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==Notable events==
==Notable events==
===January===
===January===
* [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]]'s single "[[I Only Lie When I Love You]]" tops the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Songs]] chart, and stays there for six weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-02-03|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]]'s single "[[I Only Lie When I Love You]]" tops the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Songs]] chart, and remains there for six weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-02-03|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Fall Out Boy]] releases their seventh studio album, ''[[Mania (Fall Out Boy album)|Mania]]''. It tops the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, their fourth album to do so, selling 130,000 [[album equivalent units]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8096629/fall-out-boy-earns-fourth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-album-chart-with|title=Fall Out Boy Earns Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Mania'|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Fall Out Boy]] releases their seventh studio album, ''[[Mania (Fall Out Boy album)|Mania]]''. It tops the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, their fourth album to do so, selling 130,000 [[album equivalent units]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8096629/fall-out-boy-earns-fourth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-album-chart-with|title=Fall Out Boy Earns Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Mania'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>


===February===
===February===
* [[Papa Roach]]'s single "[[Born for Greatness]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for two weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8099056/papa-roach-mainstream-rock-songs-number-ones-same-album|title=Papa Roach Lands Two Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1s From the Same Album for the First Time|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Papa Roach]]'s single "[[Born for Greatness (song)|Born for Greatness]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for two weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8099056/papa-roach-mainstream-rock-songs-number-ones-same-album|title=Papa Roach Lands Two Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1s From the Same Album for the First Time|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Greta Van Fleet]]'s single "[[Safari Song]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week. It is their second single, and their second single to top the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-02-24|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Greta Van Fleet]]'s single "[[Safari Song]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week. It is their second single, as well as their second single to top the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-02-24|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Billy Corgan]] announces the reformation of 3/4 of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] original lineup of himself, [[James Iha]], and [[Jimmy Chamberlin]], will record new music and tour in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/15/smashing-pumpkins-announce-first-tour-since-2000|title=Smashing Pumpkins announce first tour since 2000|first=Jake|last=Nevins|date=15 February 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref> Original bassist [[D'Arcy Wretzky]] does not return, with her and Corgan both citing different disagreements on the reunion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/09/siamese-nightmare-how-sour-grapes-scuppered-the-pumpkins-reunion|title=Siamese nightmare: how sour grapes scuppered the Pumpkins' reunion|first=Mark|last=Beaumont|date=9 March 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref>
* [[Billy Corgan]] announces the reformation of 3/4 of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] original lineup of himself, [[James Iha]], and [[Jimmy Chamberlin]], will record new music and tour in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/15/smashing-pumpkins-announce-first-tour-since-2000|title=Smashing Pumpkins announce first tour since 2000|first=Jake|last=Nevins|date=15 February 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref> Original bassist [[D'Arcy Wretzky]] does not return, with she and Corgan both citing numerous disagreements concerning the reunion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/09/siamese-nightmare-how-sour-grapes-scuppered-the-pumpkins-reunion|title=Siamese nightmare: how sour grapes scuppered the Pumpkins' reunion|first=Mark|last=Beaumont|date=9 March 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref>


===March===
===March===
* Papa Roach's "Born for Greatness" and Greta Van Fleet's "Safari Song" return to top the Mainstream Rock charts for one and two weeks respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-03-03|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-03-10|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* Papa Roach's "Born for Greatness" and Greta Van Fleet's "Safari Song" return to top the Mainstream Rock charts for one and two weeks respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-03-03|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-03-10|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Pop Evil]]'s single "[[Waking Lions]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257623/pop-evil-mainstream-rock-songs-godsmack-shinedown|title=Pop Evil Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs, Godsmack & Shinedown Break Into Top 10|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Pop Evil]]'s single "[[Waking Lions]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for a week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257623/pop-evil-mainstream-rock-songs-godsmack-shinedown|title=Pop Evil Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs, Godsmack & Shinedown Break Into Top 10|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Three Days Grace]]'s single "[[The Mountain (song)|The Mountain]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for five weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-04-28|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Three Days Grace]]'s single "[[The Mountain (song)|The Mountain]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for five weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-04-28|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>


