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May 27, 2007

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 23, 2007, covering May 27, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Call Me Irresponsible by Michael Buble

    Call Me Irresponsible

    Michael Buble

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Strength & Loyalty by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

    Strength & Loyalty

    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
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    Album cover for Special Occasion by Bobby Valentino

    Special Occasion

    Bobby Valentino

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Because Of You by Ne-Yo

    Because Of You

    Ne-Yo

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne

    The Best Damn Thing

    Avril Lavigne

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4

Notable Deaths

Izumi Sakai

2007Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1967)[†]

Sachiko Kamachi , known professionally as Izumi Sakai , was a Japanese pop singer and core member of the group Zard. As Sakai was the only member in the group for the majority of the 16 years which it was active, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. She was the best-selling female recording artist of the 1990s and has sold over 38 million copies of sales, making her one of the best-selling music artists in Japan of all time.

Gretchen Wyler

2007Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (born 1932)[†]

Gretchen Wyler was an American actress and dancer. She was also an animal rights advocate and founder of the Genesis Awards for animal protection.

Ed Yost

2007Ed Yost, American inventor, created the modern hot air balloon (born 1919)[†]

Paul Edward Yost was the American inventor of the modern hot air balloon and is referred to as the "Father of the Modern Day Hot-Air Balloon." He worked for a high-altitude research division of General Mills in the early 1950s until he left to establish Raven Industries in 1956, along with several colleagues from General Mills.

Historical Context for May 27, 2007

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