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May 6, 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 May 5, 2010, covering May 6, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Glee: The Music; The Power Of Madonna (EP) by Soundtrack

    Glee: The Music; The Power Of Madonna (EP)

    Soundtrack

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  2. 2
    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber

    My World 2.0

    Justin Bieber

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    Peak
    1
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    5
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    Album cover for Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack) by AC/DC

    Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack)

    AC/DC

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    1
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    Album cover for Raymond V Raymond by Usher

    Raymond V Raymond

    Usher

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    Peak
    1
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    4

Notable Deaths

Robin Roberts (baseball)

2010Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1926)[†]

Robin Evan Roberts was an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher who pitched primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1961). He spent the latter part of his career with the Baltimore Orioles (1962–1965), Houston Astros (1965–66), and Chicago Cubs (1966). Roberts was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.

Historical Events

Dow Jones Industrial Average

2010In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash.[†]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.

Historical Context for May 6, 2010

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