===April===
===April===
* [[Jack White]] releases his third solo studio album ''[[Boarding House Reach]]''. It tops the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 124,000 album equivalent units. It is his third of three solo albums to top the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8279419/jack-white-boarding-house-reach-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Jack White's 'Boarding House Reach' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Jack White]] releases his third solo studio album, ''[[Boarding House Reach]]''. It tops the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 124,000 album equivalent units. It is his third of three solo albums to top the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8279419/jack-white-boarding-house-reach-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Jack White's 'Boarding House Reach' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Breaking Benjamin]] releases their sixth studio album ''[[Ember (album)|Ember]]''. It debuts at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 88,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8366469/jason-aldean-scores-rearview-town-no-1-billboard-200|title=Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Rearview Town'|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Breaking Benjamin]] releases their sixth studio album ''[[Ember (album)|Ember]]''. It debuts at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 88,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8366469/jason-aldean-scores-rearview-town-no-1-billboard-200|title=Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Rearview Town'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[A Perfect Circle]] releases their fourth studio album, and first in 14 years - ''[[Eat the Elephant]]''. It debuts at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 68,000 album equivalent units.<ref name="bb200420">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8406249/j-cole-fifth-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart-biggest-week-kod|title=J. Cole Claims Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart & Biggest Week of 2018 With 'KOD'|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[A Perfect Circle]] releases their fourth studio album, and first in 14 years - ''[[Eat the Elephant]]''. It debuts at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 68,000 album equivalent units.<ref name="bb200420">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8406249/j-cole-fifth-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart-biggest-week-kod|title=J. Cole Claims Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart & Biggest Week of 2018 With 'KOD'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Lord Huron]] releases their third studio album, ''[[Vide Noir]]''. It debuts at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 32,000 album equivalent units.<ref name="bb200420"/>
* [[Lord Huron]] releases their third studio album, ''[[Vide Noir]]''. It debuts at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 32,000 album equivalent units.<ref name="bb200420"/>


===May===
===May===
* [[Bad Wolves]] top the Mainstream Rock chart for three weeks with a cover of [[The Cranberries]]'s song "[[Zombie (song)|Zombie]]". The cover was originally to feature [[duet]] vocals from original singer of the Cranberries [[Dolores O'Riordan]], but they were never recorded due to her death in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8448709/bad-wolves-cranberries-cover-zombie-no-1-mainstream-rock-songs-chart|title=Bad Wolves' Cover of The Cranberries' 'Zombie' Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref> The song was also one of the few [[hard rock]] songs to enter the ''Billboard'' all-format [[Hot 100]] chart, debuting at number 54, the highest debut of any song for its debut week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257716/bad-wolves-zombie-taylor-swift-delicate-hot-100-chart-moves|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Bad Wolves Bring Back The Cranberries' 'Zombie' & Taylor Swift Hits a Milestone|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Bad Wolves]] top the Mainstream Rock chart for three weeks with a cover of [[The Cranberries]]'s song "[[Zombie (The Cranberries song)|Zombie]]". The cover was originally to feature [[duet]] vocals from original singer of the Cranberries [[Dolores O'Riordan]], but they were never recorded due to her death in January 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8448709/bad-wolves-cranberries-cover-zombie-no-1-mainstream-rock-songs-chart|title=Bad Wolves' Cover of The Cranberries' 'Zombie' Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref> The song was also one of the few [[hard rock]] songs to enter the ''Billboard'' all-format [[Hot 100]] chart, debuting at number 54, the highest debut of any song for its debut week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257716/bad-wolves-zombie-taylor-swift-delicate-hot-100-chart-moves|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Bad Wolves Bring Back The Cranberries' 'Zombie' & Taylor Swift Hits a Milestone|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Godsmack]]'s single "[[Bulletproof (Godsmack song)|Bulletproof]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8457553/godsmack-bulletproof-no-1-mainstream-rock-songs|title=Godsmack Lands First No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs in Four Years With 'Bulletproof'|publisher=}}</ref> their eighth song to top the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8458683/godsmack-interview-sully-erna-bulletproof|title=Godsmack's Sully Erna Talks Fear of Selling Out, Success of 'Bulletproof'|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Godsmack]]'s single "[[Bulletproof (Godsmack song)|Bulletproof]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8457553/godsmack-bulletproof-no-1-mainstream-rock-songs|title=Godsmack Lands First No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs in Four Years With 'Bulletproof'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref> their eighth song to top the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8458683/godsmack-interview-sully-erna-bulletproof|title=Godsmack's Sully Erna Talks Fear of Selling Out, Success of 'Bulletproof'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Shinedown]]'s single "[[Devil (Shinedown song)|Devil]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/music/news/shinedown-scores-12th-mainstream-rock-songs-chart-no-1-with-devil/ar-AAy5a7o|title=Shinedown Scores 12th Mainstream Rock Songs Chart No. 1 With 'Devil'|website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
* [[Shinedown]]'s single "[[Devil (Shinedown song)|Devil]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/music/news/shinedown-scores-12th-mainstream-rock-songs-chart-no-1-with-devil/ar-AAy5a7o|title=Shinedown Scores 12th Mainstream Rock Songs Chart No. 1 With 'Devil'|website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
* Godsmack releases their seventh studio album ''[[When Legends Rise]]''. It debuts at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 40,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8454698/post-malone-beerbongs-and-bentleys-no-1-billboard-200|title=Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Breaks Streaming Record, Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* Godsmack releases their seventh studio album ''[[When Legends Rise]]''. It debuts at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 40,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8454698/post-malone-beerbongs-and-bentleys-no-1-billboard-200|title=Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Breaks Streaming Record, Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* Shinedown releases their sixth studio album ''[[Attention Attention]]''. It debuts at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 60,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8455743/post-malone-beerbongs-bentleys-spends-second-week-no-1-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* Shinedown releases their sixth studio album ''[[Attention Attention]]''. It debuts at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 60,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8455743/post-malone-beerbongs-bentleys-spends-second-week-no-1-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Five Finger Death Punch]] releases their seventh studio album ''[[And Justice for None]]''. It debuts at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 71,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8458036/bts-earns-first-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart-love-yourself-tear|title=BTS Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Love Yourself: Tear'|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Five Finger Death Punch]] releases their seventh studio album ''[[And Justice for None]]''. It debuts at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 71,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8458036/bts-earns-first-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart-love-yourself-tear|title=BTS Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Love Yourself: Tear'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Arctic Monkeys]] release their sixth studio album, ''[[Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino]]''. It tops the UK all-format albums chart, selling 86,000 units. It is the band's sixth album in a row to top the UK chart. It debuts at number 8 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 47,000 album equivalent units.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8457002/arctic-monkeys-sixth-straight-uk-no-1-album</ref><ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8456845/post-malones-beerbongs-bentleys-nets-third-straight-week-at-no-1</ref>
* [[Arctic Monkeys]] release their sixth studio album, ''[[Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino]]''. It tops the UK all-format albums chart, selling 86,000 units. It is the band's sixth album in a row to top the UK chart. It debuts at number 8 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, moving 47,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8457002/arctic-monkeys-sixth-straight-uk-no-1-album|title=Arctic Monkeys Land Sixth Straight U.K. No. 1 Album|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8456845/post-malones-beerbongs-bentleys-nets-third-straight-week-at-no-1|title=Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Nets Third Straight Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


