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November 1, 2007

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 31, 2007, covering November 1, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Magic by Bruce Springsteen

    Magic

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rock N Roll Jesus by Kid Rock

    Rock N Roll Jesus

    Kid Rock

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Still Feels Good by Rascal Flatts

    Still Feels Good

    Rascal Flatts

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Noel by Josh Groban

    Noel

    Josh Groban

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World

    Chase This Light

    Jimmy Eat World

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

2007S. Ali Raza, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1922)[†]

S. Ali Raza was an Indian film screenwriter and director associated with writing the script for hit films such as Aan (1952), Andaz (1949), Mother India (1957), Reshma Aur Shera (1971), Raja Jani (1972) and Dus Numbri (1976).

Paul Tibbets

2007Paul Tibbets, American general (born 1915)[†]

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Historical Context for November 1, 2007

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