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==Albums to be released==
==Albums released==
*[[List of 2007 albums]]
All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated.


==Events==
===January===
===January===
*[[January 1]] – [[George Shearing]] is knighted for services to music in [[Elizabeth II|The Queen]]'s New Year Honours List. [[Evelyn Glennie]] becomes a Dame. [[Imogen Cooper]], [[John Rutter]] and [[Rod Stewart]] are appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]].
*''Untitled'' by [[Dark New Day]]
*[[January 12]] – In an experiment initiated by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' columnist [[Gene Weingarten]], violinist [[Joshua Bell]] plays incognito [[Street performance|busker]] at the Metro subway station [[L'Enfant Plaza (WMATA station)|L'Enfant Plaza]] in Washington, D.C.; of the 1,097 people who passed by, only seven stop to listen and only one recognizes Bell.<ref>Gene Weingarten, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html "Pearls Before Breakfast"] ''The Washington Post'', April 8, 2007 Page W10. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621173729/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html |date=June 21, 2010 }}</ref>
*''Untitled'' by [[Duran Duran]]
*[[January 19]]–[[February 4]] – The [[Big Day Out]] festival takes place in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], headlined by [[Tool (band)|Tool]] and [[Muse (band)|Muse]].
*''Untitled'' by [[Mateo Guapo]]
*[[January 20]] - [[Justin Bieber]] posted his first YouTube video performing [[Ne-Yo]] "So Sick" under the name Kidrauhl.
*''Untitled'' by [[Gavin DeGraw]]
*[[January 30]]
*''[[Trey Day (album)|Trey Day]]'' by [[Trey Songz]]
**Following rumours that [[The Police]] will reunite for a tour after 23 years to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "[[Roxanne (The Police song)|Roxanne]]",<ref>[http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=2304 The Police reunion?], Sputnikmusic, March 1, 2006</ref><ref>[https://www.today.com/popculture/rumors-swirl-about-possible-police-reunion-wbna16469727 Rumors swirl about possible Police reunion], [[MSNBC]]. Retrieved January 11, 2006</ref> the band announce that they will perform at the opening of the 49th annual [[Grammy Awards]] on February 11<ref>[http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/music/entertainment/music/police-reunite-open-grammy-awards-$1047088.htm Police reunite to open Grammy awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616031128/http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/music/entertainment/music/police-reunite-open-grammy-awards-%241047088.htm |date=June 16, 2013 }}, Inthenews. Retrieved February 1, 2007.</ref> and subsequently announce [[The Police Reunion Tour]].
*''[[Free At Last]]'' by [[Freeway]] - ([[January 2]])
**[[Timbaland plagiarism controversy]]: rumours circulate that [[Timbaland]] may have appropriated his ringtone ''Block Party'' and the related beat to [[Nelly Furtado]]'s "[[Do It (Nelly Furtado song)|Do It]]".
*''[[A Girl Like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl Like Me]]'' (Ultra Platinum Deluxe Edition; Re-release) by [[Rihanna]] – ([[January 9]])
**Lebanese-born UK popstar [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]'s music career begins after signing to [[Universal Music Group|Universal Records UK]].
*''[[Go (Mario album)|Go]]'' by [[Mario Dewar Barrett]]– ([[January 9]])
*''[[Crunk Rock]]'' by [[Lil Jon]] – ([[January 9]])
*''[[Beautiful Awakening]]'' by [[Stacie Orrico]] - ([[January 16]])
*''[[Our Impact Will Be Felt]]'' by [[Sick of It All]] (tribute album) ([[January 23]])
*''[[The Good, The Bad, and the Queen]]'' by [[The Good, the Bad, and the Queen]] ([[January 23]])
*''[[Physical Education (album)|Physical Education]]'' by [[Brooke Valentine]] - ([[January 23]])
*''[[I Need Mine]]'' by [[Lil Flip]] – ([[January 23]])
*''[[Wincing the Night Away]]'' by [[The Shins]]
*''Untitled'' by [[The Thrills]]
*''[[Contact (second studio album)|Contact]]'' by [[Thirteen Senses]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]]. ''A rumoured title is [[Mr. Tumnus]].''
*''[[Cheri Dennis (album)|Cheri Dennis]]'' by [[Cheri Dennis]]
*''[[Eardrum (album)|Eardrum]] by [[Talib Kweli]]
*''[[The Nacirema Dream]]'' by [[Papoose]]
*''[[Casually Smashed to Pieces]]'' by [[The Six Parts Seven]]
*''[[Myths Of The Near Future]]'' by [[Klaxons]] - ([[January 29]])
*''[[Blackfield II]]'' by [[Blackfield]]
*''POMP'' by [[The Plimptons]]
*''[[Miley Cyrus (album)|Miley Cyrus]]'' by [[Miley Cyrus]]
*''[[V - Hävitetty]]'' by [[Moonsorrow]]


===February===
===February===
*[[February 7]] – [[Avril Lavigne]] release the lead single from her third album ''The Best Damn Thing'' [[Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)|Girlfriend]].
*''[[Ridin' High (8 Ball & MJG album)|Ridin' High]]'' by [[8 Ball & MJG]] - ([[February 6]])
*[[February 11]] – the [[49th Annual Grammy Awards|49th Grammy Awards]] are presented at the [[Staples Center]] in Los Angeles. [[Christina Aguilera]] performs "[[It's a Man's Man's Man's World]]", a tribute to the Godfather of Soul [[James Brown]]. [[Dixie Chicks]], along with producer [[Rick Rubin]], became the biggest winners of the night with five awards, including the big three: [[Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], while [[Carrie Underwood]] wins [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]. [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] won four awards for their 2006 rock hit "[[Dani California]]" and the album ''[[Stadium Arcadium]]''. [[Shakira]] performed for the first time ever at the Grammys with the biggest hit of 2006, "[[Hips Don't Lie]]" featuring [[Wyclef Jean]]. [[The Police]] reunited and performed for the first time in the 21st century.
*''[[Infinity on High]]'' by [[Fall Out Boy]] - ([[February 6]])
*[[February 16]] – [[Chris Cornell]] leaves [[Audioslave]] because of "musical differences".
*''[[No Ordinary Girl]]'' by [[Jordan Pruitt]] - ([[Februar]])
*[[February 20]] – [[Christina Aguilera]] began her second leg of her [[Back to Basics Tour]] in the US. The tour would go on to become the highest-grossing tour for a female artist in 2007.
*''[[A Weekend In The City]]'' by [[Bloc Party]] - ([[February 6]])
*[[February 26]] – ''Gramophone'' magazine reports on its website a confession by [[William Barrington-Coupe]] that he released recordings by other pianists under the name of his wife [[Joyce Hatto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/i-did-it-for-my-wife-joyce-hatto-exclusive-william-barrington-coupe-confesses-february-26-2007|title=I did it for my wife' Joyce Hatto exclusive, William Barrington-Coupe confesses|website=Gramophone|date=26 February 2007|author=Charlotte Smith|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> Barrington-Coupe claims that Hatto was unaware of the deception.
*''[[Buck tha World]]'' by [[Young Buck]] – ([[February 6]])
*[[February 27]] – American rock parody band [[Tenacious D]] release their movie, ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' on DVD.
*''[[Headstrong (album)|Headstrong]] by [[Ashley Tisdale]] - ([[February 6]])
*[[February 28]] – It is announced that the American early 1980s punk band [[Circle Jerks]] have released a new song, titled "I'm Gonna Live", also to be heard on their Myspace page.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.punknews.org/article/22459 |title = Brand new Circle Jerks song streaming |publisher = Punknews.org |date = February 28, 2007 |access-date =March 1, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070303005530/http://www.punknews.org/article/22459| archive-date= March 3, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live}}</ref> Rumors spread that the band is gearing up to release a follow-up to 1995's ''[[Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities]]''.
*''[[Special Occasion]]'' by [[Bobby Valentino]] - ([[February 13]])
*''Untitled'' by [[Hilary Duff]] - ([[February 13]])
*''[[The American Dream (Mike Jones album)|The American Dream]]'' by [[Mike Jones]] - ([[February 14]])
*''[[Now or Never]]'' by [[Everlife]] - ([[February 20]])
*''[[Welcome The Night]]'' by [[The Ataris]] - ([[February 20]])
*''[[Simple Mind Condition]]'' by [[Trouble (band)|Trouble]] - ([[February 20]])
*''[[Cities (Anberlin album)|Cities]]'' by [[Anberlin]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Chevelle]]
*''[[Chicago XXXI]]'' by [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] {{fact}}
*''[[I'll Sleep When You're Dead]]'' by [[El-Producto|El-P]]
*''[[Swift & Changeable]]'' by [[Ghostface Killah]] and [[Daniel Dumile|MF DOOM]]
*''[[Boss of All Bosses]]'' by [[Slim Thug]]
*''[[The Sun and the Moon]]'' by [[The Bravery]]
*''Nuke em all'' by Michael Holliday
*''Untitled'' by [[Kaiser Chiefs]] ([[Valentine's Day]])
*''Untitled'' by [[Kelly Clarkson]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Linkin Park]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Miranda Lambert]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
*''Make Another World'' by [[Idlewild (band)|Idlewild]]
*''The Blackening'' by [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]]
*''The Magic Position'' by [[Patrick Wolf]]


===March===
===March===
*[[March 1]] – [[Angela Hacker]] is voted by viewers the 2007 champion of the televised singing competition ''[[Nashville Star]]''. Her prize is a record deal with [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]].
*''[[Wakonda's Dream]]'' by the Original [[Omaha, Nebraska]] Cast ([[TBA]])
*[[March 2]] – [[Soilwork]] hires [[Daniel Antonsson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Soilwork Announces New Guitarist|date=2 March 2007|website=Blabbermouth|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68048|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713124639/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68048|archive-date=13 July 2012}}</ref> He was a [[session musician]] for the band in 2006.
*''[[Good Morning Revival]]'' by [[Good Charlotte]] - ([[March 5]])
*[[March 12]]
*''[[Five Score and Seven Years Ago]]'' by [[Relient K]] - ([[March 6]])
**[[Matchbook Romance]] announce they are going on indefinite hiatus after ten years, as all members decided to go their separate ways.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.punknews.org/article/22691 |title = Matchbook Romance (1997–2007) |publisher = Punknews.org |date = March 12, 2007 |access-date =March 13, 2007}}</ref>
*''[[Todd Smith Pt. 2: Back to Cool ]]'' by [[LL Cool J]] - ([[March 6]])
**[[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]], [[R.E.M.]], [[The Ronettes]], [[Patti Smith]] and [[Van Halen]] inducted in [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].
*''[[United Abominations]]'' by [[Megadeth]] - ([[March 20]])
*[[March 13]] – Elliot Yamin releases his song wait for you becoming Number 13 on the Top 100 Billboard and being viewed over 60 Million times.
*''Somewhere Else'' by [[Marillion]] - ([[March 26]])
*[[March 16]] – [[Bad Religion]] reveal their new album will be called ''[[New Maps of Hell (Bad Religion album)|New Maps of Hell]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.punknews.org/article/22768 |title = Bad Religion to release "New Maps Of Hell" on July&nbsp;10th|publisher = Pitchfork Media |date = March 16, 2007 |access-date =March 16, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070319193932/http://www.punknews.org/article/22768| archive-date= March 19, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live}}</ref>
*''[[The Ultimate Victory]]'' by [[Chamillionaire]] - ([[March 27]])
*[[March 21]] – [[Toshimitsu Deyama]] announces that he has been recording with [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]] after a gap of ten years.
*''[[Ready To Fly (album)|Ready to Fly]]'' by [[Angela Via]]
*[[March 25]] – [[Elton John]] plays [[Madison Square Garden]] for the 60th time, to celebrate his 60th birthday. The concert sets the record for most performances by an artist at the venue. Longtime songwriting partner [[Bernie Taupin]] makes an appearance, as do celebrities [[Whoopi Goldberg]] and [[Robin Williams]] and former President [[Bill Clinton]]. John performs songs from his back catalogue, including "[[Ballad of a Well-Known Gun]]" and "[[Roy Rogers (song)|Roy Rogers]]".
*''The Untold Story '' by [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]
*''[[Red Gone Wild]]'' by [[Redman]]
*''[[Return of the Bad Guy]]'' by [[Beanie Sigel]]
*''[[Finding Forever (album)|Finding Forever]]'' by [[Common]]
*''[[A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth]]'' by [[The Exies]]
*''[[Chop Chop]]'' by [[The Academy Is...]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Chris Cornell]]