===June===
===June===
* Godsmack's "Bulletproof" returns to number one on the Mainstream Rock chart for 4 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-06-16|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* Godsmack's "Bulletproof" returns to number one on the Mainstream Rock chart for 4 weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-06-16|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Weezer]]'s cover of the [[Toto (band)|Toto]] song "[[Africa (Toto song)|Africa]]" debuts at number 89 on the ''Billboard'' all-format Hot 100 chart, their first song to find crossover success since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8460758/weezer-africa-no-89-hot-100|title=Weezer Returns to Hot 100 With Fan-Inspired Cover of Toto's 'Africa'|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Weezer]]'s cover of the [[Toto (band)|Toto]] song "[[Africa (Toto song)|Africa]]" debuts at number 89 on the ''Billboard'' all-format Hot 100 chart, their first song to find crossover success since 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8460758/weezer-africa-no-89-hot-100|title=Weezer Returns to Hot 100 With Fan-Inspired Cover of Toto's 'Africa'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]] releases their fourth studio album, ''[[Prequelle]]''. It debuts at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 66,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8460189/kanye-west-eighth-no-1-album-billboard-200-ye|title=Kanye West Earns Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Ye'|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]] releases their fourth studio album, ''[[Prequelle]]''. It debuts at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 66,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8460189/kanye-west-eighth-no-1-album-billboard-200-ye|title=Kanye West Earns Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Ye'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Dave Matthews Band]] releases their ninth studio album, ''[[Come Tomorrow (album)|Come Tomorrow]]'', which tops the Billboard 200 chart, their seventh album to do so. It debuts with 292,000 album equivalent units, the biggest rock album debut in four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8461343/dave-matthews-band-come-tomorrow-billboard-200-no-1-album|title=Dave Matthews Band Scores Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Come Tomorrow'|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Dave Matthews Band]] releases their ninth studio album, ''[[Come Tomorrow (album)|Come Tomorrow]]'', which tops the Billboard 200 chart, their seventh album to do so. It debuts with 292,000 album equivalent units, the biggest rock album debut in four years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8461343/dave-matthews-band-come-tomorrow-billboard-200-no-1-album|title=Dave Matthews Band Scores Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Come Tomorrow'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Panic! at the Disco]] releases their sixth studio album, ''[[Pray for the Wicked]]'', which tops the ''Billboard'' 200, their second album to do so. The album sells 180,000 album equivalent units, the highest debut for an [[alternative rock]] album for the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8463542/panic-at-the-disco-pray-for-the-wicked-debuts-no-1-billboard-200|title=Panic! at the Disco's 'Pray for the Wicked' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Panic! at the Disco]] releases their sixth studio album, ''[[Pray for the Wicked]]'', which tops the ''Billboard'' 200, their second album to do so. The album sells 180,000 album equivalent units, the highest debut for an [[alternative rock]] album for the year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8463542/panic-at-the-disco-pray-for-the-wicked-debuts-no-1-billboard-200|title=Panic! at the Disco's 'Pray for the Wicked' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Richard Patrick]] of the band [[Filter (band)|Filter]] announced the reformation of the band's original lineup - himself and [[Brian Liesegang]], to record a follow-up to the only album the two had recorded jointly, the band's first album, the platinum selling 1995 album ''[[Short Bus (album)|Short Bus]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/original-filter-duo-short-bus-sequel/|title=Hey Man, Original Filter Duo Call Their Next 'Shot'|website=Loudwire}}</ref>
* [[Richard Patrick]] of the band [[Filter (band)|Filter]] announced the reformation of the band's original lineup - himself and [[Brian Liesegang]], to record a follow-up to the only album the two had recorded jointly, the band's first album, the platinum selling 1995 album ''[[Short Bus (album)|Short Bus]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/original-filter-duo-short-bus-sequel/|title=Hey Man, Original Filter Duo Call Their Next 'Shot'|website=Loudwire|date=7 June 2018 }}</ref>


