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August 4, 2006

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 2006, covering August 4, 2006.

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    Album cover for NOW 22 by Various Artists

    NOW 22

    Various Artists

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    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Sacred by Los Lonely Boys

    Sacred

    Los Lonely Boys

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    1
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    Album cover for If You're Going Through Hell by Rodney Atkins

    If You're Going Through Hell

    Rodney Atkins

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    1
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    Album cover for St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley

    St. Elsewhere

    Gnarls Barkley

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    Peak
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    11
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    Album cover for High School Musical by Soundtrack

    High School Musical

    Soundtrack

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    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    28

Historical Events

2006A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).[†]

The 2006 Trincomalee Massacre of NGO Workers, also known as the Muttur Massacre, took place on 4 or 5 August 2006, when 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger were shot at close range in the city of Muttur, Sri Lanka, close to Trincomalee. The victims included sixteen minority Sri Lankan Tamils and one Sri Lankan Muslim.

Historical Context for August 4, 2006

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