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August 17, 2009

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 12, 2009, covering August 17, 2009.

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    Album cover for Loso's Way (Soundtrack) by Fabolous

    Loso's Way (Soundtrack)

    Fabolous

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    Album cover for Leave This Town by Daughtry

    Leave This Town

    Daughtry

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    3
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    Album cover for BLACKsummers'night by Maxwell

    BLACKsummers'night

    Maxwell

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    4
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    Album cover for NOW 31 by Various Artists

    NOW 31

    Various Artists

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    5
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    Album cover for The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas

    The E.N.D.

    The Black Eyed Peas

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    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8

Historical Events

Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident

2009An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.[†]

On 17 August 2009, a turbine in the hydroelectric power station of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam near Sayanogorsk in Russia failed catastrophically, killing 75 people and severely damaging the plant. The turbine hall was flooded, and a section of its roof collapsed. All but one of the ten turbines in the hall were destroyed or damaged. The entire power output of the plant, totalling 6,400 megawatts, was lost, leading to widespread power outages in the area. An official report on the accident was released in October 2009.

Historical Context for August 17, 2009

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