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July 28, 2006

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 26, 2006, covering July 28, 2006.

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    Album cover for NOW 22 by Various Artists

    NOW 22

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for The Eraser by Thom Yorke

    The Eraser

    Thom Yorke

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    Album cover for Pimpalation by Pimp C

    Pimpalation

    Pimp C

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    Album cover for Loose by Nelly Furtado

    Loose

    Nelly Furtado

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    Album cover for St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley

    St. Elsewhere

    Gnarls Barkley

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Notable Deaths

David Gemmell

2006David Gemmell, English author (born 1948)[†]

David Andrew Gemmell was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explore themes of honour, loyalty and redemption. There is always a strong heroic theme but nearly always the heroes are flawed in some way. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sell worldwide.

Historical Context for July 28, 2006

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