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March 18, 2012

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 14, 2012, covering March 18, 2012.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    54
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whitney: The Greatest Hits by Whitney Houston

    Whitney: The Greatest Hits

    Whitney Houston

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    33
  3. 3
    Album cover for WZRD by WZRD

    WZRD

    WZRD

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for NOW 41 by Various Artists

    NOW 41

    Various Artists

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Bodyguard by Whitney Houston

    The Bodyguard

    Whitney Houston

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    145

Notable Deaths

Furman Bisher

2012Furman Bisher, American journalist and author (born 1918)[†]

James Furman Bisher was an American newspaper sportswriter and columnist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Atlanta, Georgia.

William R. Charette

2012William R. Charette, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1932)[†]

William Richard Charette was a United States Navy master chief hospital corpsman who received the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the medal for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on March 27, 1953, while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company during the Korean War. He retired from the Navy after 26 years of service.

William G. Moore Jr.

2012William G. Moore Jr., American general (born 1920)[†]

William Grover Moore Jr. was a general in the United States Air Force and the former commander-in-chief of Military Airlift Command. Moore was a combat veteran with 100 missions flown during World War II and the Korean War, and more than 140 missions in the Vietnam War.

George Tupou V

2012George Tupou V of Tonga (born 1948)[†]

George Tupou V was King of Tonga from 2006 until his death in 2012. He was the eldest son of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV.

Historical Context for March 18, 2012

In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]