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December 24, 2014

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 24, 2014, covering December 24, 2014.

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    Album cover for 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole

    2014 Forest Hills Drive

    J. Cole

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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for That's Christmas To Me by Pentatonix

    That's Christmas To Me

    Pentatonix

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Greatest Hits: Decade #1 by Carrie Underwood

    Greatest Hits: Decade #1

    Carrie Underwood

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    1
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    Album cover for Rock Or Bust by AC/DC

    Rock Or Bust

    AC/DC

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

Buddy DeFranco

2014Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player (born 1923)[†]

Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco was an American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.

Edward Greenspan

2014Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (born 1944)[†]

Edward Leonard Greenspan, was one of Canada's most famous defence lawyers, and a prolific author of legal volumes. His fame was owed to numerous high-profile clients and to his national exposure on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio series Scales of Justice (1982–94).

Herbert Harris

2014Herbert Harris, American lawyer and politician (born 1926)[†]

Herbert Eugene Harris II was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. He served three consecutive terms from 1975 to 1981.

Krzysztof Krauze

2014Krzysztof Krauze, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1953)[†]

Krzysztof Krauze was a Polish film director, cinematographer and actor, best known for his thriller The Debt (1999).

Historical Context for December 24, 2014

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