"Beautiful Dreamer", published in 1864, shortly after the death of songwriter Stephen Foster; at the time of publication of its first edition, it was promoted as "the last song ever written by Stephen C. Foster, composed but a few days prior to his death,"[1] though it actually may have been written as early as 1862.
"Cannibal Carnival", a dance barbarique, was published in late May 1920, three months after composer Sol P. Levy's death on Valentine's Day earlier that year. Levy's composition was later popularized as thematic stock material in such films as Trader Horn and the Tarzan film series.
Turandot, a three-act opera by Giacomo Puccini, was finished by fellow composer Franco Alfano and premiered, almost two years after Puccini's death, on April 25, 1926.
Country singer Jimmie Rodgers' last 25 songs were released in 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938 after his death from tuberculosis on May 26, 1933.
Clifford Brown's work was released after his death in 1956. Two albums with Max Roach were Daahoud (1972) and Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (1995).
Most of Big Bill Broonzy's work was released after he died from throat cancer in 1958, including albums such as Trouble in Mind (2000).
American jazz saxophonist Lester Young's final album, Le Dernier Message de Lester Young, which was recorded on March 4, 1959, was released a few months after his death from internal bleeding on March 15.
Sixty-three years later, a 2022 edition of this album, which includes the last studio track "D.B. Blues" recorded four days before his death, was released.
The album Remixed and Reimagined was released on August 7, 2007, 48 years after her death.
American blues singer and guitarist Blind Willie McTell's first long play album, Last Session, which was recorded in 1956, was released in 1961, two years after his death from a stroke on August 19, 1959.
His second long play album, Blind Willie McTell: 1940, which features some unreleased songs, was released in 1966, seven years after his death.
1960s
Jesse Belvin's work Mr. Easy featuring Art Pepper and Marty Paich Orchestra (1960), Yesterdays (1975), Hang Your Tears out To Dry (1986) and others were released after he died in a car crash in February 1960.
The singles "Lonely" and "Weekend" were released after Eddie Cochran's death in a taxi accident in April 1960.
Several of country singer Johnny Horton's albums and singles were released during the rest of the decade.
Many of Elmore James' singles and albums were released after his death in 1963. Notable singles include "Bleeding Heart", "One Way Out" and "Every Day I Have the Blues". Albums Whose Muddy Shoes (1969), Street Talkin' (1975), King of the Slide Guitar (1992) and The Classic Early Recordings: 1951–1956 (1993), etc.
Bobby Fuller had many albums released after his mysterious death in 1966, including The Bobby Fuller Tapes Vol. 1 (1983) and The Bobby Fuller Tapes Vol. 2 (1984).
Mexican singer and actor Javier Solís' album Vida de Bohemio was released in 1966 some time after his death from complications due to gallbladder surgery.
Chilean singer Violeta Parra had several albums released after her suicide in 1967, including Violeta Parra y sus canciones reencontradas en París and Canciones de Violeta Parra, both in 1971.
John Coltrane's album Om was released in January 1968, six months after his death.
Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones drowned in a swimming pool in July 1969. The band's album Let It Bleed was released five months later. He appeared in two songs: "Midnight Rambler" and "You Got the Silver".
1970s
Several of Otis Spann's work was released after his death. Last Call: Live at Boston Tea Party was released in 2000 as it was recorded shortly before his passing.
Janis Joplin's album Pearl was released on January 11, 1971, three months after her death. Joplin had recorded all the vocals for all the songs (except "Buried Alive In The Blues") before she died. Her band, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, recorded the music.[2]
Her second posthumous album entitled Farewell Song was released in February 1982, about 12 years after her death.
Arlester "Dyke" Christian of Dyke and the Blazers had three compilations released after his death in 1971. So Sharp (1983), The Funky Broadway (1999), and We Got More Soul (2007).
Peruvian singer Lucha Reyes' albums Lucha por siempre... Lucha and El show de Lucha Reyes were released in 1974 after her death from a heart attack in 1973.
Lee Morgan's final album The Last Session was released in May 1972, three months after he was shot to death.
Linda Jones' Soul Talkin was released in 2008. She died in 1972 from diabetes.
Leslie Harvey is featured on Stone the Crows' live albums The BBC Sessions Vol. 1. and 2 (1998), Live Montreux 1972 (2002), Radio Sessions 1969–1972 (2009), and BBC Sessions 1969–1972 (2014). All the band's albums were recorded between 1969 and 1972. He died in 1972 when he was electrocuted.
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, founding member of the Grateful Dead, is featured in many albums since his death in 1973. He died from gastrointestinal bleeding from years of alcoholism.
Spanish singer Nino Bravo's album ...y volumen 5 and many unreleased songs on compilation albums were released after his death in April 1973. He died in a car accident.
Gram Parsons' album Grievous Angel was released in January 1974, Four months after his death from a drug overdose.
Sleepless Nights was released in April 1976, Two years and seven months after his death.
The compilation album entitled Another Side of This Life was released on December 19, 2000, 27 years and 3 months after his death.
The compilation album entitled The Complete Reprise Sessions was released on June 20, 2006, 33 years and 9 months after his death.
Several of Jim Croce's singles and albums were released after his 1973 death in a plane crash along with Maury Muehleisen. Together their work was released posthumously.
Maury Muehleisen's album Before the Ever Since: Early Recordings 1969–1970 (2006) and a reissue of 1970's Gingerbreadd (2006) edition was released after he died in a plane crash in 1973 along with Jim Croce.
Graham Bond's Live at Klooks Kleek was released in 1988, 14 years after his death. The album was recorded in 1964 with the Graham Bond Organisation.
Mama Cass of The Mamas & the Papas is featured on The Mamas & the Papas Complete Anthology (1999) with previously unreleased tracks. Cass died in 1974.
Various home recordings by Nick Drake have been released since his death in 1974 to satisfy growing interest in his work.
Peruvian folk singer Picaflor de los Andes' final album Para Huanca... Yo was released some time in 1976, a year after his death.
Various solo albums by Pete Ham, 7 Park Avenue (1997), Golders Green (1999) and The Keywhole Street Demos 1966–67 (2013) were released several after his death in 1975.
Various live recordings and studio outtakes by Tim Buckley have been released posthumously 1975 from an accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol.
Al Jackson Jr. drummer for Booker T. & the M.G.'s was murdered in 1975. He appears on the bands albums' The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's (1994), Play The 'Hip Hits' (1995), Time Is Tight (1998) and Stax Instrumentals (2002), all have unreleased tracks.
Bernard Herrmann's soundtrack album Taxi Driver: Original Soundtrack Recording, which was the final score recorded between 22 and 23 December 1975, was released on May 19, 1998, 22 years and a half after his death from a heart attack on December 24, 1975.
Blues legend Howlin' Wolf had various albums released after his death in 1976, including His Best (1997).
Many of Vince Guaraldi's work was released after his in death in 1976 due to a sudden heart attack. Featuring Jazz Casual: Paul Winter / Bola Sete & Vince Guaraldi (2001), A Charlie Brown Christmas (2006 & 2012) editions, The Definitive Vince Guaraldi (2009), and Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials Vol. 1 (2006) and Vol. 2 (2010).
Paul Kossoff's 2nd Street (1976) and Koss (1977) were released after he died from a pulmonary embolism whilst on a flight from Los Angeles to New York in 1976.
The Yardbirds' Keith Relf is featured many live Yardbirds albums like BBC Sessions and Live! Blueswailing July '64. Also his singles "Together Now" and "All the Fallen Angels" were both released in 1989. "All the Fallen Angels" was recorded in 1976 just 12 days before his death.
Jimmy Reed died in 1976 of respiratory failure. Two albums were released after his death: I'm Going to Upside Your Head (1980) and I'm the Man Down There (1985).
