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November 17, 2014

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 12, 2014, covering November 17, 2014.

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    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

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    Album cover for NOW 52 by Various Artists

    NOW 52

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for Montevallo by Sam Hunt

    Montevallo

    Sam Hunt

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    Album cover for My Dream Duets by Barry Manilow

    My Dream Duets

    Barry Manilow

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    Album cover for Old Boots; New Dirt by Jason Aldean

    Old Boots; New Dirt

    Jason Aldean

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Notable Deaths

John T. Downey

2014John T. Downey, American CIA agent and judge (born 1930)[†]

John Thomas Downey or Jack Downey was an American judge and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. As a CIA operative, he was shot down over China during the Korean War and was held prisoner for over twenty years. While Downey was never part of the US military, the CIA described him as the longest-held prisoner of war in United States history.

Bill Frenzel

2014Bill Frenzel, American lieutenant and politician (born 1928)[†]

William Eldridge Frenzel was an American politician and businessman who represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, Frenzel previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971.

Ray Sadecki

2014Ray Sadecki, American baseball player (born 1940)[†]

Raymond Michael Sadecki was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He is best remembered as the left-handed complement to Bob Gibson, who in 1964, won 20 games to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to their first World Series title in eighteen years. He was notable for throwing the palmball.

2014Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher (born 1922)[†]

Patrick Colonel Suppes was an American philosopher who made significant contributions to philosophy of science, the theory of measurement, the foundations of quantum mechanics, decision theory, psychology and educational technology. He was the Lucie Stern Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University and until January 2010 was the Director of the Education Program for Gifted Youth also at Stanford.

Historical Context for November 17, 2014

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