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October 24, 2010

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 20, 2010, covering October 24, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Bullets In The Gun by Toby Keith

    Bullets In The Gun

    Toby Keith

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hemingway's Whiskey by Kenny Chesney

    Hemingway's Whiskey

    Kenny Chesney

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars

    Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Recovery by Eminem

    Recovery

    Eminem

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  5. 5
    Album cover for You Get What You Give by Zac Brown Band

    You Get What You Give

    Zac Brown Band

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

Mike Esposito (comics)

2010Mike Esposito, American author and illustrator (born 1927)[†]

Michael "Mike" Esposito, who sometimes used the pseudonyms Mickey Demeo, Mickey Dee, Michael Dee, and Joe Gaudioso, was an American comic book artist whose work for DC Comics, Marvel Comics and others spanned the 1950s to the 2000s. As a comic book inker teamed with his childhood friend Ross Andru, he drew for such major titles as The Amazing Spider-Man and Wonder Woman. An Andru-Esposito drawing of Wonder Woman appears on a 2006 U.S. stamp.

Lamont Johnson

2010Lamont Johnson, American actor, director, and producer (born 1922)[†]

Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr. was an American actor and film director who appeared in and directed many television shows and movies. He won two Emmy Awards.

Joseph Stein

2010Joseph Stein, American author and playwright (born 1912)[†]

Joseph Stein was an American playwright best known for writing the books for such musicals as Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba.

Historical Context for October 24, 2010

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