🎸 Rock Legends & Band Anthems Chronological History Timeline

Chronological Timeline (539 Entries)

1. [1436] Emperor of Ethiopia — In 1436 Ibn Taghribirdi wrote a passage referring to the emperor as the "Lord of Amhara, the Hatse, the Abyssinian King, the infidel and the Lord of the Amhara in Abyssinia.
2. [1551] Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset — He was later released and reconciled with Warwick (now Duke of Northumberland), but in 1551 Northumberland accused him of treason, and he was executed in January 1552.
3. [1554] Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester — Robert Dudley was condemned to death but was released in 1554 and took part in the Battle of St.
4. [1616] Walter Raleigh — In 1616, he was released to lead a second expedition in search of El Dorado.
5. [1712] Joseph Addison — Furthermore, he composed the play Cato, a Tragedy, in 1712.
6. [1720] Makassan contact with Australia — Campbell Macknight's classic study of the Makassan trepang industry accepts the start of the industry as about 1720, with the earliest recorded trepang voyage made in 1751.
7. [1744] Al Bu Said dynasty — It is composed of the descendants of Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi, who founded the dynasty in 1744.
8. [1825] Theodoros Kolokotronis — In 1825, Kolokotronis was released and appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek forces in Peloponnese.
9. [1835] James Hogg — james hogg scottish poet and novelist, best known as the "ettrick shepherd" James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English.
10. [1875] John Philip Sousa — Sousa left the band in 1875, and over the next five years, he performed as a violinist and learned to conduct.
11. [1894] Golden Age of Piracy — The oldest known literary mention of a "Golden Age" of piracy is from 1894, when the English journalist George Powell wrote about "What appears to have been the golden age of piracy up to the last decade of the 17th century.
12. [1897] Carl Nielsen — The works he composed between 1897 and 1904 are sometimes ascribed to his "psychological" period, resulting mainly from a turbulent marriage with the sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen.
13. [1907] Pearl White — Against the wishes of her father, White dropped out of school, and in 1907, she went on the road with the Trousedale Stock Company, working evening shows while keeping her day job to help support her family.
14. [1915] Marie Lloyd — In 1915, she performed her only wartime song "Now You've Got Your Khaki On", which became a favourite among front-line troops.
15. [1930] Margot Fonteyn — The Vic-Wells choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, wrote numerous parts for Fonteyn and her partner, Robert Helpmann, with whom she danced from the 1930s to the 1940s.
16. [1930] Robert Donat — In his book, The Age of the Dream Palace, Jeffrey Richards wrote that Donat was "British cinema's one undisputed romantic leading man in the 1930s".
17. [1931] Cab Calloway — His signature song, "Minnie the Moocher," was recorded in 1931.
18. [1939] Pedro Infante — From 1939 until his death, Infante acted in over 60 films (30 of them with his brother Ángel) and recorded over 350 songs.
19. [1941] Muddy Waters — Work III recorded him for the Library of Congress in 1941, marking his initial documented foray into professional recording.
20. [1941] Orson Welles — His first film was Citizen Kane (1941), which he co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in as the title character, Charles Foster Kane.
21. [1944] Adolph Green — On Broadway, they wrote the music and lyrics to musicals such as On the Town (1944), Two on the Aisle (1951), Peter Pan (1954), Bells Are Ringing (1956), and Applause (1970).
22. [1945] Yvonne De Carlo — She obtained her breakthrough role in Salome, Where She Danced (1945), a Universal Pictures release produced by Walter Wanger, who described her as "the most beautiful girl in the world.
23. [1946] Frank Sinatra — In 1946, Sinatra released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra.
24. [1946] Kang Hyo-shil — While Kang debuted with a play performed at Pyongyang National Theatre in 1946 when 17 years old, she earnestly started her career as entered Theatre Sinhyeop.
25. [1948] Sister Rosetta Tharpe — ("Down by the Riverside" was recorded by Tharpe on December 2, 1948, in New York City, and issued as Decca single #48106.
26. [1949] Earl Scruggs — Scruggs's banjo instrumental "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" was recorded in December 1949 and released in March 1950.
27. [1950] Kenny Rogers — In the late 1950s, Rogers began his recording career with the Houston-based group the Scholars, who first released "The Poor Little Doggie".
28. [1950] Willie Dixon — These songs were written during the peak years of Chess Records, from 1950 to 1965, and were performed by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Bo Diddley; they influenced a generation of musicians worldwide.
29. [1951] Yoon Bok-hee — She debuted in 1951 at age five with the Nak-Rang Music Troupe in the Joong-Ang Theatre.
30. [1952] Dorothy Lamour — The sixth film in the series, Road to Bali, was released in 1952.
31. [1952] Masumi Okada — In 1952, while still a student at SJIS, Okada debuted as an actor in a musical at the Nichigeki Music Hall.
32. [1954] Ahmed Rushdi — In 1954, he recorded the official National Anthem of Pakistan with several other singers.
33. [1954] Etta James — Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s as the Chitlin' Circuit.
34. [1954] Gloria Romero — Outside of film, her stage work was limited to portraying the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Lenten play Martir sa Golgota, a role she performed annually from 1954 to 1956.
35. [1957] Albert Namatjira — Namatjira was the first recorded Northern Territory Aboriginal person to be freed from restrictions that made Aboriginal people wards of the state when he was granted full rights of citizenship in 1957.
36. [1957] Buddy Holly — The album The "Chirping" Crickets, released in November 1957, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart.
37. [1958] Alvin and the Chipmunks — Later in 1958, Bagdasarian released the similarly engineered "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" for which he came up with the chipmunk characters and their human father, attributing the track to them.
38. [1958] Bill Evans — In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, which in 1959, then immersed in modal jazzKILINK_1@@, recorded Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time.
39. [1958] Pérez Prado — His number 1 hit "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" was followed by other charting singles, such as a cover of "Guaglione" and his own "Patricia", both released in 1958.
40. [1959] Barry Mann — His first successful song as a writer was "She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)", a Top 20 chart-scoring song composed for the band The Diamonds in 1959.
41. [1960] Elton John — In the 1960s he formed the blues band Bluesology, wrote songs for other artists alongside Taupin, and worked as a session musician, before releasing his debut album, Empty Sky (1969).
42. [1960] Emmylou Harris — After relocating to New York City during the 1960s, she recorded her initial folk album and began performing in regional settings.
43. [1960] Joan Collins — After starring in the epic film Esther and the King (1960), she was, upon request, released from her contract with 20th Century Fox.
44. [1961] Bert Kaempfert — His influence is evident through famous compositions such as "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon over Naples," and he notably produced the Beatles' first professional recordings in 1961.
45. [1961] The Everly Brothers — The brothers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1961 and their output dropped off, though additional hit singles continued through the early 1960s.
46. [1962] Booker T. & the M.G.'s — They also released instrumental records under their own name, including the 1962 hit single "Green Onions".
47. [1962] Chubby Checker — His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later (in 1962).
48. [1962] Tony Bennett — In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco".
49. [1964] La Monte Young — In 1964, he began work on his unfinished improvisatory composition The Well-Tuned Piano, iterations of which he has performed throughout subsequent decades.
50. [1965] Curtis Mayfield — In 1965, he wrote "People Get Ready" for the Impressions, which was ranked No.
51. [1965] The Carpenters — They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio along with Wesley Jacobs, then formed the middle-of-the-road band Spectrum.
52. [1965] The Dubliners — The Dubliners worked with Behan regularly between 1965 and 1966; Behan wrote numerous songs for this act, including the song "McAlpine's Fusiliers" created specifically to showcase Ronnie Drew's gravel voice.
53. [1965] The Velvet Underground — The group performed under several names before settling on the Velvet Underground in 1965, taken from the title of a 1963 book on atypical sexual behavior.
54. [1965] Waylon Jennings — He recorded for independent label Trend Records and A&M Records, but did not achieve success until moving to RCA Victor in 1965.
55. [1966] Brian Wilson — In 1966, he produced the band's album Pet Sounds and his first solo credited release, "Caroline, No", as well as their unfinished album Smile.
56. [1966] Buddy Rich — In 1966, he recorded a big-band style arrangement of songs from West Side Story.
57. [1966] The Monkees — The group's music was released on LPs and featured prominently in the television show from 1966 to 1968.
58. [1967] Al Stewart — Stewart has released 16 studio and four live albums since his debut album Bed-Sitter Images in 1967, and continues to tour extensively in the US, Canada, Europe, and the UK.
59. [1967] Captain Beefheart — Leading a rotating ensemble known as the Magic Band, he recorded 13 studio albums between 1967 and 1982.
60. [1967] Lou Reed — The band released its first album, now with drummer Moe Tucker and featuring German singer Nico, in 1967, and parted ways with Warhol shortly thereafter.
61. [1967] The Jackson 5 — The Jackson 5 first performed in talent shows and clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit and eventually signed with Steeltown Records in 1967, under which their first two singles were released.
62. [1968] Charles Manson — In 1968, the Beach Boys recorded Manson's song "Cease to Exist", renamed "Never Learn Not to Love" as a single B-side, but Manson was uncredited.
63. [1968] Cho Yong-pil — Born in Hwaseong, Cho debuted as a member of the rock band Atkins in 1968 and made his solo debut with the hit single "Come Back to Busan Port" in 1976.
64. [1968] Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — CSN formed in 1968 shortly after Crosby, Stills and Nash performed together informally, discovering they harmonized well.
65. [1968] Eikichi Yazawa — He started to learn the guitar, and on New Year's Day of 1968, he composed his first song, “I Love You, OK”.
66. [1968] Gregory Isaacs — In 1968, he made his recording debut as Winston Sinclair, with the single "Another Heartache", recorded for producer Byron Lee.
