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November 5, 1980

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 5, 1980, covering November 5, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The River by Bruce Springsteen

    The River

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Guilty by Barbra Streisand

    Guilty

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for One Step Closer by The Doobie Brothers

    One Step Closer

    The Doobie Brothers

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Game by Queen

    The Game

    Queen

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits by Kenny Rogers

    Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits

    Kenny Rogers

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Jaime Camara

1980Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver[†]

Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who in 2008 competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.

Luke Hemsworth

1980Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor[†]

Luke Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Nathan Tyson in the TV series Neighbours and as Ashley Stubbs in the HBO sci-fi series Westworld. He is the older brother of actors Chris Hemsworth and Liam Hemsworth.

Andrei Korobeinik

1980Andrei Korobeinik, Estonian computer programmer, businessman and politician[†]

Andrei Korobeinik is an Estonian computer programmer and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Rate Solutions and Serenda Invest. He is better known as creator of Estonian social networking site, Rate.ee. Between 2011 and 2013 he was a member of the Estonian parliament.

Christoph Metzelder

1980Christoph Metzelder, German footballer[†]

Christoph Tobias Metzelder is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Orkun Usak

1980Orkun Uşak, Turkish footballer[†]

Orkun Usak is a Turkish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Mersin İdmanyurdu SK. He is a product of the youth system of Galatasaray. He also played for Beykozspor, Bakırköyspor, Anadolu Üsküdar, Elazığspor, Ankaragücü, Kayseri Erciyesspor, Galatasaray, Manisaspor, Konyaspor and Kardemir Karabükspor. On 1 February 2012, he joined Antalyaspor for the rest of the season.

Notable Deaths

Louis Alter

1980Louis Alter, American musician (born 1902)[†]

Louis Alter was an American pianist, songwriter and composer. At 13, he began playing piano in theaters showing silent films. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Stuart Mason.

Historical Context for November 5, 1980

In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]