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December 7, 2012

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 5, 2012, covering December 7, 2012.

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    Album cover for Unapologetic by Rihanna

    Unapologetic

    Rihanna

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    Album cover for Red by Taylor Swift

    Red

    Taylor Swift

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    Peak
    1
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    5
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    Album cover for Take Me Home by One Direction

    Take Me Home

    One Direction

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    2
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    Album cover for The World From The Side Of The Moon by Phillip Phillips

    The World From The Side Of The Moon

    Phillip Phillips

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    Album cover for Rebel Soul by Kid Rock

    Rebel Soul

    Kid Rock

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Notable Deaths

Roelof Kruisinga

2012Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence (born 1922)[†]

Roelof Johannes Hendrik Kruisinga was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and physician.

Ralph Parr

2012Ralph Parr, American colonel and pilot (born 1924)[†]

Colonel Ralph Sherman Parr, Jr. was an American double-flying ace of the Korean War. He was credited with a total of ten downed enemy aircraft. He also flew in World War II and the Vietnam War, and is the only person to have been awarded both the United States Army Distinguished Service Cross and the corresponding decoration used by the United States Air Force once it became an independent branch of service, the Air Force Cross.

Marty Reisman

2012Marty Reisman, American table tennis player and author (born 1930)[†]

Martin 'Marty' Reisman was an American champion table tennis player and author. He was the 1958 and 1960 U.S. Men's singles champion and the 1997 U.S. hardbat champion.

Saul Steinberg (businessman)

2012Saul Steinberg, American businessman and financier (born 1939)[†]

Saul Phillip Steinberg was an American businessman and financier. He became a millionaire before his 30th birthday and a billionaire before his 40th birthday. He started a computer leasing company (Leasco), which he used in an audacious and successful takeover of the much larger Reliance Insurance Company in 1968. He was best known for his unsuccessful attempts to take over Chemical Bank in 1969 and Walt Disney Productions in 1984.

Historical Context for December 7, 2012

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