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July 3, 2014

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 2, 2014, covering July 3, 2014.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey

    Ultraviolence

    Lana Del Rey

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

    In The Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Hunting Party by Linkin Park

    The Hunting Party

    Linkin Park

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    30
  5. 5
    Album cover for Band Of Brothers by Willie Nelson

    Band Of Brothers

    Willie Nelson

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Jini Dellaccio

2014Jini Dellaccio, American photographer (born 1917)[†]

Jini Dellaccio was an American photographer best known for her images of rock and pop acts of the 1960s, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Her photographs of the Sonics, the Wailers, Merrilee Rush, the Daily Flash and many others were frequently used for album covers, posters, and publicity stills, and - along with her shots of major acts such as Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, and The Who - have been widely reproduced in books, CDs, articles, and gallery exhibitions.

2014Tim Flood, Irish hurler and coach (born 1927)[†]

Timothy Flood was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Wexford senior team.

2014Volkmar Groß, German footballer (born 1948)[†]

Volkmar Groß was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with Hertha BSC, Tennis Borussia Berlin and FC Schalke 04. He represented Germany once in a friendly against Greece. He scored one goal in the Bundesliga from a penalty kick.

Ira Ruskin

2014Ira Ruskin, American politician (born 1943)[†]

Ira Ruskin was an American politician from Redwood City, California. A Democrat, he is a former member of the California State Assembly and of Redwood City Council. He and his wife Cheryl resided in Redwood City, California; the couple had no children.

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

2014Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (born 1924)[†]

Meshullam Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, commonly called "Reb Zalman", was an American Rabbi, writer, and activist, and one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement and an innovator in ecumenical dialogue.

Historical Context for July 3, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]