===April===
===April===
*[[April 2]] – [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] release the first of 5 planned box sets, ''[[Genesis 1976–1982]]''. The boxsets and their associated [[remaster]]s attract criticism from Genesis fans, [[progressive rock]] enthusiasts, and audiophiles for their heavy [[dynamic range compression]], being touted as a microcosm of the [[loudness war]].
*''[[Part Two]]'' by [[Throbbing Gristle]] - ([[April 1]])
*[[April 7]] – [[Joss Stone]]'s third studio album ''[[Introducing Joss Stone]]'' debuts at number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], becoming the highest debut entry by a British female solo artist on the US chart; the record was previously held by [[Amy Winehouse]]'s ''[[Back to Black]]'', which had debuted at number seven the previous week.
*''Untitled'' by [[Tori Amos]]
*[[April 8]] – Japanese street musician [[Koichi Toyama]] is one of the candidates in the [[2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election|election for governor of Tokyo]]. He finishes 8th out of a field of 14.
*''Untitled'' by [[Nine Inch Nails]]
*[[April 10]] – [[Beyoncé]] launches [[The Beyoncé Experience]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]].
*''Untitled'' by [[Yellowcard]]
*[[April 17]] – [[Avril Lavigne]] releases the best-selling album of the year worldwide [[The Best Damn Thing]].
*''Untitled'' by [[Aly & AJ]] - ([[April 7]])
*[[April 22]] – [[Patrick Wolf]] announces his retirement from the music business.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://patrickwolf.proboards37.com/index.cgi?board=pw&action=display&thread=1176968699&page=5#1177265579 |title = Patrick Wolf announces his retirement… |website = Patrickwolf.proboards37.com |access-date = July 11, 2008 <!--DASHBot--> |archive-date = May 19, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519102018/http://patrickwolf.proboards37.com/index.cgi?board=pw&action=display&thread=1176968699&page=5#1177265579 |url-status = dead }}</ref> However, he later revokes this, saying that he will merely be on hiatus.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/42602-exclusive-patrick-wolf-explains-his-retirement |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070429031536/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/42602-exclusive-patrick-wolf-explains-his-retirement |archive-date = April 29, 2007 |title=…and then denies it.}}</ref>
*''Untitled'' by [[Justice (band)|Justice]]
*[[April 27]] – 29 – [[Coachella|Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in [[Indio, California]].
*''Untitled'' by [[Avril Lavigne]]
*[[April 29]] – The first precollege music conservatory for the Arab-speaking population of Israel opens in [[Shfaram]].<ref>Ben Zeev (April 29, 2007)</ref>
*''[[Ms. Kelly]]'' by [[Kelly Rowland]]
*''[[Liberation (Mýa album)|Liberation]]'' by [[Mýa]]


===May===
===May===
*[[May 1]] – [[Ne-Yo]] returns to music with the release of his second studio album [[Because of You (Ne-Yo album)|''Because of You'']].
*''Untitled'' by [[Chris Brown]]
*[[May 11]] – Guitarist Chickn creates a post via MySpace confirming that [[D.I. (band)|D.I.]] will finally release the long-awaited first reunion album ''[[On the Western Front]]'' on August 7.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tartareandesire.com/news/D.I._name_reunion_album/8276/ |title = D.I. name reunion album |publisher = Tartarean Desire |date = May 11, 2007 |access-date =May 15, 2007}}</ref> This would be their first official album featuring new material since 1994's ''[[State of Shock (D.I. album)|State of Shock]]''.
*[[May 12]] – The 52nd [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007|Eurovision Song Contest]], held at [[Hartwall Arena]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland, is won by [[Serbia|Serbian]] singer [[Marija Šerifović]] with the song "[[Molitva]]".
*[[May 15]] – ''[[Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album)|Minutes to Midnight]]'' by [[Linkin Park]] sells more than 600,000 copies in the US and more than 1,000,000 worldwide and is the third best-selling album in the first week.
*[[May 16]] – 20 – The European Festival of Youth Choirs is held in [[Basel]], Switzerland.
*[[May 19]] – The Los Angeles radio station [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] airs the fifteenth annual [[KROQ Weenie Roast|Weenie Roast]]. Bands featured include [[Linkin Park]], [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Rise Against]], [[Korn]], [[Bad Religion]], [[Social Distortion]], [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[The Bravery]], [[Silversun Pickups]], [[Tim Armstrong]], [[Peter Bjorn and John]], [[Tiger Army]], and the [[Plain White T's]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/kroq_weenie_roast_lineup_announced.html |title = KROQ Weenie Roast Lineup Announced |publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] |date = May 1, 2007 |access-date =May 10, 2007}}</ref>
*[[May 23]] – [[Jordin Sparks]] of [[Arizona]] wins Season 6 of ''[[American Idol]]''. [[Blake Lewis]] is named runner-up.
*[[May 25]] – 28 – [[Salzburg Festival]], [[Evanescence]] releases a [[music video]] of [[Sweet Sacrifice]] from album [[The Open Door]].
*[[May 26]] – 27 – [[Sasquatch! Music Festival]]
*[[May 30]] – [[June 5]] – The Peel Bay Festival ([[Isle of Man]])


===June===
===June===
*[[June 4]]
**[[Mikael Åkerfeldt]] returns to [[Bloodbath]] and the band also hires [[Per Eriksson (musician)|Per Eriksson]].
**[[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]] announces that [[X Japan]] will reunite for a new tour and a single.
*[[June 8]] – 10 – The annual [[Download Festival]] takes place at [[Donington Park]] in [[Leicestershire]], England. [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Linkin Park]] and [[Iron Maiden]] headlined the main stage, the Dimebag Darrel stage by [[Korn]], [[Mötley Crüe]] and [[Billy Talent]], and the Tuborg stage by [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Head Automatica]] and [[Reel Big Fish]].
*[[June 14]] – [[Daft Punk]] came back in Paris for a show, ten years after their last performance in the French capital.
*[[June 22]] – [[Glastonbury Festival]] (to June 25), with [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[The Killers]], [[The Who]], [[Shirley Bassey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/history/2007/|title=2007 (22–24 June)|work=History|publisher=Glastonbury Festival|access-date=29 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[June 28]] – [[Spice Girls]] announce their reunion at [[The O2]] in London in a press conference televised worldwide.
*[[June 29]] – July 1 – [[Heineken Open'er Festival]] takes place in Babie Doły military airport, [[Gdynia]], Poland.

===July===
===July===
*[[July 1]] – The [[Concert for Diana]] takes place at [[Wembley Stadium]] in London. Performers include [[Duran Duran]], [[Elton John]], [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]], [[Joss Stone]], [[Kanye West]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Rod Stewart]], and [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]].
*''[[Blank Canvas]]'' by [[Natasha Bedingfield]]
*[[July 7]] – [[Live Earth]], worldwide series of concerts to initiate action against [[global warming]]. Acts include: [[Sarah Brightman]], [[Linkin Park]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Kanye West]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Shakira]], [[John Mayer]], [[Rihanna]], [[Beastie Boys]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Madonna]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[Spinal Tap (band)|Spinal Tap]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Metallica]] as well as the reunited bands [[The Police]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] and [[Crowded House]].
*''[[One (Rihanna album)|One]]'' by [[Rihanna]]
*[[July 7]] – 8 – [[T in the Park]], [[Oxegen#2007 Festival|Oxegen 2007]]
*''[[Death Side Chronicles Vol. 2 : The Angel of Despair]]'' by [[Plastic Sturgeon]]
*[[July 17]] – [[Joe Payne (musician)|Joe Payne]] joins [[Divine Heresy]].
*[[July 27]] – [[Adam Willard]] leaves [[The Offspring]] and is replaced by former [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]] and [[Saves the Day]] drummer [[Pete Parada]].
*[[July 31]] – [[Korn]]'s eighth studio album, which is [[Untitled Korn album|untitled]], debuts at number 2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 123,000 copies sold in its first week. This is the first album without original drummer [[David Silveria]].


===August===
===August===
*[[August 4]] – 5 – The annual [[Splendour in the Grass]] music festival is held in [[Byron Bay, New South Wales|Byron Bay]], [[Australia]], headlined by [[Powderfinger]] and [[Arctic Monkeys]].
*''Untitled'' by [[Coldplay]]
*[[August 4]] – 11 – The [[Three Choirs Festival]] is held at [[Gloucester]], with a programme including [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[War Requiem]]'' and [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Mahler's ''Symphony No 8'']].<ref>[http://www.3choirs.org/gloucester2007/programme_saturday_11.php 3 Choirs Festival 2007: Programme. Retrieved 14 Oct 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819202034/http://www.3choirs.org/gloucester2007/programme_saturday_11.php |date=August 19, 2008 }}</ref>
*[[August 5]] – [[2007 Karaj Rock Concert incident]]: 230 [[Iranian music]]ians and fans are arrested by the government at an illegal rock concert.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL0423282220070804 | work=Reuters | title=Iran detains scores at "satanic" rock gig: media | date=August 4, 2007| access-date= August 27, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref>
*[[August 11]] – 12 – The eighth annual [[Summer Sonic Festival]] is held. Bands that play include: [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Bloc Party]], [[The Horrors]], [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[The Offspring]], [[Sum 41]], [[Metallica]] and [[We Are Scientists]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.punknews.org/article/22459 |title = Offspring Confirm Summer Gig |publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] |date = March 16, 2007 |access-date =April 9, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070303005530/http://www.punknews.org/article/22459| archive-date= March 3, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[August 16]] – Andreas Sydow quits [[Darkane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apeshit.org/news/darkane-vocalist-resigns-after-seven-years/|title=DARKANE Vocalist Resigns After Seven Years|last=roycifer|date=August 17, 2007|website=apeshit.org}}</ref>
*[[August 24]] – [[Bryn Terfel]]'s [[Faenol Festival]] opens with a concert featuring [[Girls Aloud]]. Other artists appearing during the weekend include [[Rebecca Evans (singer)|Rebecca Evans]], [[Carlos Álvarez (baritone)|Carlos Alvarez]], and [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caernarfononline.co.uk/faenol/|title=Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival 2007|website=caernarfononline.co.uk|access-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113020859/http://www.caernarfononline.co.uk/faenol/|archive-date=January 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[August 24]] – 26 – [[Carling Weekend]] – [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]]
*[[August 30]] – "[[Gimme More]]", Britney Spears' comeback single from the ''[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Blackout]]'' album, makes its official radio debut. Within 24 hours, it is one of the most requested songs on air. The single was certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], selling 1,000,000 copies shortly after its release.
*[[August 31]] – September 2 – [[Electric Picnic#2007 festival|Electric Picnic 2007]]


