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July 18, 2006

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 12, 2006, covering July 18, 2006.

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    Album cover for Testimony: Vol. 1; Life & Relationship (Bonus Track Edition) by India.Arie

    Testimony: Vol. 1; Life & Relationship (Bonus Track Edition)

    India.Arie

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    Album cover for Dusk And Summer by Dashboard Confessional

    Dusk And Summer

    Dashboard Confessional

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    Album cover for Loose by Nelly Furtado

    Loose

    Nelly Furtado

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    Album cover for Taking The Long Way by Dixie Chicks

    Taking The Long Way

    Dixie Chicks

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    Album cover for A Girl Like Me by Rihanna

    A Girl Like Me

    Rihanna

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Notable Deaths

2006Henry Hewes, American theater writer (born 1917)[†]

Henry Hewes was an American theater writer who worked as the drama critic for the Saturday Review weekly literary magazine from 1955 to 1979. He was the first major critic to regularly review regional and international theater. His interest in regional theater led him to found the American Theater Critics Association, the Tony Award for regional theater, and the American Theater Wing's design award, now called the Hewes Award. In 2002, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Historical Context for July 18, 2006

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