Many of Peter Laughner's work was released after his death in 1977. Albums Peter Laughner (1982), Take the Guitar Player for a Ride (1994), and The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs (2002) by Rocket from the Tombs. Also appears on Pere Ubu's The Shape of Things (2000).
Several albums were released after Marc Bolan's death in 1977. Featuring his solo albums, work he did with John's Children and concert albums he did with T. Rex. Featuring You Scare Me to Death which was released in 1981.
Chicago's Terry Kath is featured on Chicago Presents the Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath (1997) and Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75 (2011). He accidentally shot himself in 1978.
Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious has been the subject of a plethora of posthumous solo albums in the years following his death of a heroin overdose in 1979.
Two songs performed by Donny Hathaway (in collaboration with Roberta Flack) – "Back Together Again" and "You Are My Heaven" – were released in 1980, one year following his death.
AC/DC's box set Bonfire was released on November 28, 1997, Seventeen years after Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning in 1980.
The compilation album Volts was also released on the same day as the Bonfire box set on November 28, 1997.
He was also featured on another box set entitled Backtracks released on November 10, 2009, 29 years after his death.
Jazz pianist Bill Evans released two albums I Will Say Goodbye (1980) and You Must Believe in Spring (1981), after he died of pneumonia and complications with a gastric ulcer on September 15, 1980. He also released many live albums after his death.
The non-album single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was released in June 1980, a month after the suicide of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis on May 18 of that year. Its music video was also released. The remaining members of Joy Division later went on to form New Order.
A month later, their final album Closer was released on July 18, 1980.
The compilation album Still was released on October 8, 1981, A Year and five months after his death.
Substance was released on July 11, 1988, Eight years after his death.
The two The Peel Sessions EP's were originally released in both November 1986 & September 1987. While the entire compilation of both sessions was released in September 1990, Ten years after his death.
Their planned debut album Warsaw was released in 1994, Fourteen years after his death.
The Heart and Soul box set was released in December 1997, Seventeen years after his death.
The live album entitled Preston 28 February 1980 was released in May 1999, Nineteen years after his death.
The Beatles' songs "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" were released in 1995, 15 years after his death. Both songs featured the three surviving Beatles playing instruments over Lennon's demos.
His remix album entitled Double Fantasy Stripped Down was released on October 5, 2010, almost 30 years after his death.
On the same day the Gimme Some Truth box set was released also on October 5, 2010.
Lennon also appears on many of The Beatles' album re-issues released since his death.
The Beatles' song Now and Then was originally a Lennon's demo and was recorded in around 1977, it featured the three surviving Beatles playing instruments recorded in 1995. Then Lennon's voice was extracted using Peter Jackson's MAL technology, and the song was finished and released on November 2, 2023, almost 43 years after Lennon's death, and almost 22 years after Harrison's death.
Tim Hardin's albums Unforgiven and The Homecoming Concert were both less than a year after his death. Other songs were released on other albums compilations album years later.
Mike Bloomfield's albums Living in the Fast Lane (1981), Bloomfield: A Retrospective (1983) and I'm with You Always (2008) were released after his death.
Coda (1982) by Led Zeppelin was released two years after the death of John Bonham. Bonham is featured in many live albums of the band.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band's first live album entitled BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert, which was recorded for the BBC at The Paris Theatre 1972 and The Hippodrome 1973, was released in 1991, nine years after Harvey's death.
Their second live album entitled Live on the Test, which was recorded for the BBC between 1973 and 1977, was released in 1995, 13 years after Harvey's death.
Their third live album entitled The Gospel According to Harvey, which contains the live recording of Reading Festival in 1977, was released in 1998, 16 years after Harvey's death.
The reissue of the album Alex Harvey and His Soul Band, which contains 20 unreleased songs, was released in 1999, 17 years after Harvey's death.
His album entitled Teenage a Go Go - The Unreleased Recordings of Alex Harvey 1963-67 was released in 2003, 21 years after his death.
Their fourth live album entitled British Tour '76 was released in 2004, 22 years after Harvey's death.
Their fifth live album entitled U.S. Tour '74 was released in 2006, 24 years after Harvey's death.
The album entitled Hot City, which is the early version of The Impossible Dream, was released in 2009, 27 years after Harvey's death.
The box set entitled Last of the Teenage Idols, which contains 21 previously unreleased songs, was released in 2016, 34 years after his death.
BBC in Concert 1972–1973 was released in 1997, 22 years after Pete's death and 14 years after Tom's death.
Their last studio album called Head First was released on November 14, 2000, 25 years after Pete's death and 17 years after Tom's death.
Andy Kaufman's Andy and His Grandmother released on July 13, 2013, a comedy album that was recorded from 1977 to 1979. Kaufman died in 1984 from lung cancer and kidney failure.
Jimmie Spheeris was killed in a motorcycle crash on July 4, 1984, hours after he had recorded his album Spheeris. The album was released in 2000.
His first live album entitled An Evening with Jimmie Spheeris, which was recorded live at Willimantic, Connecticut in October 1976, was released in 2000, 16 years after his death.
His second live album entitled Alive in America, which was recorded live at Ebbets Field in Denver, CO on March 12, 1974, was released on January 10, 2023, 19 years after his death.
Randy Rhoads is featured in Ozzy Osbourne's album Tribute which was a tribute album to Rhoads who died in 1982 was released five years after. The album was work done by Rhoads. Also Quiet Riot released the album The Randy Rhoads Years in 1993 during Rhoads time with the band in the late 1970s.
Daniel Balavoine's single "Sauver l'amour" was released in March 1986, two months after he was killed in a helicopter crash.
The song "To Live Is to Die" on heavy metal band Metallica's fourth studio album ...And Justice for All (1988) was written by bassist Cliff Burton, who died in 1986, when the band's tour bus crashed in Sweden.
Bola Sete's albums Ocean Memories (1999), and The Navy Swings (2010) with Vince Guaraldi. Sete died in 1987. Ocean Memories was recorded in 1972 with unreleased song during the recording of Ocean. The Navy Swings with Vince Guaraldi were recorded radio shows for the U.S. Navy in 1965.
Argentine alternative rock band Sumo's final album Fiebre, which was recorded between 1981 and 1987, was released in 1989, two years after Luca Prodan was found dead in the room he rented in the boarding house.
Prodan's first posthumous solo album Time Fate Love, which was recorded between 1981 and 1983, was released in 1996, nine years after his death.
His second posthumous solo album Perdedores Hermosos, which was also recorded between 1981 and 1983, was released in 1997, ten years after his death.
All of Alexander Bashlachev's work was released after he committed suicide in 1988. His first album, Time of Bells was released in 1989.
Argentine singer-songwriter Federico Moura died in 1988 from AIDS-related complications. Months before he died, he recorded two songs from Leda Valladares' two folklore compilation albums Grito en el Cielo, volumes 1 (1989) and 2 (1990), "A Mí Me Dicen el Tonto" and "En Atamisqui", both with Daniel Sbarra, both members of the band Virus.
Virus' album Tierra del Fuego was released in March 1989, three months after Moura's death. Although he did not participate in the album, he co-wrote two songs: "Un amor inhabitado" and "Lanzo y escucho".
Virus' live album Vivo 2, which was recorded in May 1986, was released on April 29, 1997, nine years and four months after Moura's death.
Many of Roy Buchanan's albums Early Years (1989, Krazy Kat), Sweet Dreams: The Anthology (1992, Polydor) and many others were released after Buchanan committed suicide in a prison in 1988.
Joe Raposo died from Lymphoma in 1989, his final song for Sesame Street, Let's Make a Dream, was included on the Sesame Street environmental album We Are All Earthlings, which was released in 1993, four years after his death. The song was recorded in 1988.
