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July 15, 2011

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 13, 2011, covering July 15, 2011.

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    Album cover for 4 by Beyonce

    4

    Beyonce

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    Peak
    1
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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

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    3
    Peak
    1
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    19
  3. 3
    Album cover for Finally Famous by Big Sean

    Finally Famous

    Big Sean

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    1
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    Album cover for When The Sun Goes Down by Selena Gomez & The Scene

    When The Sun Goes Down

    Selena Gomez & The Scene

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    1
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    Album cover for The Light Of The Sun by Jill Scott

    The Light Of The Sun

    Jill Scott

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    2

Notable Deaths

Friedrich Wilhelm Schnitzler

2011Friedrich Wilhelm Schnitzler, German landowner and politician (born 1928)[†]

Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Schnitzler was a German landowner and business manager, and also a local politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the founder of the agricultural association of the District of Reutlingen and co-founder of the landholders' association of Baden-Württemberg, and lobbyist in the state parliament.

Googie Withers

2011Googie Withers, British-Australian actress (born 1917)[†]

Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers was an English entertainer. She was a dancer and actress, with a lengthy career spanning some seventy-three years in theatre, film, and television. She was a well-known actress and star of British films during and after the Second World War.

Historical Context for July 15, 2011

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