===July===
===July===
* Ghost's single "[[Rats (song)|Rats]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for seven straight weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464123/ghost-rats-mainstream-rock-songs-chart|title=Ghost's 'Rats' Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="billboard.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
* Ghost's single "[[Rats (Ghost song)|Rats]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for seven straight weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464123/ghost-rats-mainstream-rock-songs-chart|title=Ghost's 'Rats' Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Twenty One Pilots]]' more [[hard rock]]-oriented single, "[[Jumpsuit (song)|Jumpsuit]]", is released, and later peaks at number 50 on the ''Billboard'' all-format Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7682630/twenty-one-pilots-jumpsuit-video-nico-niners?chrome=1|title=Twenty One Pilots Return With "Jumpsuit" & "Nico & The Niners"|date=11 July 2018|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Twenty-One-Pilots/chart-history/hot-100|title=Twenty One Pilots Chart History|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Twenty One Pilots]]' more [[hard rock]]-oriented single, "[[Jumpsuit (song)|Jumpsuit]]", is released, and later peaks at number 50 on the ''Billboard'' all-format Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7682630/twenty-one-pilots-jumpsuit-video-nico-niners?chrome=1|title=Twenty One Pilots Return With "Jumpsuit" & "Nico & The Niners"|date=11 July 2018|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/twenty-one-pilots/chart-history/hsi/|title=Twenty One Pilots Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>


===August ===
===August ===
*[[Halestorm]] releases their fourth studio album, ''[[Vicious (Halestorm album)|Vicious]]'', which debuts at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 29,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8468690/drake-scorpion-fifth-week-no-1-billboard-200|title=Drake's 'Scorpion' Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|publisher=}}</ref>
*[[Halestorm]] releases their fourth studio album, ''[[Vicious (Halestorm album)|Vicious]]'', which debuts at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 29,000 album equivalent units.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8468690/drake-scorpion-fifth-week-no-1-billboard-200|title=Drake's 'Scorpion' Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=}}</ref>
*Halestorm's lead single from ''Vicious'', "[[Uncomfortable (song)|Uncomfortable]]", tops the Mainstream Rock chart as well.<ref name="billboard.com"/>
*Halestorm's lead single from ''Vicious'', "[[Uncomfortable (song)|Uncomfortable]]", tops the Mainstream Rock chart as well.<ref name="billboard.com"/>