===September===
===September===
*[[September 3]] – [[My Chemical Romance]] lead singer, [[Gerard Way]], marries [[Mindless Self Indulgence]] bassist, Lyn-Z, backstage at [[Projekt Revolution]] in [[Denver]], Colorado
*''[[Heart & Soul]]'' by [[User:Rrcoachella]] - ([[September 15]])
*[[September 4]] – [[Small Faces]] and [[Don Arden]] plaque unveiled at 52–55 [[Carnaby Street]], London, England<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councilgovernmentanddemocracy/councils/pressoffice/news/pr-3881.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225003/http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councilgovernmentanddemocracy/councils/pressoffice/news/pr-3881.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2007|title=Westminster honours Small Faces and Don Arden with Green Plaque|date=September 26, 2007}}</ref>
*[[September 8]] – [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] performs his 1,000th live show at [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]].<ref>[http://www.weirdal.com/livepage.htm "Weird Al" Yankovic: Live Performances] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113132038/http://www.weirdal.com/livepage.htm |date=November 13, 2006 }}</ref>
*[[September 9]] – [[Britney Spears]] opens the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]] held in the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*[[September 11]] - [[Kanye West]] releases [[Graduation (album)|Graduation]], his third studio album.
*[[September 12]] – October 1 – [[Prague Autumn International Music Festival]]
*[[September 20]] – 23 – 4th annual [[Decibel Festival]], Seattle
*[[September 22]] – 29 – 35th [[North Wales International Music Festival]] is held at [[St Asaph]].
*[[September 23]] – [[Prashant Tamang]] wins Season 3 of ''[[Indian Idol]]''.
*[[September 24]] – [[Patrick Watson (musician)|Patrick Watson]]'s album ''[[Close to Paradise]]'' wins the Canadian [[Polaris Music Prize]] for 2007.


===October===
===October===
*[[October 1]]
**[[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]'s drummer [[Steve Hewitt]] leaves the band, citing "personal and musical differences" as the cause of the split.
**The [[BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra]] announces the appointment of [[Donald Runnicles]] as its next Chief Conductor.
**[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] release the second of 5 planned box sets, ''[[Genesis 1983–1998]]''.
**[[Jonny Greenwood]], guitarist of [[Radiohead]], announces on the band's website that they will release the new album ''[[In Rainbows]]'' in ten days; consumers can pay whatever price they want.
*[[October 4]] – [[Fred Mascherino]] announces his departure from [[Taking Back Sunday]], to pursue his solo career.
*[[October 15]] – Reggae musician [[Burning Spear]] is awarded the Jamaican [[Order of Distinction]] in the Officer class.
*[[October 16]] – [[Linkin Park]] releases their single [[Shadow of the Day]].
*[[October 20]] – [[Brett Anderson Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall]] concert is recorded.
*[[October 22]] – [[X Japan]] performs for the first time in ten years and announces a concert in Tokyo in spring, followed by a world tour.
*[[October 24]] – The [[Backstreet Boys]] released their sixth studio album [[Unbreakable (Backstreet Boys album)|''Unbreakable'']]. It was the first album the Backstreet Boys released as a quartet.
*[[October 26]] – [[Britney Spears]] releases her fifth studio album, ''[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Blackout]]'', her first studio album in four years. The album debuted at No. 2 on US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] making it her first studio album to not debut at #1.
*[[October 27]]
**[[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[Yo La Tengo]], [[The Whitest Boy Alive]], [[The Horrors]], TeddyBears and other bands appear in the Manifest Festival at Mexico City.
**[[Singapore Hit Awards 2007]] ceremony is held at the [[Singapore Indoor Stadium]].
**10th Annual electronic dance music festival [[Monster Massive]], held at [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]].
*[[October 31]] – Newsboys release their twelfth studio album [[Go (Newsboys album)|Go]]. It is the band's last album with [[Phil Joel]] and is their first album with [[Paul Colman]].

===November===
===November===
*[[November 1]] – The [[2007 MTV Europe Music Awards]] take place at the [[Olympiahalle]] in Munich, Germany
*[[November 6]] – [[Chris Brown]] comes back with the release of his second studio album [[Exclusive (album)|''Exclusive'']]
*[[November 9]] – Carnatic vocalist [[Sikkil Gurucharan]] and Western Classical pianist [[Anil Srinivasan]] première tracks from their collaborative album ''Colour of Rain''.
*[[November 12]] – [[OneRepublic]] breaks the Top 40 Radio airplay record in the US with "Apologize".
*[[November 20]] – The first ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' video game is released for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]].
*[[November 25]] – [[Natalie Gauci]] becomes the winner of ''[[Australian Idol 2007]]'' at the [[Sydney Opera House]], beating [[Matt Corby]] to the title. Gauci's winning single "[[Here I Am (Natalie Gauci song)|Here I Am]]" will debut at Number 2 – the first ''Australian Idol'' single not to reach Number 1.
*[[November 27]] – [[Harmonia (band)|Harmonia]] reunite for their first concert since 1976 in Berlin.

===December===
===December===
*[[December 2]] – [[Spice Girls]] open their reunion tour in Vancouver, Canada.
*[[December 8]]–9 – The Los Angeles radio station [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] airs the eighteenth annual [[KROQ Acoustic Christmas|Acoustic Christmas]]. Bands that played are: [[Linkin Park]], [[Bad Religion]], [[Angels & Airwaves]], [[Rise Against]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Serj Tankian]], [[Paramore]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[Spoon (band)|Spoon]], [[Feist (singer)|Feist]], [[The Shins]], [[Silversun Pickups]] and [[Muse (band)|Muse]].
*[[December 9]] – [[Evanescence]] finish touring for [[The Open Door]], and part ways with hired musicians, [[Will Hunt]] and [[Troy McLawhorn]].
*[[December 10]]
**[[Led Zeppelin]] reunite in London for their first show in 25 years.
**[[Celine Dion]] makes the final performance of her 5-year engagement at [[Caesars Palace]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].
*[[December 15]] – [[Leon Jackson]] is named winner of the [[The X Factor (British series 4)|fourth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor UK]]''. [[Rhydian Roberts]] is named runner-up, while [[Same Difference]] and [[Niki Evans]] finish in third and fourth place respectively.

==Bands formed==
*''See [[:Category:Musical groups established in 2007|Musical groups established in 2007]]''

==Returning performers==
*[[Kevin Ayers]] (first studio album since 1992)
*[[Britney Spears]] (first studio album since 2003)
*[[Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band]] (first studio album since 2002)
*[[Buck-O-Nine]] (first studio album since 1999)
*[[Buffalo Tom]] (first album since 1998)
*[[Duran Duran]] (first album since 2004)
*[[Eagles (band)|The Eagles]] (first studio album since 1979)
*[[Rush (band)|Rush]] (first studio album since 2002)
*[[Wu-Tang Clan]] (first studio album since 2001)
*[[Linkin Park]] (first studio album since 2003)


==Bands disbanded==
==Speculated album releases==
*''See [[:Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2007|Musical groups disestablished in 2007]]''
===Spring===
*''[[T.I. vs. T.I.P.]]'' by [[T.I.]]
*''[[Back To Business]]'' by [[Juelz Santana]]
*''[[Libertad (album)|Libertad]]'' by [[Velvet Revolver]]
*''[[Grow Up and Blow Away]]'' by [[Metric (band)|Metric]]
*''[[Statlanta]]'' by [[Stat Quo]]
*''[[Trip the Light Fantastic (album)|Trip the Light Fantastic]] by [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]]
*''Untiled'' by [[Backstreet Boys]]
*''Lonely'' by [[Britney Spears]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Sean Paul]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Simple Plan]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Thrice]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Dream Theater]]
*''[[Lee Ryan's second studio album|Untitled second studio album]]'' by [[Lee Ryan]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Toby McKeehan|TobyMac]]
*''[[Rancid's seventh studio album|Untitled 7th Studio Album]]'' by [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Rozonda Thomas|Chilli]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Radiohead]]
*''[[All Y'all]]'' by [[Travis Morrison|Travis Morrison and the Hellfighters]]
*''[[Based On A True Story (album)|Based On A True Story]]'' by [[Kimberley Locke]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Nicole Scherzinger]](from [[The Pussycat Dolls]])
*''Untitled'' by [[Sara Watkins]]


===Summer===
==Bands re-formed==
*''See [[:Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2007]]''
*''Untitled'' by [[Feeder (band)|Feeder]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Travis Tritt]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Wilco]]
*"[[In My Heart]]" by [[Solange Knowles]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Sum 41]]
*''[[Cheetahs Gonna Get Down]]'' by [[The Cheetah Girls (girl group)|The Cheetah Girls]]
*''[[Second Round]]'' by [[Teairra Mari]]


===Fall===
==Bands on hiatus==
*[[Allister]] (hiatus)
*''Untitled'' by [[Nightwish]]
*[[Damiera]] (on hiatus in April 2007, reformed with new members in June 2007)
*''[[Yearly Physical]] by [[M.O.P.]]
*[[Dimension Zero (Swedish band)|Dimension Zero]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Pussycat Dolls]]
*[[The Early November]] (indefinite hiatus)
*[[Evanescence]] (indefinite hiatus)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://outoftheshadows.com/MainNavAmysStory.cfm|title=outoftheshadows.com - Diese Website steht zum Verkauf! - Informationen zum Thema outoftheshadows.|website=outoftheshadows.com}}</ref>
*[[Gerling]] (indefinite hiatus)
*[[Los Hermanos]] (indefinite hiatus)
*[[Matchbook Romance]] (indefinite hiatus)
*[[Nickel Creek]] (hiatus)
*[[Sparta (band)|Sparta]] (indefinite hiatus)
*[[Yourcodenameis:milo]] (indefinite hiatus)
*[[Train (band)|Train]] (hiatus)
*[[Outkast]] (indefinite hiatus)


===Winter===
==Albums released==
{{Main|List of 2007 albums}}
*''[[Because I Love It]]'' by [[Amerie]]
*''[[Remy's Back]]'' by [[Remy Ma]]
*''Untitled Christmas Album'' by [[Kimberley Locke]]


