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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2000. This year was the peak of CD sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.[1]

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January

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February

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March

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  • March 6Foxy Brown is injured in a car accident in Brooklyn, New York, in which her car hit a fence. Police discover that Brown was driving with a suspended driver license and order her to appear in court in April. Brown's license was suspended for failing to appear in court for a parking violation.
  • March 7 – Heavy metal band Disturbed release their debut studio album The Sickness.
  • March 11311 holds their first 3–11 Day concert at Tower Records in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
  • March 13Blink-182 end their European tour early after guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker succumb to strep throat.
  • March 21NSYNC rises to superstardom after the fast-paced sales of their second studio album No Strings Attached
  • March 24 – After violating a prior probation agreement by getting drunk, Ol' Dirty Bastard is ordered to undergo a 90-day diagnostic evaluation at the California Institute For Men in Chino, California.

April

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May

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June

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July–August

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September

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October

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November–December

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Bands formed

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Bands disbanded

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Albums released

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January–March

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Date Album Artist Notes
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4 Amanda Stott Amanda Stott Debut
Any Given Sunday Various Artists Soundtrack
These Words Angela Aki Debut
11 The Days In Between Blue Rodeo -
Live! Chuck Berry Live
Permanently Mark Wills -
Spit Kittie Debut
This Present Darkness Chimaira EP
14 The Screen Behind the Mirror Enigma -
17 How Strange, Innocence Explosions in the Sky -
The Lioness Songs: Ohia -
Mirror Flying Saucer Attack -
Radio Video Royal Trux -
18 Building Nothing Out of Something Modest Mouse Compilation
J.E. Heartbreak Jagged Edge -
Night Life Outsidaz Debut
The Skiffle Sessions – Live in Belfast 1998 Van Morrison with Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber Live
20 Genius 2000 Namie Amuro -
24 Razorblade Romance HIM -
25 Designs for Automotion Snapcase -
Guy III Guy -
Introduction to Mayhem Primer 55 -
Life'll Kill Ya Warren Zevon -
Masters Of The 1 & 2 – History's Greatest DJ's Various Artists -
Southern Discomfort Eyehategod -
A Thought Crushed My Mind Blindside -
Voodoo D'Angelo -
We Are the Streets The Lox -
31 Deggial Therion -
XTRMNTR Primal Scream -
? Lump The Presidents of the United States of America Compilation
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1 Tha Eastsidaz Tha Eastsidaz -
Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970–1986 The Beach Boys Compilation
MP4: Days Since a Lost Time Accident Michael Penn -
New Day Dawning Wynonna Judd -
The Night Morphine -
2 Sonic Dynamite Pink Cream 69 -
4 Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? Blackmail Compilation
7 The Art of Self Defense High on Fire -
The Crybaby Melvins -
Incipit Satan Gorgoroth -
What A Beautiful Waste Socialburn Debut
8 The Better Life 3 Doors Down Debut
Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell -
The Chainheart Machine Soilwork -
Demons & Wizards Demons & Wizards US
Let's Talk about Leftovers Lagwagon -
Live: A Night on the Strip L.A. Guns Live
Nia Blackalicious -
S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One Spooks Debut
Suicide Pact – You First Therapy? US
Supreme Clientele Ghostface Killah -
Y2K: The Album Screwball -
15 2gether 2gether -
Automatic Midnight Hot Snakes -
The Big Bang!: Best of the MC5 MC5 Compilation
Bloodflowers The Cure -
Book of Thugs Trick Daddy -
Hear My Cry Sonique -
Lonesomeville Chris Cummings -
The Suicide Machines The Suicide Machines -
Telling Stories Tracy Chapman -
Wonder Boys: Music from the Motion Picture Various Artists Soundtrack
21 The Next Best Thing Madonna Soundtrack
22 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out Yo La Tengo -
The Blue Room Union -
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Kid Koala -
The Fourth Legacy Kamelot -
Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy Mindless Self Indulgence -
Freak Magnet Violent Femmes -
Live at the Fillmore – February 1969 The Byrds Live
Look Away + 4 The Apples in Stereo EP
No One Does It Better SoulDecision Canada
Pennybridge Pioneers Millencolin -
Welcome to Earth Apoptygma Berzerk -
23 B'z The "Mixture" B'z Remix/compilation
The Return of the Great Gildersleeves Danger Danger Japanese release date
The Virgin Suicides Air Soundtrack
28 Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Oasis -
Stiff Upper Lip AC/DC UK
Daisies of the Galaxy Eels UK
Aquarius Aqua -
29 BTNHResurrection Bone Thugs-n-Harmony -
Double Take Petra -
Get Some Go Again Rollins Band -
Hooray for Boobies Bloodhound Gang US delayed release
Live at the Greek Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes Live
Machina/The Machines of God The Smashing Pumpkins -
MTV Unplugged Shakira Live
NakedSelf The The -
One Endless Night Jimmie Dale Gilmore -
Passenger Tara MacLean -
The Truth Beanie Sigel -
Two Against Nature Steely Dan -
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1 The Swiss Army Romance Dashboard Confessional Debut
3 Blackout Analysis Vendetta Red Debut
6 The Secret Language of Birds Ian Anderson -
7 Adventures of the Imagination Michael Schenker -
The Art of Self Defense High on Fire -
Back in Your Life Julian Austin -
The Dwarves Come Clean Dwarves -
How to Meet Girls Nerf Herder -
Launched Beatsteaks -
Revelation Armored Saint -
Shades of Purple M2M Debut
Snowfall Yanni Compilation
The Sickness Disturbed -
The State Nickelback -
Swagger Flogging Molly -
Turn Great Big Sea US
10 Reflector Killing Heidi -
13 He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms… A Silver Mt. Zion Debut
The Platinum Album Vengaboys -
Revelation 666 – The Curse of Damnation Old Man's Child -
14 Additional Creations Joe Satriani -
Comatised Leona Naess Debut
Crack a Smile...and More! Poison -
Engines of Creation Joe Satriani -
From the Bottom to the Top Sammie Debut
Holy Dogs Stir -
Let's Get Free Dead Prez -
Maybe I'll Catch Fire Alkaline Trio -
The Road to El Dorado Elton John Soundtrack
Winners Never Quit Pedro the Lion -
16 The Closer You Get Six by Seven -
20 The Noise Made by People Broadcast -
21 24 Hour Roadside Resistance Against All Authority -
The Covers Record Cat Power Covers
Da Baddest Bitch Trina -
Drawing Black Lines Project 86 -
Get Over It Mr. Big -
Gung Ho Patti Smith -
Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two Led Zeppelin Compilation
Magica Dio -
Nickel Creek Nickel Creek -
No Strings Attached NSYNC Studio
Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx Fishbone -
Reinventing the Steel Pantera -
Spend a Night in the Box The Reverend Horton Heat -
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) Ice Cube -
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes Death Cab for Cutie -
23 Killermachine Peter Pan Speedrock -
27 Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 Pink Floyd Live
Drawn from Memory Embrace UK
Engelbert At His Very Best Engelbert Humperdinck Compilation
Punishing Kiss Ute Lemper -
28 The Exies The Exies Debut
From the Screen to Your Stereo A New Found Glory EP
Infinite Stratovarius -
Like Water for Chocolate Common -
Opposite of H2O Drag-On -
Real Live Woman Trisha Yearwood -
Romeo Must Die Various Artists Soundtrack
Stage One Sean Paul -
Stomping Ground Goldfinger -
31 Shōso Strip Ringo Sheena -
? Perdition City Ulver -

