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This article summarizes the events related to rock music for the year of 2015.

Notable events

January

February

March

April

  • Foo Fighters's single "Congregation", featuring Zac Brown, tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for 3 weeks.[4][2]
  • The Offspring's single "Coming for You" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for 1 week. It is their second song to do so, and their first to do so in over 18 years, after their single "Gone Away" did in 1997.[15]
  • All Time Low releases their sixth studio album, Future Hearts. It debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 80,000 album equivalent units, and sold 75,000 albums, topping the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. Both were their best debuts on the charts to date.[16]
  • Halestorm releases their third studio album, Into the Wild Life. It debuts at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 56,000 album equivalent units, their most successful album debut to date.[17]

May

June

July

August

September

  • Shinedown's single "Cut the Cord" returns to the top the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for four more consecutive weeks.[2]
  • Bring Me the Horizon releases their fifth studio album, That's the Spirit. It debuts a number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 62,000 album equivalent units. It also debuts at number 2 on the UK all-format OCC albums chart, and tops the Australian all-format ARIA albums chart, their highest performance on all three charts.[35][36][37]
  • Shinedown releases their fifth studio album, Threat to Survival. It debuts at number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 65,000 album equivalent units.[38]
  • Pink Floyd's David Gilmour releases his fourth solo album, Rattle That Lock. It debuts at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 71,000 album equivalent units. The album also tops the UK album charts, his second solo album to do so.[38][39]

October

November

December

Year end

Deaths

Band breakups

References

  1. ^ "Foo Fighters Flex Their Dual Mainstream & Alternative Appeal".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "2015 Archive - Billboard".
  3. ^ "2014 Archive - Billboard".
  4. ^ a b "Modest Mouse Grabs Top Spot on Top Rock Albums; Foo Fighters Top Mainstream Rock Songs - Music News - ABC News Radio". ABC News Radio. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 81 (help)
  5. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/i-prevail
  6. ^ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=I+PREVAIL&ti=BLANK+SPACE
  7. ^ a b c "Fall Out Boy Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200".
  8. ^ "Three Days Grace Ties Van Halen for Most No. 1s on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart".
  9. ^ "Watch Katy Perry, Missy Elliott, and Lenny Kravitz at the Super Bowl Halftime Show". Time.
  10. ^ "Papa Roach's "Face Everything and Rise" Grabs Number One on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs  - Music News - ABC News Radio". ABC News Radio. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 94 (help)
  11. ^ "Halestorm's "Apocalyptic" Hits Number One on "Billboard's" Mainstream Rock Songs - Music News - ABC News Radio". ABC News Radio. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 75 (help)
  12. ^ "Wale Rules With Second No. 1 Album, 'Furious 7' Soundtrack Drives to No. 2".
  13. ^ a b "List: Who won what at the 58th annual Grammys".
  14. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart".
  15. ^ "The Offspring Back at No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Chart After a Record 18 Years".
  16. ^ "'Furious 7' Soundtrack Speeds to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart".
  17. ^ "Shawn Mendes' 'Handwritten' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart".
  18. ^ "The Pretty Reckless Sets Mainstream Rock Songs Record With New No. 1".
  19. ^ a b "Breaking Benjamin Earns Fifth No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs".
  20. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/hot-100
  21. ^ "Wait… Zac Brown Band Is on the Mainstream Rock Songs Chart?".
  22. ^ "Zac Brown Band Top Billboard 200 + Mainstream Rock Charts". Loudwire.
  23. ^ "'Pitch Perfect 2' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart".
  24. ^ "Breaking Benjamin Earns Its First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart".
  25. ^ a b "Muse Earns Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart".
  26. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  27. ^ https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Muse&titel=Drones&cat=a
  28. ^ a b "Halestorm Ties Record Atop Mainstream Rock Songs".
  29. ^ "Future Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart".
  30. ^ "After almost 50 years prog rock is finally getting its own chart".
  31. ^ "Shinedown Scores 12th Mainstream Rock Songs Chart No. 1 With 'Devil'".
  32. ^ a b "Disturbed Earns Fourth Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 From 'Immortalized'".
  33. ^ a b "Disturbed Scores Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart".
  34. ^ "Luke Bryan's 'Kill the Lights' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200".
  35. ^ "The Weeknd Earns Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart".
  36. ^ "Stereophonics Edges Out Bring Me The Horizon to Top U.K.'s Albums Chart".
  37. ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Bring Me The Horizon - That's The Spirit". australian-charts.com.
  38. ^ a b "Seven Debuts Hit Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart, Led by Drake & Future, Lana Del Rey and Mac Miller".
  39. ^ "David Gilmour scores second solo Number 1 album: "I'm delighted"". Officialcharts.com.
  40. ^ "Red Sun Rising Rules Mainstream Rock Songs With Breakthrough Hit 'The Otherside'".
  41. ^ "Pop Evil & Florence + the Machine Score New Airplay Chart No. 1s".
  42. ^ "Pentatonix Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart".
  43. ^ Reed, Ryan (8 July 2015). "Coheed and Cambria Pause Sci-Fi Concept for New LP".
  44. ^ "Fetty Wap Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart".
  45. ^ "The Weeknd Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart".
  46. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "Timeline of Paris attacks according to public prosecutor". {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  47. ^ "Paris attacks: Who were the victims?". 27 November 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  48. ^ "Bring Me the Horizon Sits in Mainstream Rock Songs 'Throne' for First Time".
  49. ^ "Adele's '25' Rules for Third Week at No. 1, Coldplay Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200".
  50. ^ Naughton, Julia (26 November 2015). "2015 ARIA Awards: Tame Impala Takes Out Album Of The Year" – via Huff Post.
  51. ^ https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2016/tame-impala-wins-best-international-brit
  52. ^ a b "Gone But Not Forgotten: Music Stars In Memoriam 2015".
  53. ^ Grow, Kory (18 December 2015). "Scott Weiland Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose".
  54. ^ a b "Band Breakups 2015: 12 Groups We Lost This Year - Fuse". www.fuse.tv.