This article summarizes the events related to rock music for the year of 2013.

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Notable events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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  • Queens of the Stone Age release their sixth studio album, Like Clockwork. The album, their first in six years, featured a troubled production cycle, but still managed to find success upon release, including topping the US Billboard 200 chart upon release week, selling 91,000 copies, debuting at number 2 on the UK all-format album chart, and receiving 3 Grammy Nominations.[18]
  • Sleeping with Sirens releases their third studio album, Feel. It debuts at number 3, selling 59,000 copies, and is to date, the band's best performing album with chart placement, debut sales, and overall sales.[18]
  • Black Sabbath release their nineteenth and final studio album, 13, the band's first album release in 18 years. The album tops the Billboard 200 chart, selling 155,000 copies. It is the bands first and only album to top the chart in 43 years.[19]
  • Skillet releases their eighth studio album, Rise. It debuts at number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling 60,000 copies, and eventually is certified Gold, indicating half a million copies sold.[20][21]
  • Volbeat's single "The Hangman's Body Count" tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart for 3 weeks.[2]
  • Alice in Chains single "Stone" tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart and stays there for 3 weeks.[2]

July

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August

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September

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  • Arctic Monkeys release their fifth studio album, AM. The album debuts at number 6 on the Billboard 200, selling 42,000 copies.[30]
  • Avenged Sevenfold's single "Hail to the King" tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs charts for the entire month, and stays there for a cumulative 10 weeks, the longest of any song in 2013.[2]

October

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  • Pearl Jam releases their tenth studio album, Lightning Bolt. The album tops the Billboard 200 chart, selling 166,000 copies. It is their fifth album to top the US albums chart, and their seventh to debut in the top 2 of the chart. Lightning Bolt holds on to be the second-best selling album on the chart in its second week of release as well.[31][32]
  • Panic! at the Disco releases their fourth studio album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!. It debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 84,000 copies in its first week.[33]
  • Korn releases their eleventh studio album, The Paradigm Shift. It debuts at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 46,000 copies in its opening week. It is the band's twelfth release to chart in the top 10 of the chart.[33]
  • Mayday Parade releases their fourth studio album Monsters in the Closet. It debuts at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 30,000 copies, the highest in sales and charting for the band.[33]

November

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December

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Year end

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Deaths

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Band breakups

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References

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  4. ^ a b "Josh Groban Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  5. ^ "Bon Jovi, David Bowie Lead Six Top 10 Debuts on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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  7. ^ "Luke Bryan Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  8. ^ "Justin Timberlake's '20/20' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  9. ^ "Mike Inez and Alice In Chains Release New Single "Never Fade"". BassPlayer.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  10. ^ "Young Guns Bones Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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  12. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". RIAA.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "Fall Out Boy Tops Kid Cudi on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  14. ^ "Frank Turner / Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Frank Turner Tape Deck Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Daft Punk Scores Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  17. ^ "Device - Device | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  18. ^ a b "Queens of the Stone Age Get First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  19. ^ "Black Sabbath Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  20. ^ "Wale Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  21. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  22. ^ "Selena Gomez Earns First No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  23. ^ "Robin Thicke Gets First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  24. ^ "Chester Bennington Releases First EP With Stone Temple Pilots, Plots Future With Linkin Park". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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  27. ^ "The Civil Wars Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  28. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Earns Second No. 1 Album On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  29. ^ "Ariana Grande Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  30. ^ "Keith Urban Edges the Weeknd for No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  31. ^ "Pearl Jam Earns Fifth No. 1 Album On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  32. ^ "Katy Perry's 'PRISM' Shines At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  33. ^ a b c "Miley Cyrus' 'Bangerz' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  34. ^ "Eminem Is Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'Marshall Mathers LP 2'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  35. ^ "Korn Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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  38. ^ "Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney Adorably Accept the Best Rock Song Grammy". Spin. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  39. ^ Coleman, Miriam (2013-04-14). "Slash, Tom Morello, Gerard Way Mourn Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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  41. ^ Coleman, Miriam (2013-03-23). "My Chemical Romance Break Up". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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