===September ===
===September ===
*[[Five Finger Death Punch]]'s single "[[Sham Pain]]" tops the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart for one week. It is their fifth song to do so.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8473894/five-finger-death-punch-sham-pain-mainstream-rock-number-one</ref>
*[[Five Finger Death Punch]]'s single "[[Sham Pain]]" tops the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart for one week. It is their fifth song to do so.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8473894/five-finger-death-punch-sham-pain-mainstream-rock-number-one|title=Five Finger Death Punch Earns Fifth Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 With 'Sham Pain'|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
*[[Three Days Grace]]'s single "[[Infra-Red (Three Days Grace song)|Infra-Red]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart. It is their fourteenth song to do so, more than any other band in the history of the chart, which started in 1981.<ref>http://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-billboard-record-14th-no-1-mainstream-rock-single/</ref>
*[[Three Days Grace]]'s single "[[Infra-Red (Three Days Grace song)|Infra-Red]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart. It is their fourteenth song to do so, more than any other band in the history of the chart, which started in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-billboard-record-14th-no-1-mainstream-rock-single/|title=Three Days Grace Set Billboard Record With 14th Chart-Topper|first=Chad|last=Childers|website=Loudwire|date=10 September 2018 }}</ref>
*[[Breaking Benjamin]]'s single "[[Torn in Two]]" tops the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart for one week.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks</ref>
*[[Breaking Benjamin]]'s single "[[Torn in Two]]" tops the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart for one week.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/breaking-benjamin|title=Breaking Benjamin Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
*[[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]]'s single "[[Are You Ready (Disturbed song)|Are You Ready]]" tops the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart for five weeks. It is their eighth song to top the chart, which is the seventh most a band has ever had on the chart at the time. It is also their fifth single in a row to top it, an all-time record shared with [[Three Days Grace]]. <ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8477240/disturbed-ties-mainstream-rock-songs-chart-record</ref><ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/disturbed/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks</ref>
*[[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]]'s single "[[Are You Ready (Disturbed song)|Are You Ready]]" tops the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart for five weeks. It is their eighth song to top the chart, which is the seventh most a band has ever had on the chart at the time. It is also their fifth single in a row to top it, an all-time record shared with [[Three Days Grace]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8477240/disturbed-ties-mainstream-rock-songs-chart-record|title=Disturbed Ties Mainstream Rock Songs Chart Record With Fifth Straight No. 1|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/disturbed|title=Disturbed Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


===October===
===October===
* [[Greta Van Fleet]] releases their debut album, ''[[Anthem of the Peaceful Army]]''. It is the top selling album of the week in the US, selling 80,000 copies. Factoring in streaming, it moves 87,000 album equivalent units, debuting at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8482014/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-third-week-no-1-album</ref>
* [[Greta Van Fleet]] releases their debut album, ''[[Anthem of the Peaceful Army]]''. It is the top selling album of the week in the US, selling 80,000 copies. Factoring in streaming, it moves 87,000 album equivalent units, debuting at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8482014/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-third-week-no-1-album|title='A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Earns Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Future & Juice WRLD Debut at No. 2|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
* [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]] releases their seventh studio album, [[Evolution (Disturbed album)|Evolution]]. It charts directly behind Greta Van Fleet, as the second best selling album of the week, and at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with 65,000 sold and 71,000 album equivalent units.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8482014/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-third-week-no-1-album</ref>
* [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]] releases their seventh studio album, [[Evolution (Disturbed album)|Evolution]]. It charts directly behind Greta Van Fleet, as the second best selling album of the week, and at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with 65,000 sold and 71,000 album equivalent units.<ref name="auto"/>
*Three fourths of the original lineup of [[Static-X]] announce they have reunited the band after the death of founder and frontman [[Wayne Static]] in 2014. The band announced their intention to release a new album in 2019, featuring a mix of vocals recorded by a static prior to his death, and a variety of guest musicians such as [[David Draiman]] and [[Ivan L. Moody|Ivan Moody]].<ref>http://loudwire.com/static-x-original-lineup-reunion-wayne-static-tribute-album-project-regeneration/</ref>
*Three fourths of the original lineup of [[Static-X]] announce they have reunited the band after the death of founder and frontman [[Wayne Static]] in 2014. The band announced their intention to release a new album in 2019, featuring a mix of vocals recorded by a static prior to his death, and a variety of guest musicians such as [[David Draiman]] and [[Ivan Moody (vocalist)|Ivan Moody]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/static-x-original-lineup-reunion-wayne-static-tribute-album-project-regeneration/|title=Original Static-X Lineup to Release Wayne Static Tribute Album|first=Tyler|last=Sharp|website=Loudwire|date=23 October 2018 }}</ref>


