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April 21, 2010

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 21, 2010, covering April 21, 2010.

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    Album cover for My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber

    My World 2.0

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Raymond V Raymond by Usher

    Raymond V Raymond

    Usher

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Slash by Slash

    Slash

    Slash

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for NOW 33 by Various Artists

    NOW 33

    Various Artists

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

Gustav Lorentzen

2010Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947)[†]

Gustav Lorentzen, also known by his stage name Ludvigsen, was a Norwegian singer-songwriter, best known from being half of the successful duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen, alongside Øystein "Knutsen" Dolmen. He went solo in 1986, winning four Spellemann awards and one nomination for his 5 albums.

Juan Antonio Samaranch

2010Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1920)[†]

Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.

2010Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (born 1930)[†]

Kanagaratnam Sriskandan was a Sri Lankan born British engineer and civil servant. He was the former Chief Highway Engineer, of Under Secretary Grade at the British Department for Transport

Historical Events

Kharkiv Pact

2010The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.[†]

The Agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine, widely referred to as the Kharkiv Pact or Kharkov Accords, was a treaty between Ukraine and Russia whereby the Russian lease on naval facilities in Crimea was extended beyond 2017 until 2042, with an additional five-year renewal option in exchange for a multiyear discounted contract to provide Ukraine with Russian natural gas.

Historical Context for April 21, 2010

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