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May 27, 2006

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 24, 2006, covering May 27, 2006.

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    Album cover for Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Stadium Arcadium

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

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    Album cover for What's Left Of Me by Nick Lachey

    What's Left Of Me

    Nick Lachey

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    Album cover for 10;000 Days by Tool

    10;000 Days

    Tool

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    Album cover for Jagged Edge by Jagged Edge

    Jagged Edge

    Jagged Edge

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    Album cover for Baby Makin' Music by The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley

    Baby Makin' Music

    The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley

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Notable Deaths

2006Rob Borsellino, American journalist (born 1949)[†]

Rob Borsellino was a newspaper columnist who worked for the Des Moines Register. His columns, which appeared three times weekly, became popular due to Borsellino's colloquial writing style and ability to tell a story straight from the heart. His columns appeared several times in such publications as USA Today, Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Post, and a compilation of Borsellino's columns were published in his 2005 book So I'm Talkin' To This Guy... (ISBN 1-888223-66-9).

Paul Gleason

2006Paul Gleason, American actor (born 1939)[†]

Paul Xavier Gleason was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club, Trading Places, and Die Hard.

2006Craig Heyward, American football player (born 1966)[†]

Craig William Heyward, nicknamed "Ironhead", was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He then played for the New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams, and Indianapolis Colts in an 11-year NFL career.

Historical Events

2006 Yogyakarta earthquake

2006The 6.4 Mw  Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.[†]

The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake occurred at 05:53 local time on 27 May with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging) in the Yogyakarta region of Java, Indonesia.

Historical Context for May 27, 2006

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