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April 26, 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 26, 2010.

  1. 1
    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

Mariam A. Aleem

2010Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian graphic designer and academic (born 1930)[†]

Mariam A. Aleem was an Egyptian artist and art professor specializing in printed design. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts Cairo in 1954 and her Master of Fine Arts in graphic printing 1957 from the University of Southern California. Beginning in 1958, Aleem taught printmaking at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria. In 1968 she became an assistant professor, heading the Printmaking Department. Aleem became a full professor in 1975 and led the Design Department from 1985 to 1990. She earned her Ph.D. in the history of art from Helwan University in Cairo. Aleem exhibited worldwide, with shows in the United States, Lebanon, Egypt, Germany, Italy, and Norway.

2010Urs Felber, Swiss engineer and businessman (born 1942)[†]

Urs Felber, a pioneer of furniture design, was the CEO of Vitra USA. Felber was also the board director for several companies including Swissflex and was chairman and principal shareholder for the furniture company Dietiker AG.

Historical Context for April 26, 2010

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