2016 in rock music

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This article summarizes the events related to rock music for the year of 2016.

Notable events

January

February

  • Shinedown's single "State of My Head" tops the Mainstream Rock song chart, and stays there for six straight weeks. It is their second of four singles from their album Threat to Survival to top it, and tenth overall at the time.[5][2]
  • Coldplay performs at the halftime show for Super Bowl 50. The performance also pushes the album sales of their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams, from December 2015, back up to number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling another 90,000 album equivalent units.[6]

March

April

May

  • Emotionless" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for 2 weeks. The band is the first band since Trapt in 2003 to have their first two major record label singles top the chart; Red Sun Rising does it with "The Otherside" and "Emotionless", while Trapt had one it with "Headstrong" and "Still Frame".[17][2]
  • Volbeat's single "The Devil's Bleeding Crown" tops the Mainstream Rock chart, and stays there for 8 straight weeks. It is their fifth song to top the chart.[18][2]
  • Pierce the Veil release their fifth studio album, Misadventures. It debuts at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 54,000 album equivalent units, and is the band's best debut of their career.[19]
  • Radiohead releases their ninth studio album, A Moon Shaped Pool. It debuts at number 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 181,000 album equivalent units.[20]

June

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers release their eleventh studio album, The Getaway. It debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 118,000 album equivalent units. It also is the top album on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart, selling 108,000 copies.[21]
  • Volbeat releases their sixth studio album, Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 51,000 album equivalent units, the band's best charting performance in their career.[22]

July

August

  • Chevelle's single "Joyride (Omen)" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for 4 weeks straight. It is their fifth song to do so.[29]
  • Skillet releases their ninth studio album, Unleashed. The album debuts at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 62,000 album equivalent units, and eventually is certified Gold, indicating half a million copies sold.[30][31]

September

October

  • Green Day releases their twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio. It tops the Billboard 200 chart, selling 95,000 album equivalent units. It is their third album to top the chart, after American Idiot (2004) and 21st Century Breakdown (2009).[35]
  • Alter Bridge releases their fifth studio album, The Last Hero. It debuts at number 8, selling 28,000 album equivalent units.[35]
  • Kings of Leon release their seventh studio album, Walls. It tops the Billboard 200 chart, selling 77,000 album equivalent units. It is the band's first album to top the chart.[36]
  • Avenged Sevenfold surprise-releases their seventh studio album, The Stage without any prior announcements. The album debuts at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 76,000 album equivalent units.[37]

November

  • Open Your Eyes" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for a week. It is their seventh song to do so, and their fourth from their album Immortalized.[1][2]

December

  • My Name is Human" tops the Mainstream Rock chart. It is the band's first song to do so. It stays at the top position for 8 straight weeks.[38][2]
  • Blue & Lonesome. It debuts at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 123,000 album equivalent units. It is the band's 37th top 10 album for the chart - an all-time record.[40]

Year end

Deaths

Band breakups

Bands reformed

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