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May 28, 2011

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 25, 2011, covering May 28, 2011.

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    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

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    Weeks
    12
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    Album cover for NOW 38 by Various Artists

    NOW 38

    Various Artists

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    3
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    2
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    2
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    Album cover for Turtleneck & Chain by The Lonely Island

    Turtleneck & Chain

    The Lonely Island

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    3
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    1
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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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    5
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    1

Notable Deaths

Gino Valenzano

2011Gino Valenzano, Italian racing driver (born 1920)[†]

Luigi "Gino" Valenzano was an Italian racing driver. He entered 39 races between 1947 and 1955 in Abarths, Maseratis and Lancias as a teammate of drivers like Robert Manzon and FroilĂĄn GonzĂĄlez.

Historical Events

Malta

2011Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.[†]

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese and English. The country's capital is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the EU by both area and population. It was also the first World Heritage City in Europe to become a European Capital of Culture in 2018.

Historical Context for May 28, 2011

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