==Best-selling albums globally==
===Unknown date===
The best-selling records in 2007 according to [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]:<ref>[http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top-50-albums-2007.pdf IFPI – 50 Top Selling Albums 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411183036/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top-50-albums-2007.pdf |date=April 11, 2008 }}</ref>
*''[[It Won't Be Soon Before Long]]'' by [[Maroon 5]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Reuben (band)|Reuben]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Kamelot]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Whitney Houston]]
*''[[Detox (album)|Detox]]'' by [[Dr. Dre]]
*''[[Get Money, Stay True]]'' by [[Paul Wall]]
*''[[Blind at Heart]] by [[Dark Tranquillity]]
*''[[The Reformation (album)|The Reformation]]'' by [[Bishop Lamont]]
*''[[Origin Vol. 2]]'' by [[Soundtrack Of Our Lives]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Doves]]
*''[[The Last Sucker]]'' by [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Lindsay Lohan]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Paris Hilton]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Mariah Carey]]
*''No Turning Back'' by [[Christina Milian]]
*''Untitled'' by [[2pac]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Alter Bridge]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Angel (singer)|Angel]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Anal Messiah]]
*''Untitled 8th Studio Album'' by [[Korn]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Blind Melon]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Candlebox]]
*''Untilted'' by [[Kid Rock]]
*[[Young Modern]] by [[Silverchair]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Puddle Of Mudd]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Sevendust]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Halford (band)|Halford]]
*''Untitled'' by [[House of Heroes]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Submersed]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Sugar Ray]]
*''Untitled'' by [[The Rocket Summer]]
*''[[Social Distortion's seventh studio album|Untitled 7th Studio Album]]'' by [[Social Distortion]]
*''[[The Offspring's eighth studio album|Untitled 8th Studio Album]]'' by [[The Offspring]]
*Possibly ''The Bag On Line Adventures'' or ''The Amory Wars'' by [[Coheed and Cambria]]
*''Untitled'' by [[TLC (band)|TLC]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Dio]]
*''[[Live Or Die]]'' by [[50 Cent]]
*''[[C.O.L.O.U.R.S.]] by [[Fonzworth Bentley]]
*''[[The Devil's Cry]]'' by [[Busta Rhymes]]
*''[[Officially Back]]'' by [[Ma$e]]
*''[[Theater of the Mind]]'' by [[Ludacris]]
*''[[T.O.N.Y.]]'' by [[Tony Yayo]]
*''[[The Ambition]]'' by [[D12]]
*''[[Fast Lane (album)|Fast Lane]]'' by [[Young Hot Rod]]
*''[[Louisville Slugger (album)]]'' by [[J-Kwon]]
*''[[Tears From a Soldier's Heart]]'' by [[Keyshia Cole]]
*''[[Loved by Few, Hated by Many]]'' by [[Lil Keke]]
*''[[Adrenaline Rush 2010]]'' by [[Twista]]
*''[[Stages (Nick Cannon album)|Stages]]'' by [[Nick Cannon]]
*''[[Love is Pain]]'' by [[Ja Rule]]
*''[[Untitled Metallica album|Untitled]]'' by [[Metallica]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Mötley Crüe]]
*''Untitled''by [[Vertical Horizon]]
*''Untitled'' by [[The Used]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Trapt]]
*''Untitled'' by [[Green Day]]
*''Untitled'' by [[The Junior Varsity]]
*''The First Lady'' by [[Missy Elliott]]


===Albums to be announced===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Artist
!To be released
!Other information
|-
|[[Ashley Tisdale]]
|
|First Studio release inlcuding songs produced by [[Miley Cyrus]] also including songs like [[Kiss The Girl]].
|-
|-
! Position !! Album Title !! Artist
|[[Corbin Bleu]]
|
|First album including songs like [[Push It To The Limit]]
|-
|-
| 1 || ''[[The Best Damn Thing]]'' || [[Avril Lavigne]]
|[[AC/DC]]
|
|First studio release since 2000's ''[[Stiff Upper Lip]]''. The band's new album is rumored to be a double album.
|-
|-
| 2 || ''[[Carnival Ride]]'' || [[Carrie Underwood]]
|[[Aerosmith]]
|
|First album of original material since 2001's ''[[Just Push Play]]''. A new album was to be released in 2006, but guitarist [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] announced that it would not be recorded and released until this year as they are currently touring with [[Mötley Crüe]]. [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54874 ]
|-
|-
| 3 || ''[[Back to Black]]'' || [[Amy Winehouse]]
|[[Against Me!]]
|
|Signed on to Sire Records to record major label album for sometime in 2007.
|-
|-
| 4 || ''[[Noël (Josh Groban album)|Noël]]'' || [[Josh Groban]]
|[[Alice in Chains]]
|
|First studio release since their 1995 [[Alice in Chains (album)|self-titled]] album. Drummer [[Sean Kinney]] has said in an [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1524813/02232006/alice_in_chains.jhtml interview] that he would be interested in writing new material, but it is unclear if their new singer [[William DuVall]], the replacement of the late [[Layne Staley]], will record it.
|-
|-
| 5 || ''[[Long Road Out of Eden]]'' || [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]
|[[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]
|
|First album with the ''[[Among the Living]]'' line-up since 1990's ''[[Persistence of Time]]''.
|-
|-
| 6 || ''[[Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album)|Minutes to Midnight]]'' || [[Linkin Park]]
|[[Arctic Monkeys]]
|Early/Mid
|
|-
|-
| 7 || ''[[As I Am (Alicia Keys album)|As I Am]]'' || [[Alicia Keys]]
|[[Arena (band)|Arena]]
|
|Didn't release a studio album since 2005
|-
|-
| 8 || ''[[Call Me Irresponsible (album)|Call Me Irresponsible]]'' || [[Michael Bublé]]
|[[Armored Saint]]
|
|First studio release since 2000's ''[[Revelation (album)|Revelation]]''. There are some fans expecting a new Armored Saint album, but singer [[John Bush (singer)|John Bush]] has not revealed any plans for it.
|-
|-
| 9 || ''[[Life in Cartoon Motion]]'' || [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]
|[[Ash (band)|Ash]]
|Early/Mid
|
|-
|[[Avenged Sevenfold]]
|Late
|The band revealed plans to record a new album early this year. [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/a7x_to_sound_different_on_new_cd.html ]
|-
|[[Avril Lavigne]]
|April
|LP to be full of upbeat songs, with a glam image instead of punk, and rockier songs to be produced by husband Deryck Whibley.
|-
|[[Bad Religion]]
|Mid/Late
|Drummer [[Brooks Wackerman]] recently announced that a new album will be released around mid/late 2007.
|-
|[[Britney Spears]]
|Spring
|To include Dance, Ballads, Introspective, and Club music.
|-
|[[Chevelle]]
|February
|Chevelle is currently in the writing process, and will record/master their album to wrap up 2006.
|-
|[[The Click Five]]
|
|Album announced on their Myspace speculated for 2007.
|-
|[[Clutch (band)|Clutch]]
|Early
|The band recently announced plans to record their new album in October 2006. [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=57301 ]
|-
|[[Coldplay]]
|
|Claiming they have a lot of material, Coldplay announces that this album will be "harder".
|-
|[[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]]
|May
|Has confirmed the idea of putting the album out around his birthday.
|-
|[[Chris Cornell]]
|
|His first solo album since 1999's ''[[Euphoria Morning]]''.
|-
|[[The Cure]]
|
|Frontman [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] has said that the new album might end up being a double album. [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ChainofFlowers/news.htm ]
|-
|[[D.I.]]
|
|First studio release since 1994's ''[[State of Shock (D.I. album)|State of Shock]]''.
|-
|-
| 10 || '' [[Not Too Late (album)|Not Too Late]]'' || [[Norah Jones]]
|}


==Best-selling albums in the US==
|[[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles|D.R.I.]]
Billboard's Top Sellers 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.ew.com/article/2007/12/18/daughtry-named-top-seller-07 | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title='Daughtry' Named Billboard Top Seller in '07 | date=December 18, 2007}}</ref>
|
|First studio release since 1995's ''[[Full Speed Ahead (album)|Full Speed Ahead]]''.
|-
|[[Death Angel]]
|Early Summer
|Bassist [[Dennis Pepa]] announced in an [http://www.thegauntlet.com/interviews/628/Death-Angel.html interview] that a new album will be released this summer.
|-
|[[Death by Stereo]]
|Spring
|Recently announced that they will begin writing the new album in the fall of 2006. It will be the band's first release with the original line-up (minus bassist [[Paul Miner]]) since 1999's ''[[If Looks Could Kill, I'd Watch You Die]]''. [http://www.punknews.org/article/19491 ] Fans are expecting the album to be released in spring. [http://www.punkbands.com/index.php?id=18390 ]
|-
|[[Diana DeGarmo]]
|
|
|-
|[[Dido (singer)]]
|First half
|
|-
|[[Dinosaur Jr|Dinosaur Jr.]]
|
|First studio release since 1997's ''[[Hand It Over]]'' and also their first with the original line-up since 1988's ''[[Bug (Dinosaur Jr album)|Bug]]''.
|-
|[[Down (band)|Down]]
|
|The band was promising a follow-up to 2002's ''[[Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow|Down II]]'' in 2006, but bassist [[Rex Brown]] claims that a new one would most likely surface as soon as January of this year.
|-
|[[Dream Theater]]
|Spring/Summer
|Currently in a New York recording studio, writing/recording new material.
|-
|[[Dropkick Murphys]]
|
|
|-
|[[Dying Fetus]]
|
|
|-
|[[Fear Factory]]
|
|
|-
|[[50 Cent]]
|
|Anticapted release in January.
|-
|[[Foo Fighters]]
|Mid to Late year
|Recording in March
|-
|[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]
|
|
|-
|[[From First to Last]]
|Most likely Late (Autumn/Winter)
|Set to go into the recording studio in 2007 for [[Capitol Records]] debut.
|-
|[[Gorilla Biscuits]]
|
|First studio release since 1989's ''[[Start Today]]''. The band recently reunited and are rumored to release a new full-length studio album.
|-
|[[Hawthorne Heights]]
|Late
|Will be going to the recording studio in February for a release estimated in Late 2007
|-
|[[Ill Niño]]
|Spring
|
|-
|[[Information Society]]
|Mid/Late
| [[Paul Robb]] announced that Information Society reunited with 2 new members and a possible album called Synthesizer will come
|-
|[[Interpol (band)|Interpol]]
|Mid-2007
|First release on [[Capitol Records]].
|-
|[[Jimmy Eat World]]
|Early/Mid-2007
|Reported on [[Myspace]] to be in the studio, being more and more hinted for a first quarter release.
|-
|[[Joss Stone]]
|Early
|
|-
|[[Juanes]]
|September
|
|-


