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February 1, 2015

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Headlines from February 1, 2015

From Early Triumph, to Toil, to Vindication

By Alexandra Alter

Katherine Heiny’s short-story collection “Single, Carefree, Mellow” is billed as a debut of sorts, but the road has been long: She was published in The New Yorker at age 25 and has written for young adults under a pseudonym.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 28, 2015, covering February 1, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Title by Meghan Trainor

    Title

    Meghan Trainor

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for Kidz Bop 27 by Kidz Bop Kids

    Kidz Bop 27

    Kidz Bop Kids

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    30
  5. 5
    Album cover for Uptown Special. by Mark Ronson

    Uptown Special.

    Mark Ronson

    Last week
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Aldo Ciccolini

2015Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (born 1925)[†]

Aldo Ciccolini was an Italian pianist who became a naturalized French citizen in 1971.

Udo Lattek

2015Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1935)[†]

Udo Lattek was a German professional football player and coach.

Monty Oum

2015Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1981)[†]

Monyreak "Monty" Oum was an American web-based animator and writer.

Historical Context for February 1, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]