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February 6, 2009

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 4, 2009, covering February 6, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for I Am...Sasha Fierce by Beyonce

    I Am...Sasha Fierce

    Beyonce

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Dark Horse by Nickelback

    Dark Horse

    Nickelback

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for 808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West

    808s & Heartbreak

    Kanye West

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Twilight by Soundtrack

    Twilight

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12

Notable Deaths

Philip Carey

2009Philip Carey, American actor (born 1925)[†]

Philip Carey was an American actor, well-known for playing the role of Asa Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live for nearly three decades.

Shirley Jean Rickert

2009Shirley Jean Rickert, American actress (born 1926)[†]

Shirley Jean Rickert was an American child actress who was briefly the "blonde girl" for the Our Gang series in 1931, during the Hal Roach early talkie period.

James Whitmore

2009James Whitmore, American actor (born 1921)[†]

James Allen Whitmore Jr. was an American actor. He received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Theatre World Award, and a Tony Award, plus two Academy Award nominations.

Historical Context for February 6, 2009

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