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May 31, 2011

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 25, 2011, covering May 31, 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

Pauline Betz

2011Pauline Betz, American tennis player (born 1919)[†]

Pauline May Betz Addie was an American professional tennis player. She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up on three other occasions. Jack Kramer called her the second best female tennis player he ever saw, behind Helen Wills Moody.

2011Jonas Bevacqua, American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (born 1977)[†]

Jonas Bevacqua was an American clothing designer and entrepreneur.

2011Derek Hodge, Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (born 1941)[†]

Derek Michael Hodge was an American Virgin Islander politician and lawyer who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands for two terms from 1987 to 1995 under Governor Alexander Farrelly. The Virgin Islands Daily News called him a "towering figure in local politics," referring to his political career, which spanned several decades.

Hans Keilson

2011Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (born 1909)[†]

Hans Alex Keilson was a German-Dutch novelist, poet, psychoanalyst and child psychologist. He was best known for his novels set during the Second World War, during which he was an active member of the Dutch resistance.

2011John Martin, English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (born 1918)[†]

Vice Admiral Sir John Edward Ludgate Martin, was a Royal Navy officer and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

Andy Robustelli

2011Andy Robustelli, American football player and manager (born 1925)[†]

Andrew Richard Robustelli was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants. He played college football at Arnold College and was selected in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL draft. Robustelli was a six-time first-team All-Pro selection and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

Historical Context for May 31, 2011

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