===November===
===November===
* [[Greta Van Fleet]] single “[[When the Curtain Falls]]” tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock song chart. It is their third song across three separate album/EPs to do so in a 14 month span.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/greta-van-fleet/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks</ref>
* [[Greta Van Fleet]] single “[[When the Curtain Falls]]” tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock song chart. It is their third song across three separate album/EPs to do so in a 14 month span.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/greta-van-fleet|title=Greta Van Fleet Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
* Disturbed’s “Are You Ready” returns to the top of the Billboard Mainstream Rock songs chart for another two weeks.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-11-17</ref>
* Disturbed's “Are You Ready” returns to the top of the Billboard Mainstream Rock songs chart for another two weeks.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


===December===
===December===
* [[Godsmack]]'s single "[[When Legends Rise]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for four weeks, in a run that goes into 2019.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/godsmack/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks</ref>
* [[Godsmack]]'s single "[[When Legends Rise]]" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for four weeks, in a run that goes into 2019.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/godsmack|title=Godsmack Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


===Year end ===
===Year end ===
* [[Greta Van Fleet]] receives four [[Grammy Nomination]]s. [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]] receives two.<ref>http://loudwire.com/ghost-greta-van-fleet-nominated-61st-annual-grammy-awards/</ref>
* [[Greta Van Fleet]] receives four [[Grammy Nomination]]s. [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]] receives two.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/ghost-greta-van-fleet-nominated-61st-annual-grammy-awards/|title=Ghost, Greta Van Fleet + More Nominated for 61st Annual Grammys|first=Joe|last=DiVita|website=Loudwire|date=7 December 2018 }}</ref>


