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April 16, 2010

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 14, 2010, covering April 16, 2010.

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    Album cover for Raymond V Raymond by Usher

    Raymond V Raymond

    Usher

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    Album cover for My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber

    My World 2.0

    Justin Bieber

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    2
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    Album cover for NOW 33 by Various Artists

    NOW 33

    Various Artists

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    2
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    Album cover for NEW AMERYKAH: Part Two: Return Of The Ankh by Erykah Badu

    NEW AMERYKAH: Part Two: Return Of The Ankh

    Erykah Badu

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    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

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Notable Deaths

Rasim Delić

2010Rasim Delić, Bosnian general and convicted war criminal (born 1949)[†]

Rasim Delić was the chief of staff of the Bosnian Army. He was a career officer in the Yugoslav Army but left it during the breakup of Yugoslavia and was convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for failing to prevent and punish crimes committed by the El Mujahid unit under his command. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison.

Daryl Gates

2010Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (born 1926)[†]

Daryl Francis Gates was an American police officer who served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1978 to 1992. His length of tenure in this position was second only to that of William H. Parker. Gates is credited with the creation of SWAT teams alongside fellow Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer John Nelson, who others claim was the originator of SWAT in 1965. Gates also co-founded the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.

Historical Context for April 16, 2010

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