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August 13, 2007

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 8, 2007, covering August 13, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for NOW 25 by Various Artists

    NOW 25

    Various Artists

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    1
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    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hairspray by Soundtrack

    Hairspray

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Planet Earth by Prince

    Planet Earth

    Prince

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    Peak
    3
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    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus by Miley Cyrus

    Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

    Miley Cyrus

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
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    Album cover for T.I. Vs T.I.P. by T.I.

    T.I. Vs T.I.P.

    T.I.

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4

Notable Deaths

Brian Adams (wrestler)

2007Brian Adams, American wrestler (born 1964)[†]

Brian Keith Adams was an American professional wrestler. Adams is known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), under the name Crush, and for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name Brian Adams. Trained in Japan by Antonio Inoki, he was a two-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, a one-time WWF Tag Team Champion and a one-time AJPW World Tag Team Champion, among other accomplishments. He was a challenger for various singles titles in the WWF and WCW, including the WWF Championship. In 2002, he briefly tried a career in boxing until retiring due to back and shoulder injuries.

Brooke Astor

2007Brooke Astor, American philanthropist and socialite (born 1902)[†]

Roberta Brooke Astor was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer. She served as the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, who was a member of the Astor family. Brooke Astor was the author of two novels and two volumes of personal memoirs.

Phil Rizzuto

2007Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1917)[†]

Philip Francis Rizzuto, nicknamed "the Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop. He spent his entire 13-year baseball career with the New York Yankees (1941–1956), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.

Historical Context for August 13, 2007

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