Soviet-Korean singer Viktor Tsoi who was the co-founder of the band Kino, was featured in the band's final album Kino or "Чёрный альбом" it was released in December 1990, four months after his death in August.
The Last Recordings or "Последние записи" was released in 2002, 12 years after his death.
The song Ataman or "Атаман" was released on what would have been Viktor's 50th Birthday, 22 years after his death.
Brazilian singer Cazuza's album Por aí was released in 1991. He died of AIDS in 1990.
The song "Where Is Love" by Mel and Kim was released in 2018. Mel Appleby died in 1990 from pneumonia while battling cancer.
Tom Fogerty's album Sidekicks with Randy Oda was released in 1992, two years after his death in 1990 from tuberculosis.
He was featured in Merl Saunders' album entitled Fire Up Plus which was released on July 9, 1992, also two years after his death.
He was also featured in Creedence Clearwater Revival's live album entitled At the Royal Albert Hall it was released on September 16, 2022, 32 years after his death.
Miles Davis' released his last studio album entitled Doo-Bop on June 30, 1992, nine months after his death. Many live albums have been released since his death.
The soundtrack album of the movie Dingo composed by both Miles Davis and Michel Legrand was released on November 5, 1991, almost two months after Miles' death.
His live album Bitches Brew Live was released on February 8, 2011, almost 20 years after his death.
Rubberband was released on September 6, 2019, almost 28 years after his death.
His first posthumous album Rockology was released on October 19, 1999, almost eight years after his death.
His second posthumous album Unfinished Business, which was recorded in the 80s, was released on November 8, 2011, almost 20 years after his death.
Freddie Mercury solo albums The Freddie Mercury Album and The Great Pretender were both released in 1992 a year after his death from AIDS-related bronchopneumonia. Mercury also had other albums released later on.
Queen's live album Live at Wembley '86 was released on May 26, 1992, six months after Freddie's death.
Made in Heaven was released on November 6, 1995, four years after Freddie's death.
The box set The Solo Collection was released on October 23, 2000, almost nine years after his death.
A Night at the Odeon was released on November 20, 2015, almost 24 years after Freddie's death.
On Air was released on November 6, 2016, almost 25 years after Freddie's death.
The box set Never Boring was released on October 11, 2019, almost 28 years after his death.
Queen released The Miracle Collector's Edition featuring the song Face It Alone and 5 other unreleased demos was released on November 18, 2022, almost 31 years after Freddie's death.
American experimental musician Arthur Russell released an album entitled The World of Arthur Russell was released on January 26, 2004, almost 12 years after his death.
He also played in Bruce Springsteen's songs "Sad Eyes" and "Trouble River" from the compilation album 18 Tracks, released on April 13, 1999, six years after his death.
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem was released in May 1994, posthumously after the murder of guitarist Euronymous in August 1991, and after the suicide of vocalist Dead in April 1991.
GG Allin's Brutality and Bloodshed for All was released three months after he died in 1993 after a drug overdose. The EP Layin' Up with Linda, comprising his final recordings, followed a few months later.
Badlands released their album Dusk on December 15, 1998, five years after vocalist Ray Gillen's death in 1993 from AIDS-related complications.
The Self-Titled Album of Sun Red Sun was released in 1995, nearly two years after Gillen's death.
The deluxe edition of Black Sabbath's album The Eternal Idol, which features the earlier recording sessions, was released in 2010, nearly 17 years after Gillen's death.
Molly Drake's songs "Poor Mum" and "Do You Ever Remember?" were featured on her son Nick Drake's compilation album, Family Tree, which was released on July 9, 2007, 14 years after her death.
Drake's Self-Titled compilation album, which contains recordings made during 1950s at the family home, was released on March 5, 2013, nearly 20 years after her death.
Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe's album The Master & The Protege was completed with sound-alike Van Lester, and was released on December 7, 1993, five months after he died from a complication of AIDS.
Frank Zappa's album Civilization Phaze III was released on October 31, 1994, Ten months after his death of prostate cancer in 1993. Also multiple album re-issues and boxsets from his solo work and his work with The Mothers Of Invention were released after his death.
The compilation album entitled The Lost Episodes was released on February 27, 1996, Three years after his death.
Mystery Disc was released on September 14, 1998, Five years after his death.
Their Self-Titled Greatest Hits Album featuring the song You Know You're Right, recorded on January 30, 1994, at Robert Lang Studios during their final studio session was finally released on October 29, 2002, Eight years after Cobain's death.
The box set With the Lights Out featuring unreleased demos, outtakes and live tracks was released on November 23, 2004, Ten years after Kurt's death.
The compilation album Sliver: The Best of the Box was released on November 1, 2005, eleven years after his death.
Live at Reading was released on November 2, 2009, fifteen years after Kurt's death.
A day later, The 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their debut studio album Bleach was released on November 3, 2009, featuring Nirvana's unreleased live performance at The Pine Street Theatre in 1990.
Live at the Paramount was released on September 24, 2011, Seventeen years after Cobain's death.
Live and Loud was released on September 23, 2013, nineteen years after Kurt's death.
Two months later, The 2013 Mix of In Utero was released on November 22, 2013.
The release of the single Pennyroyal Tea was cancelled due to Cobain's death in April 1994, the song was finally re-released on Record Store Day '14 (April 19, 2014), 20 years after Cobain's death.
The soundtrack album of the documentary Montage Of Heck featuring Kurt's personal cassettes including spoken word, demos, covers and full songs was released on November 13, 2015, 21 years after Kurt's death.
American jazz and jazz fusion guitarist Eric Gale's final album Utopia, which was recorded in 1991, was released on May 25, 1998, exactly four years after his death from lung cancer.
Momentos Intimos was released on March 23, 2004, almost nine years after her death. It features two re-recorded songs and an unreleased song "Puede Ser", which is a duet with Nando "Guero" Dominguez, recorded two weeks before her death.
Enamorada de Ti was released on April 3, 2012, sixteen years after her death.
The remix album called Moonchild Mixes was released on August 26, 2022, 26 years after her death.
Rory Gallagher's live album BBC Sessions was released in 1999, four years after he died of an infection in 1995.
His album Wheels Within Wheels was released on March 10, 2003, eight years after his death.
His Posthumous EP entitled Impact of a Legend was released on March 26, 2002, exactly seven years after his death.
Chilean rock band La Ley's album Invisible was released on July 28, 1995, a year and three months after Andrés Bobe's death from a motorcycle accident. Although he did not participate in the album, he co-wrote four songs: "Animal", "El Duelo", "R&R" and "1-800 Dual".
The 20th anniversary edition of their Self-Titled Album featuring 5 bonus tracks including songs from The Sippin' Time Sessions EP. it was released on April 16, 2013, 18 years after Shannon's death.
Screamin' at the Sun was released on iTunes in 2015, 20 years after Shannon's death. The live album was recorded in New York in 1993.
Mexican singer Lola Beltrán's final album Las Tres Señoras featuring Amalia Mendoza and Lucha Villa was released in 1996 after her death from a pulmonary embolism.
Nine months later, his only collaborative EP under the name "Makaveli" entitled Don't Go 2 Sleep featuring Daz Dillinger was released on December 24, 2001.
His last double album called Better Dayz was released on November 26, 2002, Six years after his death.
His remix album Nu-Mixx Klazzics was released on October 7, 2003, Seven years after his death.
Billy MacKenzie of The Associates appears on The Glamour Chase (2002). Many solo albums like Beyond the Sun (1997), Eurocentric (2001) and Transmission Impossible (2005) were all released. He died by suicide in 1997.
Jermaine Stewart's album Attention was released on November 15, 2005, Eight years after his death in 1997.
The live album entitled Mystery White Boy was released on May 9, 2000, three years after his death
Live À L'Olympia was released on July 3, 2001, four years after his death.