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
{{main|List of 2018 deaths in popular music}}
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* [[Dolores O'Riordan]], lead singer of [[The Cranberries]], dies on January 15, 2018, at 46 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dolores-oriordan-the-cranberries-singer-dead-at-46-w515435|title=Dolores O'Riordan, the Cranberries Singer, Dead at 46|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=15 January 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Vinnie Paul]], drummer of [[Pantera]] and [[Hellyeah]], dies on June 23, 2018, at 54 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vinnie-paul-pantera-drummer-and-co-founder-dead-at-54-w521897|title=Vinnie Paul, Pantera Drummer and Co-Founder, Dead at 54|first=Daniel Kreps,Hank|last=Shteamer|date=23 June 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Jon Paul Steuer]], American punk singer and actor, commits suicide on January 1, at 33 years old.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fernandez|first=Matt|title='Star Trek' Actor Jon Paul Steuer Dies at 33|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 5, 2018|access-date=June 12, 2018|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/obituaries-people-news/star-trek-jon-paul-steuer-dies-dead-33-1202654375/}}</ref>
* [[Jill Janus]], lead singer of [[Huntress (band)|Huntress]], dies on August 17, 2018, of suicide, at 43 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45219924|title=Huntress singer Jill Janus dies at 43|date=17 August 2018|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
* Josiah Boyd, American bassist of [[A Hill to Die Upon]]), died in a car accident on January 3, at 32 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=32878|title=A Hill To Die Upon - Bassist Dies|website=Metalstorm.net|date=January 7, 2018|accessdate=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318054440/https://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=32878|archive-date=March 18, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ray Thomas]], British progressive rock flautist ([[The Moody Blues]]), died on January 4, at 76 years old.
* Mikio Fujioka, Japanese guitarist of [[Babymetal]], died on January 5 of injuries from a fall, at 36 years old.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8093422/babymetal-mikio-fujioka-dead |title=Babymetal Guitarist Mikio Fujioka Dies at 36 |last=Payne |first=Chris |date=2018-01-09 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref>
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* [[Dolores O'Riordan]], lead singer of [[The Cranberries]], dies on January 15, 2018, at 46 years old.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dolores-oriordan-the-cranberries-singer-dead-at-46-w515435|title=Dolores O'Riordan, the Cranberries Singer, Dead at 46|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=15 January 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Mark E. Smith]], of [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]], dies of cancer on January 24, 2018, at 60 years old.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/obituaries/mark-e-smith-of-the-fall-dies.html |title=Mark E. Smith, Uncompromising Leader of The Fall, Dies at 60 |first=Jon |last=Pareles |author-link=Jon Pareles |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=B14 |date=25 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[Zeno Roth]], German rock guitarist, dies on February 5, 2018, at 51 years old.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Valentin|first1=Michel|title=Disparition du guitariste Zeno Roth|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/disparition-du-guitariste-zeno-roth-07-02-2018-7546455.php|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=Le Parisien|date=7 February 2018|language=fr-FR}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Quintana]], American punk rock drummer, dies of a heart attack on March 14, 2018, at 56 years old.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Charlie Quintana, Drummer for Cracker, Social Distortion Dies at 56|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8247552/charlie-quintana-dead-drummer-cracker-social-distortion|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>
* Brian Henry Hooper, Australian alternative rock guitarist ([[Beasts of Bourbon]], [[Kim Salmon and the Surrealists]]), dies on April 20, 2018, at 55 years old.
* [[Vinnie Paul]], drummer of [[Pantera]] and [[Hellyeah]], dies on June 23, 2018, at 54 years old.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vinnie-paul-pantera-drummer-and-co-founder-dead-at-54-w521897|title=Vinnie Paul, Pantera Drummer and Co-Founder, Dead at 54|first=Daniel Kreps,Hank|last=Shteamer|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=23 June 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Jill Janus]], lead singer of [[Huntress (band)|Huntress]], dies on August 17, 2018, of suicide, at 43 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45219924|title=Huntress singer Jill Janus dies at 43|work=BBC News |date=17 August 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Zang Tianshuo]], Chinese rock musician, formerly of the band 1989, dies on September 28, of liver cancer, aged 54.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/18/0928/09/DSPGVPTF00038FO9.html|script-title=zh:知名摇滚歌手臧天朔因肝癌去世 享年54岁|publisher=[[163.com]]|date=28 September 2018|accessdate=28 September 2018|language=zh}}</ref>
* [[Josh Fauver]], American rock bassist ([[Deerhunter]]), dies on November 2, of unknown causes, at 39 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/former-deerhunter-bassist-josh-fauver-is-dead/|title=Former Deerhunter Bassist Josh Fauver Dead at 39|first=Evan|last=Minsker|website=Pitchfork|date=4 November 2018 }}</ref>
* [[Pete Shelley]], leader of the British band [[Buzzcocks]], dies on December 6 of a heart attack, aged 63.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46476369|title=Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley dies at 63|work=BBC News |date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Herman Sikumbang]], guitarist in the Indonesian band [[Seventeen (Indonesian band)|Seventeen]], aged 36, and his fellow band members, drummer Windu Andi Darmawan and drummer Awal "Bani" Purbani, are killed in the [[2018 Sunda Strait tsunami|Sunda Strait tsunami]] on December 22, when waves hit their stage during a concert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seventeen-band-members-killed-tsunami-hits-indonesian-concert-1171578|title=Members of Indonesian Pop Band Seventeen Killed After Tsunami Hits Concert|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=23 December 2018 |access-date=24 December 2018|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224005938/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seventeen-band-members-killed-tsunami-hits-indonesian-concert-1171578|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Band breakups==
==Band breakups==
* [[Brand New (band)|Brand New]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/10/brand-new-confirm-yet-again-that-theyre-breaking-up-in-2018/|title=Brand New confirm yet again that they’re breaking up in 2018|date=27 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Brand New (band)|Brand New]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/10/brand-new-confirm-yet-again-that-theyre-breaking-up-in-2018/|title=Brand New confirm yet again that they're breaking up in 2018|date=27 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Rush (band)|Rush]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/01/alex-lifeson-confirms-rushs-breakup-after-41-years-we-felt-it-was-enough/|title=Alex Lifeson confirms RUSH’s breakup: “After 41 years, we felt it was enough”|date=21 January 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Rush (band)|Rush]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/01/alex-lifeson-confirms-rushs-breakup-after-41-years-we-felt-it-was-enough/|title=Alex Lifeson confirms RUSH's breakup: "After 41 years, we felt it was enough"|date=21 January 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Say Anything (band)|Say Anything]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/say-anything-have-announced-their-break-up|title=Say Anything Have Announced Their Break Up - News - Rock Sound Magazine|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Say Anything (band)|Say Anything]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/say-anything-have-announced-their-break-up|title=Say Anything Have Announced Their Break Up - News - Rock Sound Magazine|publisher=}}</ref>


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This article summarizes the events related to rock music for the year of 2018.