67. [1968] Joni Mitchell — Although some of her early songs were recorded by others, this period led to her signing with Reprise Records and recording her debut album, Song to a Seagull, in 1968.
68. [1969] Alice Cooper — The band released seven studio albums from 1969 to 1973 and hit singles such as "I'm Eighteen", "School's Out", and "No More Mr.
69. [1969] Boz Scaggs — Scaggs began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until his 1976 album, Silk Degrees, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and produced the hit singles "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown".
70. [1969] David Bowie — He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and a self-titled solo album before achieving his first success in 1969 with "Space Oddity", a UK number-five single from his second album.
71. [1969] Deep Purple — The early configuration, known as the "Mark I" lineup, recorded several albums before undergoing a significant transition in 1969.
72. [1969] Donovan — The compilation Donovan's Greatest Hits was released in March 1969 and peaked at No.
73. [1969] Happy End (band) — Happy End was a seminal Japanese folk rock ensemble that performed between 1969 and 1972.
74. [1969] Haruomi Hosono — Hosono first came to attention in Japan as the bass player of the psychedelic rock band Apryl Fool, alongside drummer Takashi Matsumoto, who released the album The Apryl Fool in 1969.
75. [1969] Janis Joplin — She performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and on the Festival Express train tour.
76. [1969] Yōsui Inoue — Under the stage name Andre Candre, Inoue debuted in 1969 and released a single "Candre Mandre" by CBS Sony Records.
77. [1970] Eiichi Ohtaki — Happy End produced three albums, Happy End (1970), Kazemachi Roman (1971) and Happy End (1973), before officially disbanding on New Year's Eve 1972.
78. [1970] Eric Clapton — Clapton then toured with Delaney & Bonnie and recorded his first solo album in 1970, before forming Derek and the Dominos with Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon.
79. [1970] Kazumasa Oda — As the vocalist of Off Course, Oda wrote many Japanese standard numbers in the 1970s and 1980s.
80. [1970] Kim Soo-mi — She debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in Country Diaries.
81. [1970] Masayoshi "Mabo" Kabe — He also recorded three albums as bass player for a reunion version of the 1970s band Vodka Collins from 1995 to 1998.
82. [1970] Paul McCartney — After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album McCartney and went on to form the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.
83. [1970] Phil Spector — In the 1970s, he produced the Beatles' Let It Be, solo recordings by John Lennon and George Harrison, and Dion DiMucci's Born to Be with You, Leonard Cohen's Death of a Ladies' Man, and the Ramones' End of the Century.
84. [1970] Tinariwen — The collective first convened in the late 1970s and released their first studio album in the early 1990s.
85. [1970] Trevor Horn — In the 1970s, he worked as a session musician, built his own studio, and wrote and produced singles for various artists.
86. [1971] Anthony Newley — With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Award for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), featuring "Pure Imagination", which has been recorded by dozens of singers.
87. [1971] Bonnie Raitt — In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album.
88. [1971] Lee Soo-man — Lee debuted as a singer in 1971 while he was a student at Seoul National University.
89. [1971] Peter Gabriel — As the band's lead vocalist and principal lyricist, several of the albums released during his tenure, such as Nursery Cryme (1971), Foxtrot (1972) and Selling England by the Pound (1973), are considered progressive rock classics.
90. [1971] Queen (band) — Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their self-titled debut album in 1973.
91. [1972] Bob Marley and the Wailers — Before signing to Island Records in 1972, the band released four albums.
92. [1972] Bruce Springsteen — Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most feature the E Street Band, his backing band since 1972.
93. [1972] Goldie Hawn — As a singer, she released her debut self-titled album Goldie in 1972.
94. [1972] Jeff Lynne — He subsequently wrote all of ELO's music from 1972, producing numerous chart hits.
95. [1972] Masako Mori (enka musician) — She debuted in 1972, at age 13, with the song "Sensei" (Professor), receiving numerous music awards for it.
96. [1972] Yukihiro Takahashi — While studying at the Musashino Art University Junior College of Art and Design in 1972, Takahashi dropped out to join the Sadistic Mika Band at the invitation of Kazuhiko Katō (formerly of The Folk Crusaders), replacing drummer Hiro Tsunoda.
97. [1973] Aerosmith — They released a string of multi-platinum albums starting with their eponymous debut in 1973, followed a year later by Get Your Wings.
98. [1973] Bobby Darin — Walden Robert Cassotto (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973), known by the stage name Bobby Darin, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed pop, swing, folk, rock and roll and country music.
99. [1973] Lynyrd Skynyrd — The band released their debut album, Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd, in 1973, solidifying their musical direction.
100. [1973] New York Dolls — They released two initial albums, New York Dolls in 1973 and Too Much Too Soon in 1974, establishing an early foothold in the burgeoning rock scene.
101. [1973] Peter Maxwell Davies — His extensive output includes ten symphonies composed between 1973 and 2013, solidifying his place in the repertoire.
102. [1973] The Stooges — They later released Raw Power in 1973 before disbanding again in 1974.
103. [1974] Big Star — After a third album, recorded in the fall of 1974, was deemed commercially unviable and shelved before receiving a title, the band broke up late in 1974.
104. [1974] Brian Eno — In 1974, he released *Here Come the Warm Jets*, and his subsequent albums combined rock elements with minimal instrumental tracks.
105. [1974] Donna Summer — There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and recorded her first album, Lady of the Night, released in 1974 only to the European market.
106. [1974] George Harrison — In his role as a music and film producer, Harrison produced acts signed to the Beatles' Apple record label before founding Dark Horse Records in 1974.
107. [1974] Queen II — Queen II represents the second studio album released by the British rock band Queen in 1974.
108. [1975] Bruce Johnston — He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and California Music) and composed the 1975 Barry Manilow hit "I Write the Songs".
109. [1975] Charly García — The band separated in 1975 with a mythical concert at the Luna Park that produced a double album and a feature film.
110. [1975] Joan Jett — She co-founded and performed with the band The Runaways from 1975 to 1979, contributing significantly to the punk movement's emergence.
111. [1975] Phil Collins — Concurrently, he performed as the drummer for the jazz fusion band Brand X (1975–1979) and formed the Phil Collins Big Band in 1996.
112. [1975] Ronnie James Dio — In 1975, Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore founded the band Rainbow and hired Dio as lead singer; during his tenure, the band released three studio albums.
113. [1975] Vangelis — In 1975, Vangelis relocated to London, where he built his home recording facility named Nemo Studios and released a series of successful and influential albums for RCA Records, including Heaven and Hell (1975), Albedo 0.
114. [1976] Bryan Ferry — His third solo album, Let's Stick Together (1976), produced two UK Top 10 hits with "Let's Stick Together" and "The Price of Love".
115. [1976] Genesis (band) — Collins took over as lead singer and, as a four-piece, the group released A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering (both 1976) with continued success.
116. [1976] Jaco Pastorius — Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, Pastorius recorded albums as a solo artist, band leader, and as a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1976 to 1981.
117. [1977] Amy Madigan — Her band Jelly released their debut album in 1977.
118. [1977] Chrisye — Following the success of Guruh Gipsy; in 1977, Chrisye recorded two of his most critically acclaimed works: "Lilin-Lilin Kecil" by James F.
119. [1977] Giorgio Moroder — During this period, he also released many albums, including the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity (1977) and E=MC2 (1979).
120. [1977] Kim Chang-wan — In 1977, Sanulrim released their first album What, Already?
121. [1977] Shin Shin-ae — Shin debuted in the entertainment industry in 1977 after passing the MBC 9th Open Recruitment Talent audition.
122. [1977] Steely Dan — The band enjoyed critical and commercial success with seven studio albums, peaking with their top-selling album Aja, released in 1977.
123. [1978] Hakuryu (actor) — He formed and played in an amateur band in high school and later started the Hakuryu band in 1978 with the aim of becoming a professional musician, making his debut with the single EP "Ariran no Uta / Shinparamu" (アリランの唄 / シンパラム) released in 1979.
124. [1978] Kim Tai-chung — Kim played Bruce Lee's character Billy Lo in 1978 film Game of Death, alongside Yuen Biao (who performed the acrobatics and stunts), Kim played Lee's character so well that the producers used him again a few years later.
125. [1978] Southern All Stars — After signing with Victor Entertainment, the band released their top-ten charting debut single, "Katte ni Sindbad", in 1978.
126. [1978] The Doors — In 1978, they reformed for the album An American Prayer, which combined new music with Morrison's recitings of his poetry recorded in 1969 and 1970.
127. [1978] Van Halen — Released in February 1978, the band's self-titled debut album reached No.
128. [1979] Ahmad Zahir — Zahir recorded at least 14 studio albums before his abrupt death on his 33rd birthday in 1979.
129. [1979] Joy Division — Their seminal 1979 debut album, Unknown Pleasures, was produced by Martin Hannett and established their pioneering status in the genre.
130. [1979] Lee Mi-sook — Lee Mi-sook debuted in film at the age of twenty in Thoughtless Momo in 1979.
131. [1979] The Clash — Their third album London Calling, which was released in the UK in December 1979, earned them popularity in the United States, where it was released the following month.
132. [1980] Aaron Kwok — Active since the 1980s, he has released over 30 studio albums in Cantonese and Mandarin, mostly in the dance-pop genre, with elements of rock, R&B, soul, electronica and traditional Chinese music.
133. [1980] AC/DC — With Johnson in the line-up, the band recorded one of the best-selling albums of all time, Back in Black (1980).
134. [1980] Aimee Mann — In the 1980s, after playing with the Young Snakes and Ministry, she co-founded the new wave band 'Til Tuesday and wrote their top-ten single "Voices Carry" (1985).
