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June 12, 2006

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 7, 2006, covering June 12, 2006.

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    Album cover for Taking The Long Way by Dixie Chicks

    Taking The Long Way

    Dixie Chicks

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    Peak
    1
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    1
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    Album cover for High School Musical by Soundtrack

    High School Musical

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
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    20
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    Album cover for American Idol Season 5: Encores by Soundtrack

    American Idol Season 5: Encores

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    3
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    1
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    Album cover for We Don't Need To Whisper by Angels & Airwaves

    We Don't Need To Whisper

    Angels & Airwaves

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    Peak
    4
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    1
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    Album cover for Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Stadium Arcadium

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

Nicky Barr

2006Nicky Barr, Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (born 1915)[†]

Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, was a member of the Australian national rugby union team, who became a fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. He was credited with 12 aerial victories, all scored flying the Curtiss P-40 fighter. Born in New Zealand, Barr was raised in Victoria and first represented the state in rugby in 1936. Selected to play for Australia in the United Kingdom in 1939, he had just arrived in England when the tour was cancelled following the outbreak of war. He joined the RAAF in 1940 and was posted to North Africa with No. 3 Squadron in September 1941. The squadron's highest-scoring ace, he attained his first three victories in the P-40 Tomahawk and the remainder in the P-40 Kittyhawk.

György Ligeti

2006György Ligeti, Romanian-Hungarian composer and educator (born 1923)[†]

György Sándor Ligeti was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" and "one of the most innovative and influential among progressive figures of his time".

Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet

2006Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (born 1923)[†]

Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, known in Canada as Ken Thomson, was a Canadian/British businessman and art collector. At the time of his death, he was listed by Forbes as the richest person in Canada and the ninth richest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately US $19.6 billion.

Historical Context for June 12, 2006

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