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December 11, 2009

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 9, 2009, covering December 11, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle

    I Dreamed A Dream

    Susan Boyle

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    Album cover for My Christmas by Andrea Bocelli

    My Christmas

    Andrea Bocelli

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    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert

    For Your Entertainment

    Adam Lambert

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  4. 4
    Album cover for Rated R by Rihanna

    Rated R

    Rihanna

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    Album cover for The Fame Monster (EP) by Lady Gaga

    The Fame Monster (EP)

    Lady Gaga

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Historical Events

Rovio Entertainment

2009Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment releases the hit mobile game Angry Birds internationally on iOS.[†]

Rovio Entertainment Oy is a Finnish video game developer and publisher based in Espoo. Founded in 2003 by Helsinki University of Technology students Niklas Hed, Jarno VÀkevÀinen and Kim Dikert, the company is best known for the Angry Birds franchise. The company currently operates studios in Barcelona, Toronto, Espoo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen, with former offices in Montreal. The company's success has helped to establish Finland as a leading player in the mobile game industry and has helped to create a thriving ecosystem for game development in the country. In August 2023, Sega purchased Rovio for US$776 million and it was made a subsidiary of the Sega Europe division.

Historical Context for December 11, 2009

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