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January 8, 2009

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 7, 2009, covering January 8, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for I Am...Sasha Fierce by Beyonce

    I Am...Sasha Fierce

    Beyonce

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Circus by Britney Spears

    Circus

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Dark Horse by Nickelback

    Dark Horse

    Nickelback

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for 808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West

    808s & Heartbreak

    Kanye West

    Last week
    11
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5

Notable Deaths

Lasantha Wickrematunge

2009Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan journalist (born 1958)[†]

Lasantha Manilal Wickrematunge was a high-profile Sri Lankan journalist, politician, broadcaster, and human rights activist who was assassinated in January 2009.

Historical Events

2009A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32.[†]

The 2009 Cinchona earthquake occurred at 1:21:35 pm local time on January 8 with an Mwc magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX ( Violent). The shock took place in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of San José and was felt throughout Costa Rica and in southern central Nicaragua.

Historical Context for January 8, 2009

In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]