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October 27, 2012

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 24, 2012, covering October 27, 2012.

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    Album cover for Babel by Mumford & Sons

    Babel

    Mumford & Sons

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    Peak
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    3
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    Album cover for The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

    The Heist

    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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    Peak
    2
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    1
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    Album cover for Monster by Kiss

    Monster

    Kiss

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
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    Album cover for Lace Up by MGK

    Lace Up

    MGK

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    Peak
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    1
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    Album cover for The Afterman: Ascension by Coheed and Cambria

    The Afterman: Ascension

    Coheed and Cambria

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    Peak
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Notable Deaths

Terry Callier

2012Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1945)[†]

Terrence Orlando "Terry" Callier was an American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Angelo Maria Cicolani

2012Angelo Maria Cicolani, Italian engineer and politician (born 1952)[†]

Angelo Maria Cicolani was an Italian politician. He was a Member of the Italian Senate from 2001 until his death, and a Quaestor in the Senate from 2011. Cicolani died in October 2012 after a long illness. He was 60.

Regina Dourado

2012Regina Dourado, Brazilian actress (born 1952)[†]

Regina Dourado was a Brazilian film and television actress.

Hans Werner Henze

2012Hans Werner Henze, German composer and educator (born 1926)[†]

Hans Werner Henze was a German composer. His large oeuvre is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition. In particular, his stage works reflect "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life".

2012Rodney S. Quinn, American colonel, pilot, and politician, 44th Secretary of State of Maine (born 1923)[†]

Rodney Sharon Quinn was an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, he served as the Secretary of State of Maine from 1979 to 1988. He was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1974, after running three times from Gorham. He served as Assistant Majority Leader in the 108th legislature (1977-1979).

Göran Stangertz

2012Göran Stangertz, Swedish actor and director (born 1944)[†]

Göran Nils Robert Stangertz was a Swedish actor, director and artistic leader at Helsingborgsteatern. He won Sweden's most prestigious film award Guldbagge Award twice in the category best male leading role for his roles in Det sista äventyret and Spring för livet. From 2009 and until his death he was married to actress Kajsa Ernst.

Historical Context for October 27, 2012

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