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May 9, 2013

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 8, 2013, covering May 9, 2013.

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    Album cover for To Be Loved by Michael Buble

    To Be Loved

    Michael Buble

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    Album cover for Side Effects Of You by Fantasia

    Side Effects Of You

    Fantasia

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    Album cover for The 20/20 Experience by Justin Timberlake

    The 20/20 Experience

    Justin Timberlake

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    Album cover for Bankrupt! by Phoenix

    Bankrupt!

    Phoenix

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    Album cover for Save Rock And Roll by Fall Out Boy

    Save Rock And Roll

    Fall Out Boy

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Notable Deaths

2013Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1952)[†]

Ramón Blanco Rodríguez was a Spanish football defensive midfielder and manager.

George M. Leader

2013George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (born 1918)[†]

George Michael Leader was an American politician. He served as the 36th governor of Pennsylvania from January 18, 1955, until January 20, 1959. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and a native of York County, Pennsylvania. He was the only person from that county ever to be elected governor of the state until the election of Tom Wolf in 2014.

2013Humberto Lugo Gil, Mexican lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of Hidalgo (born 1933)[†]

Humberto Alejandro Lugo Gil was a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate and as the interim governor of Hidalgo.

Ottavio Missoni

2013Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (born 1921)[†]

Ottavio Missoni was a Dalmatian Italian businessman, founder of the Italian fashion label Missoni and an Olympic hurdler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Along with his wife Rosita, he was part of the group of designers who launched Italian ready-to-wear in the 1950s, thereby ensuring the global success of Italian fashion.

Historical Context for May 9, 2013

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