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November 3, 2010

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 3, 2010, covering November 3, 2010.

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    Album cover for The Incredible Machine by Sugarland

    The Incredible Machine

    Sugarland

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    Album cover for Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon

    Come Around Sundown

    Kings of Leon

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    Album cover for The Union by Elton John / Leon Russell

    The Union

    Elton John / Leon Russell

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    Album cover for Fly Me To The Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V by Rod Stewart

    Fly Me To The Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V

    Rod Stewart

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    Album cover for I Am Not A Human Being by Lil Wayne

    I Am Not A Human Being

    Lil Wayne

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Notable Deaths

Jerry Bock

2010Jerry Bock, American composer (born 1928)[†]

Jerrold Lewis Bock was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical Fiorello! and the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist for the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof with Sheldon Harnick.

Viktor Chernomyrdin

2010Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1938)[†]

Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman. He was the Minister of Gas Industry of the Soviet Union, after which he became first chairman of Gazprom energy company and the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998) based on consecutive years. He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s and a participant in the transition from a planned to a market economy. From 2001 to 2009, he was Russia's ambassador to Ukraine. After that, he was designated as a presidential adviser.

2010Jim Clench, Canadian bass player (born 1949)[†]

James Patrick Clench was a Canadian bassist, vocalist and songwriter known for his roles in the rock bands April Wine and Bachman–Turner Overdrive.

Historical Context for November 3, 2010

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