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October 6, 2014

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 1, 2014, covering October 6, 2014.

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    Album cover for Partners by Barbra Streisand

    Partners

    Barbra Streisand

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    Album cover for X by Chris Brown

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    Chris Brown

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    Album cover for Sundown Heaven Town by Tim McGraw

    Sundown Heaven Town

    Tim McGraw

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    Album cover for The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium by George Strait

    The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium

    George Strait

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    Album cover for Bulletproof Picasso by Train

    Bulletproof Picasso

    Train

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Notable Deaths

2014Vic Braden, American tennis player and coach (born 1929)[†]

Victor Kenneth Braden Jr. was an American tennis player, instructor, sport researcher and television broadcaster for the sport. He earned a PhD in psychology and was married twice. He had 2 children, 1 grandchild and 3 step-children.

Igor Mitoraj

2014Igor Mitoraj, German-Polish sculptor (born 1944)[†]

Igor Mitoraj, born Jerzy Makina, was a Polish artist and monumental sculptor. Known for his fragmented sculptures of the human body often created as large-scale installations in public places. His work is internationally exhibited, mainly in Europe.

2014Diane Nyland, Canadian actress, director and choreographer (born 1944)[†]

Diane Nyland Proctor was a Canadian actress, director and choreographer. She is perhaps best known for having portrayed the title role in the 1970-71 CTV television series The Trouble with Tracy.

Marian Seldes

2014Marian Seldes, American actress (born 1928)[†]

Marian Hall Seldes was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day (1971), Deathtrap (1978–82), Ring Round the Moon (1999), and Dinner at Eight (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for Father's Day.

Serhiy Zakarlyuka

2014Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1976)[†]

Serhiy Volodymyrovych Zakarlyuka was a Ukrainian footballer and football manager.

Feridun Buğeker

2014Feridun Buğeker, Turkish football player (born 1933)[†]

Feridun İsmail Buğeker was a Turkish football forward who played for Turkey in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Fenerbahçe S.K. between 1950–55 and 1961–63.

Historical Context for October 6, 2014

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