April–June

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Date Album Artist Notes
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3 Live & Eclectic Ronnie Wood Live
Lost Souls Doves -
The Menace Elastica -
The Power Vanessa Amorosi -
4 Auto Code 3 Auto Boys 400 -
Can't Take Me Home Pink Debut
Dongs of Sevotion Smog -
Ecstasy Lou Reed -
Garage D'Or Cracker -
Grow Your Own ThaMuseMeant -
Nickels For Your Nightmares The Headstones -
Of One Blood Shadows Fall -
WYSIWYG Chumbawamba -
Yeeeah Baby Big Pun -
10 Buy Now... Saved Later One Minute Silence -
Heliocentric Paul Weller UK
Things to Make and Do Moloko -
Veni Vidi Vicious The Hives -
11 Beethoven's Last Night Trans-Siberian Orchestra -
Both Sides of the Brain Del tha Funkee Homosapien -
Husslin' Kardinal Offishall EP
L Moe Live
L Version 3.1 Moe Live
Return of Saturn No Doubt -
S Club S Club US
Special Brew Bad Manners Compilation
Unrestricted Da Brat -
13 Rudeboys inna Ghetto Buju Banton Compilation
14 Minor Earth Major Sky A-ha -
17 Famous in the Last Century Status Quo -
Now That's What I Call Music! 45 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
Taxidermy Queen Adreena -
18 The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Apples in Stereo -
Down Here Tracy Bonham -
Emotional Carl Thomas -
Figure 8 Elliott Smith -
Greatest Hits Ace of Base Compilation
Heavy Metal 2000 Various Artists Soundtrack
Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Vince Gill -
Live from the Sun Dokken Live
My Name Is Joe Joe -
The Piece Maker Tony Touch -
Stronger than Death Black Label Society -
Tripping Daisy Tripping Daisy -
Victory Running Wild -
25 Arrasando Thalía
After the Eulogy Boysetsfire -
The Distillers The Distillers -
Fear of Flying Mýa -
The Heat Toni Braxton -
Promotional Copy Reggie and the Full Effect -
Infest Papa Roach -
Relient K Relient K -
Silver & Gold Neil Young -
Skull & Bones Cypress Hill -
State of Flow No Fun at All -
Summer Day Reflection Songs Donovan Compilation
Thug Walkin' Ying Yang Twins -
Useless Ünloco EP
27 Damned in Black Immortal -
28 Hagnesta Hill Kent English version. Swedish version released 6 December 1999
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1 Bardot Bardot -
The Facts of Life Black Box Recorder -
Internal Wrangler Clinic -
The Last Match The Aislers Set -
2 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert Billy Joel Live
All Hands on the Bad One Sleater-Kinney -
Bachelor No. 2 Aimee Mann -
Don't Give Me Names Guano Apes -
Ghost Stories The Lawrence Arms -
Goodfellas 504 Boyz -
Homovore Cattle Decapitation -
Pay Attention The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -
The Slash Years L7 Compilation
White Pepper Ween -
4 Half the World Is Watching Me Mew -
My Music at Work The Tragically Hip -
8 There Goes The Neighborhood Hush -
9 100 Broken Windows Idlewild -
3 for One Chris Isaak Box Set
The Ballad Collection Boyz II Men Compilation
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence Glassjaw -
Hot Rail Calexico -
I Wanna Be with You Mandy Moore -
Live at Ernesto's The Slackers Live
Mission Impossible II soundtrack Various Artists Soundtrack
Mob Mentality The Business/Dropkick Murphys Split LP
Mystery White Boy Jeff Buckley Live
The New America Bad Religion -
Open the Door Roger Hodgson -
Smile The Jayhawks -
Survival Sickness The (International) Noise Conspiracy -
Thane to the Throne Jag Panzer -
This Time Around Hanson -
View from Masada Killah Priest -
When All Else Fails Bracket -
15 Whitney: The Greatest Hits Whitney Houston Compilation
We Are Motörhead Motörhead -
Excuses for Travellers Mojave 3 -
Supermodified Amon Tobin -
16 Binaural Pearl Jam -
Summer in the City: Live in New York Joe Jackson Live
The Abba Generation A*Teens US
Balance & Options DJ Quik -
Before The Calm Witness US; Debut album
The Big Black Orange Goblin -
Celestial Hi-Fi Sheavy -
Ear-Resistible The Temptations -
The Ever Passing Moment MxPx -
Farmhouse Phish -
The First of the Microbe Hunters Stereolab -
I Got That Work The Big Tymers -
Invincible Five US