{| class="wikitable"
|[[Judas Priest]]
|
|The band claims that their new album will be a "nostradamus concept album".
|-
|-
! Position !! Album Title !! Artist
|[[Alicia Keys]]
|
|Working will begin in late 2006, early 2007 expected release date.
|-
|-
| 1 || ''[[Daughtry (album)|Daughtry]]'' || [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]]
|[[Linkin Park]]
|Spring
|Delayed from late 2006 to Spring 2007, as lead Chester Bennington said on KROQ.
|-
|-
| 2 || ''[[Konvicted]]'' || [[Akon]]
|[[The Mars Volta]]
|
|This will be their fourth studio album in five years.
|-
|-
| 3 || ''[[The Dutchess]]'' || [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]
|[[matchbox twenty]]
|
|Are set to release a new album sometime this year. Frontman Rob Thomas has already began writing.
|-
|-
| 4 || ''[[Hannah Montana (soundtrack)|Hannah Montana]]'' || Various Artists
|[[Meat Puppets]]
|
|First studio release since 2000's ''[[Golden Release]]''. The album will be their first release with original bassist [[Cris Kirkwood]] since 1995's ''[[No Joke!]]'' and also the first to feature [[Tim Alexander]] (of [[Primus (band)|Primus]]) as the replacement of original drummer [[Derrick Bostrom]].
|-
|-
| 5 || ''[[Some Hearts]]'' || [[Carrie Underwood]]
|[[Melanie C]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 6 || ''[[All the Right Reasons]]'' || [[Nickelback]]
|[[Michael Jackson]]
|Late 2007.
|
|-
|-
| 7 || ''[[FutureSex/LoveSounds]]'' || [[Justin Timberlake]]
|[[Mandy Moore]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 8 || ''[[High School Musical 2 (soundtrack)|High School Musical 2]]'' || Various Artists
|[[MxPx]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 9 || ''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 23 (American series)|Now 23]]'' || Various Artists
|[[Nightwish]]
|September 2007
|They are going to announce their new vocalist in (presumabely) January
|-
|-
| 10 || '' [[Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album)|Minutes to Midnight]]'' || [[Linkin Park]]
|[[Opeth]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 11 || '' [[B'Day (Beyoncé album)|B'Day]]'' || [[Beyoncé]]
|[[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]]
|
|As the band often releases an album every two years, there are fans expecting a new album to be released this year.
|-
|-
| 12 || '' [[Graduation (album)|Graduation]]'' || [[Kanye West]]
|[[Pixies]]
|
|First studio album since 1991's ''[[Trompe le Monde]]''.
|-
|-
| 13 || '' [[Me and My Gang]]'' || [[Rascal Flatts]]
|[[P.O.D.]]
|Spring
|First studio album not done under [[Atlantic Records]] since last (EP) release on [[Tooth & Nail]].
|-
|-
| 14 || ''[[Love (The Beatles album)|Love]]'' || [[The Beatles]]
|[[Prong]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 15 || '' [[The Sweet Escape]]'' || [[Gwen Stefani]]
|[[Primus (band)|Primus]]
|
|First full-length studio release since 1999's ''[[Antipop]]'' and also with original drummer [[Tim Alexander|Tim "Herb" Alexander]] since 1995's ''[[Tales from the Punchbowl]]''.
|-
|-
| 16 || '' [[Hannah Montana 2]]'' || Various Artists
|[[Radiohead]]
|
|Touring new material for the album, these versions as played live have been made available across the internet. A likely title is "Down is the New Up", also a title of one of the new songs.
|-
|-
| 17 || '' [[Awake (Josh Groban album)|Awake]]'' || [[Josh Groban]]
|[[Rush (band)|Rush]]
|Early
|First studio release since 2002's ''[[Vapor Trails]]''.
|-
|-
| 18 || '' [[Not Too Late (album)|Not Too Late]]'' || [[Norah Jones]]
|[[Ryan Cabrera]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 19 || '' [[Taylor Swift (album)|Taylor Swift]]'' || [[Taylor Swift]]
|[[Savatage]]
|
|First studio release since 2001's ''[[Poets & Madmen]]''. Probably it will be followed by Savatage's disbanding.
|-
|[[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]
|May
|
|-
|[[Seether]]
|
|
|-
|[[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
|
|First studio release since 2000's ''[[MACHINA/The Machines of God]]''. The band recently announced that they are currently recording their new album.
|-
|[[Snow White Tan]]
|
|
|-
|[[Staind]]
|
|Fans are expecting a new album from the band as they release one every two years.
|-
|[[Story of the Year]]
|Summer/Fall
|
|-
|[[Styx (band)]]
|Spring/Summer
|First Release since 2005's [[Big Bang Theory]]
|-
|[[Sum 41]]
|Summer
|First release without original guitarist [[Dave Baksh]].
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|[[Testament (band)|Testament]]
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|First full-length studio release since 1999's ''[[The Gathering (Testament album)|The Gathering]]'' and also with the original line-up since 1992's ''[[The Ritual]]''.
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|[[Thrice]]
|Spring
|Announced to be a four-disc album, each disc being themed one of the four elements (wind, water, fire, earth)
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|[[Tears for Fears]]
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|[[The Used]]
|Early
|A new album is currently scheduled to be released early this year.
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|[[Voivod (band)|Voivod]]
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|Drummer [[Michel Langevin|Michel "Away" Langevin]] recently confirmed that the band are planning to start work on their next album this winter. [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62995 ] This will mark the first Voivod album recorded without original guitarist [[Denis D'Amour|Denis "Piggy" D'Amour]], who passed away from colon cancer on [[August 26]], [[2005]], and it will also be the third recorded with bassist [[Jason Newsted]] (from [[Metallica]]).
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|[[Type O Negative]]
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|[[Vanessa Carlton]]
|Spring
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|[[Yellowcard]]
|Spring
|The band began recording in October 2006 for a now planned Spring release.
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| 20 || '' [[Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)|Kingdom Come]]'' || [[Jay-Z]]
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|}


==Top Hits on record==
==Musical Film==
{{Further|List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2007}}
*''[[Sweeney Todd (musical)|Sweeney Todd]]'' being adapted as a major [[motion picture]] (under the title ''[[Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd]]'') by [[Tim Burton]] featuring [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Sasha Baron Cohen]] and rumours of [[Jim Broadbent]] and [[Toni Collette]] in key roles.
'''Singles which have ranked within Top 25 within the Billboard Hot 100 Hits'''
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* "[[1973 (song)|1973]]" – [[James Blunt]]
* "[[4 in the Morning]]" – [[Gwen Stefani]]
* "[[Apologize (OneRepublic song)|Apologize]]" – [[Timbaland]] featuring [[OneRepublic]] <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[Ayo Technology]]" – [[50 Cent]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Timbaland]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[A Bay Bay]]" – [[Hurricane Chris (rapper)|Hurricane Chris]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Bartender (T-Pain song)|Bartender]]" – [[T-Pain]] featuring [[Akon]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Beautiful Girls (Sean Kingston song)|Beautiful Girls]]" – [[Sean Kingston]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Beautiful Liar]]" – [[Beyoncé]] and [[Shakira]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Because of You (Ne-Yo song)|Because of You]]" – [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[Bed (J. Holiday song)|Bed]]" – [[J. Holiday]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Beggin']]" – [[Madcon]] <small>(#79)</small>
* "[[Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]" – [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)|Big Things Poppin' (Do It)]]" – [[T.I.]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Break It Off]]" – [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Sean Paul]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Bubbly]]" – [[Colbie Caillat]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')]]" – [[T-Pain]] featuring [[Yung Joc]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Can't Help but Wait]]" – [[Trey Songz]] <small>(#14)</small>
* "[[Clumsy (Fergie song)|Clumsy]]" – [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] featuring [[T-Pain]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)]]" – [[Soulja Boy Tell 'Em]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Cupid's Chokehold]]" – [[Gym Class Heroes]] featuring [[Patrick Stump]] <small>(#4)</small>
* "[[Cyclone (song)|Cyclone]]" – [[Baby Bash]] featuring [[T-Pain]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)|Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Wanna Be in Love)]]" – [[Good Charlotte]] <small>(#25)</small>
* "[[Destination Calabria]]" – [[Alex Gaudino]] and [[Crystal Waters]] <small>(#8)</small>
* "[[Don't Matter]]" – [[Akon]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]" – [[Rihanna]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Duffle Bag Boy]]" – [[Playaz Circle]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]] <small>(#15)</small>
* "[[Everything (Michael Bublé song)|Everything]]" – [[Michael Bublé]]
* "[[Falling Down (Duran Duran song)|Falling Down]]" – [[Duran Duran]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] <small>(#25)</small>
* "[[Famous Last Words (My Chemical Romance song)|Famous Last Words]]" – [[My Chemical Romance]]
* "[[Get It Shawty]]" – [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]] <small>(#16)</small>
* "[[Gimme More]]" – [[Britney Spears]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)|Girlfriend]]" – [[Avril Lavigne]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Give It to Me (Timbaland song)|Give It To Me]]" – [[Timbaland]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Nelly Furtado]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Glamorous (Fergie song)|Glamorous]]" – [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] featuring [[Ludacris]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Go Getta]]" – [[Young Jeezy]] featuring [[R. Kelly]] <small>(#18)</small>
* "[[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]]" – [[Kanye West]] featuring [[T-Pain]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Grace Kelly (song)|Grace Kelly]]" – [[Mika]]
* "[[Hate That I Love You]]" – [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Here (In Your Arms)]]" – [[Hellogoodbye]] <small>(#14)</small>
* "[[Home (Daughtry song)|Home]]" – [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[How Far We've Come]]" – [[Matchbox Twenty]] <small>(#11)</small>
* "[[How Long (Eagles song)|How Long]]" – [[The Eagles]]
* "[[Hypnotized (Plies song)|Hypnotized]]" – [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] featuring [[Akon]] <small>(#14)</small>
* "[[I Tried (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song)|I Tried]]" – [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]] featuring [[Akon]] <small>(#6)</small>
* "[[Ice Box (song)|Ice Box]]" – [[Omarion]] <small>(#12)</small>
* "[[If Everyone Cared]]" – [[Nickelback]] <small>(#17)</small>
* "[[I'll Stand By You#Carrie Underwood version|I'll Stand By You]]" – [[Carrie Underwood]] <small>(#6)</small>
* "[[I'm a Flirt]]" – [[R. Kelly]] featuring [[T.I.]] and [[T-Pain]] <small>(#12)</small>
* "[[I'm So Hood]]" – [[DJ Khaled]] featuring [[Trick Daddy]], [[Rick Ross]], [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] and [[T-Pain]] <small>(#19)</small>
* "[[Irreplaceable]]" – [[Beyoncé]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[It's Not Over (Daughtry song)|It's Not Over]]" – [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]] <small>(#4)</small>
* "[[Keep Holding On]]" – [[Avril Lavigne]] <small>(#17)</small>
* "[[Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song)|Kiss Kiss]]" – [[Chris Brown]] feat. [[T-Pain]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Last Dollar (Fly Away)]]" – [[Tim McGraw]] <small>(#13)</small>
* "[[Last Night (Diddy song)|Last Night]]" – [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] featuring [[Keyshia Cole]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Let It Go (Keyshia Cole song)|Let It Go]]" – [[Keyshia Cole]] featuring [[Missy Elliott]] and [[Lil' Kim]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Like a Boy]]" – [[Ciara]] <small>(#19)</small>
* "[[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]" – [[Alicia Keys]] <small>(#12)</small>
* "[[Lip Gloss (song)|Lip Gloss]]" – [[Lil Mama]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Lost Without U]]" – [[Robin Thicke]] <small>(#14)</small>
* "[[Love Like This (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Love Like This]]" – [[Natasha Bedingfield]] featuring [[Sean Kingston]] <small>(#11)</small>
* "[[Love Song (Sara Bareilles song)|Love Song]]" – [[Sara Bareilles]] <small>(#4)</small>
* "[[LoveStoned|LoveStoned/I Think She Knows]]" – [[Justin Timberlake]] <small>(#17)</small>
* "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" – [[Flo Rida]] ft. [[T-Pain]]
* "[[Make Me Better]]" – [[Fabolous]] featuring [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#8)</small>
* "[[Makes Me Wonder]]" – [[Maroon 5]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Map of the Problematique]]" – [[Muse (band)|Muse]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Me Love]]" – [[Sean Kingston]] <small>(#14)</small>
* "[[Never Again (Kelly Clarkson song)|Never Again]]" – [[Kelly Clarkson]] <small>(#8)</small>
* "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" – [[Alicia Keys]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[On the Hotline]]" – [[Pretty Ricky]] <small>(#12)</small>
* "[[Our Song (Taylor Swift song)|Our Song]]" – [[Taylor Swift]] <small>(#16)</small>
* "[[Over You (Daughtry song)|Over You]]" – [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]] <small>(#18)</small>
* "[[Paralyzer]]" – [[Finger Eleven]] <small>(#6)</small>
* "[[Party Like a Rockstar]]" – [[Shop Boyz]] <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[Piece of Me (Britney Spears song)|Piece of Me]]" – [[Britney Spears]] <small>(#18)</small>
* "[[Pop, Lock & Drop It]]" – [[Huey (rapper)|Huey]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Potential Breakup Song]]" – [[Aly & AJ]] <small>(#17)</small>
* "[[Push It to the Limit (Corbin Bleu song)|Push It to the Limit]]" – [[Corbin Bleu]] <small>(#14)</small>
* "[[Rockstar (Nickelback song)|Rockstar]]" – [[Nickelback]] <small>(#11)</small>
* "[[Same Girl (R. Kelly and Usher song)|Same Girl]]" – [[R. Kelly]] and [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] <small>(#20)</small>
* "[[Sexual Eruption|Sensual Seduction]]" – [[Snoop Dogg]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Sexy Lady (Yung Berg song)|Sexy Lady]]" – [[Yung Berg]] featuring Junior <small>(#18)</small>
* "[[Shadow of the Day]]" – [[Linkin Park]] <small>(#15)</small>
* "[[Shawty (Plies song)|Shawty]]" – [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] featuring [[T-Pain]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Shawty Is a 10]]" – [[The-Dream]] featuring [[Fabolous]] <small>(#17)</small>
* "[[Shut Up and Drive (Rihanna song)|Shut Up and Drive]]" – [[Rihanna]] <small>(#15)</small>
* "[[Sorry, Blame It on Me]]" – [[Akon]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[So Small]]" – [[Carrie Underwood]] <small>(#17)</small>
* "[[Stronger (Kanye West song)|Stronger]]" – [[Kanye West]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Summer Love (Justin Timberlake song)|Summer Love]]" – [[Justin Timberlake]] <small>(#6)</small>
* "[[The Sweet Escape (song)|The Sweet Escape]]" – [[Gwen Stefani]] featuring [[Akon]] <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)]]" – [[Wyclef Jean]] featuring [[Niia]], [[Akon]] and [[Lil Wayne]] <small>(#12)</small>
* "[[Take You There (Sean Kingston song)|Take You There]]" – [[Sean Kingston]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Tattoo (Jordin Sparks song)|Tattoo]]" – [[Jordin Sparks]] <small>(#8)</small>
* "[[Teardrops on My Guitar]]" – [[Taylor Swift]] <small>(#13)</small>
* "[[This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race]]" – Fall Out Boy <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[This Is My Now]]" – [[Jordin Sparks]] <small>(#15)</small>
* "[[This Is Why I'm Hot]]" – [[Mims (rapper)|Mims]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Thnks fr th Mmrs]]" – [[Fall Out Boy]] <small>(#11)</small>
* "[[Throw Some D's]]" – [[Rich Boy]] featuring [[Polow da Don]] <small>(#6)</small>
* "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" – [[Rihanna]] feat. [[Jay-Z]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Until the End of Time (Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé song)|Until the End of Time]]" – [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Beyoncé]] <small>(#17)</small>
* "[[Wait for You (Elliott Yamin song)|Wait For You]]" – [[Elliott Yamin]] <small>(#13)</small>
* "[[Waiting on the World to Change]]" – [[John Mayer]] <small>(#14)</small>
* "[[Wake Up Call (Maroon 5 song)|Wake Up Call]]" – [[Maroon 5]] <small>(#19)</small>
* "[[Walk Away (Remember Me)]]" – [[Paula DeAnda]] <small>(#19)</small>
* "[[The Way I Are]]" – [[Timbaland]] featuring [[Keri Hilson]] and D.O.E. <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[What Goes Around... Comes Around]]" –[[Justin Timberlake]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[What I've Done]]" – [[Linkin Park]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[What Time Is It? (song)|What Time Is It?]]" – [[High School Musical|High School Musical cast]] <small>(#6)</small>
* "[[When You're Gone (Avril Lavigne song)|When You're Gone]]" – [[Avril Lavigne]] <small>(#24)</small>
* "[[Who Knew]]" – [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[With Every Heartbeat]]" – [[Robyn]] featuring [[Kleerup]] <small>(#29)</small>
* "[[With Love (Hilary Duff song)|With Love]]" – [[Hilary Duff]] <small>(#24)</small>
* "[[With You (Chris Brown song)|With You]]" – [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[You (Lloyd song)|You]]" – [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]] <small>(#9)</small>
}}

