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August 2, 2013

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

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 31, 2013, covering August 2, 2013.

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    Album cover for Magna Carta... Holy Grail by Jay-Z

    Magna Carta... Holy Grail

    Jay-Z

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    Peak
    1
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    2
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    Album cover for The Blessed Unrest by Sara Bareilles

    The Blessed Unrest

    Sara Bareilles

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    1
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    Album cover for Kidz Bop 24 by Kidz Bop Kids

    Kidz Bop 24

    Kidz Bop Kids

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    3
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    1
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    Album cover for Trials & Tribulations by Ace Hood

    Trials & Tribulations

    Ace Hood

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    4
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    1
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    Album cover for Here's To The Good Times by Florida Georgia Line

    Here's To The Good Times

    Florida Georgia Line

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    33

Notable Deaths

Julius L. Chambers

2013Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer and activist (born 1936)[†]

Julius LeVonne Chambers was an American lawyer, civil rights leader and educator.

2013Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (born 1942)[†]

Richard E. "Dick" Dauch was an American businessman, and co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of American Axle and Manufacturing. Previously, Dauch served as a manufacturing manager at Chevrolet, Chrysler and at Volkswagen's Westmoreland Assembly Plant.

Alla Kushnir

2013Alla Kushnir, Russian–Israeli chess player (born 1941)[†]

Alla Shulimovna Kushnir was a Soviet-born Israeli chess player. She was awarded the FIDE titles of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1962 and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1976. In 2017, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.

Historical Context for August 2, 2013

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