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January 28, 2013

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 23, 2013, covering January 28, 2013.

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    Album cover for Burning Lights by Chris Tomlin

    Burning Lights

    Chris Tomlin

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    Album cover for Notes From The Underground by Hollywood Undead

    Notes From The Underground

    Hollywood Undead

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    Album cover for Les Miserables by Soundtrack

    Les Miserables

    Soundtrack

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    4
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    Album cover for Red by Taylor Swift

    Red

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    12
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    Album cover for Pitch Perfect by Soundtrack

    Pitch Perfect

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    12

Notable Deaths

2013Florentino Fernández, Cuban-American boxer and coach (born 1936)[†]

Florentino "the Ox" FernĂĄndez was a Cuban middleweight who fought from 1956 to 1972. His overall record was 50 wins, 16 losses and two draws. In the Cuban community, he was known both as "3 Toneles" and as "El Barbaro del Knock Out."

Hattie N. Harrison

2013Hattie N. Harrison, American educator and politician (born 1928)[†]

Hattie N. Harrison was an American politician who served in the Maryland General Assembly from 1973. Harrison was the chairperson of the Maryland House of Delegates Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and was the first African-American woman to chair a legislative committee in Maryland.

Oldƙich Kulhánek

2013Oldƙich Kulhánek, Czech painter, illustrator, and stage designer (born 1940)[†]

Oldƙich Kulhánek was a Czech painter, graphic designer, illustrator, stage designer and pedagogue. Kulhánek created the design for the current Czech banknotes and postage stamps.

Historical Context for January 28, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]