'''[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007]]'''

===Other international hits===
*"[[4 Mots sur un piano]]" – [[Patrick Fiori]], [[Jean-Jacques Goldman]] and Christine Ricol
*"ABC" – [[Jin (rapper)|Jin]]
*"[[Afortunada]]" – [[Francisca Valenzuela]]
*"[[Amaranth (song)|Amaranth]]" – [[Nightwish]]
*"[[Baheb Nuoa Kalamak]]" – [[Amal Hijazi]]
*"[[Bajo el mismo Cielo (song)|Bajo el mismo Cielo]]" – [[Kany García]]
*"[[¡Basta Ya! (song)|¡Basta Ya!]] – [[Marco Antonio Solís]]
*"[[Chak De India (song)|Chak De India]]" – [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Salim Merchant]], Marianne D'Cruz
*"[[Der Regen fällt]]" – [[LaFee]]
*"[[Double Je]]" – [[Christophe Willem]]
*"Dziękuję" – [[Doda (singer)|Doda]]
*"[[Empezar Desde Cero|Hoy Que Te Vas]]" – [[RBD]]
*"[[Garçon (song)|Garçon]]" – [[Koxie]]
*"[[Invincible (Muse song)|Invincible]]" – [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
*"It Only Reminds Me Of You" – [[MYMP]]
*"[[Jacques a dit]]" – Christophe Willem
*"[[La débâcle des sentiments]]" – [[Stanislas (singer)|Stanislas]]
*"[[Like Only a Woman Can]]" – [[Brian McFadden]]
*"Maximum" – [[Murat Boz]]
*"[[No Te Veo]]" – [[Casa de Leones]]
*"[[Oshiri Kajiri Mushi]]" – [[Uruma Delvi]]
*"[[Quiero (Ricardo Arjona song)|Quiero]]" – [[Ricardo Arjona]]
*"[[Rise Up (Yves Larock song)|Rise Up]]" – [[Yves Larock]]
*"[[Shaka Beach: Laka Laka La]]" – [[Uverworld]]
*"[[Tu Amor No Es Garantía]]" – [[Anaís]]
*"[[Un Corazón]]" – [[Chelo (American singer)|Chelo]]
*"Upside Down" – [[6 Cycle Mind]]

==Classical music==
===Instrumental works===
*[[Kalevi Aho]] – Oboe Concerto
*[[Lera Auerbach]] – Symphony No. 1 "Chimera"
*Brice Pauset – ''Vier variationen'', for flute, percussion, piano and string trio
*[[Michael Daugherty]] – [[Deus ex Machina (composition)|''Deus ex Machina'']]
*[[Lorenzo Ferrero]] – ''Fantasy Suite'', for flute, violoncello and piano
*[[Sofia Gubaidulina]]
**''Ravvedimento'', for cello and four guitars
**''In Tempus Praesens'', concert for violin and orchestra
*[[Nigel Hess]] – Piano Concerto
*[[Wojciech Kilar]] – Symphony No. 5 ''Advent Symphony'', for choir and orchestra or instrumental ensemble
*[[Claude Ledoux (composer)|Claude Ledoux]] – ''Canto a due'' for B{{music|flat}} clarinet and cello
*[[Karlheinz Stockhausen]]
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Seventh Hour|Balance]]'', for flute, English horn, and bass clarinet
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Eighth Hour: Glück|Glück]]'' (Bliss), for oboe, English horn, and bassoon
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Ninth Hour: Hoffnung|Hoffnung]]'' (Hope), for violin, viola, and cello
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Tenth Hour|Glanz]]'' (Brilliance), for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and viola
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Eleventh Hour|Treue]]'' (Fidelity), for E-flat clarinet, basset horn, and bass clarinet
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Twelfth Hour|Erwachen]]'' (Awakening), for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello
*[[Martijn Padding]] – ''And Trees Would Sing'', for counter tenor/high tenor and trombone quartet

===Electronic music===
*[[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] – ''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Thirteenth Hour|Cosmic Pulses]]'', electronic music

====Vocal music with electronic music====
*[[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] –
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Fourteenth Hour|Havona]]'', for bass voice and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Fifteenth Hour|Orvonton]]'', for baritone and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Eighteenth Hour|Jerusem]]'', for tenor and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Nineteenth Hour|Urantia]]'', for soprano and electronic music

====Instrumental music with electronic music====
*[[Keith Kirchoff]] – ''The Adventures of Norby'', for piano and electronics
*[[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] –
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Fourteenth Hour|Havona]]'', for bass voice and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Fifteenth Hour|Orvonton]]'', for baritone and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Sixteenth Hour: Uversa|Uversa]]'', for basset-horn and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Seventeenth Hour|Nebadon]]'', for horn and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Eighteenth Hour|Jerusem]]'', for tenor and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Nineteenth Hour|Urantia]]'', for soprano and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Twentieth Hour|Edentia]]'', for soprano saxophone and electronic music
**''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Twenty-first Hour|Paradies]]'' (Paradise), for flute and electronic music

