2013 in music

This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2013 in music.

Albums released

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

Number	Artist	Album	Average score	Number of reviews	Reference
1	James Hunter	Minute by Minute	86	8 reviews

Bands formed

See Musical groups established in 2013

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

See Musical groups disestablished in 2013

Deaths

January

1 – Patti Page, American pop and country music singer
4 – Sammy Johns, American country music singer-songwriter
11 – John Wilkinson, 67, American guitarist and singer
19 – Steve Knight, American musician
21 – Bob Dawdy, American rock and roll guitarist
25 – Cecil Womack, American singer
26 – Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, American funk singer and guitarist
30 – Patty Andrews, American singer

February

4 – Reg Presley, British singer and songwriter 6 – Mo-Do, Italian musician11

* Rick Huxley, English musician
* Kevin Peek, Australian musician 16
* Stanley Knight, American guitarist
* Tony Sheridan, English rock and roll singer, early collaborator with The Beatles18
* Kevin Ayers, English psychedelic rock songwriter and musician
* Damon Harris, American soul and R&B singer 27 – Van Cliburn, American pianist

March

1
*Jewel Akens, American R&B singer
*Dorothy Howard, Canadian mezzo-soprano, opera director, and voice teacher
3 – Bobby Rogers, American soul singer and songwriter
6 – Alvin Lee, English blues-rock guitarist
7
* Kenny Ball, English jazz trumpeter
* Peter Banks, English rock guitarist
* Claude King, American country music singer
16 – Jason Molina, American musician, singer and songwriter

April

3 – Chris Bailey, Australian bass guitarist 8 – Annette Funicello, American actress and singer9 – Emilio Pericoli, Italian singer14 – Sir Colin Davis, British conductor, 8517 – Sita Chan, Hong Kong Cantopop singer21 – Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer 22

* Richie Havens, American folk singer and guitarist
* Nathaniel Romerson, American R&B singer 26 – George Jones, American country music singer and songwriter

May

1 – Chris Kelly, American rap artist 7

* Peter Rauhofer, Austrian DJ, remixer and record producer
* Romanthony, American DJ, record producer and singer17 – Alan O'Day, American singer-songwriter18 – Marek Jackowski, Polish rock musician 20
* Ray Manzarek, American rock musician
* Zach Sobiech, American pop singer and viral video performer21 – Trevor Bolder, British musician 24 – Lorene Mann, American country music singer and songwriter25 – Tyrone Brunson, American musician

June

1 - Richard Raines, American guitarist 4 – Joey Covington, American musician 5 – Don Bowman, American comedian, country singer and songwriter14 – Tom Tall, American rockabilly singer15 – Robert Morris "B.J." Jones, American rock guitarist 19 – Slim Whitman, American country singer-songwriter21 – Mary Love, American soul and gospel singer23 – Bobby Bland, American blues and soul singer24
* Sammy Hall, 67, American garage rock singer
* Puff Johnson, American pop singer and songwriter
* Alan Myers, American rock drummer

July

4 – Bernie Nolan, Irish singer and actress13 – Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer21 – WanBi Tuấn Anh, Vietnamese singer, musician, actor and model26 – J.J. Cale, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter30 – Nick Nixon, American country music singer-songwriter

August

5 – George Duke, American jazz fusion keyboardist8 – Jack Clement, American record and film producer, songwriter and singer10 – Eydie Gormé, American singer13

* Jon Brookes, English rock drummer
* Tompall Glaser, American country music singer14 – Allen Lanier, American rock keyboardist and guitarist

September

9 – Forrest, American singer11 – Jimmy Fontana, Italian singer-songwriter12 – Joan Regan, British traditional pop singer15 – Jackie Lomax, English guitarist and singer-songwriter16 – Mac Curtis, American rockabilly singer17 – Marvin Rainwater, American country and rockabilly singer25 – Billy Mure, American guitarist

October

* Larry Verne, American singer
* Philip Chevron, Irish musician 10
* Jan Kuehnemund, American musician
* Cal Smith, American country music singer19 – Noel Harrison, British singer and actor 20 – Leon Ashley, American country music singer26 – Al Johnson, American soul singer 27 – Lou Reed, American rock musician and songwriter 30 – Pete Haycock, English guitarist 31 – Bobby Parker, American blues-rock guitarist

November

2 – Jack Alexander, Scottish folk singer and pianist 6 – Clyde Stacy, American rockabilly singer and guitarist11 – Bob Beckham, American music publisher and country singer29

* Dick Dodd, American musician
* Oliver Cheatham, American R&B singer

December

2 – Junior Murvin, Jamaican reggae singer8 – Hung Sin Nui, Cantonese opera singer16 – Ray Price, American country music singer23 – Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist

Musical films

''Begin Again''