Notable events

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January

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February

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March

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  • Papa Roach's "Born for Greatness" and Greta Van Fleet's "Safari Song" return to top the Mainstream Rock charts for one and two weeks respectively.[7][8]
  • Pop Evil's single "Waking Lions" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for a week.[9]
  • Three Days Grace's single "The Mountain" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for five weeks.[10]

April

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  • Jack White releases his third solo studio album, Boarding House Reach. It tops the Billboard 200 chart, moving 124,000 album equivalent units. It is his third of three solo albums to top the chart.[11]
  • Breaking Benjamin releases their sixth studio album Ember. It debuts at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 88,000 album equivalent units.[12]
  • A Perfect Circle releases their fourth studio album, and first in 14 years - Eat the Elephant. It debuts at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 68,000 album equivalent units.[13]
  • Lord Huron releases their third studio album, Vide Noir. It debuts at number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 32,000 album equivalent units.[13]

May

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  • Bad Wolves top the Mainstream Rock chart for three weeks with a cover of The Cranberries's song "Zombie". The cover was originally to feature duet vocals from original singer of the Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan, but they were never recorded due to her death in January 2018.[14] The song was also one of the few hard rock songs to enter the Billboard all-format Hot 100 chart, debuting at number 54, the highest debut of any song for its debut week.[15]
  • Godsmack's single "Bulletproof" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week,[16] their eighth song to top the chart.[17]
  • Shinedown's single "Devil" tops the Mainstream Rock chart for one week.[18]
  • Godsmack releases their seventh studio album When Legends Rise. It debuts at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 40,000 album equivalent units.[19]
  • Shinedown releases their sixth studio album Attention Attention. It debuts at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 60,000 album equivalent units.[20]
  • Five Finger Death Punch releases their seventh studio album And Justice for None. It debuts at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 71,000 album equivalent units.[21]
  • Arctic Monkeys release their sixth studio album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. It tops the UK all-format albums chart, selling 86,000 units. It is the band's sixth album in a row to top the UK chart. It debuts at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart, moving 47,000 album equivalent units.[22][23]

June

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  • Godsmack's "Bulletproof" returns to number one on the Mainstream Rock chart for 4 weeks.[24]
  • Weezer's cover of the Toto song "Africa" debuts at number 89 on the Billboard all-format Hot 100 chart, their first song to find crossover success since 2009.[25]
  • Ghost releases their fourth studio album, Prequelle. It debuts at number 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 66,000 album equivalent units.[26]
  • Dave Matthews Band releases their ninth studio album, Come Tomorrow, which tops the Billboard 200 chart, their seventh album to do so. It debuts with 292,000 album equivalent units, the biggest rock album debut in four years.[27]
  • Panic! at the Disco releases their sixth studio album, Pray for the Wicked, which tops the Billboard 200, their second album to do so. The album sells 180,000 album equivalent units, the highest debut for an alternative rock album for the year.[28]
  • Richard Patrick of the band Filter announced the reformation of the band's original lineup - himself and Brian Liesegang, to record a follow-up to the only album the two had recorded jointly, the band's first album, the platinum selling 1995 album Short Bus.[29]

July

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August

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  • Halestorm releases their fourth studio album, Vicious, which debuts at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 29,000 album equivalent units.[34]
  • Halestorm's lead single from Vicious, "Uncomfortable", tops the Mainstream Rock chart as well.[31]

September

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  • Five Finger Death Punch's single "Sham Pain" tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for one week. It is their fifth song to do so.[35]
  • Three Days Grace's single "Infra-Red" tops the Mainstream Rock chart. It is their fourteenth song to do so, more than any other band in the history of the chart, which started in 1981.[36]
  • Breaking Benjamin's single "Torn in Two" tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for one week.[37]
  • Disturbed's single "Are You Ready" tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for five weeks. It is their eighth song to top the chart, which is the seventh most a band has ever had on the chart at the time. It is also their fifth single in a row to top it, an all-time record shared with Three Days Grace.[38][39]

October

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  • Greta Van Fleet releases their debut album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army. It is the top selling album of the week in the US, selling 80,000 copies. Factoring in streaming, it moves 87,000 album equivalent units, debuting at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart.[40]
  • Disturbed releases their seventh studio album, Evolution. It charts directly behind Greta Van Fleet, as the second best selling album of the week, and at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, with 65,000 sold and 71,000 album equivalent units.[40]
  • Three fourths of the original lineup of Static-X announce they have reunited the band after the death of founder and frontman Wayne Static in 2014. The band announced their intention to release a new album in 2019, featuring a mix of vocals recorded by a static prior to his death, and a variety of guest musicians such as David Draiman and Ivan Moody.[41]

November

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  • Greta Van Fleet single “When the Curtain Falls” tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock song chart. It is their third song across three separate album/EPs to do so in a 14 month span.[42]
  • Disturbed's “Are You Ready” returns to the top of the Billboard Mainstream Rock songs chart for another two weeks.[43]

December

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Year end

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Deaths

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Main article: List of 2018 deaths in popular music

Band breakups

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References

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