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January 21, 2007

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Norah Jones, Now in Her Own Words

By Jon Pareles

Ms. Jones returns with “Not Too Late,” the first full album of her own songs, which is darker, thornier and sometimes funnier than the albums that made her a star.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 17, 2007, covering January 21, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Dreamgirls by Soundtrack

    Dreamgirls

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Konvicted by Akon

    Konvicted

    Akon

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Daughtry by Daughtry

    Daughtry

    Daughtry

    Last week
    11
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake

    FutureSex/LoveSounds

    Justin Timberlake

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for NOW 23 by Various Artists

    NOW 23

    Various Artists

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Luke Littler

2007Luke Littler, English darts player[†]

Luke Littler is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number two. Nicknamed "the Nuke", Littler is the reigning PDC World Champion after winning the 2025 World Championship, where he became the youngest world champion in darts history, at 17 years and 347 days old. He has won four other major televised titles: the Premier League, Grand Slam and World Series Finals all in 2024, and the 2025 UK Open. He has won two World Series of Darts titles, also in 2024. Littler has won a total of thirteen PDC titles in his professional career; his five major titles are the ninth-most in PDC history.

Historical Context for January 21, 2007

In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[†]