The Last Dance Spice 1 -
Let's Do It for Johnny! Bowling for Soup -
The Madding Crowd Nine Days -
NYC Ghosts & Flowers Sonic Youth -
Oops!... I Did It Again Britney Spears -
Resolver Veruca Salt -
The Walls Ablaze Sarah Dougher -
22 Lightbulb Sun Porcupine Tree -
23 Alma Caribeña Gloria Estefan US
Blazing the Crop Rae & Christian US
the construKction of light King Crimson -
Deathrace King The Crown -
Deviant Pitchshifter -
Inside Job Don Henley -
Love, God and Murder Johnny Cash Box Set
Lucy Pearl Lucy Pearl -
Mad Season Matchbox Twenty -
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem LP
Masterpiece Theatre En Vogue -
Mer de Noms A Perfect Circle -
Peek & Poke White Town -
The Platform Dilated Peoples -
Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous King's X -
The Singles Collection, Volume 1 Dropkick Murphys Compilation
Slick Shoes/Cooter Split Slick Shoes/Cooter Split EP
Superfast Dynamite Hack -
Vocalcity Luomo -
Wake Up Screaming Slick Shoes -
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) XTC -
Wishville Catherine Wheel -
26 Past Life Trauma (1985–1992) Kreator Compilation
29 Brave New World Iron Maiden -
Fevers and Mirrors Bright Eyes -
The Sophtware Slump Grandaddy -
30 dwightyoakamacoustic.net Dwight Yoakam -
High as Hell Nashville Pussy -
The History of Rock Kid Rock Compilation +1 new track
Mermaid Avenue Vol. II Billy Bragg and Wilco -
Mind over Matter Zion I -
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1 Broken Bracelet Michelle Branch -
Maroon The Webb Brothers -
5 The Captain Kasey Chambers US
6 Another Joyous Occasion Widespread Panic Live
Brutal Planet Alice Cooper -
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant Belle & Sebastian -
The Holiday Has Been Cancelled Mad Caddies EP
Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons Blonde Redhead -
Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath Various Artists Black Sabbath tribute
Problematic ALL -
Question in the Form of an Answer People Under The Stairs -
Rated R Queens of the Stone Age -
Reactionary Face to Face -
Tales Out of Luck (Me and the Drummer) Willie Nelson -
Transcendental Blues Steve Earle -
Voyage 34: The Complete Trip Porcupine Tree Compilation
12 OVO Peter Gabriel Soundtrack
7 S Club 7 -
The Golden D Graham Coxon -
One Sister2Sister Debut
13 Crush Bon Jovi -
Faith and Courage Sinéad O'Connor -
Fantastic, Vol. 2 Slum Village -
Mo Thugs III: The Mothership Mo Thugs Family -
The Moon & Antarctica Modest Mouse -
Power to the People Poison -
Pump Up the Valuum NOFX -
Riding with the King B.B. King & Eric Clapton -
The Unseen Quasimoto -
Z-Ro vs. the World Z-Ro -
16 Not That Kind Anastacia -
19 Pop Trash Duran Duran -
Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants Tribe Of Gypsies -
20 Anarchy Busta Rhymes -
Chinese Work Songs Little Feat -
Classical Mushroom Infected Mushroom -
De Stijl The White Stripes -
Domestica Cursive -
Down with the Scene Kid 606 -
Flash Flash Flash The Explosion -
Hold It Down Madball -
Invincible Summer k.d. lang -
Kaleidoscope Superior Earthsuit -
Let It Go The Clarks
Now You See Inside SR-71 Debut
One Long Year Todd Rundgren -
One Voice Billy Gilman Debut
Quality Control Jurassic 5 -
Thunderstorm Iron Fire -
Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer Ayreon -
Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator Ayreon -
Versus God Dillinger Four -
White Pony Deftones -
22 The Fists of Time: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Non-Fiction As Friends Rust EP
Sound of Water Saint Etienne -
26 ØØ Void Sunn O))) Debut
Alone with Everybody Richard Ashcroft -
The Hour of Bewilderbeast Badly Drawn Boy -
27 Anthology Chuck Berry Compilation
Country Grammar Nelly Debut
Fortress Sister Hazel -
Gift Taproot -
Greatest Hits Queensrÿche Compilation
Half Hour of Power Sum 41 EP
High Society Kottonmouth Kings -
Insineratehymn Deicide -
The Notorious K.I.M. Lil' Kim -
Progress Pedro the Lion EP
Tonight and the Rest of My Life Nina Gordon Debut
30 Double Wide Uncle Kracker -

