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December 31, 2007

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 26, 2007, covering December 31, 2007.

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    Album cover for Noel by Josh Groban

    Noel

    Josh Groban

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for As I Am by Alicia Keys

    As I Am

    Alicia Keys

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    Peak
    1
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    5
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    Album cover for Long Road Out Of Eden by Eagles

    Long Road Out Of Eden

    Eagles

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for NOW 26 by Various Artists

    NOW 26

    Various Artists

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    Peak
    3
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    5
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    Album cover for Christmas Song by Mannheim Steamroller

    Christmas Song

    Mannheim Steamroller

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    11
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    10

Notable Deaths

Roy Amara

2007Roy Amara, American scientific researcher (born 1925)[†]

Roy Charles Amara was an American researcher, scientist, futurist and president of the Institute for the Future best known for coining Amara's law on the effect of technology. He held a BS in Management, an MS in the Arts and Sciences, and a PhD in Systems Engineering, and also worked at the Stanford Research Institute.

Michael Goldberg (painter)

2007Michael Goldberg, American painter and educator (born 1924)[†]

Michael Goldberg was an American abstract expressionist painter and teacher known for his gestural action paintings, abstractions and still-life paintings. A retrospective show, "Abstraction Over Time: The Paintings of Michael Goldberg", was shown at MOCA Jacksonville in Florida from 9/21/13 to 1/5/14. His work was seen in September 2007 in a solo exhibition at Knoedler & Company in New York City, as well as several exhibitions at Manny Silverman Gallery in Los Angeles. Additionally, a survey of Goldberg's work is exhibited at the University Art Museum at California State University, Long Beach since September 2010.

Bill Idelson

2007Bill Idelson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1919)[†]

Bill Idelson was an American actor, writer, director and producer widely known for his teenage role as Rush Gook on the radio comedy Vic and Sade and his recurring television role as Herman Glimscher on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s.

Milton L. Klein

2007Milton L. Klein, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1910)[†]

Milton Lowen Klein, was a Montreal lawyer, a member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, and a figure in the Jewish-Canadian community.

Ettore Sottsass

2007Ettore Sottsass, Austrian-Italian architect and designer (born 1917)[†]

Ettore Sottsass was an Italian architect and product designer. He was known for his designs of furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting, homeware and office supplies. He also worked on numerous buildings and interiors, often defined by bold colours.

Historical Context for December 31, 2007

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