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October 1, 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 September 29, 2010, covering October 1, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for A Thousand Suns by Linkin Park

    A Thousand Suns

    Linkin Park

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Passion; Pain & Pleasure by Trey Songz

    Passion; Pain & Pleasure

    Trey Songz

    Last week
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Recovery by Eminem

    Recovery

    Eminem

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Guitar Song by Jamey Johnson

    The Guitar Song

    Jamey Johnson

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Band Of Joy by Robert Plant

    Band Of Joy

    Robert Plant

    Last week
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

2010Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (born 1938)[†]

Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football as an inside forward for Derby County between 1959 and 1967, before brief spells with Luton Town, Notts County, Port Vale, and non-League Ilkeston Town. He played a total of 215 league games in the English Football League, helping Luton Town to the Fourth Division title in 1967–68, also helping Port Vale to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1969–70. He also played cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, serving the county as captain between 1970 and 1972.

Historical Context for October 1, 2010

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