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February 18, 2010

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 17, 2010, covering February 18, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rebirth by Lil Wayne

    Rebirth

    Lil Wayne

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Who I Am by Nick Jonas & The Administration

    Who I Am

    Nick Jonas & The Administration

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Fame by Lady Gaga

    The Fame

    Lady Gaga

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    67
  5. 5
    Album cover for 2010 Grammy Nominees by Various Artists

    2010 Grammy Nominees

    Various Artists

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Historical Events

WikiLeaks

2010WikiLeaks publishes the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by the soldier now known as Chelsea Manning.[†]

WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources. It was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange. Kristinn Hrafnsson is its editor-in-chief. Its website states that it has released more than ten million documents and associated analyses. WikiLeaks' most recent publication of original documents was in 2019 and its most recent publication was in 2021. From November 2022, numerous documents on the organisation's website became inaccessible. In 2023, Assange said that WikiLeaks is no longer able to publish due to his imprisonment and the effect that US government surveillance and WikiLeaks' funding restrictions were having on potential whistleblowers.

Historical Context for February 18, 2010

In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]