs Announce New Album Enjoy the Company For September 2012 Release + Fall Tour Dates -. August 1, 2012. Mxdwn.com.
272. Web site: Homeboy Sandman 'First Of A Living Breed' Tracklist . HipHopDX . August 2, 2012 . August 3, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
273. Web site: TheMusic.FM » Local H Announces Spring Tour, New Album 'Hallelujah! I'm a Bum' . June 29, 2012 . February 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210095659/http://themusic.fm/2012.02.03/local-h-tour-album . dead .
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275. Web site: LIV KRISTINE To Shoot 'Paris Paris' Video In Gothenburg. Bravewords.com.
276. Web site: Band of Horses Announce New Album, Mirage Rock . Paste . July 10, 2012 . July 10, 2012 . Kane, Tyler . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120713223422/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/07/band-of-horses-confirm-september-album-release-tea.html . dead .
277. Web site: Brother Ali Announces New Album 'Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color' . HipHopDX . June 19, 2012 . June 21, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
278. Web site: with all my hear.. . Facebook . March 29, 2012.
279. Web site: Kreayshawn "Somethin' Bout Kreay" Release Date . HipHopDX . May 21, 2012 . May 21, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
280. Web site: The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind. September 18, 2012. Amazon.
281. Exclusive: Sean Paul Sets 'Tomahawk Technique' U.S. Release Date. Billboard.
282. Web site: P!nk Reminds Us Of What We've Been Missing In This Album Announcement Video – VH1 Tuner . 2012-07-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120708052127/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-07-05/pnk-reminds-us-of-what-weve-been-missing-in-this-album-announcement-video/ . July 8, 2012 . mdy .
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286. Web site: Lupe Fiasco "Food & Liquor 2: Great American Rap Album Pt. 1" Release Date . HipHopDX . June 3, 2012 . June 3, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
287. Web site: Rachael MacFarlane "Hayley Sings" - Amazon.com. Amazon.com.
288. Web site: Rap Release Dates: A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, Roc Marciano, G.O.O.D. Music . HipHopDX . September 4, 2012 . September 9, 2012 . Iandoli, Kathy.
289. Web site: Gwen Stefani's Party Pals. June 11, 2012. Celebritybabyscoop.com.
290. Web site: The Soft Pack: "Saratoga" Tracks . . August 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120712073214/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13844-saratoga/ . July 12, 2012 . dead.
291. Web site: Murs & Fashawn Announce "This Generation" Collaborative Album, Due September 25th . HipHopDX . August 2, 2012 . August 3, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
292. GREEN DAY IN THE STUDIO RECORDING THREE ALBUMS – A TRILOGY ENTITLED ¡UNO!, ¡DOS!, AND ¡TRÉ! . Greenday.com . 2012-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120721004314/http://greenday.com/node/7541 . July 21, 2012 .
293. Web site: Listen to Death Grips' Album NO LOVE DEEP WEB Now, Check Out the Extremely Graphic Cover Art . Pitchfork Media . October 1, 2012 . October 19, 2012 . October 3, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003232535/https://pitchfork.com/news/48035-listen-to-death-grips-no-love-deep-web-now/ . dead .
294. Web site: Rap Release Dates: Ghostface Killah, DJ Drama, Freeway, A$AP Rocky . HipHopDX . September 18, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Iandoli, Kathy.
295. Web site: Cedar + Gold - Tristan Prettyman - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic.
296. "The Vaccines Come of Age" with Eagerly Anticipated Second Album, Available for Pre-order from Tesco Entertainment. Tesco. Entertainment. www.prnewswire.com.
297. Web site: Album Cover: Miguel "Kaleidoscope Dream" . Rap-Up . August 29, 2012 . September 9, 2012.
298. Web site: Matt and Kim: 'Lightning' out October 2nd. August 15, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722182941/http://mattandkimmusic.com/2012/07/18/lightning-october-2nd/. July 22, 2012. dead.
299. Web site: VIDEO: THE OMG GIRLZ – 'WHERE THE BOYS AT?' . Rap-Up . June 20, 2012 . June 21, 2012.
300. Web site: Album Cover: DJ Drama "Quality Street Music" . Rap-Up . August 28, 2012 . September 9, 2012.
301. Web site: Three Days Grace Working on New Album for 2012. September 25, 2011. Erickson. Anne. Loudwire.
302. Web site: Coheed & Cambria comic optioned for film, new album due this fall. Punknews.org. www.punknews.org. July 19, 2012 .