135. [1980] Anggun — Born in Jakarta, she recorded a children's album at the age of nine and rose to fame as a teenage rock star in the late 1980s.
136. [1980] Bill Withers — He also recorded "Just the Two of Us" (1980) with Grover Washington Jr.
137. [1980] Chris Rock — Originally a stand-up comedian in the 1980s, Rock often performed sets on race relations, human sexuality, and observational comedy.
138. [1980] Don Henley — After the Eagles' 1980 breakup, Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut studio album I Can't Stand Still in 1982.
139. [1980] Helen Reddy — Between the 1980s and 1990s, as her single "I Can't Say Goodbye to You" (1981) became her last to chart in the US, Reddy acted in musicals and recorded albums such as Center Stage before retiring from live performance in 2002.
140. [1980] Malcolm McLaren — In the 1980s, McLaren continued managing other London-based acts and performed as mainly a solo...
141. [1980] Merzbow — Since 1980, Akita has released more than five hundred recordings while engaging in extensive collaborations with various artists.
142. [1980] Mick Jagger — Beginning in the 1980s, he released a number of solo works, including four albums and the single "Dancing in the Street", a 1985 duet with David Bowie that reached No.
143. [1980] New Order (band) — In the 1980s, they released several successful albums, such as Power, Corruption & Lies (1983), Technique (1989), and the singles compilation album Substance (1987).
144. [1980] Yoko Ono — She achieved commercial and critical success in 1980 with the chart-topping album Double Fantasy, a collaboration with Lennon which was released three weeks before his murder, winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
145. [1981] Buzzcocks — The classic line-up of Shelley, Steve Diggle (guitar), Steve Garvey (bass) and John Maher (drums) recorded Buzzcocks' first three albums, after which the band broke up in 1981 following a dispute with their record label.
146. [1981] Dead Kennedys — (1981), followed by three more studio albums, Plastic Surgery Disasters (1982), Frankenchrist (1985), and Bedtime for Democracy (1986), the latter of which was recorded and released shortly after announcing their breakup in January 1986.
147. [1981] Def Leppard — Their second album, 1981's High 'n' Dry, was produced by Mutt Lange, who helped them to define their melodic hard rock style.
148. [1981] Depeche Mode — With Clarke as their primary songwriter, Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981 amid the British new wave scene and were a part of the MTV-driven Second British Invasion.
149. [1981] Duran Duran — Their debut album, released in 1981, achieved Platinum status in the United Kingdom.
150. [1981] Falco (musician) — He had several international hits, including "Der Kommissar" (1981), "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)", and posthumously released "Out of the Dark".
151. [1982] Grace Jones — In 1982, she released the music video collection A One Man Show, directed by Goude, which earned a nomination for Best Video Album at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards.
152. [1982] Kōji Tamaki — He has been well known as frontman of the rock band Anzen Chitai that debuted in 1982 and enjoyed a successful career, particularly during the 1980s.
153. [1982] Kate Bush — Since The Dreaming (1982), she has produced all of her studio albums.
154. [1982] Misfits (band) — During this period, they released several EPs and singles, and with Only's brother Doyle on guitar, the albums Walk Among Us (1982) and Earth A.
155. [1982] Tomoyasu Hotei — After changing their name to Boøwy, they released their first album Moral in 1982.
156. [1983] Bauhaus (band) — This created a rift between the singer and his bandmates, culminating in the group breaking up on 5 July 1983, one week before Burning from the Inside was released.
157. [1983] Black Sabbath — Following Dio and Appice's departures, Iommi and Butler recorded Born Again (1983) with Ward returning on drums, and Ian Gillan, then-formerly of Deep Purple, on vocals.
158. [1983] Bonnie Tyler — He wrote Tyler's biggest hit, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", which sold over 13 million copies worldwide and was released as the lead single from her UK chart-topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983).
159. [1983] Nena — In 1983, as the lead vocalist of the band Nena, she recorded the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons".
160. [1983] Sean Connery — His final appearance in the role was with Never Say Never Again (1983), a non-Eon-produced Bond film.
161. [1984] Billy Ocean — He released the single "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" in 1984.
162. [1984] Bon Jovi — In 1984, Bon Jovi released their self-titled debut album, and its single "Runaway" managed to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
163. [1984] Eros Ramazzotti — Beginning his career in 1984, Ramazzotti released numerous studio albums and singles, achieving sales exceeding 70 million records.
164. [1984] George Michael — " in 1984 and performed at the following year's Live Aid concert.
165. [1984] The Smiths — Their debut album, The Smiths, released in 1984, achieved a strong position on the UK Albums Chart.
166. [1984] The Specials — " (a name that they had used on earlier Specials releases) which released new material until 1984, including the top 10 UK hit single "Free Nelson Mandela", after which their founder Jerry Dammers dissolved the band.
167. [1985] A Tribe Called Quest — A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip-hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985, originally composed of rapper and main producer Q-Tip, rapper Phife Dawg, DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and rapper Jarobi White.
168. [1985] Alison Krauss — She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987.
169. [1985] Boyz II Men — Originally formed in 1985, they are currently a trio composed of baritone Nathan Morris, tenor Wanyá Morris, and tenor Shawn Stockman.
170. [1985] Kim Jong-seo (musician) — He debuted in 1985 as part of the band Boohwal.
171. [1985] Lee Seung-chul — Currently an artist of Kakao Entertainment's label Flex M, he debuted in 1985 as the vocalist of the rock band Boohwal, which he left in 1989 to release his first solo album, Don't Say Good-Bye.
172. [1985] Tatsuya Ishii — In 1985, he debuted as vocalist in the band Kome Kome CLUB (米米CLUB, Kome Kome CLUB).
173. [1986] Beastie Boys — In 1986, they released their debut album, Licensed to Ill.
174. [1986] Chaka Khan — More of Khan's hits include "Through the Fire" and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Higher Love".
175. [1986] Harold Arlen — Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide.
176. [1986] Kiyoshiro Imawano — He wrote many anti-nuclear songs following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
177. [1986] Megadeth — , was released in 1986 and was a major hit with the underground metal scene.
178. [1986] Pantera — Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera recruited Anselmo in 1986 and released Power Metal in 1988.
179. [1986] Regine Velasquez — Under the name Chona, she signed a recording contract with OctoArts International in 1986 and released the single "Love Me Again", which was commercially unsuccessful.
180. [1986] Sepultura — The band released their debut album Morbid Visions in 1986, followed a year later by Schizophrenia.
181. [1986] Slayer — Their third album, Reign in Blood released in 1986, is widely regarded as a landmark achievement in the heaviest and most influential thrash metal music.
182. [1987] Alisha Chinai — She also recorded a song for Pankuj Parashar's film Jalwa (1987), composed by...
183. [1987] Buju Banton — Banton released several dancehall singles as early as 1987 but came to prominence in 1992 with two albums, Stamina Daddy and Mr.
184. [1987] Cher — After a period of acting, she released the hair metal albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989) and Love Hurts (1991), scoring international top-ten hits "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)".
185. [1987] Ricky Nelson — He recorded 17 additional top ten hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987.
186. [1987] Sinéad O'Connor — O'Connor's debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success.
187. [1987] Viktor Tsoi — After Kino appeared and performed in the 1987 Soviet film Assa, the band's popularity surged, triggering a period referred to as "Kinomania", and leading to Tsoi's leading role in the 1988 Kazakh new wave art film The Needle.
188. [1988] All (band) — Enlisting former Dag Nasty and DYS singer Dave Smalley on vocal duties, ALL released their first album and EP in 1988, Allroy Sez and the EP Allroy for Prez (both distributed by Cruz Records), to critical acclaim.
189. [1988] Carole Bayer Sager — This song was later recorded by Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, and Phil Collins, whose rendition for the film Buster reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100 in 1988.
190. [1988] Kim Kwang-seok — He subsequently achieved widespread recognition through his involvement with the folk group Dongmulwon, which debuted in 1988.
191. [1988] Kim Young-ho (actor) — Kim was a vocalist for underground rock band Ji-poong-woo in Cheongju in 1988, and performed at the River Music Festival in 1990.
192. [1988] Mylène Farmer — In 1988, she released her second studio album, Ainsi soit je...
193. [1988] Shin Hae-chul — Shin and his band Muhangwedo debuted at the 1988 MBC Campus Music Festival, where the band won first place for the song "To You.
194. [1988] X Japan — Originally named X (エックス, Ekkusu), they released their debut album, Vanishing Vision (1988), on Yoshiki's own Extasy Records one year after finalizing their lineup including bassist Taiji, lead guitarist Hide and rhythm guitarist Pata.
195. [1989] DC Talk — They released several foundational albums, beginning with the self-titled debut in 1989.
196. [1989] Faye Wong — Her debut album Shirley Wong, released in 1989, was in Cantonese and she broke through with the Cantopop song "Fragile Woman" in 1992.
197. [1989] Garth Brooks — Beginning his major output in 1989, Brooks released an extensive catalog including fourteen studio albums and numerous compilations.
198. [1989] Go Hyun-jung — She debuted in the entertainment industry as a Miss Korea runner-up in 1989 and went on to star in Sandglass (1995), one of the highest-rated and critically acclaimed dramas in Korean television history.
199. [1989] Kim Heung-gook — However, in 1989, he began to work with the song "HORNABI", which was written and composed by Lee Hye-min.
200. [1989] Tracy Chapman — In 1989, she released her second album, Crossroads, which earned her an additional Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
201. [1989] Yes (band) — In 1989, the offshoot group Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe formed and released a self-titled album.
