Death of a Bachelor by Panic! at the Disco

Death of a Bachelor, Panic! at the Disco's fifth album, arrived on January 15, 2016, on Fueled by Ramen and DCD2, and it's the first Panic! record that is really a one-man show. With drummer Spencer Smith gone and Dallon Weekes back to touring duty, Brendon Urie wrote and recorded the whole thing himself, working with Jake Sinclair, who produced, plus co-writers Morgan Kibby, Lolo and Sam Hollander.

It's baroque pop with a Vegas showman's grin, lush and ornate, with Urie crooning and belting like he owns the casino. "Hallelujah" hit the countdowns before the album was even out, "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time" and the title track kept the party going, and it all paid off. The album opened at the top of the Billboard 200, moving 190,000 units in its first week, the band's first chart-topper and best sales week, later went double platinum and was nominated for the Grammy for Best Rock Album.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.