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July 4, 2013

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 3, 2013, covering July 4, 2013.

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    Album cover for Yeezus by Kanye West

    Yeezus

    Kanye West

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    Album cover for Born Sinner by J. Cole

    Born Sinner

    J. Cole

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    Album cover for Watching Movies With The Sound Off by Mac Miller

    Watching Movies With The Sound Off

    Mac Miller

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    Album cover for Talk A Good Game by Kelly Rowland

    Talk A Good Game

    Kelly Rowland

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    Album cover for 13 by Black Sabbath

    13

    Black Sabbath

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Notable Deaths

2013Onllwyn Brace, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (born 1932)[†]

David Onllwyn Brace was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Newport and Aberavon. He won nine caps for Wales and would captain the team twice in the early 1960s. Brace was an exciting, unorthodox scrum-half, who epitomised the Welsh flair scrum-half, though his uneven international appearances point towards unhappiness in his match play from the Welsh selectors.

2013Jack Crompton, English footballer and manager (born 1921)[†]

John Crompton was an English professional footballer. Born in Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire, he was a goalkeeper for Manchester United between 1944 and 1956. He was part of the team that won the FA Cup in 1948 and the league title in 1952. During the Second World War, he played as a guest for Stockport County.

2013James Fulton, American dermatologist and academic (born 1940)[†]

Dr. James E. Fulton Jr., M.D., was an American dermatologist and medical researcher who co-invented Retin-A, a popular acne medication, in 1969.

Charles A. Hines

2013Charles A. Hines, American general (born 1935)[†]

Charles Alfonso Hines was an American Army Major General, university administrator, and sociology professor.

Bernie Nolan

2013Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (born 1960)[†]

Bernadette Therese Doneathy was an Irish actress, singer and television personality, formerly lead vocalist of the girl group the Nolans. She was the second youngest of sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda and Coleen. From the age of two, Bernie was brought up in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

Historical Context for July 4, 2013

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