202. [1990] Kim Yeon-woo — Kim recorded a number of hit ballads with the South Korean band, Toy, in the mid-to-late 1990s, gathering a sizable cult following.
203. [1990] Lee Hye-young (actress, born 1971) — As a singer in the 1990s, Lee released two dance music albums each with 1730 and Coco, and one album as a solo artist.
204. [1990] Marilyn Manson — In the 1990s, the band released the albums Portrait of an American Family (1994), Antichrist Superstar (1996) and Mechanical Animals (1998), which included hit singles such as "The Beautiful People," "Tourniquet," "The Dope Show" and "Rock Is Dead.
205. [1990] Robert Plant — In the 1990s, another reunion project called Page and Plant released two albums and earned a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1998 for "Most High".
206. [1991] Alejandro Sanz — Sanz released his debut album at age nineteen, although he did not gain commercial success in Spain until his second release, Viviendo Deprisa (1991).
207. [1991] Amy Grant — In 1991, she released the album Heart in Motion, which became her best-selling album, topping the Billboard Christian album chart for 32 weeks.
208. [1991] Guns N' Roses — Their 1991 twin albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II debuted at numbers two and one on the Billboard 200 and sold a combined 35 million copies worldwide.
209. [1991] Massive Attack — The group released their debut album, Blue Lines, in 1991, which is widely regarded as the first album of trip-hop.
210. [1991] Radiohead — Radiohead signed to EMI in 1991 and released their debut album, Pablo Honey, in 1993.
211. [1991] SMAP — The group's name signifies "Sports Music Assemble People" and they officially debuted in 1991.
212. [1992] 311 (band) — After a series of independent releases, 311 was signed to Capricorn Records in 1992 and released the albums Music (1993) and Grassroots (1994) to moderate success.
213. [1992] Black Eyed Peas — Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group formed in Los Angeles in 1992, composed of rappers will.
214. [1992] Body Count (band) — Body Count's self-titled debut album was released on Sire Records in 1992, and garnered much attention due to a controversy around the song "Cop Killer".
215. [1992] PJ Harvey — The trio released two studio albums called Dry (1992) and Rid of Me (1993) before disbanding, after which Harvey continued as a solo artist.
216. [1992] Rage Against the Machine — Rage Against the Machine released their self-titled debut album in 1992 to acclaim; in 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 221 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
217. [1992] Ryuichi Sakamoto — Sakamoto composed music for the opening ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games, and his composition "Energy Flow" (1999) was the first instrumental number-one single in Japan's Oricon charts history.
218. [1993] Andy C — Andy C originally found success in 1993 with the track "Valley of the Shadows", which was created and released by Origin Unknown, consisting of Andy C and Ant Miles.
219. [1993] Blur (band) — Following a stylistic change influenced by British guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles, and XTC, Blur released the albums Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994), and The Great Escape (1995).
220. [1993] Coachella — The origins of the festival trace back to a 1993 concert that Pearl Jam performed at the Empire Polo Club while boycotting venues controlled by Ticketmaster.
221. [1993] Kim Deal — The Pixies broke up in early 1993, and Deal returned her focus to the Breeders, who released the platinum-selling album Last Splash in 1993, featuring the popular single "Cannonball".
222. [1993] Uhm Jung-hwa — She starred in the romantic drama film On a Windy Day, We Must Go to Apgujeong (1993) and released her debut studio album Sorrowful Secret that same year.
223. [1993] Weezer — Following a deal with Geffen Records in 1993, the band released their highly successful debut album, the Blue Album, in 1994.
224. [1994] Ash (band) — As a three-piece, they released mini-album Trailer in 1994 and full-length album 1977 in 1996.
225. [1994] Foo Fighters — Grohl created the Foo Fighters to release solo material after Nirvana disbanded in 1994, and recorded their eponymous debut album (1995) mostly alone in six days.
226. [1994] Hitomi (singer) — She began her career as teen model before making her singing debuting under the helm of Tetsuya Komuro in 1994, who produced Hitomi's earliest work in pop music.
227. [1994] Jeff Buckley — Buckley released his debut studio album, Grace, in 1994, which spurred extensive international touring across the U.
228. [1994] Korn — The group released their debut album Korn in 1994, followed by the commercially significant release Life Is Peachy in 1996.
229. [1994] Wes Scantlin — They released their debut EP Stuck in 1994, followed by a demo album called Abrasive in 1997.
230. [1994] Yoon Do-hyun — In 1994, Yoon released his debut solo album, In Front of the Post Office in Autumn (가을 우체국 앞에서).
231. [1995] Blink-182 — With founding drummer Scott Raynor, the band's debut, Cheshire Cat, and second studio album, Dude Ranch, were released in 1995 and 1997 respectively, through independent imprint Grilled Cheese, a subdivision of Cargo Records.
232. [1995] Bonnie Pink — Bonnie Pink debuted in 1995 with the single "Orenji", under her real name, Asada Kaori.
233. [1995] Chuck Lorre — Nicknamed the "King of Sitcoms", Lorre has created/co-created and produced many sitcoms, including Cybill (1995–1998), Dharma & Greg (1997–2002), Two and a Half Men (2003–2015), The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), and Mom (2013–2021).
234. [1995] Dave Grohl — After he released the album Foo Fighters in 1995, he assembled a full band to tour and record under the Foo Fighters name.
235. [1995] Hahm Eun-jung — She began her career at the age of seven as an entertainer in 1995, when she won the Little Miss Korea competition and debuted as a child actress in the same year in a television drama A New Generation of Adults (1995).
236. [1995] Moby — Beyond his charting singles, he released critically acclaimed work like Everything Is Wrong in 1995.
237. [1995] Park Ji-il — Park debuted on big screen in 1995 with the film My Dear Keum-hong.
238. [1995] Siti Nurhaliza — Siti debuted at age 16 after winning a local singing competition show, Bintang HMI, in 1995.
239. [1996] A-Mei — In 1996, she released her debut studio album, Sisters, which saw major commercial success and sold over a million copies in Taiwan.
240. [1996] Hiroko Anzai — Her first photo album was released in 1996 and titled Mystic.
241. [1996] Jang Woo-hyuk — He debuted in 1996 as a member of the best-selling K-pop boy band H.
242. [1996] Loso — Shortly after signing to Asanee Chotikul's More Music label, distributed by GMM Grammy, they released their first album, Lo-Society, in 1996.
243. [1996] Ludovico Einaudi — Einaudi has composed the scores for a number of films and television productions, including This Is England, The Intouchables, I'm Still Here, the TV series Doctor Zhivago, and Acquario (1996), for which he won the Grolla d'oro.
244. [1996] Marilyn Manson (band) — They released a number of platinum-selling albums, including Antichrist Superstar (1996) and Mechanical Animals (1998).
245. [1996] Moon Hee-joon — The group debuted with their first album, We Hate All Kinds of Violence in September 1996, which was accused of being plagiarized and lawsuits were placed against them.
246. [1996] Takanori Nishikawa — After three years as vocalist of the visual kei rock band Luis-Mary, Nishikawa debuted as TMR with the release of his first solo single "Dokusai (Monopolize)" (独裁 -monopolize-) in May 1996.
247. [1997] Backstreet Boys — In the following year, they released their second album, Backstreet's Back (1997), along with their self-titled U.
248. [1997] Boom (entertainer) — He debuted in 1997 with the group Key with the first album Key.
249. [1997] Elliott Smith — In 1997, he signed a contract with DreamWorks Records, for which he recorded his final two albums.
250. [1997] Kano sisters — In 1997, the oldest sister Kyoko debuted in 25ans, an upscale women's fashion magazine, together with her real (younger) sister H.
251. [1997] Ko Ji-yong — The group was eventually named Sechs Kies and debuted on April 15, 1997.
252. [1997] Koshi Inaba — He has also periodically released solo material, starting in 1997 with the album Magma, produced whilst B'z were on a brief hiatus.
253. [1997] Lee Se-young — She debuted as a child actress in 1997 and was best known for her roles in Dae Jang Geum (2003), When I Turned Nine (2004), Lovely Rivals (2004), and The Wonder Years (2007).
254. [1997] Maroon 5 — , Kara's Flowers signed to Reprise Records and released their debut studio album, The Fourth World (1997).
255. [1997] Miho Komatsu — In May 1997, she released her debut single "Nazo", which served as the theme song to the Japanese anime series Case Closed.
256. [1997] Soda Stereo — During their career, the band released seven studio albums before disbanding in 1997.
257. [1998] Bret McKenzie — Active since 1998, the duo released their most recent comedy special, Live in London, in 2018.
258. [1998] Eric Mun — On March 24, 1998, with the stage name Eric, he debuted as leader and main rapper of group Shinhwa with their single "해결사" (The Solver) on KM Music Tank.
259. [1998] Gavin Clark — Sunhouse released one album, the critically acclaimed Crazy on the Weekend in 1998 but split in 1999.
260. [1998] Jun Jin — He debuted as a dancer and rapper in Shinhwa in 1998 but started singing small parts in 2002; the release of Shinhwa's fifth album.
261. [1998] Jung Woong-in — Since his debut, Jung Woong-in has played minor roles in several works before gaining attention for his role as loyal gangster Chun-sik in "Eunsil" in 1998, which recorded a high audience rating of 38.
262. [1998] LISA (Japanese musician, born 1974) — In 1998, she debuted as a member of the Japanese urban contemporary group M-Flo with Verbal and Taku Takahashi.
263. [1998] Shin Ji — She made her debut in 1998 in the group, Koyote, and wrote lyrics for some of the group's songs including "I Love Rock & Roll".
264. [1998] The Chicks — They released their first album with Monument, Wide Open Spaces, in 1998, followed by Fly in 1999.