July–September

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Date Album Artist Notes
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3 If Then Else The Gathering -
G-A-Y Various Artists Compilation, UK
4 Cries of the Past Underoath -
Days Of The White Owl The Nerve Agents -
10 Parachutes Coldplay UK; Debut
11 Ad Astra Spiritual Beggars -
Art and Life Beenie Man -
New Tattoo Mötley Crüe -
Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage -
Live on Stage Chuck Berry Live
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Various Artists -
Offerings: A Worship Album Third Day -
Out of Control Anti-Nowhere League -
Somewhere to Elsewhere Kansas -
Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile Everclear -
Sonic Jihad Snake River Conspiracy Debut
Swing Set Ani DiFranco EP
Wasting Time Mest -
12 Lunacy Luna Sea -
Walk of Life Billie Piper Japan
13 1956 Soul-Junk -
17 In Blue The Corrs -
Who Needs Guitars Anyway? Alice DeeJay UK
18 2000 B.C. Canibus -
City of Syrup Big Moe -
From the Darkness into the Light Mellow Man Ace -
The Leprechaun Lil' Flip -
MobySongs 1993–1998 Moby Compilation
Now That's What I Call Music! 4 (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture Various Artists Soundtrack
Stay Out of Order The Casualties -
This Business of Art Tegan and Sara -
Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 Jill Scott Debut
Wishmaster Nightwish -
20 Punk-O-Rama 5 Various Artists Compilation
24 Now That's What I Call Music! 46 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
25 Clayman In Flames -
Covenant UFO -
Disconnected Fates Warning -
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book Wyclef Jean -
The Greyest of Blue Skies Finger Eleven -
Horrorscope Eve 6 -
Left and Leaving The Weakerthans -
Outbound Béla Fleck and the Flecktones -
The Savage Poetry Edguy -
Who Let the Dogs Out Baha Men -
31 Ronan Ronan Keating -
? The Real Thing Midnight Oil Live
The Hunter Persuader -
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1 Almost Human Voltaire -
The Big Picture Big L -
Fragments of Freedom Morcheeba -
Rancid Rancid -
Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished Avey Tare & Panda Bear -
Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia The Dandy Warhols -
Vavoom! The Brian Setzer Orchestra -
7 Summer's Stellar Gaze Silverstein EP
8 Moment of Glory Scorpions With Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Deaf Forever: The Best of Motörhead Motörhead Compilation
Resurrection Halford -
1000 Hurts Shellac -
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump De La Soul -
Hot Shot Shaggy -
To Hell and Back Sinergy -
Until the Ink Runs Out Eighteen Visions -
10 Ace Troubleshooter Ace Troubleshooter -
14 Little Kix Mansun -
Raging Speedhorn Raging Speedhorn -
15 Consent to Treatment Blue October -
Dubbing with the Banton Buju Banton Remix
Into the Abyss Hypocrisy -
Souls Aflame O.A.R. -
Water to Drink Victoria Williams -
We Still Crunk! Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz -
Wheatus Wheatus Debut
Pimp to Eat Analog Brothers Debut
21 Liverpool Sound Collage Paul McCartney -
22 Broke Hed PE -
False Cathedrals Elliott -
L.D. 50 Mudvayne -
Playmate of the Year Zebrahead -
A Retrospective KRS-One Compilation
Steppin' Out Cleopatra -
Super Hits Donovan Compilation
Touch and Go Vibrolush
Unchained Spirit Buju Banton -
V Spock's Beard -
When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 Incubus EP
Young World: The Future Lil Zane Debut
25 ID; Peace B BoA Debut
28 Sing When You're Winning Robbie Williams -
The Best Of Motörhead Compilation
29 Emotion Is Dead The Juliana Theory -
Four Cornered Night Jets to Brazil -
Genuine Stacie Orrico -
La Luna Sarah Brightman -
Look What I Almost Stepped In... The Vandals -
Mas Borracho Infectious Grooves -
R.A.W Daz Dillinger -
Set it Off Shuvel -
The Supremes The Supremes Box Set
2gether: Again 2gether -
Woody's Roundup Riders in the Sky -
You Were Here Sarah Harmer -
30 Chrysalis Anggun -
Real L'Arc-en-Ciel -
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4 Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet Spandau Ballet Compilation
Everything, Everything Underworld Live
Ghost Stories Amanda Ghost UK; Debut
Odyssey Number Five Powderfinger -
5 Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music The Smashing Pumpkins -
Black Seeds of Vengeance Nile -
Evan and Jaron Evan and Jaron -
Float Aesop Rock -
Heartbreaker Ryan Adams -
Hyacinths and Thistles The 6ths -
Loud Rocks Various Artists Compilation
The Paper Route Mack 10 -
The Teaches of Peaches Peaches -
Trapped in Crime C-Murder -
11 Simplicity Two Thousand Afterlife -
Felt Mountain Goldfrapp -
12 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage Cold -
Freaked Out and Small The Presidents of the United States of America -
Free Your Soul and Save My Mind Suicidal Tendencies -
G.O.A.T. LL Cool J -
The Good, the Bad, and the Funky Tom Tom Club -
Hellos & Goodbyes Buck-O-Nine Live
I Nightingale -
It's Like This Rickie Lee Jones -
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Jimi Hendrix Box Set
King James Version Harvey Danger -
Maroon Barenaked Ladies -
Mi Reflejo Christina Aguilera Spanish-language
Music for People VAST -
Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya Boyz II Men -
Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris -
Relationship of Command At the Drive-In -
Righteous Love Joan Osborne -
Symbolic Voodoo Glow Skulls -
Twilight As Played By The Twilight Singers The Twilight Singers -
Ultimate Collection Aimee Mann Compilation
The Worst Tech N9ne -
18 Music Madonna -
Selmasongs Björk Soundtrack
19 14 Diamonds Stratovarius Greatest Hits
The Art of Drowning AFI -
Confederacy of Ruined Lives Eyehategod -
Fearless Terri Clark -
The Friends of Rachel Worth The Go-Betweens -
The Harsh Light of Day Fastball -
Live Cannibalism Cannibal Corpse Live
Milk Cow Blues Willie Nelson -
The Prodigal Son Nate Dogg -
S.D.E. Cam'ron -
Solaris Photek -
Something Like Human Fuel -
The State of New York vs. Derek Murphy Sadat X EP
Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft Guided by Voices Box Set
Timeless: Live in Concert Barbra Streisand 2xCD; Live
22 Light Years Kylie Minogue -
25 Sailing to Philadelphia Mark Knopfler -
Into the Light David Coverdale UK
House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Yes Live
A Rock in the Weary Land The Waterboys -
Mardraum – Beyond the Within Enslaved -
Dopethrone Electric Wizard -
Enemy of the Music Business Napalm Death -
26 Aaron's Party (Come Get It) Aaron Carter -
America Town Five for Fighting -
Arch Allies: Live at Riverport REO Speedwagon and Styx Live
Beware of Dog Lil' Bow Wow -
Bridging the Gap The Black Eyed Peas -
Friends for Schuur Diane Schuur -
Good Charlotte Good Charlotte Debut
The Hardest Part Allison Moorer -
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul Guru -
Learning to Breathe Switchfoot -
Let's Get Ready Mystikal -
New American Gospel Lamb of God -
New Found Glory New Found Glory -
New Train Paul Pena delayed 1973 release
Playaz of Da Game Juvenile -
Primitive Soulfly -
Revelation 98° -
Shyne Shyne Debut
Ventilation: Da LP Phife Dawg LP
Evening Moods RatDog Debut
27 Duty Ayumi Hamasaki -
Q Mr. Children -
? Darkness Forever! Turbonegro US release date; Live

