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June 24, 2007

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 20, 2007, covering June 24, 2007.

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    Album cover for Epiphany by T-Pain

    Epiphany

    T-Pain

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    Album cover for Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna

    Good Girl Gone Bad

    Rihanna

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    Album cover for Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney

    Memory Almost Full

    Paul McCartney

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    Album cover for Double Up by R. Kelly

    Double Up

    R. Kelly

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    Album cover for It Won't Be Soon Before Long by Maroon 5

    It Won't Be Soon Before Long

    Maroon 5

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Notable Deaths

Natasja Saad

2007Natasja Saad, Danish rapper and reggae singer (born 1974)[†]

Natasja Saad, also known mononymously as Natasja and also as Dou T and Little T, was a Danish rapper, deejay, and singer. While already relatively successful in her native Denmark, her vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car crash in Jamaica.

Chris Benoit

2007Chris Benoit, Canadian wrestler (born 1967)[†]

Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for killing his wife and youngest son.

Derek Dougan

2007Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer and manager (born 1938)[†]

Alexander Derek Dougan was a Northern Ireland international footballer, football manager, football chairman, pundit, and writer. He was also known by his nickname, "The Doog". He was capped by Northern Ireland at schoolboy, youth, Amateur, and 'B' team level, before he won 43 caps in a 15-year career for the senior team from 1958 to 1973, scoring eight international goals and featuring in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the Shamrock Rovers XI v Brazil exhibition match in July 1973, which he also helped to organise.

Historical Context for June 24, 2007

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