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June 1, 2010

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

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 26, 2010, covering June 1, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber

    My World 2.0

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for High Violet by The National

    High Violet

    The National

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack) by AC/DC

    Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack)

    AC/DC

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Sea Of Cowards by The Dead Weather

    Sea Of Cowards

    The Dead Weather

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Kazuo Ohno

2010Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer (born 1906)[†]

Kazuo Ohno was a Japanese dancer who became a guru and inspirational figure in the dance form known as Butoh. He is the author of several books on Butoh, including The Palace Soars through the Sky, Dessin, Words of Workshop, and Food for the Soul. The latter two were published in English as Kazuo Ohno's World: From Without & Within (2004).

Andrei Voznesensky

2010Andrei Voznesensky, Russian poet (born 1933)[†]

Andrei Andreyevich Voznesensky was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who had been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any language." He was one of the "Children of the '60s," a new wave of iconic Russian intellectuals led by the Khrushchev Thaw.

Historical Context for June 1, 2010

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