October–December

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2 Kid A Radiohead -
The Best of Richard Marx Richard Marx Compilation
King of the Beach Chris Rea -
Cult Apocalyptica -
DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax Nightmares on Wax Compilation
Hell's Kitchen Maxim -
On Earth to Make the Numbers Up Fosca Debut
3 Warning Green Day -
The Very Beast of Dio Dio Compilation
10 Enuff Z'Nuff Japan
Destroy the Opposition Dying Fetus -
If I Could Tell You Yanni -
Inches from the Mainline Slaves on Dope -
The Last of a Dying Breed Scarface -
Melodie Citronique Blonde Redhead EP
Oui The Sea & Cake -
Rhode Island Pelican City -
Sibling Rivalry The Doobie Brothers -
So Much for the Ten Year Plan: A Retrospective 1990-2000 Therapy? Compilation
Soul Assassins II Soul Assassins -
Soul Caddy Cherry Poppin' Daddies -
Violent by Design Jedi Mind Tricks -
Vivo Luis Miguel Live
A War Story Book I Psycho Realm -
You Win Again Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis -
You're the One Paul Simon -
9 Black Market Music Placebo -
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven Godspeed You! Black Emperor -
Renegade HammerFall -
10 5th Dog Let Loose Flesh-N-Bone -
Ain't Life Grand Slash's Snakepit -
Alone in a Crowd Catch 22 -
Bette Bette Midler -
Blender Collective Soul -
Blue Moon Steve Holy Debut
Breach The Wallflowers -
The Door Keb' Mo' -
The Height of Callousness Spineshank -
The Very Best of Yanni Yanni Compilation
If I Could Only Fly Merle Haggard -
Rule 3:36 Ja Rule -
Statement Nonpoint -
V-The New Mythology Suite Symphony X -
Vapor Transmission Orgy -
Warriorz M.O.P. -
13 Big Picture Lies Sunk Loto Australia
16 Saints & Sinners All Saints -
Back to Mine: Faithless Faithless Compilation
Renaissance Lionel Richie -
Atomhenge 76 Hawkwind Live
High Visibility The Hellacopters -
The House of Atreus Act II Virgin Steele -
17 Iommi Tony Iommi -
American III: Solitary Man Johnny Cash -
Back for the First Time Ludacris -
Bedlam Ballroom Squirrel Nut Zippers -
Born to Do It Craig David UK
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Limp Bizkit -
The Coroner's Gambit The Mountain Goats -
The Curtain Falls: Live At The Flamingo Bobby Darin -
Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 -
Dream a Dream Charlotte Church -
Eat at Whitey's Everlast -
In the Valley of Dying Stars Superdrag -
Lost in the Feeling Mark Chesnutt -
Lounge Against the Machine Richard Cheese Covers album
Music from and Inspired by The Little Vampire Various Artists Soundtrack
PS I Love You Kid 606 -
The Rose that Grew from Concrete 2Pac Poetry
Skinhead Girl The Specials Covers album
Southern Rain Billy Ray Cyrus -
Train of Thought Reflection Eternal -
18 Casino Alcazar -
23 The Collector's Series, Volume One Celine Dion Compilation
Right Now Atomic Kitten Debut
Loveboat Erasure -
Folkémon Skyclad -
Lemonjelly.ky Lemon Jelly -
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea PJ Harvey -
24 Bedlam Born Steeleye Span -
Borders & Boundaries Less Than Jake -
Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years Megadeth Compilation
Days In Avalon Richard Marx -
The Forbidden Love E.P. Death Cab for Cutie EP
Fozzy Fozzy Debut
Greatest Hits Lenny Kravitz Compilation +1 new track
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park Debut
Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective Spin Doctors Compilation
Ladies, Women and Girls Bratmobile -
Live @ the Key Club Pennywise Live
Love Ways Spoon EP
My Kind of Christmas Christina Aguilera Christmas
Night and Day II Joe Jackson -
Not the Tremblin' Kind Laura Cantrell -
Play: The B Sides Moby Compilation
Scattered, Smothered and Covered Hootie & the Blowfish Covers compilation
Shine: The Hits Newsboys Compilation
Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap Various Artists Rap covers by rock artists
Ten 13 Sammy Hagar -
Whoa, Nelly! Nelly Furtado Debut
30 All That You Can't Leave Behind U2 -
Blur: The Best Of Blur Compilation
Midian Cradle of Filth -
Buzz Steps -
Follow the Reaper Children of Bodom -
The Stone Roses The Remixes -
31 Awake Godsmack -
Bizaar Insane Clown Posse -
Bizzar Insane Clown Posse -
Christmas Around the World Bradley Joseph Christmas
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Jay-Z -
The Essential Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Compilation
Freek Show Twiztid -
Gotta Tell You Samantha Mumba -
Haunted Poe -
Kissproof World Jane Wiedlin -
The Least Worst Of Type O Negative Compilation with remixes and unreleased tracks
