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May 27, 2011

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 25, 2011, covering May 27, 2011.

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    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

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    Album cover for NOW 38 by Various Artists

    NOW 38

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for Turtleneck & Chain by The Lonely Island

    Turtleneck & Chain

    The Lonely Island

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    Album cover for lovestrong. by Christina Perri

    lovestrong.

    Christina Perri

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    Album cover for Goblin by Tyler| the Creator

    Goblin

    Tyler| the Creator

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Notable Deaths

Jeff Conaway

2011Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (born 1950)[†]

Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway was an American actor. He portrayed Kenickie in the film Grease and had roles in three television series: struggling actor Bobby Wheeler in Taxi (1978-1982), Prince Erik Greystone in Wizards and Warriors, and security officer Zack Allan on Babylon 5. Conaway was featured in the first and second seasons of the reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Margo Dydek

2011Margo Dydek, Polish-American basketball player (born 1974)[†]

MaƂgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg, also known as Margo Dydek, was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, she was famous for being the tallest professional female basketball player in the world. She played center position for multiple teams in the WNBA and was a coach for the Northside Wizards in the Queensland Basketball League. She was awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit (1999).

Gil Scott-Heron

2011Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1949)[†]

Gilbert Scott-Heron was an American jazz poet, singer, musician, and author known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson fused jazz, blues, and soul with lyrics relative to social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles. He referred to himself as a "bluesologist", his own term for "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues". His poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", delivered over a jazz-soul beat, is considered a major influence on hip hop music.

Historical Context for May 27, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]