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October 23, 2006

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 18, 2006, covering October 23, 2006.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Open Door by Evanescence

    The Open Door

    Evanescence

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Sam's Town by The Killers

    Sam's Town

    The Killers

    Last week
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for It Just Comes Natural by George Strait

    It Just Comes Natural

    George Strait

    Last week
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Duets: An American Classic by Tony Bennett

    Duets: An American Classic

    Tony Bennett

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake

    FutureSex/LoveSounds

    Justin Timberlake

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4

Notable Deaths

2006Lebo Mathosa, South African singer (Boom Shaka) (born 1977)[†]

Lebohang Precious Mathosa was a South African kwaito singer. Mathosa started her career as a founding member of the popular South African band Boom Shaka in 1994 at the age of 17, after she caught the eye of music producer Don Laka at a club in Johannesburg.

Historical Context for October 23, 2006

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