Liquored Up and Lacquered Down Southern Culture on the Skids -
Made Me Do It The Haunted -
No Name Face Lifehouse -
The Perfect Element, part I Pain of Salvation -
Road Rage Great Big Sea -
Sindustries Gardenian -
Stankonia OutKast -
Tomorrow's Sounds Today Dwight Yoakam -
Underground Vol. 3: Kings of Memphis Three 6 Mafia -
The Very Best of the Specials and Fun Boy Three The Specials and Fun Boy Three Compilation
We Have Come for Your Parents Amen -
? Spacebrock Hawkwind -
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3 Cosmic Genesis Vintersorg -
4 Origin Evanescence -
6 Forever Spice Girls -
Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 Genesis Box Set
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars Fatboy Slim -
Coast to Coast Westlife -
Planet Pop ATC -
The Unutterable The Fall -
7 Châtelet Les Halles Florent Pagny -
Close to a World Below Immolation -
The Color of Silence Tiffany -
El Cancionero Mas y Mas Los Lobos Box Set
Hits+ Kylie Minogue Compilation
The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back blink-182 Live
Myths, Legends, and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2 The Aquabats Compilation
Pure Gary Numan -
Ride Wit Us or Collide Wit Us Outlawz -
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie: Music from the Motion Picture Various Artists Soundtrack
Saturday People Prozzäk -
The Seventh Song Steve Vai Compilation
Stilelibero Eros Ramazzotti -
Strait Up Snot -
TP-2.com R. Kelly -
War to End All Wars Yngwie Malmsteen -
13 1 The Beatles Compilation
Familiar to Millions Oasis Live
One Night Only Elton John Live
Lovers Rock Sade -
Ghost Tropic Songs: Ohia -
Seul Garou Debut
14 Aijuswanaseing Musiq -
Bridging the Gap Charlie Wilson -
The Collection: Volume Two Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Compilation
Conspiracy of One The Offspring -
Didn't See Me Coming Keith Sweat -
Enters the Colossus Mr. Lif EP
Exposed Chanté Moore -
Fuse Colin James -
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) Marilyn Manson -
Musique Theatre of Tragedy -
My Favorite Headache Geddy Lee -
Now That's What I Call Music! 5 (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation
The Playa Rich Project Various Artists Compilation
Sound Loaded Ricky Martin -
20 Maxi On Takako Minekawa -
Now That's What I Call Music! 47 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
Shut Your Mouth Frenzal Rhomb Australia
21 Beer, Bait & Ammo Kevin Fowler -
Black & Blue Backstreet Boys -
Bottles to the Ground NOFX EP
Checkmate B.G. -
A Day Without Rain Enya -
Flashback Electric Light Orchestra Box Set
Freedom Michael W. Smith -
Greatest Hits Tim McGraw Compilation
Mama's Gun Erykah Badu -
Mass Romantic The New Pornographers Debut
Paradox Addendum The Crüxshadows EP
The Reunion Capone-N-Noreaga -
Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude Everclear -
Space Age 4 Eva 8Ball & MJG -
Things Falling Apart Nine Inch Nails EP
The W Wu-Tang Clan -
22 Futurama Supercar -
27 The Early Chapters of Revelation Therion Box Set
The Fake Sound of Progress Lostprophets -
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country Boards of Canada EP
Intermission dc Talk Compilation
It's All About the Stragglers Artful Dodger -
One Touch Sugababes UK
Roll On The Living End Australia
Since I Left You The Avalanches [16]
Thelema.6 Behemoth -
Tomorrow Comes Today Gorillaz EP
28 Catch the Wind Donovan Compilation
Dawn of Victory Rhapsody -
Ghetto Postage Master P -
Lyricist Lounge 2 Various Artists Compilation
Suburban Light The Clientele -
? The Knowing Novembers Doom -
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1 Human Nature Human Nature -
5 Renegades Rage Against the Machine Covers Album
In the Flesh – Live Roger Waters 2xCD; Live
Live Alice in Chains Live
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Various Artists Soundtrack
The Best Of The Doors The Doors Compilation
Burning Japan Live 1999 Arch Enemy Live
The Dark Ride Helloween -
3LW 3LW -
Sessions at West 54th: Recorded Live in New York Keb' Mo' Live DVD
The Understanding Memphis Bleek -
6 Eleven B'z -
12 Live at the Fillmore Cypress Hill Live
Paperdoll Kittie EP; remix +5 live tracks
Restless Xzibit -
Salival Tool Box Set
Spiritual Machines Our Lady Peace Canada
Tangents: The Tea Party Collection The Tea Party Compilation
Temple of Two Suns Mob Rules -
X K-Ci & JoJo -
15 Flood Boris -
19 Tha Last Meal Snoop Dogg -
Lights Out Lil Wayne -
Sessions at West 54th Neil Finn Live
20 Break the Rules Namie Amuro Studio album