His collaborative album with Gary Lucas entitled Songs to No One was released on October 15, 2002, five years after his death.
The Legacy Edition re-issue of his album Grace featuring eight unreleased studio tracks was released exactly ten years after its original release on August 23, 2004, seven years after his death.
Luther Allison's Live in Chicago (1999), Standing at the Crossroad (1999), Pay It Forward (2002), Underground (2007), and Songs from the Road (2009). He died in 1997.
Nigeria's Fela Kuti work was released after he died from AIDS in 1997. Albums The Underground Spiritual Game (2004), Live in Detroit, 1986 (2012) and many others were released.
INXS' EP entitled Bang the Drum was released on August 14, 2004, seven years after his death.
The 30th Anniversary Reissue of INXS' sixth studio album Kick features unreleased demos, outtakes and live tracks. It was released on November 24, 2017, over twenty years after his death.
Blues musician Junior Kimbrough's first posthumous album God Knows I Tried was released a few months after his death from heart attack on January 17, 1998.
A year later, his second posthumous album Meet Me in the City, which was recorded between 1992 and 1996, was released.
His third posthumous album First Recordings, which was recorded in 1966, was released in 2009, eleven years after his death.
The Spirit Never Dies was released on December 4, 2009, almost twelve years after his death.
Brazilian sertanejo duo Leandro e Leonardo's final album Um Sonhador was released on July 15, 1998, nearly a month after Leandro's death from multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's compilation album Alone in IZ World was released on September 18, 2001, four years after his death in 1997 from respiratory failure.
Indian musician Ananda Shankar's album Walking On (with State of Bengal) was released on September 12, 1999, a year and nearly six months after his death from cardiac failure.
His 2nd posthumous album Arpan (with Suresh Wadkar) was released on November 17, 2000, two years and nearly ten months after his death.
Zilch's debut album 3.2.1. was released on July 23, 1998, two months after Japanese vocalist Hide's death in May.
Hide with Spread Beaver's first and only studio album with Hide entitled Ja, Zoo was released on November 21, 1998, six months after his death.
The remix album entitled Bastard Eyes by his US band Zilch was released on March 3, 1999, ten months after his death.
He appeared on the album Tribute Spirits via a song called "Celebration" featuring I.N.A, PATA & HEATH (originally performed by X Japan via the album Blue Blood). Both the song and album are released on May 1, 1999, a year after his death.
The re-recording of Hide's song Tell Me featuring his band Spread Beaver was released on January 19, 2000, two years after his death.
X Japan's live album The Last Live was released on May 5, 2001, three years after his death.
His last single In Motion was released on July 10, 2002, four years after his death.
The compilation album Singles ~ Junk Story along with the song "Junk Story" was released two weeks later on July 24, 2002.
Five months later, he was featured in X Japan's remix album Trance X which was released on December 4, 2002.
The compilation album entitled KING OF PSYBORG ROCK STAR along with his rendition of the song "MISCAST" (originally performed by X Japan via the album Jealousy) was released on April 28, 2004, six years after his death.
He was featured in X Japan's single "I.V." it was released on January 23, 2008, nine years and eight months after his death.
Two months later, his live album called Psyence a Go Go was released on March 19, 2008.
Co Gal a song that was finished using Vocaloid Technology to mimic his voice along with its compilation album of the same name was released on December 10, 2014, sixteen years and seven months after his death.
He was featured in X Japan's soundtrack album of their documentary entitled We Are X. The album was released on March 3, 2017, almost nineteen years after his death.
Frank Sinatra's live album Live from Las Vegas was released on April 26, 2005, seven years after his death. Also many live albums and box sets were released since his death in 1998.
Puerto Rican salsa singer Frankie Ruiz's compilation album Éxitos Eternos was released on 2003, five years after his death due to complications from liver disease. The album features the unreleased track "Que Siga la Fiesta" which was recorded in 1998.
California session singer Warren Wiebe has been featured on various compilation albums following his suicide in October 1998 as well as several demo recordings.
Swedish singer-songwriter Björn Afzelius albums Elsinore (1999), Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe 1993 – Malmöinspelningarna (with Mikael Wiehe) (2004), and Tusen bitar – Sånger om kärlek & rättvisa (2011).
Rapper Big L was featured on D.I.T.C.'s Self-Titled Debut Album which was released on February 22, 2000, a year after he was shot to death in his neighbourhood; the murder is still unsolved.
Six months later his album The Big Picture was released on August 1, 2000.
His last album entitled The Danger Zone was released on May 31, 2011, twelve years after his death.
The compilation album entitled L Corleone was released digitally on February 14, 2012, thirteen years after his death.
Stéphane Sirkis, member of French band Indochine, died of Hepatitis C while Dancetaria was in pre-production. The album was released nearly six months after his death.
Jackson C. Frank had several compilation albums and a box set released after his death on March 3, 1999, featuring previously unreleased tracks and demos.
Grover Washington Jr.'s final album Aria was released on March 7, 2000, nearly three months after his death from heart attack.
Charles Earland's album entitled Stomp! was released on August 29, 2000, nearly a year after his death from heart failure.
His final album entitled If Only for One Night was released on June 18, 2002, two and a half years after his death.
Visual Kei band Malice Mizer released their EP called Shinwa on February 1, 2000, Eight months after their drummer Kami died of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Scatman John's album Listen to the Scatman was released on December 11, 2001, Two years after his death in 1999.
21st century
2000s
Raymond Scott's album Manhattan Research Inc. (2000), which contained selected samples of Scott's work from the 1950s and 1960s for film soundtracks, commercials, and for his own technical and musical experiments, was released six years after Scott's death in 1994.
Israeli musician Ofra Haza's albums Manginat Halev Vol. 1 and 2 (2000 and 2004) and remix albumForever (2008) were released after her death in 2000 from AIDS-related pneumonia.
Big Pun's Yeeeah Baby was released on April 4, 2000, two months after he died of a heart attack.
Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente's live album Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival, which was recorded live in 1994, was released on May 21, 2002, nearly two years after his death from a heart attack.
Ian Dury was featured in Madness' music video for their song "Drip Fed Fred", which was released months after his death from colorectal cancer on March 27, 2000.
Ten More Turnips from the Tip, which was recorded between 1991 and 2001, was released in 2002, two years after his death.
Chet Atkins's final album Solo Sessions was released in 2003, two years after his death from colon cancer.
Aaliyah's music video for her song "Rock the Boat" was completed the morning of her death. Nearly two months later, it was released on October 9, 2001.
Her compilation album I Care 4 U was released on December 10, 2002, a year and nearly four months after her death. It features six previously unreleased tracks.
Few months later, Dee Dee Ramone died and his collaborative album featuring the band Youth Gone Mad in their Self-Titled Album was released on December 31, 2002, Six months after his death in June.
Eight months later, both were featured on Ramones live album NYC 1978 released on August 19, 2003, Two years after Joey's death & A Year after Dee Dee's death.
Joey's second solo album ...Ya Know? was released on May 22, 2012, Eleven years after his death.
Harrison's album Brainwashed was completed by his son Dhani Harrison and producer Jeff Lynne. The album was released in November 2002, one year after his death.
The Beatles' remix album entitled Let It Be... Naked was released on November 17, 2003, almost 2 years after Harrison's death, and almost 23 years after John Lennon's death.
Early Takes: Volume 1 was released on May 1, 2012, ten years and six months after his death.
Harrison appears on many album re-issues by The Beatles since his death.
The Beatles' live album Get Back – The Rooftop Performance was released on January 28, 2022, 21 years after Harrison's death, and 42 years after Lennon's death.
TLC's member Lisa Lopes was featured on the album 3D. It was released on October 10, 2002, just seven months after her death from a car accident.
Her solo album Eye Legacy was released on January 27, 2009, almost seven years after her death.
