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November 16, 2010

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 10, 2010, covering November 16, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Speak Now by Taylor Swift

    Speak Now

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Incredible Machine by Sugarland

    The Incredible Machine

    Sugarland

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon

    Come Around Sundown

    Kings of Leon

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for I Am Not A Human Being by Lil Wayne

    I Am Not A Human Being

    Lil Wayne

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Recovery by Eminem

    Recovery

    Eminem

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19

Notable Deaths

Britton Chance

2010Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (born 1913)[†]

Britton "Brit" Chance was an American biochemist, biophysicist, scholar, and inventor whose work helped develop spectroscopy as a way to diagnose medical problems. He was "a world leader in transforming theoretical science into useful biomedical and clinical applications" and is considered "the founder of the biomedical photonics." He received the National Medal of Science in 1974.

2010Ronni Chasen, American publicist (born 1946)[†]

Ronni Sue Chasen was an American publicist, who once represented such actors as Michael Douglas, as well as musicians such as Hans Zimmer and Mark Isham, among others. Chasen directed the Academy Award campaigns for more than 100 films during her career, including Driving Miss Daisy in 1989 and The Hurt Locker in 2009.

2010Wyngard Tracy, Filipino DJ and talent manager (born 1952)[†]

Wyngard Tracy was a Filipino talent manager who had represented various actors and music artists, such as Side A in the Philippines through his office, Artiststation, Inc. From June 2008, he was one of three judges in Pinoy Idol on GMA Network. He was also the judge of top-rating ABS-CBN shows, Showtime and Magpasikat, but was later evicted.

Historical Context for November 16, 2010

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