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Biggest hit singles

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The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 2000.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
1 Madonna Music 2000 US UK 1 – Sep 2000 (23 weeks), US Billboard 1 – Aug 2000 (24 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 1 – Aug 2000 (25 weeks), Sweden 1 – Aug 2000 (10 weeks), Switzerland 1 – Sep 2000 (15 weeks), Norway 1 – Sep 2000 (10 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 9 weeks – Sep 2000, New Zealand 1 for 1 week – Oct 2000, Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Aug 2000, Europe 1 for 6 weeks – Sep 2000, Spain 1 for 1 week – Oct 2000, Grammy in 2000 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 2000), Holland 4 – Aug 2000 (12 weeks), Poland 4 – Aug 2000 (13 weeks), Germany 4 – Aug 2000 (3 months), France Gold (certified by SNEP in Jul 2001), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 2000), Austria 6 – Sep 2000 (3 weeks), Belgium 6 – Aug 2000 (11 weeks), Italy 7 of 2000, Brazil 8 of 2000, Australia 11 of 2000, US Radio 15 of 2000 (peak 2 17 weeks), ARC 19 of 2000 (peak 1 16 weeks), Switzerland 19 of 2000, Japan (Osaku) 27 of 2000 (peak 3 16 weeks), US BB 33 of 2000, RYM 33 of 2000, POP 33 of 2000, Party 41 of 1999, Scrobulate 87 of pop, Germany 196 of the 2000s (peak 2 8 weeks), UKMIX 533, Acclaimed 674 (2000)
2 Britney Spears Oops!... I Did it Again 2000 US UK 1 – May 2000 (14 weeks), Holland 1 – Apr 2000 (13 weeks), Sweden 1 – Apr 2000 (7 weeks), Switzerland 1 – May 2000 (17 weeks), Norway 1 – May 2000 (14 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 6 weeks – May 2000, New Zealand 1 for 1 week – Jun 2000, Australia 1 for 2 weeks – May 2000, Europe 1 for 6 weeks – May 2000, Spain 1 for 1 week – Aug 2000, US BB 2 of 2000, Germany 2 – May 2000 (3 months), POP 2 of 2000, Japan (Tokyo) 3 – May 2000 (14 weeks), Austria 3 – May 2000 (4 weeks), Belgium 3 – Apr 2000 (15 weeks), France Gold (certified by SNEP in Jul 2001), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 2000), Switzerland 7 of 2000, US Billboard 9 – Apr 2000 (20 weeks), France 10 – May 2000 (1 week), ARC 17 of 2000 (peak 1 17 weeks), US Radio 19 of 2000 (peak 1 14 weeks), Australia 26 of 2000, Italy 34 of 2000, Party 39 of 1999, Brazil 44 of 2000, Germany 154 of the 2000s (peak 2 11 weeks), Acclaimed 2376 (2000)
3 U2 Beautiful Day 2000 Ireland UK 1 – Oct 2000 (16 weeks), Holland 1 – Sep 2000 (17 weeks), Norway 1 – Oct 2000 (6 weeks), Poland 1 – Sep 2000 (46 weeks), Republic of Ireland 1 for 3 weeks – Oct 2000, Australia 1 for 1 week – Oct 2000, Europe 1 for 2 weeks – Oct 2000, Spain 1 for 1 week – Nov 2000, Grammy in 2000, Japan (Tokyo) 2 – Sep 2000 (24 weeks), MTV Video of the Year 2001 (Nominated), Sweden 3 – Oct 2000 (5 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 2005), Switzerland 6 – Oct 2000 (8 weeks), Belgium 8 – Oct 2000 (6 weeks), Italy 12 of 2000, RYM 13 of 2000, US Billboard 21 – Oct 2000 (25 weeks), Germany 21 – Oct 2000 (1 month), Scrobulate 22 of rock, Austria 23 – Nov 2000 (1 week), ARC 37 of 2001 (peak 4 18 weeks), Australia 46 of 2000, Europe 50 of the 2000s (2000), Party 62 of 2007, US Radio 77 of 2001 (peak 19 3 weeks), Brazil 83 of 2000, Virgin 99, TheQ 225, WXPN 471, Acclaimed 1223
4 The Corrs Breathless 2000 Ireland UK 1 – Dec 2000 (17 weeks), Sweden 1 – Dec 2000 (10 weeks), Austria 1 – Jan 2001 (5 weeks), Switzerland 1 – Dec 2000 (22 weeks), Republic of Ireland 1 for 6 weeks – Dec 2000, Europe 1 for 10 weeks – Dec 2000, Germany 1 for 1 week – Jan 2001, Spain 1 for 1 week – Feb 2001, Holland 2 – Dec 2000 (11 weeks), Germany 2 – Jan 2001 (4 months), MTV Video of the Year 2001 (Nominated), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 2000), France Platinum (certified by SNEP in Feb 2001), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 2001), Switzerland 3 of 2001, Norway 3 – Dec 2000 (13 weeks), Belgium 3 – Dec 2000 (13 weeks), Australia 3 of 2001, RYM 3 of 2000, Japan (Tokyo) 18 – Jan 2001 (11 weeks), Italy 26 of 2001, Poland 30 – Jan 2001 (5 weeks), US Billboard 51 – Nov 2000 (15 weeks), Scrobulate 53 of hip-hop, Germany 69 of the 2000s (peak 1 12 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 127 of the 2000s (peak 3, 26 weeks, 398k sales estimated, 2000), Rolling Stone 290, Acclaimed 323 (2000), UKMIX 787
5 Bon Jovi It's My Life 2000 US Japan (Tokyo) 1 – Apr 2000 (24 weeks), Holland 1 – May 2000 (14 weeks), Sweden 1 – May 2000 (6 weeks), Switzerland 1 – May 2000 (23 weeks), Poland 1 – Apr 2000 (27 weeks), Belgium 1 – May 2000 (17 weeks), Europe 1 for 4 weeks – Jun 2000, Spain 1 for 1 week – Jul 2000, Japan (Osaku) 2 of 2000 (peak 1 29 weeks), Austria 2 – May 2000 (7 weeks), Germany 2 – May 2000 (4 months), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 2000), UK 3 – Jun 2000 (13 weeks), France 3 – Apr 2000 (2 weeks), Switzerland 3 of 2000, Norway 3 – May 2000 (16 weeks), Italy 3 of 2000, POP 8 of 2001, US BB 11 of 2001, Australia 19 of 2000, Germany 27 of the 2000s (peak 2 16 weeks), US Billboard 33 – Aug 2000 (20 weeks), US Radio 67 of 2000 (peak 14 6 weeks), Party 124 of 1999, RYM 144 of 1999
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Best selling albums of the year in the United States (Soundscan)

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According to Soundscan, the best selling album of 2000 was No Strings Attached by NSYNC, selling nearly 10 million copies.[17][18]

Rank Album Artist Sales
(in millions)
1 No Strings Attached NSYNC 9.9
2 The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem 7.9
3 Oops!... I Did It Again Britney Spears 7.8
4 Human Clay Creed 6.6
5 Supernatural Santana 5.9
6 1 The Beatles 5.1
7 Country Grammar Nelly 5.1
8 Black & Blue Backstreet Boys 4.2
9 2001 Dr. Dre 3.9
10 The Writing's on the Wall Destiny's Child 3.8