Almost 11 months later, Forever... The EP was released on November 3, 2009.
A year prior, Tracy Grammer's album Flower of Avalon features nine songs that Carter wrote but never recorded. The album was released on April 26, 2005, three years after his death.
Snot's live album Alive! was released in 2002 after lead singer Lynn Strait's death in 1998.
Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz released her album Regalo del Alma on July 29, 2003, 13 days after her death from brain cancer.
Dios Disfrute a la Reina, an unreleased album recorded between 1993 and 1999, was released on July 12, 2004, almost a year after her death.
A live recording of the song Bemba Colorá, which was recorded on July 16, 2002, exactly a year before her death, appears on a live album Central Park SummerStage: Live from the Heart of the City by various artists, and was released in 2005, two years after her death.
The album Havana Nights was released on November 8, 2019, 16 years after her death.
The album En Vivo: 100 Años de Azúcar, which contains unreleased live recordings in Miami, Florida, between 1986 and 1987, was released on May 24, 2024, almost 21 years after her death.
Big Mello's album The Gift was released on July 29, 2002, a month after his death.
Done Deal was released on June 15, 2003, exactly a year after his death.
Irish singer-songwriter Mic Christopher's first and only album Skylarkin' was released on November 29, 2002, exactly a year after his death.
Fingerstyle guitarist John Fahey released his album Red Cross on February 11, 2003, almost two years after his death in 2001.
The live album entitled The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick was released on November 9, 2004, three years and nine months after his death.
On Air was released on August 23, 2005, four years after his death.
Sinema, a video album by Drowning Pool, was released on November 19, 2002, three months after Dave Williams suddenly died of heart failure.
The Unlucky 13th Anniversary Edition of their debut album Sinner containing 13 unreleased demos, 7 of which are new songs including both "Soul" and "Heroes Sleeping". The re-issued album was released on November 11, 2014, 12 years after his death.
The Hellcat Years was released on August 21, 2012, almost ten years after Strummer's death.
June Carter Cash's album Wildwood Flower was released on September 9, 2003, four months after her death due to complications of a leaky heart valve.
Johnny Cash's box set entitled Unearthed was released on November 25, 2003, Two months after his death. Also, many live and collaboration albums have been released as well.
Four months later, My Mother's Hymn Book was released as standalone album on April 6, 2004.
Out Among the Stars, an unreleased album recorded between 1981 and 1984 was released on March 25, 2014, Eleven years after his death. His wife June Carter Cash was also featured in this album on two tracks.
New Moon was released on May 8, 2007, three years and seven months after his death.
The soundtrack album of his documentary called Heaven Adores You featuring his unreleased home recordings was released on February 6, 2016, 12 years and 4 months after his death.
Ol' Dirty Bastard's album entitled Osirus was released on January 4, 2005, two months after his death in 2004. Also, many albums have been released since and his work with Wu-Tang Clan.
A Son Unique was released digitally on June 21, 2005, seven months after his death.
His live album Free to Be Dirty! Live was released on August 30, 2005, nine months after his death.
Thrash Metal band Voivod released their album Katorz on July 25, 2006, Almost a year after Denis D'Amour's death in 2005.
Infini was released on June 23, 2009, Four years after D'Amour's death.
Polish drummer Krzysztof Raczkowski is featured on Sweet Noise – The Triptic (2007, as member), Atrocious Filth – Atrocious Filth (2008), and Dies Irae – The Art of an Endless Creation (2009, DVD).
Nikki Sudden solo albums The Truth Doesn't Matter (2006) and Golden Vanity with Phil Shoenfelt (2009) were released. Many live albums have been released as well as stuff with Jaocbites and Swell Maps. Sudden died in March 2006.
Ray Barretto's final album, Standards Rican-ditioned recorded in December 2005 prior to his death on February 17, 2006, was released on August 14, 2006.
Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist Ali Farka Touré's album Savane was released on July 17, 2006, four months after his death in March.
His collaborative album with Toumani Diabaté entitled Ali and Toumani was released on February 23, 2010, four years after his death.
Syd Barrett released his compilation album An Introduction to Syd Barrett on October 4, 2010, four years after his death. It features a series of new remasters and remixes of Pink Floyd songs and his post-band solo songs, it also features an unreleased track "Rhamadan".
Brazilian singer-songwriter Yoñlu released his Self-Titled Album on May 5, 2008, almost two years after his death.
Black Beauty, an unreleased album by the group Love, was recorded and shelved in 1973. The album was released in 2012, five years after the death of the band's frontman, Arthur Lee.
Luther Vandross' single "Shine" was released in 2006, the year following his death.
Brad Delp of Boston committed suicide in March 2007. He appears on Rockin Away with Barry Goudreau (2007), Mark Miller's Whatcha Gonna Do (2008) and Bruce Arnold's Orpheus Again (2010).
The album Still Pimping was released on July 12, 2011, four years after his death.
His last album Long Live the Pimp was released on December 4, 2015, eight years after his death.
Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal's album Duetos (with various artists) was released on August 25, 2009, three years after her death.
Una Estrella en el Cielo (with various artists) was released on November 30, 2010, four years after her death.
Dan Fogelberg's Love in Time (2009) was released nearly two years after his death. Also, Live at Carnegie Hall was released in 2017.
Canadian singer-songwriter Jeff Healey's album Mess of Blues was released on March 11, 2008, nine days after his death from sarcoma. Also Songs from the Road (2009), Last Call (2010) and others were released.
Camu Tao's album King of Hearts was released on August 17, 2010, two years after his death in 2008.
German musician Klaus Dinger's album Japandorf was released on March 22, 2013, five years after his death in 2008.
I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters, a compilation of previously unreleased Jackson 5 songs and alternate versions of some of the group's hits, was released on November 10, 2009, roughly five months after Michael's death.
The music video for his song "One More Chance", which was filmed on November 17, 2003, was finished and released in a deluxe DVD box set Michael Jackson's Vision on November 22, 2010, 16 months after his death.
A Month later, His first Posthumous Album of all-new material, simply titled Michael, was released on December 14, 2010.
A remix album entitled Immortal was released on November 18, 2011, two years after his death.
Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls, another compilation of previously unreleased Jackson 5 songs, was released digitally on August 28, 2012 and psychically on September 18, 2012, three years after his death.
The 25th-anniversary edition reissue of Bad entitled Bad 25, featuring six unreleased tracks and his live performance at Wembley Stadium in 1988, was released on the same day on September 18, 2012.
His second Posthumous Album entitled Xscape was released on May 13, 2014, about five years after his death.
The 40th-anniversary edition reissue of Thriller entitled Thriller 40, featuring ten unreleased tracks, was released on November 18, 2022, 13 years after his death.
Brother by Boyzone was released on March 8, 2010, five months after member Stephen Gately's death from natural causes on October 10, 2009.
Peruvian creole singer Arturo "Zambo" Cavero's unreleased song "Mis Cenizas" was featured in the compilation album Gran colección de la música criolla which was released in 2011, two years after his death from complications of sepsis on October 9, 2009.
Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa's first live album Deja la Vida Volar (En Gira) was released on October 4, 2010, exactly a year after her death.
Her second live album Ángel was released on October 23, 2014, five years after her death. It has unreleased live recordings between 1992 and 1996 in Europe and Latin America.
Her studio album Lucerito, which was recorded in 2000, was released on July 31, 2015, about six years after her death.
Her third live album En Vivo en el Gran Rex 2006, was released on August 9, 2024, nearly 15 years after her death.
Her fourth live album Mercedes Sosa en Nueva York, 1974, was released on November 22, 2024, 15 years after her death, and 46 years after the death of guitarist Santiago "Pepete" Bértiz.
Al Martino's album Thank You was released in 2011, two years after his death.