265. [1999] Arashi — The group was announced on September 15, 1999, aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, and officially debuted on November 3, 1999.
266. [1999] Bonobo (musician) — Green debuted in 1999 on the Tru Thoughts compilation When Shapes Join Together.
267. [1999] Jang Yoon-jeong (singer) — Jang debuted in 1999 and became well-known in 2004 when her single "Eomeona!
268. [1999] Kim Min-seo — She debuted as Kim Se-ha in the short-lived K-pop three-member girl group Mint, which was active from 1999 to 2000.
269. [1999] Kim Tae-woo (singer) — He debuted in 1999 as a member of g.
270. [1999] Lee Hee-joon — Lee debuted on in 1999 with the play Tourist Zone.
271. [1999] Lee Juck — In 1999, he released his first solo album Dead End.
272. [1999] Oh Jong-hyuk — In 1999, Oh debuted as a member of the group Click-B.
273. [1999] Oh Man-seok — After graduating from the Korea National University of Arts Theater Institute, he debuted in Daehakro in 1999.
274. [1999] Park Hyo-shin — Following his debut as a singer in 1999, Park released numerous hit songs in the 2000s, including "Good Person" (2002), "Snow Flower" (2004) and "Memories Resemble Love" (2007).
275. [1999] Sigur Rós — They have released eight studio albums throughout their career, achieving significant critical and commercial recognition with their 1999 release Ágætis byrjun.
276. [1999] Yoon Kye-sang — d, short for "Groove Over Dose", and debuted in January 1999.
277. [1999] Yoshiki (musician) — In 1999, at the request of the Japanese Imperial family, he composed and performed a classical song at a celebration in honor of the tenth anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.
278. [2000] Anastacia — In 2000, she released "I'm Outta Love", her debut single, which quickly topped charts worldwide and paved the way for her first album, Not That Kind.
279. [2000] Hong Kyung-min — As a singer, Hong has released 10 albums and is best known for his 2000 hit song "Shaky Friendship" (Korean: 흔들린 우정).
280. [2000] Imai Eriko — "Eriko with Crunch" was short-lived, and Imai began her solo career with the single "In the Name of Love", released in 2000.
281. [2000] Lil Jon — Having been credited on most crunk releases throughout the 2000s, Lil Jon produced several of the genre's Billboard Hot 100 hits including "Salt Shaker" by Ying Yang Twins, "Cyclone" by Baby Bash, "Damn!
282. [2000] Nicolas Cage — Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003), and has directed Sonny (2002).
283. [2000] Ryoo Seung-bum — In strikingly diverse styles but with similar narratives, these shorts were re-edited, combined and released in 2000 as Ryoo Seung-wan's feature directorial debut Die Bad.
284. [2000] Sade (band) — They released their fifth studio album 8 years later with Lovers Rock (2000), which won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.
285. [2001] At the Drive-In — At the Drive-In released three studio albums and five EPs before breaking up in 2001.
286. [2001] Dana (South Korean singer) — Dana later made her official debut as a solo singer, with released full-album DANA (2001) and Maybe (2003).
287. [2001] Horan (singer) — She is the female vocalist of the South Korean electropop band Clazziquai that was formed in 2001 and debuted in 2004 with the album Instant Pig.
288. [2001] Hwang Jung-eum — Hwang Jung-eum debuted with K-pop girl group Sugar in 2001 as a lead vocalist, but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career.
289. [2001] Jin Bora — Jin took top prize in jazz at the 2001 Seoul Artspool Conservatory Concours and performed in small and large concerts as well as cultural events.
290. [2001] Katy Perry — At age 16, Perry released the unsuccessful gospel album Katy Hudson (2001) under Red Hill Records.
291. [2001] Kawase Tomoko — From 2001 to 2009, she released music through Defstar Records, a division of Sony Music Japan.
292. [2001] Lee Ji-hyun (actress, born 1983) — She debuted in 2001 in the girl band Jewelry.
293. [2001] Ryohei Chiba — W-inds released their debut single, "Forever Memories", in 2001.
294. [2002] Aya Ueto — The group disbanded in 2002 and later that year, Ueto signed with Pony Canyon and released "Pureness", her debut single as a lead artist.
295. [2002] Garnet Crow — Despite prolific early singles, the band neither performed live nor appeared on TV prior to 2002.
296. [2002] Kelly Clarkson — Signed to RCA Records in 2002, Clarkson released her chart-topping debut single, "A Moment Like This", which became the best-selling single of the year in the US.
297. [2002] Kim Ho-young (actor) — He debuted in the musical Rent in 2002 and has since appeared in musicals such as Aida, Gambler, Kingdom of the Winds, Hairspray, Zanna, Don't!
298. [2002] Kim Jae-wook — In 2002, Kim debuted as the member of an indie band in the MBC drama Ruler of Your Own World.
299. [2002] Salma Hayek — Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
300. [2002] Sean Paul — Sean Paul achieved significant global recognition with his second album, Dutty Rock, released in 2002.
301. [2003] Ai Takahashi — In 2003, Takahashi replaced Mari Yaguchi in the Morning Musume spinoff group Mini Moni and debuted in the group's movie Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!
302. [2003] Jin Akanishi — Despite the group's popularity (they even released DVDs of their live concerts in 2003 and 2005—a first for Johnny's groups that hadn't debuted), they were not allowed to make their bow until five years later in 2006, to immense success.
303. [2003] Kim Junsu — Kim made his debut in 2003 as a member of TVXQ, a boy band produced and formed by South Korean record label and talent agency SM Entertainment, having previously been a trainee for six years.
304. [2003] Kraftwerk — Kraftwerk released Tour de France Soundtracks, its most recent studio and concept album, in 2003.
305. [2003] Lee Min-woo — Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut as a solo artist in 2003, and has since released three studio albums.
306. [2003] Lela Tsurtsumia — Another record was set in 2003, when she released the album Suleli Tsvima (Stupid Rain), which sold more than 60,000 copies in Georgia.
307. [2003] Maya (singer) — She debuted in 2003 with the album, Born To Do It, which included the hit single "Azalea.
308. [2003] Noriyuki Makihara — In 2003 he became famous for composing "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" (世界に一つだけの花, "The One and Only Flower in the World"), which was recorded by Japanese boy band SMAP and sold millions.
309. [2003] O-Zone — The group became the first Moldovan act to gain global popularity with their smash hit single "Dragostea din tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone, which was released in 2003, before disbanding the following year.
310. [2003] Park Jung-ah — In 2003, she debuted as an actress and has since appeared in a handful of movies and dramas.
311. [2003] Park Yoo-chun — From 2003 to 2009, Park performed as a member of the best-selling K-pop boy band TVXQ.
312. [2003] Reina Tanaka — They released one single, "First Kiss", on October 29, 2003.
313. [2003] Sarah Geronimo — In 2003, she was signed to Viva Records, and released her debut studio album Popstar: A Dream Come True, supported by the singles "Forever's Not Enough" and "Sa Iyo”.
314. [2003] Shigeaki Kato — He debuted as a member of NEWS in 2003.
315. [2003] Tim (singer) — He debuted in 2003 with the album, First Tim, which included the hit ballad, "I Love You".
316. [2003] TVXQ — The group originated from a five-member boy band in 2003, which released early albums like 'Hug' and Tri-Angle.
317. [2003] Yasuyuki Okamura — Okamura was arrested in 2003 for possession of stimulant drugs, but released after pleading that they were necessary as a medicineNK_0@@.
318. [2004] Go Soo — Go made his big screen debut as a drug crime officer in 2004's Some, in which he performed his own stunts and was later recognized as Best New Actor at the Grand Bell Awards.
319. [2004] Jeon Bae-soo — Jeon Bae-soo debuted as an actor in films in 2004, taking small roles.
320. [2004] John Legend — He was the first artist to sign with rapper Kanye West's GOOD Music, through which he released his debut studio album, Get Lifted (2004).
321. [2004] Kim Jung-mo — He debuted in 2004 as a member of South Korean rock band TRAX under SM and has participated in project group with Super Junior's Heechul, Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo.
322. [2004] Kim Nam-gil — Kim debuted on the big-screen in 2004 gangster movie Low life.
323. [2004] Kwon Sang-woo — His next film released in early 2004 was also a hit.
324. [2004] Lee Young-yoo — She was also one of the vocalists of the K-pop all-girl children's group 7 Princess from 2004 to 2005; she left the band and released a single as a solo artist in 2008.
325. [2004] Lindsay Lohan — Lohan signed with Casablanca Records and released two studio albums, the platinum-certified Speak (2004) and gold-certified A Little More Personal (Raw) (2005).
326. [2004] No Min-woo — He debuted as a drummer in TRAX in 2004, and left the band two years later.
327. [2004] Shania Twain — In 2004, after releasing her Greatest Hits album, which produced three singles including "Party for Two", Twain entered a hiatus, stating years later that diagnoses with Lyme disease and dysphonia severely weakened her singing voice.
328. [2004] Tei (singer) — He debuted in 2004 with the album, The First Journey.
329. [2004] The Killers — The Killers have released seven studio albums, each of which topped the UK Albums Chart: Hot Fuss (2004), Sam's Town (2006), Day & Age (2008), Battle Born (2012), Wonderful Wonderful (2017), Imploding the Mirage (2020), and Pressure Machine (2021).
330. [2004] Tsuyoshi Kusanagi — Moreover, his Korean-language-Japanese-produced movie The Hotel Venus (ホテルビーナス, Hoteru Bīnasu) (March 6, 2004 Japan public presentation) was submitted to the Moscow International Film Festival on June 25, 2004.