Classical music

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  • Thomas Adès – Piano Quintet, op. 20
  • John Coolidge AdamsEl Niño (opera-oratorio)
  • John Luther AdamsThe Light That Fills the World, for orchestra
  • Julian AndersonAlhambra Suite, for chamber orchestra
  • Milton Babbitt
    • Little Goes a Long Way, for violin and piano
    • Pantuns, for soprano and piano
  • Leonardo Balada – Music for Flute and Orchestra
  • Chen YiKC Capriccio, for wind ensemble and mixed choir
  • Edward Cowie
    • Bad Lands Gold, for tuba and piano
    • Concerto for oboe and orchestra
    • Dark Matter, for brass ensemble
    • Elysium IV, for orchestra
    • Four Frames in a Row, for high voice and baroque ensemble
    • The Healing of Saul, for violin and harp (or piano)
    • Several Charms, for violin and piano
  • Peter Maxwell DaviesSymphony No. 7
  • Péter EötvösParis–Dakar, for ensemble
  • Lorenzo Ferrero
    • Glamorama Spies, for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano
    • Rastrelli in Saint Petersburg, for oboe and string orchestra
    • Tempi di quartetto, for string quartet
  • Stefano GervasoniRigirio
  • Frans Geysen
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 1, for orchestra
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 2, for string quartet
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 3, for string quartet
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 4, for keyboard instrument
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 5, for keyboard instrument
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 6, for string quartet
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 7, for four-part mixed choir (or string quartet, or trumpet, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon)
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 8, for keyboard instrument
    • Alles heeft zijn tijd 9, for 4 trumpets
    • Alles komt terug 2, for three-part choir
    • Alles komt terug 3, for SSATB choir
    • Alles komt terug 4, for carillon
    • Alles komt terug 5, for keyboard instrument
    • Benadering van de kern, for keyboard instrument
    • Muziek voor toetsenbord 2, for piano
    • Toetsing, for keyboard instrument
  • Philip Glass
    • Tirol Concerto, for piano and orchestra
    • Concerto Fantasy, for two timpanists and orchestra
  • Alexander Goehr
    • Piano Quintet, op. 69
    • Suite, for two pianos, op. 70
  • Friedrich Goldmann
    • Augenblick für Stimme, for mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, trombone, percussion, electric guitar, keyboard, viola and cello
    • Etudes (3) for piano
    • Quartet, for oboe, violin, viola, and cello
    • 7 x 10 Takte für Dieter Schnebel, for flute and clarinet
  • Ilja Hurník
    • Con brio, for orchestra
    • Symphony in C
  • Karl JenkinsAdiemus IV: The Eternal Knot
  • Nigel Keay – Viola Concerto ([1])
  • Wojciech Kilar
    • Introitus for organ
    • Missa pro pace, for solo voices, choir and orchestra or instrumental ensemble
    • The Oscar fanfare
  • Meyer KupfermanIcon Symphony
  • Mario Lavista
    • Estudio, for four marimbas
    • Mater dolorosa, for organ
    • Tres Miniaturas, for guitar,
  • György LigetiSíppal, dobbal, nádihegedűvel
  • Magnus Lindberg
    • Corrente – China Version
    • Jubilees, for piano
    • Gran Duo, for wind orchestra
  • James MacMillan
    • Mass, for choir and organ
    • Cello Sonata No. 2
    • Northern Skies, for cello and piano
    • For Ian, for solo piano
    • Parthenogenesis, Scena for soprano, baritone, actress and chamber ensemble
    • Nunc Dimittis, for S.A.T.B. choir and organ
  • Mesías MaiguashcaEl Tiempo, for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 cellos, 2 percussionists, and electronics
  • Tomás MarcoAmérica (cantata)
  • Donald MartinoRomanza, for violin solo
  • Robert Morris
    • In Concert, for ten instruments
    • Still, for piano
  • Bayan NorthcottAlma Redemptoris Mater, for three tenors, op. 7, no. 2
  • Gérard PapeTantric Transformations, eight-channel electronic music and digital video
  • Henri Pousseur
    • Anneaux du soleil, for piano
    • Navigations, for harp
    • Seize Paysages planétaires, ethno-electroacoustical music
  • Wolfgang Rihm
    • Auf einem anderen Blatt, for piano
    • Concerto (Dithyrambe), for string quartet and orchestra
    • Deus passus (Passions-Stücke nach Lukas), for soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus, and orchestra
    • ... fleuve V (omnia tempus habent), for mezzo-soprano, baritone, distant ensemble (2 trumpets, 3 percussion), and large orchestra
    • Frage, for coloratura soprano, English horn, A-clarinet (+ bass clarinet), harp, viola, cello, double bass, piano, and percussion
    • Im Anfang, for large orchestra
    • In Frage, for English horn, bass clarinet, harp, viola, cello, double bass, piano, and percussion
    • Rilke: Vier Gedichte, for tenor and piano
    • Stilles Stück (text by Hermann Lenz), for baritone and 2 string quartets
    • Vers une symphonie fleuve IV, for large orchestra
    • Vier Male (Stücke), for A-clarinet
  • Peter RuzickaTraces, for clarinet and orchestra
  • Peter Sculthorpe
    • Djilile, for string quartet
    • From the River, for violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano
    • Harbour Dreaming, for piano (originally titled Between Five Bells)
    • New Norcia, for brass and percussion
    • Parting, for viola and piano
    • Quamby, for chamber orchestra
    • Reef Singing, for clarinet and piano
    • Saibai, for unison voices and drums
    • Song for a Penny, for solo piano (shorter and longer versions)
    • Tailitnama Song, for viola and piano, or viola solo
    • Three Shakespeare Songs, for voice and piano (Text: William Shakespeare)
  • Roger Smalley – String Quartet No. 2
  • Juan María Solare
    • Blockartig, for three recorders (TTB)
    • Constelación (Nueva Suite Modal) [Constellation (New Modal Suite)], five pieces for flute and clarinet
    • de capa caída, tango for two pianos
    • Utopía caminante [Walking Utopia], for trombone and cello
    • Viejo Fueye Deconstruido [Old, deconstructed bag (bellows)], postmodern tango for tenor saxophone, bandoneon, double bass, and piano
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • John TavenerSong of the Cosmos
  • Eric WhitacreOctober
  • Charles Wuorinen
    • String Quartet No. 4
    • Cyclops 2000, for twenty players
  • Antón García Abril
    • El Mar de las Calmas, for orchestra
    • Concierto de las Tierras Altas, cello concerto
    • Castilla de la Luz, for voice and piano

Opera

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Jazz

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Musical theater

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Musical film

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Births

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Deaths

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Awards

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Grammy Awards

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Country Music Association Awards

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Eurovision Song Contest

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Mercury Music Prize

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MTV Video Music Awards

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Charts

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Triple J Hottest 100

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See also

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References

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