===Opera===
*[[Unsuk Chin]] – ''[[Alice in Wonderland (opera)|Alice in Wonderland]]''<ref>{{IRCAM work|title=''Alice in Wonderland'', Unsuk Chin|id=19993|access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
*[[Ryan Conarro]], [[William Todd Hunt]] – ''[[Arctic Magic Flute]]''
*[[Vladimir Cosma]] – ''[[Marius et Fanny]]''
*[[Victor Davies]] – ''[[Transit of Venus (opera)|Transit of Venus]]''
*[[Anthony Davis (composer)|Anthony Davis]] – ''[[Wakonda's Dream]]''
*[[Jonathan Dove]] – ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (opera)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''
*[[Lorenzo Ferrero]] – ''[[Le piccole storie|Le piccole storie: Ai margini delle guerre]]''
*[[Philip Glass]] – ''[[Appomattox (opera)|Appomattox]]''<ref>{{cite news|author=Joshua Kosman|url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/2007-10-08/entertainment/17263889_1_lee-s-surrender-civil-war-two-generals/3 |title=Philip Glass opera ''Appomattox'' both impressive and inconsistent|newspaper =[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=8 October 2007}}</ref>
*[[Ricky Ian Gordon]] – ''[[The Grapes of Wrath (opera)|The Grapes of Wrath]]''
*[[Hans Werner Henze]] – ''[[Phaedra (opera)|Phaedra]]''
*[[James MacMillan]] – ''[[The Sacrifice (opera)|The Sacrifice]]''
*[[Richard Mills (composer)|Richard Mills]] – ''[[The Love of the Nightingale (opera)|The Love of the Nightingale]]''
*[[Fabio Vacchi]] – ''[[Teneke (opera)|Teneke]]''

===Ballet===
*[[Lorenzo Ferrero]] – ''[[Franca Florio, regina di Palermo]]''

==Musical film==
*''[[Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule]]'', Telugu-language film starring [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] and [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], with music composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/9130.html|title=Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule - Venkatesh excelled in emoting|work=indiaglitz.com|access-date=2009-07-26| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090618121129/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/9130.html| archive-date= 18 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]'' a musical which tells a love story during war times, using adapted versions of music from [[The Beatles]]. It was widely released October 12, 2007.
*''[[Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer]]'', documentary, directed and produced by Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/movies/15anit.html|title=Fraught Life of a Cast-Iron Songstress|date=August 14, 2008|author=Stephen Holden|website=New York Times|access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref>
* ''[[August Rush]]''
*''[[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]]'', Kannada-language film written and directed by [[Duniya Soori|Soori]], with songs by [[V. Manohar]] and score by [[Sadhu Kokila]]<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/duniya-vijay-100-days-success-040607.html Vijay's best days are here] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120710201624/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/duniya-vijay-100-days-success-040607.html |date=July 10, 2012 }} 4 June 2007.</ref>
*''[[Love Songs (2007 film)|Les Chansons d'Amour]]'', directed by [[Christophe Honoré]] and starring [[Louis Garrel]], [[Ludivine Sagnier]], [[Clotilde Hesme]] and [[Chiara Mastroianni]], with music by Alex Beaupain<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4435151/year/2007.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Love Songs |accessdate=2009-12-20|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
*''[[Music and Lyrics]]''
*The musical, ''[[Sweeney Todd (musical)|Sweeney Todd]]'', was adapted as a major motion picture (under the title ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'') by [[Tim Burton]] featuring [[Johnny Depp]], [[Helena Bonham Carter]], [[Christopher Lee]], [[Alan Rickman]] and [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] in key roles. It was released December 21, 2007.
*''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'' – an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters' 1988 comedy film. It was released July 20, 2007.
*The film ''[[Once (film)|Once]]'', a self-proclaimed modern musical which goes on to win the [[Academy Award]] for Best Song for the song "[[Falling Slowly]]"
*''[[Piano, solo]]'', biopic about the life of jazz pianist and composer [[Luca Flores]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Maria Pia Fusco|title=Vita fragile di un pianista di genio|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2007/09/19/vita-fragile-di-un-pianista-di-genio.html?ref=search|accessdate=11 March 2014|newspaper=[[La Repubblica]]|date=19 September 2007}}</ref>
*''[[Secret (2007 film)|Secret]]''

==Musical theater==
*''[[110 in the Shade]]'' ([[Harvey Schmidt|Schmidt]] and [[Tom Jones (writer)|Jones]]) -- Broadway revival
* ''[[Curtains (musical)|Curtains]]'' (Music: [[John Kander]] Lyrics: [[Fred Ebb]] Book: [[Rupert Holmes]]) – Broadway production opened at the [[Al Hirschfeld Theatre]] on March 22 and ran for 511 performances
*''[[Legally Blonde (musical)|Legally Blonde]]'' (Music and Lyrics: [[Nell Benjamin]] and [[Laurence O'Keefe (composer)|Laurence O'Keefe]] Book: [[Heather Hach]]) - Broadway production opened at the [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] on April 29 and ran for 595 performances
*''[[Matador (Danish musical)]]'' (Music: [[Bent Fabricius-Bjerre]] Lyrics: [[Clemens Telling]]) – opened at the [[Copenhagen Opera House]] on June 10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avisen.dk/Pages/Guests/Articles/2020/ShowTemplatedArticle.aspx?ArticleID=69068&Type=69068|title=Matador – En dansk musical uden tårer|date=11 June 2007|website=Avisen.dk|language=da|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
* ''[[Ruža na asfaltu]]'' (Music: [[Darko Hajsek]] Lyrics: Hajsek and [[Ladislav Prežigalo]] Book: [[Igor Weidlich]]) - opened at the Komedija Theatre, Zagreb, on October 27<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.komedija.hr/repertoar/ruza/prva.htm|title=Ruža na asfaltu|access-date=June 12, 2010|publisher=Kazalište Komedija|language=Croatian|archive-date=April 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412100237/http://www.komedija.hr/repertoar/ruza/prva.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Siddhartha (musical)|Siddhartha]]'' (Book: [[Hsing Yun]]) - opened at the Waterfront Cebu, [[Cebu City]], [[Philippines]], on June 6

==Musical television==
* ''[[Miss Marie Lloyd – Queen of The Music Hall]]'' starring [[Jessie Wallace]] and [[Richard Armitage (actor)|Richard Armitage]]
* ''[[High School Musical 2]]'' starring [[Zac Efron]], [[Vanessa Hudgens]], and [[Ashley Tisdale]] premiered on the [[Disney Channel]], it went on to become one of the most successful television movies ever.

==Births==
*[[January 1]] – Miguel Gallego Arámbula, first son of the Latin superstar [[Luis Miguel]]
*[[January 10]] – [[Maléna (singer)|Maléna]], Armenian singer and winner of [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021]]
*[[January 28]] – [[Alaya High]], American singer, rapper and child actress
*[[February 4]] – [[Melody (Brazilian singer)|Melody]], Brazilian singer
*[[March 15]] – Maiú Levi Lawlor, represented Ireland at [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021]]
*[[July 29]] – [[Lil Tay]], American-Canadian singer
*[[September 15]] – Nathan Glenn and Alex Jacob Robertson, twin sons of [[Orli Shaham]] and [[David Robertson (conductor)|David Robertson]]
*[[October 7]] – Sabrina Sakaë, first daughter of [[Thalía]] and [[Tommy Mottola]]
*[[October 30]] – [[Christian Li]], Australian violinist

==Deaths==
===January–February===
*[[January 1]]
**[[Julius Hegyi]], American conductor, 83<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/julius-hegyi-obituary?pid=85864381|title=Julius Hegyi Obituary|website=Legacy.com|access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>
**[[Tad Jones]], American music historian, 54 (injuries from a fall)
**[[Del Reeves]], American country singer, 74
*[[January 3]] – [[János Fürst]], Hungarian conductor and violinist, 71<ref>{{cite news |last1= |title=Obituaries: Janos Furst, 'Edge of the seat' conductor |work=The Independent |date=10 January 2007}}</ref>
*[[January 6]] – [[Pete Kleinow]], American guitarist ([[The Flying Burrito Brothers]]), 72
*[[January 8]] – Mercedes Murciano, Cuban singer ([[Miami Sound Machine]]), 49
*[[January 12]] – [[Alice Coltrane]], American jazz multi-instrumentalist, 69
*[[January 13]] – [[Michael Brecker]], American jazz saxophonist, 57 (leukemia)
*[[January 16]] – Thornton "Pookie" Hudson, American singer ([[The Spaniels]]), 73
*[[January 17]] – Uwe Nettlebeck, German producer and multi-instrumentalist ([[Faust (band)|Faust]]), 67
*[[January 18]] – [[Brent Liles]], American punk bassist ([[Social Distortion]]), 43 (road accident)
*[[January 19]] – [[Denny Doherty]], Canadian singer ([[The Mamas & the Papas]]), 66
*[[January 21]]
** [[Mina Foley]], New Zealand coloratura soprano, 76<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=274&objectid=10420243&ref=imthis |title='Voice of the century' Mina Foley dies at 77 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=22 January 2007 |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref>
** [[U;Nee]], South Korean singer, rapper, dancer, and actress, 25 (suicide)<ref>{{cite news|title=Singer U;Nee Dies in Apparent Suicide|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/01/22/2007012261006.html|access-date=March 27, 2017|work=Chosun Ilbo|agency=Chosun Ilbo Co.|date=January 22, 2007}}</ref>
*[[January 22]] – [[Disco D]], American music producer and composer, 26 (suicide by hanging)
*[[January 28]] – [[Karel Svoboda (composer)|Karel Svoboda]], composer, 68
*[[January 31]] – [[Kirka Babitzin]], Finnish singer, 56
*[[February 1]]
**[[Whitney Balliett]], American journalist and jazz critic, 80
**[[Gian Carlo Menotti]], composer, 95
*[[February 4]] – [[Ilya Kormiltsev]], Russian songwriter, 47 (spinal cancer)
*[[February 6]]
**<!--February 6-->[[Billy Henderson (American singer)|Billy Henderson]], American vocalist ([[The Spinners (American group)|The Spinners]]), 67
**<!--February 6-->[[Frankie Laine]], American singer, 93
*[[February 8]] – [[Joe Hunter (musician)|Joe Hunter]], American pianist ([[The Funk Brothers]]), 79
*[[February 12]] – [[Eldee Young]], American bassist ([[Young-Holt Unlimited]]), 71
*[[February 15]] – [[Ray Evans]], American songwriter, 92
*[[February 18]] – John "Bam Bam" Lane, American drummer ([[Bill Haley & His Comets]]), 76
*[[February 19]] – [[Janet Blair]], American actress and singer, 85
*[[February 22]] – [[Edgar Evans (tenor)|Edgar Evans]], Welsh operatic tenor, 94
*[[February 23]]
**[[Donnie Brooks]], American pop singer, 71
**[[Ian Wallace (drummer)|Ian Wallace]], British drummer ([[King Crimson]]), 60
*[[February 24]] – [[Bryan Balkwill]], English pianist and orchestral conductor, 84
*[[February 28]] – [[Billy Thorpe]], British-born Australian rock performer, 60

===March–April===
*[[March 7]] – [[Frigyes Hidas]], Hungarian composer, 88
*[[March 9]] – [[Brad Delp]], American singer ([[Boston (band)|Boston]]), 55 (suicide)
*[[March 11]] – [[Betty Hutton]], American singer and actress, 86
*[[March 19]] – [[Luther Ingram]], American singer, 69
*[[March 30]] – [[Marcel Merkès]], French operatic tenor, 86
*[[April 5]] – [[Mark St. John]], American guitarist ([[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[White Tiger (band)|White Tiger]]), 51
*[[April 9]] – [[Egon Bondy]], Czech songwriter ([[The Plastic People of the Universe]]), 77
*[[April 10]]
**[[Walter Hendl]], American conductor, composer, and pianist, 90
**[[Dakota Staton]], American jazz vocalist, 74
*[[April 14]] – [[Don Ho]], Hawaiian musician, 76
*[[April 17]] – [[Kitty Carlisle]], American singer, 96
*[[April 20]] – [[Andrew Hill (jazz musician)|Andrew Hill]], American jazz pianist, 75
*[[April 25]] – [[Bobby "Boris" Pickett]], American singer, 69
*[[April 26]] – San Fadyl, American drummer ([[The Ladybug Transistor]]), 31
*[[April 27]] – [[Mstislav Rostropovich]], Russian cellist and conductor, 80
*[[April 30]]
**[[Zola Taylor]], American vocalist ([[The Platters]]), 69
**[[Grégory Lemarchal]], French singer, 23 (cystic fibrosis)

