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July 29, 2014

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 23, 2014, covering July 29, 2014.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 1000 Forms Of Fear by Sia

    1000 Forms Of Fear

    Sia

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    33
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    Album cover for In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

    In The Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Trigga by Trey Songz

    Trigga

    Trey Songz

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
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    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

M. Caldwell Butler

2014M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1925)[†]

Manley Caldwell Butler was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity, bipartisanship and courage. A native of Roanoke, Butler served his hometown and wider community first as a member of the Republican Party in the Virginia General Assembly (1962–1972) and later the United States House of Representatives (1972–1983).

Jon R. Cavaiani

2014Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943)[†]

Jonathan Robert Cavaiani was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War.

Giorgio Gaslini

2014Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (born 1929)[†]

Giorgio Gaslini was an Italian jazz pianist, composer and conductor.

MarĂ­a Antonia Iglesias

2014María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (born 1945)[†]

MarĂ­a Antonia Iglesias GonzĂĄlez was a Spanish writer and journalist.

PĂ©ter Kiss

2014PĂ©ter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (born 1959)[†]

PĂ©ter Kiss was a Hungarian Socialist politician. In Bajnai's government, he was a minister without portfolio. He was one of the candidates to succeed PĂ©ter Medgyessy as prime minister in 2004 but lost to Ferenc GyurcsĂĄny.

Idris Muhammad

2014Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (born 1939)[†]

Idris Muhammad was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such as Ahmad Jamal, Lou Donaldson, Pharoah Sanders, Bob James, and Tete Montoliu.

2014Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (born 1919)[†]

Thomas R. St. George was an American author, World War II veteran, reporter, editor, columnist and screenwriter. He was born in Simpson, Minnesota.

Historical Context for July 29, 2014

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