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December 15, 2012

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 12, 2012, covering December 15, 2012.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys

    Girl On Fire

    Alicia Keys

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Red by Taylor Swift

    Red

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Merry Christmas; Baby by Rod Stewart

    Merry Christmas; Baby

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Take Me Home by One Direction

    Take Me Home

    One Direction

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for The World From The Side Of The Moon by Phillip Phillips

    The World From The Side Of The Moon

    Phillip Phillips

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

Owoye Andrew Azazi

2012Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (born 1952)[†]

Owoye Andrew Azazi GSS DSS MSS CMH was a Nigerian army general who served as National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, was Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, and Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Before his first service chief appointment (COAS), he was General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Kaduna State.

2012Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian politician, 18th Governor of Kaduna State (born 1948)[†]

Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kaduna State from 2010 to 2012. He was appointed deputy governor of Kaduna State in July 2005, following the death of Stephen Shekari and was elected in 2007. He was sworn in as governor on 20 May 2010, replacing Governor Namadi Sambo who had been sworn in as vice president the day before. Yakowa successfully ran for election as Kaduna Governor in the 26 April 2011 polls.

Olga Zubarry

2012Olga Zubarry, Argentinian actress (born 1929)[†]

Olga Zubarry was an Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1943 and 1997. She made over 60 appearances in film, spanning six decades of Argentine cinema, but is best known for her work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Throughout the course of her career, she received four Silver Condor Awards, two Martín Fierro Awards, a Konex Foundation Award and several others for her films and television performances. She is credited with starring in the first film in Argentina which featured nudity, though only her back was shown and she stated repeatedly that she wore a flesh-colored mesh and was not truly nude.

Historical Context for December 15, 2012

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