===May–June===
*[[May 6]] – [[Đorđe Novković]], Croatian songwriter, 63
*[[May 8]] – [[Carson Whitsett]], American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer ([[The Imperial Show Band]]), 62
*[[May 20]] – [[Ben Weisman]], American pianist, 95
*[[May 27]] – [[Izumi Sakai]], Japanese singer ([[Zard]]), 40
*[[June 1]] – [[Tony Thompson (singer)|Tony Thompson]], American singer ([[Hi-Five]]), 31 (freon overdose)
*[[June 2]] – John Pyke, American drummer ([[Ra Ra Riot]]), 23
*[[June 4]] – [[Freddie Scott]], American singer, 74
*[[June 8]] – [[Nellie Lutcher]], American jazz and pop singer and pianist, 94
*[[June 13]] – [[Oskar Morawetz]], Canadian composer, 90
*[[June 18]] – [[Hank Medress]], American singer ([[The Tokens]]), 67
*[[June 24]] – [[Natasja Saad|Natasja]], Danish reggae singer, 33 (car accident)<ref>{{cite news | title = Danish rapper killed in car accident in Jamaica | url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/25/europe/EU-GEN-Denmark-Rapper-Killed.php | agency = [[Associated Press]] | newspaper = [[International Herald Tribune]] | date = 25 June 2007 | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20071027112834/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/25/europe/EU-GEN-Denmark-Rapper-Killed.php | archivedate = 27 October 2007}}</ref>
*[[June 29]] – [[George McCorkle]], American guitarist ([[The Marshall Tucker Band]]), 60

===July–August===
*[[July 2]]
**[[Beverly Sills]], American operatic soprano, 78
**[[Hy Zaret]], American lyricist, 98
*[[July 3]] – [[Boots Randolph]], American saxophonist, 80
*[[July 4]] – [[Bill Pinkney]], American vocalist ([[The Drifters]]), 81
*[[July 5]] – [[George Melly]], British Jazz vocalist, 80
*[[July 8]] – [[Jindřich Feld]], Czech composer, 82
*[[July 11]] – [[Rod Lauren]], American singer, 67
*[[July 12]] – [[Robert Burås]], Norwegian rock guitarist and songwriter of [[Madrugada (band)|Madrugada]], 31
*[[July 15]] – Kelly Johnson, British guitarist ([[Girlschool]]), 49
*[[July 23]] – [[Ron Miller (songwriter)|Ron Miller]], American songwriter and producer, 74
*[[July 29]] – Trevor Hudson, American bassist ([[Bottom of the Hudson]]), 27 (car accident)
*[[July 28]] – [[Theo Altmeyer]], German classical tenor, 76
*[[August 4]] – [[Lee Hazlewood]], American singer and songwriter, 78
*[[August 10]] – [[Tony Wilson|Anthony Wilson]], British record executive ([[Factory Records]]), 57
*[[August 12]] – [[Merv Griffin]], American singer, television producer and land developer, 82
*[[August 16]] – [[Max Roach]], American jazz drummer, 83
*[[August 30]] – [[K. P. H. Notoprojo]], Javanese gamelan and rebab player, and composer, 98

===September–October===
*[[September 3]] – [[Carter Albrecht]], American keyboardist ([[Edie Brickell & New Bohemians]]), 34 (shot)
*[[September 6]] – [[Luciano Pavarotti]], Italian tenor, 71
*[[September 9]] – [[Hughie Thomasson]], American guitarist, 55 (heart attack)
*[[September 10]] – [[Thomas Hansen (musician)|Thomas Hansen]], Norwegian musician, 31 (drug-related)
*[[September 11]]
**<!--September 11-->[[Willie Tee]], American singer/songwriter, 63
**<!--September 11-->[[Joe Zawinul]], Austrian keyboardist ([[Weather Report]]), 75
*[[September 12]] – [[Bobby Byrd]], American soul singer, 73
*[[September 15]] – [[Aldemaro Romero]], Venezuelan composer, pianist and conductor, 79
*[[September 25]] – Patrick Bourque, Canadian bassist ([[Emerson Drive]]), 29
*[[October 9]] – Jacqueline "Lady Jaye" Breyer, British experimental musician ([[Psychic TV]]), 38
*[[October 16]] – [[Toše Proeski]], Macedonian singer, 26 (car accident)
*[[October 17]] – [[Teresa Brewer]], American singer, 76
*[[October 18]] – [[Lucky Dube]], South African reggae musician, 43 (shot)
*[[October 20]] – [[Paul Raven (musician)|Paul Raven]], British bassist ([[Killing Joke]]) 46 (heart attack)
*[[October 24]] – [[Petr Eben]], Czech composer, 78
*[[October 28]] – [[Porter Wagoner]], American country singer, 80
*[[October 30]] – [[Robert Goulet]], American singer, 73

===November–December===
*[[November 2]] – [[Witold Kiełtyka]], Polish drummer, 23 (bus accident)
*[[November 6]] – [[Hank Thompson (musician)|Hank Thompson]], American country singer and guitarist, 82
*[[November 11]] – [[John Petersen (musician)|John Petersen]], American drummer ([[The Beau Brummels]], [[Harpers Bizarre]]), 65
*[[November 12]] – [[Peter "Cool Man" Steiner]], Swiss singer, 90
*[[November 14]] – [[Craig Smith (conductor)|Craig Smith]], American conductor, 60
*[[November 16]] – [[Grethe Kausland]], Norwegian singer, 60 ([[lung cancer]])
*[[November 19]]
**[[Paul Brodie]], Canadian saxophonist, 73
**[[Kevin DuBrow]], American singer, ([[Quiet Riot]]), 52
**[[Wiera Gran]], Polish singer, 91
*[[November 20]] – [[Ernest "Doc" Paulin]], American jazz musician, 100
*[[November 23]] – [[Frank Guarrera]], American singer, 83
*[[November 24]] – [[Hawthorne Heights#Death of Casey Calvert (2007)|Casey Calvert]], American guitarist ([[Hawthorne Heights]]) 26 (drug overdose)
*[[November 27]] – [[Cecil Payne]], American saxophonist, 84
*[[November 28]]
**[[Fred Chichin]], French musician, ([[Les Rita Mitsouko]]), 53
**[[Ashley Titus]], South African rapper, 37 (heart condition)
*[[November 29]] – [[Jim Nesbitt]], American country singer, 75
*[[November 30]] – Patrick Mason, American bassist [[Arsonists Get All the Girls]], 21
*[[December 3]] – [[Sergio Gómez (singer)|Sergio Gómez]], Mexican singer ([[K-Paz de la Sierra]]), 34, (murdered)
*[[December 4]] – [[Pimp C]], American rapper ([[UGK]]), 33 (drug-related)
*[[December 5]] – [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]], German [[avant-garde]] composer, 79
*[[December 12]] – [[Ike Turner]], American guitarist, 76
*[[December 16]]
**[[Dan Fogelberg]], American singer/guitarist, 56
**[[Harald Genzmer]], German composer and teacher, 98
*[[December 21]] – [[Ruth Wallis]], American singer, 87
*[[December 22]] – Joe Ames, American singer ([[Ames Brothers]]), 88
*[[December 23]]
**[[Oscar Peterson]], Canadian [[jazz pianist]], 82
**Evan Ferrell, American bassist ([[Rogue Wave (band)|Rogue Wave]]), 33
*[[December 25]] – [[Pat Kirkwood (actress)|Pat Kirkwood]], English actress and singer, 86
*[[December 26]]
**[[Joe Dolan]], Irish singer, 68
**Les Humphries, German singer ([[Les Humphries Singers]]), 67


==See also==
==See also==
* [[2007]]
* [[2007 in country music]]
* [[List of 'years in music']]
* [[2007 in British music]]
* [[Timeline of trends in music (2000-present)|2000s in music]]
* [[2007 in hip-hop|2007 in hip hop music]]
* [[2007 in heavy metal music]]
* [[List of 2007 albums]]
* [[Timeline of musical events]]

==References==
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The best-selling records in 2007 according to IFPI:[24]

Position Album Title Artist
1 The Best Damn Thing Avril Lavigne
2 Carnival Ride Carrie Underwood
3 Back to Black Amy Winehouse
4 Noël Josh Groban
5 Long Road Out of Eden Eagles
6 Minutes to Midnight Linkin Park
7 As I Am Alicia Keys
8 Call Me Irresponsible Michael Bublé
9 Life in Cartoon Motion Mika
10 Not Too Late Norah Jones

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Billboard's Top Sellers 2007.[25]

Position Album Title Artist
1 Daughtry Daughtry
2 Konvicted Akon
3 The Dutchess Fergie
4 Hannah Montana Various Artists
5 Some Hearts Carrie Underwood
6 All the Right Reasons Nickelback
7 FutureSex/LoveSounds Justin Timberlake
8 High School Musical 2 Various Artists
9 Now 23 Various Artists
10 Minutes to Midnight Linkin Park
11 B'Day Beyoncé
12 Graduation Kanye West
13 Me and My Gang Rascal Flatts
14 Love The Beatles
15 The Sweet Escape Gwen Stefani
16 Hannah Montana 2 Various Artists
17 Awake Josh Groban
18 Not Too Late Norah Jones
19 Taylor Swift Taylor Swift
20 Kingdom Come Jay-Z

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  • Kalevi Aho – Oboe Concerto
  • Lera Auerbach – Symphony No. 1 "Chimera"
  • Brice Pauset – Vier variationen, for flute, percussion, piano and string trio
  • Michael Daugherty – Deus ex Machina
  • Lorenzo Ferrero – Fantasy Suite, for flute, violoncello and piano
  • Sofia Gubaidulina
    • Ravvedimento, for cello and four guitars
    • In Tempus Praesens, concert for violin and orchestra
  • Nigel Hess – Piano Concerto
  • Wojciech Kilar – Symphony No. 5 Advent Symphony, for choir and orchestra or instrumental ensemble
  • Claude Ledoux – Canto a due for B♭ clarinet and cello
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
    • Balance, for flute, English horn, and bass clarinet
    • Glück (Bliss), for oboe, English horn, and bassoon
    • Hoffnung (Hope), for violin, viola, and cello
    • Glanz (Brilliance), for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and viola
    • Treue (Fidelity), for E-flat clarinet, basset horn, and bass clarinet
    • Erwachen (Awakening), for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello
  • Martijn Padding – And Trees Would Sing, for counter tenor/high tenor and trombone quartet

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