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July 19, 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 19, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 4 by Beyonce

    4

    Beyonce

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

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    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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    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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    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

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    2

Historical Events

Guinea

2011Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.[†]

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).

Historical Context for July 19, 2011

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