Nightmare, the fifth album by metal band Avenged Sevenfold, was released on July 27, 2010, almost seven months after the death of drummer The Rev on December 28, 2009.
He was also featured on the band's eighth album Life Is But a Dream..., on two songs called "Mattel" and "Beautiful Morning". It was released on June 2, 2023, Fourteen years after his death.
2010s
Gregory Slay, founder of Remy Zero died on New Year's Day 2010. Slay appears on Horsethief Beats' The Sound Will Find You (2010).
Ronnie was featured in the song "Metal Will Never Die" (recorded in 2008) by David "Rock" Feinstein (guitarist in the bands Ronnie Dio & the Prophets, Elf and The Rods) in the album Bitten by the Beast, which was released on November 22, 2010, six months after his death.
He was also featured in the song "The Code" (also recorded in 2008) by The Rods, in the album Vengeance, which was released on May 23, 2011, a year after his death.
Ronnie Dio & the Prophets' songs "Judy's Theme", "That's All" and "Fallin'" were featured in the compilation album The Early Years, which was released in Spain in 2012, two years after his death.
Dio's live album Finding the Sacred Heart – Live in Philly 1986 was released on June 17, 2013, three years after his death.
Gerry Rafferty's album Rest in Blue was released on September 3, 2021, Ten years after his death in 2011.
John Martyn's Heaven and Earth studio album was released in May 2011, two years after he died. Many compilation albums have been released since his death.
Conrad Schnitzler's last album Endtime, recorded four days before his death in 2011, was released on April 8, 2012.
Slipknot's bassist Paul Gray is featured on their video album entitled (sic)nesses released on September 28, 2010, four months after his death.
He is also featured on Antennas to Hell released on July 23, 2012, two years after his death.
Both Paul and drummer Joey Jordison were featured on Slipknot's Live at MSG album released on August 18, 2023, 13 years after Paul's death and two years after Joey's death.
They were featured on the song "The Feeling" by Tiësto, Dutch DJ and record producer, from the album A Town Called Paradise, which was released on June 13, 2014, almost four years after Haddon's death.
Swiss musician Steve Lee of Gotthard is featured on Homegrown – Live in Lugano in 2011 a year after he died.
Eyedea's albums Birthday (I Feel Triangular) (2011) with Guitar Party, Grand's Sixth Sense (2011) with Sixth Sense, and The Many Faces of Mikey (2015) were all released after he died of a drug overdose in 2010.
Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel's Steve Prestwich is featured on No Plans (2012). Prestwich died of a brain tumor on January 16, 2011.
Nate Dogg is featured in singles "Party We Will Throw Now!" (2012), "My House" with Warren G (2015), "Gangsta Walk" (2016), and "I Got Love" (2018). Dogg died in 2011.
Wild Man Fischer's Deep State (2018) was released seven years after he died from heart failure.
Andrew Gold's The Late Show – Live 1978 was released in 2015, four years after he died.
Lioness: Hidden Treasures, an album of lost recordings (from 2002 to 2011) by British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, was released on December 5, 2011; four months after her death on July 23. Two singles were also released: "Our Day Will Come", on December 5; and "Body & Soul", which is a duet with the legendary Tony Bennett, on the day that would have been her 28th birthday.
Amy Winehouse at the BBC was released on November 13, 2012, a year and four months after her death.
The soundtrack album for her 2015 documentary Amy was released on October 30, 2015, four years after her death.
Dear Mr Fantasy: The Jim Capaldi Story (2011) was released after Jim Capaldi died in 2005. This was a four-disc boxed set.
Argentine singer Luis Alberto Spinetta released Los Amigo (recorded in 2011) on 27 November 2015 with a group project "Spinetta Los Amigo". Spinetta died of lung cancer on February 8, 2012.
He also released Ya No Mires Atrás (recorded between 2008 and 2009) on January 23, 2020.
Captain Beefheart's album Bat Chain Puller was released on February 22, 2012. It was recorded in 1976. Also Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972 was released in 2014. Beefheart died in 2010 from multiple sclerosis.
Five months later, he also appeared on the album You Can't Stop Me released on July 14, 2014.
Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar's final album The Living Room Sessions Part 2 was released on May 14, 2013, five months after his death in 2012.
The live album entitled Nine Decades Vol. IV: A Night at the John the Divine was released on August 14, 2013, about a year after his death.
Live in Bangalore (with Anoushka Shankar) was released on September 11, 2015, about three years after his death.
In Hollywood, 1971 was released on September 30, 2016, about four years after his death.
The album called Nine Decades Vol. V: Ghanashyam: A Broken Branch, which is a special re-mastered recording of the music-theater piece, was released on July 14, 2017, about five years after his death.
Nine Decades Vol. VI: Dutch-India Airwaves and Nine Decades Vol. VII: Live in Copenhagen were released on April 24, 2020, seven years after his death.
Jenni Rivera's compilation album entitled La Misma Gran Señora was released on December 11, 2012, Two days after her death from a plane crash.
Wayne Static of Static-X is on a 2-part album series Project Regeneration Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Volume 1 was released on July 10, 2020 and Volume 2 was released on January 26, 2024. Static died in 2014 from an accidental drug and alcohol overdose.
Pink Floyd's 2014 album The Endless River was released six years after keyboardist Richard Wright's death; the album consists almost entirely of leftover instrumentals featuring Wright from the recording sessions for 1994's The Division Bell.
Wright's speaking vocals is featured on David Gilmour's song "A Boat Lies Waiting", from the album Rattle That Lock.
He also appeared in Barn Jams with Gilmour, which were filmed and recorded in January 2007, and some of the jams were released on Gilmour's albums: Live in Gdańsk DVD, the deluxe edition of Rattle That Lock and Luck and Strange, with the song of the same title and the original version as a bonus track.
Argentine rock band Krebs' only album Krebs was released on March 13, 2015, after Agustín Briolini was electrocuted to death in 2014.
Its All Over Now Baby Blue recorded by the SIMS Foundation was a tribute album to Sims Ellison of Pariah, celebrating 20 years after his death. Ellison committed suicide in 1995 and is the first album after his death.
British Synth-Pop band Visage released their album Demons to Diamonds on November 6, 2015, nine months after lead vocalist Steve Strange's death in February.
Motörhead's live album Clean Your Clock was released on June 10, 2016, six months after Lemmy Kilmister died from prostate cancer. Also many live albums have been released since his death.
Under Cöver was released on September 1, 2017, almost two years after his death.
Almost six years after his death Hellraiser had an official animated video released on October 21, 2021, for the 30th anniversary of No More Tears, featuring Lemmy and Ozzy Osbourne.
Isao Tomita's live album Dr. Coppelius (with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra), which was recorded live at the 12th Bunkamura Orchard Hall on November 11 and 12, 2016, was released on March 22, 2017, 10 months after his death from heart failure.
Sean Price's album Imperius Rex was released on August 8, 2017, two years after his death in 2015.
Tony Duran appears on Frank Zappa's live album Little Dots (2016), he was in Zappa's band in 1972. This album was recorded in fall of 1972 during the 1972 Petit Wazoo tour. Duran died from prostate cancer in 2011.
Pantelis Pantelidis' single "Thimame" was released in June 2016, four months after his death in a car crash.
Live Facelift by Alice in Chains was recorded in 1990, and released on vinyl in 2016. Also Live in Oakland October 8, 1992 was released on July 24, 2017, on vinyl. Featured both Layne Staley who died in 2002 and Mike Starr who died in 2011. Only 5000 copies were issued.
Just two days short of the one year anniversary of Bowie's death, the EP No Plan was released, featuring three studio recordings of Bowie performing songs from his musical Lazarus, which had previously only been recorded by the musical's cast. The songs on No Plan are stated to be the last three songs Bowie had ever recorded in his lifetime.
