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September 12, 2014

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 10, 2014, covering September 12, 2014.

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    Album cover for My Everything by Ariana Grande

    My Everything

    Ariana Grande

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    1
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    1
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    Album cover for Moonshine In The Trunk by Brad Paisley

    Moonshine In The Trunk

    Brad Paisley

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
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    1
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    Album cover for Promise To Love: Album IV by Kem

    Promise To Love: Album IV

    Kem

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
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    Album cover for Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 by Soundtrack

    Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
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    Album cover for In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

    In The Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11

Notable Deaths

Atef Ebeid

2014Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1932)[†]

Atef Muhammad Ebeid was an Egyptian politician who served in various capacities in the governments of Egypt. He was prime minister of Egypt from 1999 to 2004.

2014John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1942)[†]

John Frederick "Johnny" Gustafson was an English bass guitar player and singer, who had a lengthy recording and live performance career. During his career, he was a member of the bands The Big Three, The Merseybeats, Quatermass, Roxy Music, The Pirates and Ian Gillan Band.

Ian Paisley

2014Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1926)[†]

Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, was a loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 1971 to 2008 and First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2008.

Joe Sample

2014Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (born 1939)[†]

Joseph Leslie Sample was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, whose name was shortened to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991, and also the 2003 reunion album Rural Renewal.

Hugh Royer Jr.

2014Hugh Royer, Jr., American golfer (born 1936)[†]

William Hugh Royer Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

Historical Events

2014Synagogue Church building collapse saw the deaths of 115 people and several injured, in the Church run by Nigeria's, T. B. Joshua.[†]

On 12 September 2014, a guesthouse located within the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) premises around the Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos State collapsed completely to the ground. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other emergency services were criticized for withholding information about the accident, and much remained unclear about the number of deaths and their nationalities.

Historical Context for September 12, 2014

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