303. Web site: Converge announce release date for All We Love We Leave Behind - EspyRock. espyrock.com.
304. Web site: The Wallflowers Plan to Reunite in January. pastemagazine.com. January 13, 2019. January 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190113122445/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/11/the-wallflowers-plan-to-reunite-in-january.html. dead.
305. Web site: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "The Heist" Tracklist . HipHopDX . September 15, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Ryon, Sean.
306. Web site: Machine Gun Kelly Announces Album Release Date . Rap-Up . August 8, 2012 . August 8, 2012.
307. Web site: KISS To Release 'Monster' In October. Blabbermouth. June 29, 2012. BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
308. Web site: Showbiz & A.G.'s "Mugshot Music" Release Date . HipHopDX . September 17, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
309. Web site: Xzibit "Napalm" Tracklist, Cover Art & Release Date . HipHopDX . August 23, 2012 . August 23, 2012 . Kuperstein, Slava.
310. Web site: Odd Future Records Announces Tour, Fall Releases From Tyler, The Creator, Domo Genesis, Trash Talk, MellowHype & Mike G . HipHopDX . July 18, 2012 . July 18, 2012 . Kuperstein, Slava.
311. Web site: Virgin Records America :: News . Virginrecords.com . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414034452/http://www.virginrecords.com/home/news.aspx?newsid=14545 . April 14, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
312. Web site: K'naan performs on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" . Rap-Up . June 7, 2012 . June 12, 2012.
313. Web site: Album Cover: Bobby V "Dusk Till Dawn" . Rap-Up . September 10, 2012 . September 10, 2012.
314. Web site: Jason Aldean to Release 'Night Train' Album on October 16 . August 20, 2012 . September 18, 2012.
315. Web site: Album Cover: Brandy "Two Eleven" . Rap-Up . August 30, 2012 . August 30, 2012 . Rap-Up.
316. Aguilera, Buble Among 'A Very Special Christmas' Anniversary Artists. Billboard.
317. Web site: Cobra Juicy. October 23, 2012. Amazon.
318. Web site: Vinnie Paz 'God Of The Serengeti' Cover Art, Release Date . HipHopDX . August 1, 2012 . August 3, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
319. Web site: Kendrick Lamar Moves "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Release Date To October 22 . HipHopDX . August 29, 2012 . September 9, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
320. Latest Music News, Band, Artist, Musician & Music Video News . Billboard . August 20, 2012.
321. Web site: Shiny Toy Guns – New Song – @ Phoenix Pride Festival . April 18, 2011 . YouTube . March 29, 2012.
322. Web site: Ryan Leslie 'Les Is More' Release Date . HipHopDX . August 13, 2012 . August 13, 2012 . Vasquez, Andres.
323. Web site: Cee Lo Green Readies Christmas Album . Rap-Up . September 11, 2012 . September 11, 2012.
324. Web site: Meek Mill "Dreams & Nightmares" Release Date . HipHopDX . August 12, 2012 . August 13, 2012 . Harling, Danielle . https://web.archive.org/web/20150430171534/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.18731/title.meek-mill-dreams-nightmares-release-date . April 30, 2015 . dead .
325. Web site: Sean Price 'Mic Tyson' Release Date, Cover Art . HipHopDX . September 17, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Ryon, Sean.
326. Web site: Flyleaf "New Horizons," Second Album In 6 Years . HipHopDX . January 3, 2010 . January 3, 2010 . Paine, Jake.
327. Web site: Craig G 'Ramblings Of An Angry Old Man' Tracklist & Release Date . HipHopDX . August 26, 2012 . August 28, 2012 . Paine, Jake . https://web.archive.org/web/20120828030853/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19683/title.craig-g-ramblings-of-an-angry-old-man-tracklist-release-date/ . August 28, 2012 . dead .
328. Web site: The Coup To Release "Sorry To Bother You," First Album In 6 Years . HipHopDX . September 16, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Paine, Jake.
329. Web site: Glee: The Music Presents Glease by Glee Cast. iTunes. November 5, 2012.
330. Web site: Lil Fame & Termanology "Fizzyology" Tracklist & Cover Art . HipHopDX . September 21, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
331. Web site: Saigon "The Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread And Circuses" Album Trailer . HipHopDX . September 6, 2012 . September 9, 2012 . Vasquez, Andre.
332. Web site: E-40 & Too Short "The History Channel" Cover Art . HipHopDX . September 9, 2012 . September 9, 2012 . Harling, Danielle.
333. Web site: Blabbermouth.net . AEROSMITH: New Album Pushed Back To September . https://archive.today/20120709141713/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=172990 . dead . July 9, 2012 . Blabbermouth . April 23, 2012 . April 24, 2012 .
