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November 6, 2014

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 5, 2014, covering November 6, 2014.

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    Album cover for .5: The Gray Chapter by Slipknot

    .5: The Gray Chapter

    Slipknot

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    Album cover for Paperwork by T.I.

    Paperwork

    T.I.

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    Album cover for Melody Road by Neil Diamond

    Melody Road

    Neil Diamond

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    Album cover for Under Pressure by Logic

    Under Pressure

    Logic

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    Album cover for Anything Goes by Florida Georgia Line

    Anything Goes

    Florida Georgia Line

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Notable Deaths

2014Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (born 1956)[†]

Maggie Boyle was an English, London-born folk singer, who also played flute, whistle and bodhrán.

2014Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (born 1920)[†]

Colonel Sir Ronald Thomas Stewart Macpherson was a highly decorated British Army officer during and after the Second World War. He fought with the No. 11 Commando unit and French Resistance forces, becoming infamous among Axis forces as the "Kilted Killer". He caused so much damage to enemy military infrastructure, a bounty of 300,000 francs was placed upon his head. Three times he received the Croix de Guerre, the Military Cross, and the Légion d'honneur.

Rick Rosas

2014Rick Rosas, American bass player (born 1949)[†]

Rick "Rick the Bass Player" Rosas was an American musician, and one of the most sought after studio session musicians in Los Angeles. Though largely known for his long collaboration with Neil Young, throughout his career he also played with Joe Walsh, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Rivers, Ron Wood, Etta James, and the short-lived reunion of the Buffalo Springfield, among others. He performed as a bass player with The Flash in Jonathan Demme's 2015 film Ricki and The Flash. The band was composed of guitarist Rick Springfield, drummer Joe Vitale, and keyboardist Bernie Worrell, backing up Meryl Streep, as "Ricki", on vocals and guitar.

Historical Context for November 6, 2014

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