331. [2004] Wounded Knee Massacre — Historian Jeffrey Ostler wrote in 2004: "Wounded Knee was not made up of a series of discrete unconnected events.
332. [2005] Atsuko Maeda — At age 14, she became a member of AKB48's first group, Team A, which was composed of 24 girls and debuted on December 8, 2005.
333. [2005] Bloc Party — In February 2005, the band released their debut album Silent Alarm.
334. [2005] Calle 13 (band) — In 2005, Calle 13 released its eponymously titled debut album, which included the singles "Se Vale Tó-Tó" and "¡Atrévete-te-te!
335. [2005] Cha Chung-hwa — After graduating from the Department of Theatre at Sangmyung University, Cha debuted onstage in 2005.
336. [2005] Fall Out Boy — With Wentz as the band's lyricist and Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy's 2005 major-label breakthrough, From Under the Cork Tree, produced two hit singles, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance".
337. [2005] Ji Hyun-woo — In 2005 Ji played Danny Zuko in a Korean staging of the musical Grease, which released its cast recording.
338. [2005] John Adams (composer) — Continuing with historical subjects, Adams wrote the opera Doctor Atomic (2005), based on J.
339. [2005] Kim Hyun-joong — After debuting with SS501 in 2005, Kim released his first Korean solo album, Break Down, in 2011, and his first Japanese solo album, Unlimited, in 2012.
340. [2005] Kwon So-hyun — Kwon debuted as a member of the group Orange in 2005 when she was 12 years old.
341. [2005] Lee Donghae — After four years of training, Donghae debuted as a member of boy group Super Junior (and later its subgroup Super Junior-M and Super Junior-D&E) in November 2005.
342. [2005] Maeda Atsuko — At age 14, she became a member of AKB48's first group, Team A, which was composed of 24 girls and debuted on December 8, 2005.
343. [2005] Minami Minegishi — Minegishi debuted with AKB48 Team A in 2005.
344. [2005] Noah (band) — A soundtrack album for the film Alexandria released in 2005, also sold over a million copies.
345. [2005] Park Jeong-min (actor) — In 2005, Park enrolled in Liberal Arts at the prestigious Korea University and subsequently dropped out with the intention to become a filmmaker.
346. [2005] Rihanna — After signing with Def Jam Recordings, Rihanna debuted with the Caribbean-inspired records Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006), both of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200.
347. [2005] Roger Waters — In 2005, he released Ça Ira, an opera translated from Étienne and Nadine Roda-Gils's libretto about the French Revolution.
348. [2005] Taylor Swift — Swift signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 and debuted as a country singer with the albums Taylor Swift (2006) and Fearless (2008).
349. [2005] Yuko Oshima — In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll's Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa.
350. [2006] Jang Keun-suk — In 2006, Jang debuted on the big screen in the Japanese horror film One Missed Call: Final where he played the role of a deaf boy.
351. [2006] Keita Tachibana — Shortly after the release of "Michishirube", Tachibana's first solo album, Koe, was released on 29 November 2006, and debuted at No.
352. [2006] Kevin Woo — After a few months of training, Woo debuted as a member of boy group XING in 2006.
353. [2006] May J. — Released July 12, 2006, under Neosite Discs, the hip-hop division of Sony's Ki/oon Records, the music of her debut mini-album All My Girls was billed by her label as "Jennifer Lopez/Beyoncé style music which has never before existed in Japan.
354. [2006] Park Sol-mi — The album was released in February 2006 by Horipro under its MusicTaste imprint.
355. [2006] Park Young-rin — Park Young-rin served as the interview-host and debuted in "Entertainer Intermediary" in 2006.
356. [2006] Tatsuya Ueda — In March 2006 he debuted as a member of KAT-TUN, group to which he belonged until its disbanding in April 2025.
357. [2007] Jihae (musician) — She debuted as a singer in 2007 and has since released four full-length albums.
358. [2007] Jimmy Page — Page performed with many artists, both live and in studio recordings, and in a 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion that was released as the 2012 concert film Celebration Day.
359. [2007] Keito Okamoto — On September 21, 2007, he debuted as a member of Hey!
360. [2007] Megumi Nakajima — Later, in 2007, she debuted as a voice actress and singer after passing an audition held by the music company Victor Entertainment; she was then cast as the character Ranka Lee in the 2008 anime series Macross Frontier.
361. [2007] Park Sung-kwang — Park debuted on Gag Concert in the skit, "Concentrate on Debate" (집중토론) as the objector, in 2007.
362. [2007] Sarah Silverman — She then starred in and produced The Sarah Silverman Program, which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central.
363. [2007] Yuya Tegoshi — Tegoshi debuted in 2007 as a voice actor for the Japanese release of the American animated film Happy Feet as the voice of Mumble.
364. [2008] 2PM — 2PM debuted in 2008 under JYP Entertainment, initially featuring seven members before solidifying its lineup.
365. [2008] Ai Otsuka — On Love is Born 5th Anniversary in 2008, Otsuka held a leg of the concert in Taiwan, where she performed a Chinese version of her song "Planetarium".
366. [2008] Alex Chu — In 2008, the group announced a temporary hiatus, and its members debuted as solo artists, including Alex.
367. [2008] Chang Kiha — Chang debuted with his indie rock band Kiha & The Faces in 2008.
368. [2008] Choi Min-ho — In May 2008, he debuted as a member of South Korean boy band Shinee which later became one of the best-selling Korean artists.
369. [2008] Edith González — She also starred in the telenovelas produced by Telemundo Doña Bárbara (2008–2009) and Eva la Trailera in 2016, with the latter being her last leading acting role.
370. [2008] Hyun Jyu-ni — Hyun Jyu-ni debuted as the frontman of the four-member girl rock band BellaMafia, which released the album Overstep in 2008.
371. [2008] Jang Wooyoung — In 2008, he debuted as a member of 2PM, a boy band currently managed by JYP Entertainment.
372. [2008] Jo Kwon — 2AM's first single "This Song" was released on July 21, 2008.
373. [2008] Key (entertainer) — In May 2008, Key debuted as a member of South Korean boy band Shinee, who later went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea.
374. [2008] Luis Miguel — His album Cómplices was released in 2008, peaking at No.
375. [2008] Mötley Crüe — Mötley Crüe's most recent studio album, Saints of Los Angeles, was released on June 24, 2008.
376. [2008] Ok Taec-yeon — In 2008, he debuted as the rapper of the South Korean boy band 2PM.
377. [2008] Shinee — Shinee debuted in May 2008 with their first extended play (EP), Replay, fronted by the single of the same name.
378. [2008] Tim Minchin — A documentary film about Minchin, Rock n Roll Nerd (directed by Rhian Skirving), was released theatrically in 2008 and broadcast by ABC1 in 2009.
379. [2009] Allen Kim — U-KISS released their second mini-album Bring It Back 2 Old School in February 2009.
380. [2009] Choi Jong-hoon — This group debuted at the 2009 New Year concert "My First Dream" held at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan on January 2, 2009.
381. [2009] Choi Min-hwan — This group debuted at the 2009 New Year concert My First Dream held at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 2 January 2009.
382. [2009] Eric Idle — He also wrote Not the Messiah (2009) and performed at the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony.
383. [2009] G.O (singer) — The group debuted on 9 October 2009 at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ.
384. [2009] Go Woo-ri — On November 12, 2009, Woori debuted as the main rapper of the girl group Rainbow with the release of extended play Gossip Girl.
385. [2009] Jung Yong-hwa — The group debuted in Japan with the EP Now or Never on August 19, 2009, with an indie label AI Entertainment.
386. [2009] Kang Min-hyuk — The group debuted in Japan with the mini album Now or Never on August 19, 2009, with an indie label AI Entertainment.
387. [2009] Kim Ji-sook (singer) — On November 12, 2009, Rainbow released their first music video "Gossip Girl", alongside their EP of the same name.
388. [2009] Lee Bo-young — Her two films released in 2009 were both melodramas.
389. [2009] Lee Jae-jin (musician, born 1991) — This group debuted at the 2009 New Year concert "My First Dream" held at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan on January 2, 2009.
390. [2009] Lee Joo-bin — Lee is a former DSP trainee who almost debuted as a member of the girl group Rainbow in 2009.
391. [2009] Lee Joon — The group debuted on October 9, 2009 at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ.
392. [2009] Park In-young — She debuted in 2009 with the musical Boeing Boeing (보잉보잉).
393. [2009] Park Ji-yeon — She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009, which later went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
394. [2009] Seo In-guk — On October 27, 2009, he released his debut extended play Calling, with the same-title lead single composed by Bang Si-hyuk topping multiple music sites on its release day.
395. [2009] Yang Seung-ho — The group made their unofficial debut on October 9, 2009, and officially debut on October 15, 2009, during Rain's Legend of Rainism concert, where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ.
396. [2009] Yeo Hoon-min — Hoon originally debuted as a solo ballad singer under his real name and released an extended play Pure & Love with the title track "Bus" on September 9, 2009.
397. [2010] Arcade Fire — Their third studio album, The Suburbs, was released in 2010 to critical acclaim and commercial success.
398. [2010] Byung Hun (entertainer) — He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band Teen Top in 2010 under the stage name L.
399. [2010] Gil Scott-Heron — " Scott-Heron remained active until his death and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years, titled I'm New Here.
400. [2010] Gorillaz — Their fourth album, The Fall, was recorded on the road (mainly on Damon Albarn's iPad) during the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour and released on 25 December 2010.
401. [2010] Hole (band) — Hole released a total of four studio albums between two incarnations spanning the 1990s and early-2010s and became one of the most commercially successful rock bands in history fronted by a woman.
