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May 14, 2006

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 10, 2006, covering May 14, 2006.

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    Album cover for IV by Godsmack

    IV

    Godsmack

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    Album cover for Louder Now by Taking Back Sunday

    Louder Now

    Taking Back Sunday

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    Album cover for We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions by Bruce Springsteen

    We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

    Bruce Springsteen

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    Album cover for Director by Avant

    Director

    Avant

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    Album cover for A Girl Like Me by Rihanna

    A Girl Like Me

    Rihanna

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Notable Deaths

2006Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (born 1922)[†]

Lewis Burr Anderson was an American actor and musician. He is widely known by TV fans as the third and final actor to portray Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody between 1954 and 1960. He famously spoke Clarabell's only line on the show's final episode in 1960, with a tear visible in his right eye, "Goodbye, kids." Anderson is also widely known by jazz music fans as a prolific jazz arranger, big band leader, and alto saxophonist. Anderson also played the clarinet.

Stanley Kunitz

2006Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (born 1905)[†]

Stanley Jasspon Kunitz was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000.

2006Eva Norvind, Mexican actress, director, and producer (born 1944)[†]

Eva Norvind was a Norwegian-born Mexican actress, writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist, and dominatrix.

Historical Context for May 14, 2006

In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]