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October 25, 2013

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 23, 2013, covering October 25, 2013.

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    Album cover for Bangerz by Miley Cyrus

    Bangerz

    Miley Cyrus

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    Album cover for Too Weird To Live; Too Rare To Die! by Panic! At The Disco

    Too Weird To Live; Too Rare To Die!

    Panic! At The Disco

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    Album cover for Nothing Was The Same by Drake

    Nothing Was The Same

    Drake

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    Album cover for My Name Is My Name by Pusha T

    My Name Is My Name

    Pusha T

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    Album cover for The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2) by Justin Timberlake

    The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2)

    Justin Timberlake

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Notable Deaths

2013Ron Ackland, New Zealand rugby player and coach (born 1934)[†]

Ronald Charles Ackland was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s, who represented New Zealand in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups, and coached New Zealand in the 1977 World Cup. His nephew, John, also played for New Zealand.

Arthur Danto

2013Arthur Danto, American philosopher and critic (born 1924)[†]

Arthur Coleman Danto was an American art critic, philosopher, and professor at Columbia University. He was best known for having been a long-time art critic for The Nation and for his work in philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of history, though he contributed significantly to a number of fields, including the philosophy of action. His interests included thought, feeling, philosophy of art, theories of representation, philosophical psychology, Hegel's aesthetics, and the philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre.

Nicholas Hunt

2013Nicholas Hunt, Welsh-English admiral (born 1930)[†]

Admiral Sir Nicholas John Streynsham Hunt was a senior Royal Navy officer. He was Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 1985 to 1987.

Hal Needham

2013Hal Needham, American actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter (born 1931)[†]

Hal Brett Needham was an American stuntman, film director, actor, writer, and NASCAR team owner. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with actor Burt Reynolds, usually in films involving fast cars, such as Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Hooper (1978), The Cannonball Run (1981) and Stroker Ace (1983).

Paul Reichmann

2013Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (born 1930)[†]

Paul Reichmann was a Canadian businessman and member of the Reichmann family. He is best known for his leadership of the Olympia & York real estate development company.

Bill Sharman

2013Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (born 1926)[†]

William Walton Sharman was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what was then considered the greatest backcourt duo of all time. As a coach, Sharman won titles in the ABL, ABA, and NBA, and is credited with introducing the now-ubiquitous morning shootaround.

Marcia Wallace

2013Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (born 1942)[†]

Marcia Karen Wallace was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms. She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, Mrs. Carruthers on Full House, and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy in 1992. The character was retired after her death but sporadically appears through archive recording.

Historical Context for October 25, 2013

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