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February 3, 2009

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 28, 2009, covering February 3, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for I Am...Sasha Fierce by Beyonce

    I Am...Sasha Fierce

    Beyonce

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Dark Horse by Nickelback

    Dark Horse

    Nickelback

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Notorious by Soundtrack

    Notorious

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for 808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West

    808s & Heartbreak

    Kanye West

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8

Notable Deaths

Sheng-yen

2009Sheng-yen, Chinese monk and scholar, founded the Dharma Drum Mountain (born 1930)[†]

Sheng Yen, born Zhang Baokang, was a Taiwanese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. He was one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji Yixuan in the Linji school and a third-generation dharma heir of Hsu Yun. In the Caodong lineage, Sheng Yen was a 52nd-generation Dharma heir of Dongshan Liangjie (807-869), and a direct Dharma heir of Dongchu (1908–1977).

Historical Context for February 3, 2009

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