Glastonbury 2000 was released a month later on November 30, 2018.
The compilation album called Spying Through a Keyhole was released on April 5, 2019, three years after his death.
Seven months later, the box set entitled Conversation Piece was released on November 15, 2019.
The EP entitled Is It Any Wonder? was released on February 14, 2020, four years after his death.
ChangesNowBowie was released two months later on April 17, 2020.
Four months later, I'm Only Dancing was released on August 29, 2020.
The album called Toy was released on November 26, 2021, five years after his death.
Prince's greatest hits album 4ever featuring the unreleased track "Moonbeam Levels", which was recorded in 1982 was released on November 22, 2016, seven months after his death of a fentanyl overdose. Also many album re-issues have been released since his death.
His demo album entitled Piano and a Microphone 1983 was released on September 21, 2018, a year and ten months after his death.
Originals was released on June 7, 2019, two years after his death.
His first posthumous studio album Welcome 2 America was released on July 30, 2021, five years and three months after his death.
Alan Vega's album It was released on July 14, 2017, almost a year after his death.
Christina Grimmie was featured on the soundtrack album of her first and only film The Matchbreaker it was released on November 29, 2016, five months after her murder in June of the same year.
Five months later, her EP, Side B was released on April 21, 2017.
Two months later, on the day before the first anniversary of her death, her album All Is Vanity was released on June 9, 2017.
Her single Little Girl was released on May 11, 2018, almost two years after her death.
Hold Your Head Up was released on June 13, 2019, three years after her death.
Cry Wolf was released on September 15, 2020, four years after her death.
Back to Life, which was recorded in 2015, was released on June 4, 2021, almost five years after her death.
Rule the World was completed as a duet with vocals by Ryan Brown, and was released on March 11, 2022, five years and nine months after her death.
Leon Russell's final album On a Distant Shore was released on September 22, 2017. He died in his sleep nearly a year earlier from heart surgery.
Greg Lake's live album, Live in Piacenza was released in 2017. He died on December 7, 2016. Also he produced Annie Barbazza & Max Repetti – Moonchild (2018).
Rick Parfitt's album Over and Out was released on March 23, 2018, two years after his death in 2016.
Glen Campbell's album Sings for the King, which is a compilation of previously unreleased demo recordings Campbell made for Elvis Presley, including one remixed track combining Campbell and Presley's vocals, was released on November 16, 2018, a year and three months after his death from Alzheimer's disease, and 41 years after Presley's death.
The album Duets - Ghosts on the Canvas Sessions (with various artists) was released on April 19, 2024, almost seven years after his death.
AC/DC's album Power Up was released on November 13, 2020, almost three years after Malcolm Young's death from the effects of dementia. Although he did not participate in the album, he co-wrote all of the album's songs, as they were never-before released tracks written by him and Angus.
Gord Downie's double album entitled Introduce Yerself was released on October 27, 2017, ten days after his death from brain cancer.
Away Is Mine, an album containing his last recordings was released on October 16, 2020, almost three years after his death.
Their EP Saskadelphia was released on May 21, 2021, four years after his death.
Live at the Roxy was released on June 24, 2022, five years and eight months after his death.
The collaborative album entitled Lustre Parfait featuring Bob Rock was released on May 5, 2023, six years and seven months after his death.
Viola Beach's eponymous album was released in July 2016, five months after all the band members (and their manager) died when their car fell off a bridge.
Jonghyun's second solo album Poet | Artist, was released on January 23, 2018, a month after his death.
He was featured on Shinee's The Best from Now On compilation album. released on April 18, 2018, four months after his death.
He was also featured on Shinee's The Story Of Light album, in the special track entitled "Lock You Down". The album was released on May 28, 2018, just five months after his death.
Mexican singer Juan Gabriel's album Los Dúo, Vol. 3 was released on November 11, 2022. He died of a heart attack on August 28, 2016.
The album México con Escalas en Mi Corazón (Ciudades) was released on October 5, 2023, seven years after his death.
Here's to You, the ninth studio album by country music duo Montgomery Gentry, was released following member Troy Gentry's death in a helicopter crash. The accident took place on September 8, 2017, in Medford, New Jersey, where the duo was scheduled to perform that evening.
Chuck Berry's final album Chuck was released on June 9, 2017, four months after he died of cardiac arrest in March.
Cornell's Self-Titled Album was released on November 16, 2018, a year and a half after his death.
Soundgarden's album Live from the Artists Den was released on July 26, 2019, two years after his death.
Cornell's cover album No One Sings Like You Anymore was released on December 11, 2020, three years and seven months after his death.
Falling Down, a collaboration between rappers XXXTentacion and Lil Peep was released on September 19, 2018. It is Lil Peep's third posthumous single as a lead artist (ten months after his death) and XXX's first (three months after he was murdered).
XXX's album Skins was released on December 7, 2018, almost six months after his death.
Bad Vibes Forever was released on December 6, 2019, a year and six months after his death.
The compilation album Look at Me featuring 11 songs from his SoundCloud era and the song True Love was released on June 10, 2022, four years after his death.
Gregg Allman's final album Southern Blood was released on September 8, 2017, four months after his death from liver cancer.
Tom Petty's box set entitled An American Treasure was released on September 28, 2018, almost a year after his death in 2017.
His second solo album was re-released under the name Wildflowers & All the Rest on October 16, 2020, three years after his death.
Butch Trucks of The Allman Brothers Band is featured on Allman's The Fox Box (2017), Filmore West 1971 (2019) and Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection (2020). He died in January 2017.
Earth, Wind & Fire's founding member Maurice White's final album Manifestation was released digitally on July 16, 2019, three years after his death. Its deluxe edition, which features six previously unissued tracks, was released on May 3, 2024, eight years after his death.
Bennington featured on the song "Cross Off" by Mark Morton, from the album Anesthetic, which was released in 2019.
Bennington's former band, Grey Daze, released their album Amends on June 26, 2020, nearly three years after his suicide.
The 20th anniversary edition of Linkin Park's album Hybrid Theory was released on October 9, 2020, with many unreleased songs and demos from 1996 to 2002.
Grey Daze's album The Phoenix was released on June 17, 2022, Five years after his death.
The 20th anniversary edition of Meteora was released on April 7, 2023. Including the songs "Lost" and "Fighting Myself".
The compilation album The Gurrumul Story was released on September 10, 2021, Four years after his death.
Banbirrngu was released on November 8, 2024, Seven years after his death.
Johnny Hallyday's posthumous album Mon pays c'est l'amour was released on October 19, 2018, ten months after his death from cancer on December 5, 2017.
Kyle Pavone of We Came as Romans did a collaboration song with Kayzo and ARMNHMR, "LA Never Says Goodbye", released in 2019. Pavone died form an accidental drug overdose on August 25, 2018.
French singer Charles Aznavour's English-language album I Will Warm Your Heart, which was recorded in 1975, was released on May 24, 2024, five years after his death from cardiorespiratory arrest.
Six months later, the Spanish-language Christmas album El Disco de Navidad, which was recorded in 1996, was released on November 22, 2024.
Avicii's song "SOS" was released on April 10, 2019, almost a year after his death.
A month later, his posthumous album TIM was released on June 6, 2019.
J. J. Cale is featured on Eric Clapton's Live in San Diego album which was recorded in 2007 and released on September 30, 2016, three years after his death.
His final album Stay Around was released on April 26, 2019, nearly six years after his death.
French musical duo Cassius' final album, Dreems was released on June 21, 2019, 2 days after Philippe Zdar died after falling from a 19-storey building in Paris.
Scary Kids Scaring Kids released their single "Loved Forever" on September 29, 2019, honoring former lead singer Tyson Stevens who died of a suspected heroin overdose in 2014. Stevens would have been 34 years old on his birthday September 29.