402. [2010] Hoya (singer) — Hoya debuted as rapper, vocal and main dancer of South Korean boyband Infinite in 2010.
403. [2010] Hwang Kwang-hee — He debuted in 2010 as a member of the boy band ZE:A.
404. [2010] Jang Dong-woo — Dongwoo debuted as a member of South Korean boy group Infinite in 2010.
405. [2010] L (entertainer) — He debuted as a vocalist of boy band Infinite in 2010 and its sub-group Infinite F in 2014.
406. [2010] Lee Jung-shin — He is the bassist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE, which debuted in January 2010 in South Korea.
407. [2010] Lee Seong-jong — The group officially debuted on June 9, 2010.
408. [2010] Park Hyung-sik — He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A in 2010.
409. [2010] Park So-jin — On July 7, 2010, Sojin debuted as a member of Girl's Day on KBS' Music Bank with their debut single, "Tilt My Head" (갸우뚱).
410. [2010] Tony An — In September 2010, An completed his 2-year army duty and released a new song, "Going To Meet You Now".
411. [2010] Vidal Sassoon — Vidal Sassoon: The Movie, a documentary film about his life, was released in 2010.
412. [2010] Yoo Se-yoon — UV debuted in 2010 with "No Cool, I'm Sorry", a song that depicts a break up between two lovers through a comic lens.
413. [2010] Yoon Sang-hyun — In early 2010, Yoon released the Japanese single Saigo no Ame ("The Last Rain"), which debuted at 11th place on the Oricon Chart.
414. [2011] Baro (entertainer) — On April 20, 2011, B1A4 released their debut Track "OK" and mini album "Let's Fly", making their debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC's Show!
415. [2011] Emi Hinouchi — As of 2011, Hinouchi has released twelve singles, three studio length albums, and collaborated with numerous artists.
416. [2011] Exo — Exo (Korean: 엑소; RR: Ekso; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012.
417. [2011] Heo Young-saeng — His debut album as a soloist entitled Let It Go was released in May 2011.
418. [2011] Jeong Jin-woon — Jinwoon debuted as a solo artist on July 31, 2011, at the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, where he performed his first solo single "You Walking Toward Me" written and composed by him.
419. [2011] Kang Seung-yoon — On January 12, 2011, he signed with South Korean label YG Entertainment and officially debuted as a solo artist on July 16, 2013, with the digital single "It Rains" (비가 온다) and as the leader of Winner on August 17, 2014.
420. [2011] Kangnam (singer) — His solo song, "Say My Name", was released on 17 October 2011, as part of a spin-off promotion to prove that each member was capable of standing alone.
421. [2011] Kim Ji-soo (singer, born 1990) — In 2011, Jisoo signed with his 1st recording label, Shofar music [1], and released his first extended play in the same year.
422. [2011] Mayu Watanabe — On May 13, 2011, Watanabe released her first photo book, Mayuyu.
423. [2011] Nam Tae-hyun — ' Prior to his debut as a member of Winner, Nam performed as a backup dancer for the YG Family Concert 2011.
424. [2011] Son Woo-hyeon — With the Open World Entertainment's decision to merge and rebrand the trio band, Son debuted as the leader of a K-pop idol group X-5, under the stage name as "Ghun" on 19 April 2011.
425. [2011] Sung Joon — Sung Joon began his entertainment career as a model, but soon switched to acting and debuted in the drama White Christmas in 2011.
426. [2011] Tomomi Itano — In 2011, she debuted solo with a single titled "Dear J", which was followed the same year by "Fui ni" (number 1 in Japan), and later by "10nen Go no Kimi e" (2012) and "1%" (2013).
427. [2012] Alt-J — Their debut album An Awesome Wave was released in May 2012 in Europe, and in September 2012 in the United States, and won the 2012 British Mercury Prize.
428. [2012] Anitta (singer) — Shortly after the release of her debut single, "Meiga e Abusada" (2012), Anitta signed a recording contract with Warner Music Brazil and released her self-titled debut album in 2013, which entered at number one and was certified platinum in Brazil.
429. [2012] Bae Woo-hee — Following her leave from Medialine Entertainment, Bae became a trainee under Happy Face Entertainment, and debuted with Dal Shabet in 2012.
430. [2012] Chun Myung-hoon — He released his single, Welcome To The Jungle on October 19, 2012.
431. [2012] Hwang Min-hyun — On March 15, 2012, Hwang debuted as a member of NU'EST.
432. [2012] Jay B — After starring in the drama series Dream High 2 in 2012, he debuted as a singer first in South Korean duo JJ Project, then, two years later, in boy band Got7, for which he serves as the leader.
433. [2012] Jung Il-hoon — Jung debuted as the main rapper of the boy group BtoB in 2012.
434. [2012] Kim Sung-kyu — In November 2012, Kim began his solo career with his first extended play, Another Me, which debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart.
435. [2012] N (singer) — He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band VIXX in May 2012.
436. [2012] Nicki Minaj — She explored dance-pop on her second US number-one album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), which produced the top-five single, "Starships".
437. [2012] One Direction — One Direction's debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" was an international commercial success, reaching number one on the UK singles chart and being performed by the band at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
438. [2012] Seo Min-woo — Seo was chosen as a member of the group 100%, the seven member South Korean boy group that debuted in September 2012 under Andy Lee's company TOP Media with their first single album We, 100%.
439. [2012] Toko Yasuda — In 2012, Yasuda released the album Parthenon under the pseudonym Plvs Vltra.
440. [2013] Idina Menzel — Since 2013, Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's Frozen franchise; "Let It Go", a song she recorded for the first film, peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
441. [2013] Jung Joon-young — In October 2013 he released his debut mini album, 1st Mini Album, which won him the "New Male Solo Artist" award at the 3rd Gaon Chart Music Awards.
442. [2013] Kate Siegel — She has starred in the films Oculus (2013); Hush, which she co-wrote, and Ouija: Origin of Evil (both 2016); Gerald's Game (2017); and The Life of Chuck (2024).
443. [2013] Kim Hyang-gi — She debuted as a child actress and was best known for her role in the television series The Queen's Classroom (2013), as well as the films Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) and its 2018 sequel.
444. [2013] Kim Jae-joong — As a solo artist, he has released four Korean studio albums, WWW (2013), No.
445. [2013] Kwon Mina — In 2013, Kwon debuted as an actress with the KBS2 drama special Adolescence Medley, where she played Yoon Jin-yeong.
446. [2013] Lee Seung-hyub — Lee officially debuted in 2013 and rose to prominence as the leader of the South Korean band N.
447. [2013] Mariko Shinoda — In 2013, Shinoda launched her clothing brand "ricori" which featured clothing that she had designed and produced.
448. [2013] Na Hae-ryung — In 2013, she signed with YNB Entertainment and debuted as a member of the band Bestie, which debuted in July 2013 until disbandment in 2018.
449. [2013] Park Ki-woong — In July 2013, Park released the EP You Are My Baby as a special gift to his fans.
450. [2013] Park Wan-kyu — He has recorded many soundtracks for Korean dramas, and had his first substantial acting role in one in 2013.
451. [2013] Pharrell Williams — Williams's 2013 single, "Happy"—released for the soundtrack to Despicable Me 2—became his second song to peak atop the chart that same year.
452. [2013] Seo Yea-ji — She debuted as an actress in the tvN sitcom Potato Star 2013QR3 which aired for 120 episodes from September 23, 2013, to May 15, 2014.
453. [2013] Shin Hye-sun — She debuted in the television series School 2013.
454. [2013] Yong Jun-hyung — As a solo artist, he released one extended play, Flower (2013), and one full-length album, Goodbye 20's (2018).
455. [2014] 5 Seconds of Summer — In early 2014, the band released "She Looks So Perfect" which topped the charts in four countries.
456. [2014] BTS — BTS released their first Korean and Japanese-language studio albums, Dark & Wild and Wake Up respectively, in 2014.
457. [2014] Chen (singer) — Apart from his group's activities, Chen has also recorded songs for various television dramas, most notably "Best Luck" for It's Okay, That's Love (2014) and "Everytime" for Descendants of the Sun (2016).
458. [2014] Cho Kyu-hyun — He debuted as a solo artist with his debut mini album, At Gwanghwamun, on November 13, 2014, making him the first Super Junior member to debut as a solo artist.
459. [2014] Choi Young-jae — After a total of 7 months of training, he subsequently debuted as the main vocalist of the seven member boy group, Got7, with the single "Girls Girls Girls", released on 16 January 2014, from the group's first EP Got It?.
460. [2014] Chrissie Hynde — Beyond the group, she released her first solo album, *Stockholm*, in 2014.
461. [2014] Joy (singer) — She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet in August 2014.
462. [2014] Kim Jin-woo (musician) — The band debuted on August 12, 2014, with the full-length album entitled 2014 S/S.
463. [2014] Kim Sung-joo (entertainer) — Kim debuted as a member of South Korean-Chinese band Uniq in 2014.
464. [2014] Lee Jun-young — Lee Jun-young (Korean: 이준영; born January 22, 1997), also known as Jun, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actor who debuted as a member of the boy band U-KISS in 2014.
465. [2014] Lee Seung-hoon (rapper) — Lee debuted with Winner on August 17, 2014, after the band competed and were titled as the victors of WIN: Who is Next (2013), and as a soloist on July 15, 2024.
466. [2014] Lee Sung-min (singer) — He is a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and its sub-groups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H, and Super Junior-M, though he hasn't performed with the group since 2014.
467. [2014] Park Ye-eun — In July 2014, she made her debut as solo artist under the name Ha:tfelt with released her solo EP Me?.
468. [2014] Tangerine Dream — Prior to this Quaeschning and Yamane performed with Ulrich Schnauss from 2014 to 2020.
