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March 4, 2010

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 3, 2010, covering March 4, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Soldier Of Love by Sade

    Soldier Of Love

    Sade

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas

    The E.N.D.

    The Black Eyed Peas

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Fame by Lady Gaga

    The Fame

    Lady Gaga

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    69
  5. 5
    Album cover for Rebirth by Lil Wayne

    Rebirth

    Lil Wayne

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

Raimund Abraham

2010Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect and educator, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum New York (born 1933)[†]

Raimund Johann Abraham was an Austrian architect.

Johnny Alf

2010Johnny Alf, Brazilian pianist and composer (born 1929)[†]

Alfredo José da Silva, popularly known as Johnny Alf, was a Brazilian musician, sometimes known as the "Father of Bossa Nova".

Vladislav Ardzinba

2010Vladislav Ardzinba, Abkhazian historian and politician, 1st President of Abkhazia (born 1945)[†]

Vladislav Ardzinba was an Abkhaz historian and politician who served as the first de facto president of Abkhazia. Ardzinba led Abkhazia to de facto independence in the 1992–1993 War with Georgia, but its de jure independence from Georgia remained internationally unrecognised during Ardzinba's two terms as President from 1994 to 2005. His government orchestrated ethnic cleansing of Georgian civilians in Abkhazia in 1993.

Fred Wedlock

2010Fred Wedlock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)[†]

Peter Frederick Wedlock was an English folk singer best known for his UK hit single "The Oldest Swinger in Town", which was covered by German comedian Karl Dall as "Der Àlteste Popper der Stadt". He performed at many venues in Britain and Europe, presented programmes for West Country TV and acted with the Bristol Old Vic, as well as undertaking after-dinner speaking engagements.

Historical Context for March 4, 2010

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