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July 17, 2011

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 13, 2011, covering July 17, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 4 by Beyonce

    4

    Beyonce

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

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

    Finally Famous

    Big Sean

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    3
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    1
  4. 4
    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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    Peak
    4
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    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Light Of The Sun by Jill Scott

    The Light Of The Sun

    Jill Scott

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
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    2

Notable Deaths

2011David Ngoombujarra, Australian actor (born 1967)[†]

David Ngoombujarra was an Indigenous Australian actor of the Yamatji people. Born David Bernard Starr in Meekatharra, Western Australia, his acting career spanned over two decades from the late 1980s to 2010; he won three Australian Film Institute Awards. On 17 July 2011 he was found in a park in Fremantle, and taken to Fremantle Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Historical Context for July 17, 2011

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