334. Web site: NE-YO PERFORMS 'LET ME LOVE YOU' ON 'AMERICA'S GOT TALENT' FINALE . Rap-Up . September 14, 2012 . September 24, 2012.
335. Web site: Chris Cornell says new Soundgarden album will be released in spring 2012 . Grungereport.net . June 22, 2011 . March 29, 2012.
336. Web site: Deftones 'Koi No Yokan' Tracklist And Single Revealed . Ultimate Guitar . September 14, 2012 . October 6, 2012.
337. Web site: Paradise by Lana Del Rey. iTunes. November 9, 2012.
338. Television. Sony Pictures. Pentatonix Set to Release Christmas EP - PTXmas - Nov. 13, 2012. 2020-10-16. www.prnewswire.com. en.
339. Web site: Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs From The Stage. November 13, 2012. Amazon.
340. Web site: Buckshot & 9th Wonder "The Solution" Release Date . HipHopDX . September 23, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Jacobs, Allen.
341. Web site: Big Boi's "Vicious Lies" Due In November . Rap-Up . June 9, 2012 . June 12, 2012.
342. Web site: Styles P "The World's Most Hardest MC Project" Cover Art . HipHopDX . October 12, 2012 . October 12, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
343. Web site: Wu-Block "Wu-Block" Cover Art . HipHopDX . October 5, 2012 . October 5, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
344. Web site: Rebel Soul by Kid Rock. iTunes. November 19, 2012.
345. Web site: Pitbull Announces Next Album 'Global Warming' . September 18, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Kuperstein, Slava.
346. Web site: The Greatest Hits by 3 Doors Down. iTunes. November 19, 2012.
347. Web site: Catch My Breath The Official Kelly Clarkson Site . 2012-10-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006232832/http://www.kellyclarkson.com/us/news/catch-my-breath . October 6, 2012 . mdy .
348. SonyMusicIre. Sony Music Ireland. 253889862728572928. 4 October 2012. Woo hoo! @Kelly_Clarkson announces "Greatest Hits - Chapter 1" for release in November! 1st single "Catch My Breath"!.
349. Web site: New Music: Keyshia Cole "Trust and Believe" . Rap-Up . October 2, 2012 . October 3, 2012.
350. Web site: Ghostface Killah Prepares New Album For November, RZA To Executive Produce . HipHopDX . September 13, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Ryon, Sean.
351. News: DJ Scream 'Long Live The Hustle' Release Date . HipHopDX . August 24, 2012 . August 28, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
352. Web site: Talib Kweli Sets November Release For 'Prisoner of Conscious' . Rap-Up . October 1, 2012.
353. https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-evolution-of-man/1216915338
354. Web site: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Announce Release Date For "The Art Of War III" . HipHopDX . August 22, 2012 . August 23, 2012 . Ryon, Sean.
355. Web site: Alicia Keys 'Girl On Fire' Cover Art . HipHopDX . August 23, 2012 . August 23, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven.
356. Web site: Glee: The Music, Season 4, Vol. 1 by Glee Cast. iTunes. November 27, 2012.
357. Web site: Wiz Khalifa's O.N.I.F.C. release date, releases next single with The Weeknd . Hip Hop DX . September 24, 2012 . September 24, 2012.
358. Ke$ha Returns: 'Warrior' Attacks Stores in December . . September 21, 2012.
359. Lifehouse on New Album 'Almeria': 'Our Sound Needed To Evolve' . Billboard . December 20, 2012.
360. Web site: Game Rolls With Adam Levine on 'Jesus Piece' . Rap-Up . September 29, 2012 . September 29, 2012.
361. Web site: Green Day News. Green Day Official Website. October 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410005443/http://www.greenday.com/news/press-release-92506. April 10, 2013. dead.
362. News: Bruno Mars Announces Sophomore Album 'Unorthodox Jukebox' . Rap-Up . October 1, 2012.
363. Web site: Chief Keef Denies Involvement In Murder Of Chicago Rapper Lil Jojo, Claims Twitter Account Was Hacked . HipHopDX . September 9, 2012 . September 9, 2012 . Kuperstein, Slava . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911012756/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21074/title.chief-keef-denies-involvement-in-murder-of-chicago-rapper-lil-jojo-claims-twitter-account-was-hacked . September 11, 2012 . dead .
364. Web site: T.I. "Trouble Man" Release Date . HipHopDX . September 18, 2012 . September 24, 2012 . Horowitz, Steven . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920010322/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21199/title.ti-trouble-man-release-date/ . September 20, 2012 . dead .