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August 21, 2012

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 15, 2012, covering August 21, 2012.

  1. 1
    Album cover for God Forgives; I Don't by Rick Ross

    God Forgives; I Don't

    Rick Ross

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Uncaged by Zac Brown Band

    Uncaged

    Zac Brown Band

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Believe by Justin Bieber

    Believe

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Up All Night by One Direction

    Up All Night

    One Direction

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for Number Ones by Bee Gees

    Number Ones

    Bee Gees

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    62

Notable Deaths

Georg Leber

2012Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, Federal Minister of Defence for Germany (born 1920)[†]

Georg Leber was a German Trades Union leader and a politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

2012J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (born 1926)[†]

John Frank Raley Jr. was a Maryland politician and an advocate for education, economic development and protection and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.

Don Raleigh

2012Don Raleigh, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1926)[†]

James Donald Raleigh was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League between 1943 and 1956.

2012Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, seventh Minister-President of Wallonia (born 1931)[†]

Guy Gustave Arthur Ghislain Spitaels was a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party. He was the 7th Minister-President of Wallonia from 1992 to 1994 and president of his party for thirteen years, until he was succeeded by Philippe Busquin.

William Thurston

2012William Thurston, American mathematician and academic (born 1946)[†]

William Paul Thurston was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology and was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982 for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds.

Historical Context for August 21, 2012

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