2005 in music
See also: 2004 in music, other events of 2005, 2006 in music, list of 'years in music', 2000s in music
Events
- KISS reunites for a new album in 7 years with Psycho Circus.
- The frontman of the Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan will release his first solo album sometime in winter or spring.
Albums Expected (Pre-Releases)
- Live at CBGB's - Living Colour - (January 11) - LP
- All I Want...Live in Santa Barbara 9/30/92 - Toad the Wet Sprocket - (January 11) - Live
- Honeysuckle Sweet - Jessi Alexander - (January 25) - LP
- Worlds Apart - ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - (January 25) - LP
- Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers - (January 25) - LP
- Life Begins Again - Jimmy Chamberlin Complex - (January 25) - LP
- Heart & Soul - Joe Cocker - (January 25) - LP
- Knuckledown - Ani DiFranco - (January 25) - LP
- Untitled - Fountains of Wayne - (January 25) - LP
- Curtains - John Frusciante (guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers) - (January 25) - LP
- Soul Mover - Glenn Hughes - (January 25) - LP
- This Woman - LeAnn Rimes - (January 25) - LP
- Side One - Adrian Belew - (February 1) - LP
- Monkey Business - Black Eyed Peas - (February 1) - LP
- Untitled - Judas Priest - (February 1) - LP
- Untitled - Staind - (February 1) - LP
- Bible of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne - (February 8) - Box
- 17 Days - 3 Doors Down - (February 8) - LP
- Here's to the Mourning - Unwritten Law - (February 8) - LP
- Untitled - Beck - (February 15) - LP
- Disconnection Notice - Goldfinger - (February 15) - LP
- The Beekeeper - Tori Amos - (February 22) - LP
- Solarized - Ian Brown, singer of the Stone Roses - (February 22) - LP
- Hearts on Parade - American Hi-Fi - (March 1) - LP
- Everything's OK - Al Green - (March 1) - LP
- Hypnotize - System of a Down - (March 1) - LP
- Hearts on Parade - American Hi-Fi - (March 22) - LP
- Hotel - Moby - (March 22) - LP
- Lullabies to Paralyze - Queens of the Stone Age - (March 22) - LP
- The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey - (March 29) - LP
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Soundtrack, John Williams - (May 17) - LP
- Nightbird - Erasure - (January) - LP
- Chinese Democracy - Guns n' Roses - (February) - LP
- World Comin' Down - Billy Idol - (March) - LP
- With Teeth - Nine Inch Nails - (March) - LP
- Strap It On - AC/DC - (Winter/Spring) - LP
- American V - Johnny Cash - (Winter/Spring) - LP
- Lost and Found - Mudvayne - (Winter/Spring) - LP
- Operation: Mindcrime II - Queensrÿche - (Winter/Spring) - LP
- Face the Promise - Bob Seger - (Winter/Spring) - LP
- Sisters of the Red Death - Vendetta Red - (Spring) - LP
- WHO2 - The Who - (Spring) - LP
- Detox - Dr. Dre - (Spring/Summer) - LP
- True Parallels - Trust Company - (Spring/Summer) - LP
- Good Apollo: I'm Burning Star IV: Vol. One From Fear Through The Eyes Of Men - Coheed and Cambria - (Summer) - LP
Albums To Be Announced
- The Ataris - (Summer) - LP
- Audioslave - (Winter) - LP
- Black Sabbath - (Summer) - LP
- Blink-182 - (Summer) - LP
- Coldplay - (Spring) - LP
- Billy Corgan - (Winter) - solo debut
- Blue Öyster Cult - (Spring) - LP
- Daft Punk - (no date) - LP
- Def Leppard - (Spring) - LP
- Depeche Mode - (Spring) - LP
- Dynamite Hack - (Summer) - LP
- The Eagles - (no date) - LP
- Hootie & the Blowfish - (Spring) - LP
- Iron Maiden - (Summer) - LP
- Jet - (Fall) - LP
- Linkin Park - (Summer) - LP
- Oasis - (Spring) - LP
- The Offspring - (no dates) - Compilation
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - (no date) - Multiple Release
- Pixies - (no date)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - (Spring) - LP
- Zach de la Rocha - (Winter) - solo debut
- Supergrass - (no date) - LP
- Spin Doctors - (no date) - LP
- Story of the Year - (Summer/Fall) - LP
- The Strokes - (Spring) - LP
- 311 - (Fall) - LP
- Three Days Grace - (no date) - LP
- Thursday - (no date) - LP
- Tool - (Summer) - LP
- Violent Femmes - (Winter) - LP
- Weezer - (Winter) - LP
- The White Stripes - (Fall/Winter) - LP
- Yes - (Spring/Summer) - LP
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2005.
Musical theater
Musical films
Births
Deaths
Awards
Grammy Awards
- Grammy Awards of 2005
Country Music Association Awards
Eurovision Song Contest
Brit Awards
- 2005 Brit Awards
Juno Awards
- Juno Awards of 2005
Mercury Music Prize
External link
For a more detailed list of hits or albums by month, see:
- KATS-FM (http://www.katsfm.com/releases.html)
- New Rock 94.7 The Zone - WZZN-FM - Chicago (http://www.947thezone.com/releases.asp)
- Pause & Play's On The CD Front (http://www.pauseandplay.com/cdfront.htm)
- VH1 (http://www.vh1.com/)
- MTV (http://www.mtv.com/)
- Rolling Stone (http://www.RollingStone.com/)
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