The song "Don't Take No for an Answer", which was recorded during Fly from Here sessions, was released on the new version of the album Fly from Here – Return Trip on March 25, 2018, nearly three years after Squire's death.
The mini-album From a Page, which was recorded in 2010, was released on October 25, 2019, four years after Squire's death.
Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's last album Thanks for the Dance was released on November 22, 2019, three years after his death.
Argentine singer-songwriter Gustavo Cerati was featured on Leandro Fresco's song "Sol de Medianoche" from the album El Reino Invisible, which was released on March 2, 2015, nearly six months after his death.
His first live album En Vivo en Monterrey was released on November 20, 2019, five years after his death.
The music video for his song "No Te Creo", which was filmed in 2004, was released on YouTube on August 10, 2021.
His second live album 14 episodios sinfónicos / En vivo / Auditorio Nacional / Ciudad de México / Febrero 2002 was released on the day that would have been his 63th birthday.
Mexican singer José José's compilation album José por siempre José (Revisitado) was released on September 25, 2020, nearly a year after his death from pancreatic cancer. It contains revisited versions of his songs.
The compilation album entitled Aún te echamos de menos, was released on October 31, 2024, five years after his death. It contains 2024 mixes of his songs and the previously unreleased song "Ya no pienso en ti", which was recorded in 1978.
2020s
Mac Miller's album Circles was released on January 17, 2020, A year and four months after his death.
Balloonerism was released on January 17, 2025, seven years after his death.
Cadet's debut studio album The Rated Legend was released on April 10, 2020, A Year and two months after his death in a car accident in 2019.
Eddie Money's album Brand New Day was released on April 21, 2020, seven months after his death. It was originally set to be released on July 19, 2019, but was subsequently postponed due to Money's illness.
Neil Peart appears on the 40th anniversary version of Rush's album Permanent Waves, released on May 29, 2020. The 40th anniversary edition features unreleased live content from concerts in England. Peart died four months before its release.
Guru Josh's song "Love to Infinity" with Anike Ekina and Darren Bailie was released on May 29, 2020. Guru died in 2015 when he committed suicide.
Two weeks later he was featured on The Kid Laroi's mixtape entitled F*ck Love on the song "Go" which was released on July 24, 2020.
His single Bad Boy, featuring Young Thug along with his final music video that Cole Bennett filmed and directed was released on January 15, 2021, a year and one month after his death.
The album Fighting Demons was released on December 10, 2021, two years and two days after his death.
The Pre-Party EP was released on September 8, 2024, five years after his death.
Haruma Miura's second single Night Diver, was released posthumously on digitally via A-Sketch on July 24, 2020 and physically on August 26, 2020, one month and eight days after his death.
Philip Chevron of The Pogues is on BBC Sessions 1984–1985, released on August 29, 2020. Chevron died in 2013.
Spanish singer Camilo Sesto's song "Te Quiero Así" was released on September 7, 2020, 1 year after he died from kidney failure. It was recorded during Amaneciendo sessions.
Spanish band Jarabe de Palo's music video for their song "Misteriosamente Hoy" was released on December 11, 2020. Pau Donés died from cancer on June 9, 2020.
MF Doom's collaborative album with Czarface entitled Super What? was released on May 7, 2021, seven months after his death.
Ken Hensley appears on Blind Golem's song "The Day Is Gone" from the album A Dream of Fantasy released in 2021. Hensley died on November 4, 2020.
The album Grandson was released on July 14, 2023, Almost three years after his death.
German electronic musician Florian Schneider appears on Kraftwerk's song "Non Stop" from the album Remixes released on December 21, 2020, eight months after his death.
Finnish guitarist and singer Alexi Laiho appears on Bodom After Midnight's Paint the Sky with Blood, released in 2021. Laiho died on December 29, 2020.
6 Dogs' album Ronald was released on March 12, 2021, Two months after his death in January.
He was featured in Lyrical Lemonade's album All Is Yellow, released on January 26, 2024, Three years after his death.
Sophie's sophomore Self-Titled Album was released on September 25, 2024, Three years after her death in 2021.
DMX's album Exodus was released on May 28, 2021. Also the single "X Moves" was released six days after his death, the song did not appear on Exodus. DMX died on April 9, 2021, from a sudden heart attack.
Vinyl copies of Weezer's album Van Weezer contain bonus unused vocals by Ric Ocasek recorded in 2014. The album released on May 7, 2021, nearly two years after Ocasek's death.
Lee "Scratch" Perry's album King Perry was released on February 2, 2024, two years and six months after his death in 2021.
Phi Nhung's single "Hai Ơi, Đừng Qua Sông" was released on October 8, 2021, ten days after her death from COVID-19.
He was also featured on the songs "Live by the Sword" and "Mess It Up" from the album Hackney Diamonds which was released on October 20, 2023, two years and two months after his death.
He also appears on many live albums by The Rolling Stones since his death.
German electronic musician Klaus Schulze's final album Deus Arrakis was released on July 1, 2022, two months after his death.
His second posthumous album 101, Milky Way, which was recorded in 2009, was released on November 15, 2024, two years after his death.
The Uncrowned's 2nd album entitled WITNESS was released on September 21, 2022, A Month after their lead singer SHAL died due to cervical cancer.
The album STOPOVER was released on November 22, 2023, A Year and three months after her death.
Dr. John's album Things Happen That Way was released on September 23, 2022, three years after his death in 2019 from a heart attack.
Low Roar's Self-Titled Album was re-released on vinyl and it features a new song entitled "No Words" the song was released on November 7, 2023, A Year after lead singer Ryan Karazija's death due to complications with pneumonia.
The album House In The Woods will be released on February 7, 2025, Two years and four months after Ryan's death.
Aaron Carter's final album Blacklisted was released on November 7, 2022, two days after his death.
i_o's album Warehouse Summer in collaboration with Lights was released on November 23, 2022, exactly 2 years after his death.
Peruvian singer and actor Diego Bertie's EP entitled Rio XXX was released on April 28, 2023, eight months after his death from a fall from the 14th floor of the building.
Cuban singer Pablo Milanés' album Amor y salsa (with various artists) was released on May 26, 2023, six months after his death.
Mexican ranchera singer Vicente Fernández was featured on the song "La Jugada" by Ana Bárbara, which was recorded in 2018, and was released on February 17, 2023, a year and two months after his death. Its music video was also released.
His album Vicente Fernández le canta a los grandes compositores de México was released on August 10, 2023, nearly two years after his death.
Three months later, Las clásicas de José Alfredo Jiménez Vol. 2 was released on November 23, 2023.
Ten months later, Pa' la parranda was released on September 6, 2024.
Vicente Fernández con Banda, which was recorded between 2010 and 2011, was released on November 28, 2024, nearly three years after his death. It features five previously unreleased songs.
Jimmy Buffett's album Equal Strain on All Parts was released on November 3, 2023, two months after his death due to complications from Merkel-cell carcinoma.
X Japan bassist HEATH released his box set entitled All of Heath on October 23, 2024, Almost a year after his death in 2023 due to colon cancer.
Jeff Beck was featured on Mark Knopfler's 2024 studio version of the song Going Home (Theme from Local Hero) (with various musicians), which was released on March 15, 2024, a year after his death. It was Beck's last recording.
The GazettE bassist REITA was featured in a live DVD entitled LIVE TOUR 2022-2023 / MASS 'THE FINAL' LIVE AT 07.15 NIPPON BUDOKAN it was released on April 17, 2024, Two days after his death.
Shellac's sixth studio album To All Trains was released on May 17, 2024, Ten days after the death of producer, songwriter and guitarist Steve Albini.
References
↑ Catalogue of first editions of Stephen C. Foster (1826–1864). Library of Congress. p. 9.
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