469. [2015] Ahn Hyo-seop — He debuted as a singer in 2015 with the group One O One, releasing the debut single "Love You".
470. [2015] Cha Hun — In 2015, Cha debuted as the guitarist of N.
471. [2015] Kim Hye-jun — She first appeared in commercials in 2015 and was still studying theater and film at Hanyang University when she debuted in the lesbian romance web series Lily Fever.
472. [2015] Kim Ju-yeon — In the autumn of 2015, Kim debuted as a theater actress, playing Yoo Hwa-yi, the female lead in Jang Jin's play Taxi Driver.
473. [2015] Kim Woo-seok (singer) — He debuted as a member of South Korean band Up10tion in 2015.
474. [2015] Lee Hong-gi — In 2015, Lee debuted as a solo artist with the releases of his first Korean extended play FM302 and his first Japanese album, AM302.
475. [2015] Lee Jin-hyuk — He debuted as a member of South Korean boy band UP10TION in 2015.
476. [2015] Sarah Michelle Gellar — In addition to acting, she co-founded Foodstirs, an e-commerce baking company that operated from 2015 to 2022, released the cookbook Stirring Up Fun with Food (2017), and served as a judge on Star Search (2026).
477. [2015] Thunder (singer) — He signed with Mystic Entertainment's music label APOP on February 11, 2015 and released his debut extended play on December 7, 2016.
478. [2015] Van Morrison — Since turning 70 in 2015, he has released – on average – more than an album a year.
479. [2016] Dawon (singer) — On July 14, 2016, Nam released single "Shalala Romance" for the soundtrack of the television series Lucky Romance.
480. [2016] Jeno (singer) — Jeno officially debuted in August 2016 as a member of South Korean boy band NCT through the sub-units NCT Dream and NCT JNJM.
481. [2016] Kang Chan-hee — He debuted in October 2016 with the boy group SF9 and the single "Fanfare".
482. [2016] Kim Youngbin — He debuted with group SF9 on October 5, 2016, with their debut album Feeling Sensation, featuring their first single "Fanfare".
483. [2016] Lee Dawon — They released their first single "Fanfare" on October 5, 2016.
484. [2016] Lee Jae-yoon (singer) — They released their first single "Fanfare" on October 5, 2016.
485. [2016] Lee Sung-kyung — On April 28, 2016, Lee released a collaboration single with Eddy Kim, which is a cover of Sharp's "My Lips like Warm Coffee".
486. [2016] Louis Tomlinson — Following the group's hiatus in 2016, Tomlinson released "Just Hold On" with Steve Aoki as his debut solo single in December 2016.
487. [2016] On Air (Queen album) — It was released in November 2016 in a two disc CD format, a six disc deluxe CD format and a 3LP vinyl release.
488. [2016] Ricardo Arjona — As of 2016, Arjona had released sixteen studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums and forty-three singles.
489. [2016] Shin Hye-jeong — The sub-unit released first teaser on February 1, 2016.
490. [2016] V (singer) — V has performed three solo songs under BTS's name—"Stigma" in 2016, "Singularity" in 2018, and "Inner Child" in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.
491. [2016] Yeo One — He debuted as a vocalist in a South Korean boy group Pentagon in October 2016.
492. [2016] Yoo Yeon-jung — Yoo collaborated with Yoo Seung-woo on the track "I Will Be On Your Side" which was released on November 10, 2016.
493. [2016] Yui Hiwatashi — The March 2016 single, Kimi wa Melody, debuted at No.
494. [2017] Alexander Lee (entertainer) — In 2017, he debuted in the Philippines as the main character in the 105-episode television series My Korean Jagiya.
495. [2017] Bebe Rexha — Rexha released two additional EPs in 2017: All Your Fault: Pt.
496. [2017] Harry Styles — Styles released his eponymous debut solo album through Erskine and Columbia Records in 2017, which was led by the UK number-one single "Sign of the Times".
497. [2017] Kim Dong-han — JBJ debuted in October 2017 with the release of their first extended play Fantasy.
498. [2017] Kwon Hyun-bin — In October 2017, JBJ debuted with their first extended play Fantasy.
499. [2017] Lee Dae-hwi — Wanna One debuted at the Wanna One Premier Show-Con on August 7, 2017, at the Gocheok Sky Dome with the mini-album 1×1=1 (To Be One).
500. [2017] Lee Sung-yeol — He has a younger brother named Lee Dae-yeol, who was also signed with Woollim Entertainment and was a member and leader of the boy group Golden Child which debuted in August 2017.
501. [2017] Tom Hardy — He also created, co-produced, and starred in the series Taboo (2017).
502. [2018] Bang Jae-min — He debuted as an actor on Top Management (2018).
503. [2018] Coldplay — A documentary, Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams, was released in 2018 for Coldplay's 20th anniversary.
504. [2018] Ha Hyun-sang — Ha Hyun-sang (Korean: 하현상; born September 14, 1998) is a South Korean singer and songwriter who debuted as a K-Indie artist on February 21, 2018, with a single titled "Dawn".
505. [2019] Ani DiFranco — DiFranco released a memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, on May 7, 2019, via Viking Books and made The New York Times Best Seller list.
506. [2019] Bae In-hyuk — In 2019, Bae debuted from the Web Film Love Buzz, which he starred together with Choi Ji-hui and Lee Han-ik.
507. [2019] Bae Jin-young — Following Wanna One's disbandment, Bae Jinyoung debuted in CIX in July 2019 and departed from the group after his contract expired in August 2024.
508. [2019] Choi Yu-ju — They debuted with a single album, Let's Play Cherry Bullet was released on January 21, 2019.
509. [2019] Donald Glover — He provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019), and produced the short film Guava Island (2019), in which he starred.
510. [2019] Hal Blaine — Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles.
511. [2019] Kim Hee-chul — Heechul debuted as a solo singer in 2019 with the digital single "Old Movie".
512. [2019] Ryo Nishikido — His first solo album was released in December 2019.
513. [2019] Subaru Shibutani — His first solo album, Nisai, was released in October 2019.
514. [2020] A Certain Ratio — They released their first studio album in twelve years, ACR Loco in September 2020, followed by three EPs A, C and R in 2021, and eleventh studio album, 1982, in 2023.
515. [2020] Bang Ye-dam — He debuted as a soloist with the digital single titled "Wayo" (왜요) on June 5, 2020.
516. [2020] Choi Hyun-suk — As a member of boy band Treasure, Choi debuted on August 7, 2020, with the single album entitled The First Step: Chapter One.
517. [2020] Kai (entertainer, born 1994) — He debuted as a soloist on November 30, 2020, with his first extended play (EP) Kai and has since released three more EPs, Peaches, Rover and Wait On Me.
518. [2020] Katori Shingo — On January 1, 2020, Katori released his first solo album, entitled "20200101".
519. [2020] Selena Gomez — Furthermore, her album Rare (2020) produced the number-one single "Lose You to Love Me".
520. [2021] Bruno Mars — In 2021, Mars released An Evening with Silk Sonic alongside Anderson .
521. [2021] Catholic Church in England and Wales — In the 2021 census, the total Christian population dropped to 46% (about 27.
522. [2021] D.O. (entertainer) — He debuted as a soloist on July 26, 2021, with his first extended play (EP) Empathy.
523. [2021] Tina Fey — Mayor (2021–2022), and the Netflix comedy-drama series The Four Seasons (2025–present), and executive produced the Peacock musical comedy series Girls5eva (2021–2024).
524. [2022] ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead — The band released their final studio effort, XI: Bleed Here Now, in July 2022.
525. [2022] Fetty Wap — In 2022, he was sentenced to six years in prison for trafficking illegal substances, and was released in 2026.
526. [2022] Scorpions (band) — Their latest studio album, Rock Believer, was released in February 2022.
527. [2023] Babymetal — During her absence, the band performed with one or more backup dancers; Okazaki, a former member of Sakura Gakuin who had served as one of those backup dancers, officially joined as the third member in 2023.
528. [2023] John Mellencamp — His latest album of original songs, Orpheus Descending, was released in June 2023.
529. [2023] Metallica — The band's latest album, 72 Seasons, was released in 2023.
530. [2023] Sang Heon Lee — Lee subsequently made his film debut with a small role in the biographical film, Gran Turismo (2023), based on Jann Mardenborough's life and career as a professional race car driver which was released on August 11, 2023.
531. [2024] All(H)Ours — They debuted on January 10, 2024, with the extended play (EP) All Ours.
532. [2024] Cha Eun-woo — He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro, and debuted as a solo artist with the extended play (EP) Entity in 2024.
533. [2024] Kate Hudson — Hudson released her debut studio music album, Glorious, in 2024.
534. [2025] Amadou & Mariam — Amadou & Mariam were a blind musical duo from Mali, composed of Bamako-born Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) (24 October 1954 – 4 April 2025) and Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born 15 April 1958).
535. [2026] Keisuke Kuwata — Kuwata wrote and performed both the opening theme song, "Hitotarashi", and the ending theme, "Akane on My Mind: Manjū Kowai", for the 2026 Akane-banashi anime adaptation.
536. [2026] Margot Robbie — She has since produced and starred in Wuthering Heights (2026).
537. [2026] Miley Cyrus — Cyrus transitioned to Atlantic Records and released her tenth studio album, Bass Persuades (2026), which became her first album in over a decade to top the Billboard 200.
538. [2026] Sami Yusuf — As of 2026, he has released eight studio albums, five live albums and one compilation album.
539. [2026] Scott Rudin — Rudin produced two Broadway shows in the 2026 season, earning him two new Tony Awards nominations and one win.