On this day

May 22, 2013

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for May 22, 2013

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 22, 2013, covering May 22, 2013.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Golden by Lady Antebellum

    Golden

    Lady Antebellum

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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film by Soundtrack

    The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for NOW 46 by Various Artists

    NOW 46

    Various Artists

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    3
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    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for To Be Loved by Michael Buble

    To Be Loved

    Michael Buble

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    1
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    3
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    Album cover for Annie Up by Pistol Annies

    Annie Up

    Pistol Annies

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    5
    Weeks
    1
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    Album cover for The 20/20 Experience by Justin Timberlake

    The 20/20 Experience

    Justin Timberlake

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
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    Album cover for Time by Rod Stewart

    Time

    Rod Stewart

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    7
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    1
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    Album cover for Life On A Rock by Kenny Chesney

    Life On A Rock

    Kenny Chesney

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
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    Album cover for Based On A True Story ... by Blake Shelton

    Based On A True Story ...

    Blake Shelton

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
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    Album cover for Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars

    Unorthodox Jukebox

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22

Notable Deaths

Sigurd Schmidt

2013Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (born 1922)[†]

Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt was a Russian historian, ethnographer and teacher.

Historical Events

Fusilier

2013Fusilier Lee Rigby is murdered by 2 Islamic extremists in Woolwich, Southeast London[†]

Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French word fusil – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery, various elite units, ordinary line infantry and other uses.

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Headlines from May 22, 2013

Alien, Yet Familiar

By Dave Itzkoff

In “Man of Steel,” Zack Snyder is making the latest in recent spate of attempts to revive Superman as a film hero as popular as he is powerful.

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Hong Kong Welcomes the Art World

By Joyce Lau

Art Basel Hong Kong, the newest outpost in its art-fair empire, opens on Thursday, leaving the local arts community both excited about their turn in the international spotlight and worried about losing a local flavor.

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