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February 25, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 25, 2015, covering February 25, 2015.

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    Album cover for If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake

    If You're Reading This It's Too Late

    Drake

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    Peak
    1
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    1
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    Album cover for Fifty Shades Of Grey by Soundtrack

    Fifty Shades Of Grey

    Soundtrack

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    2
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    1
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    Album cover for In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

    In The Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    35
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    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

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    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    34
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    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
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    Peak
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    16

Notable Deaths

Harve Bennett

2015Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (born 1930)[†]

Harve Bennett was an American television and film producer and screenwriter.

Ariel Camacho

2015Ariel Camacho, Mexican musician and singer-songwriter; (born 1992)[†]

José Ariel Camacho Barraza was a Mexican musician and singer-songwriter. He predominantly performed regional Mexican music, mainly corridos. He was the lead singer and lead guitarist of his group, Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho. In 2013 Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho signed to JG Records where they frequently played in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. In 2014 they signed with DEL Records, which allowed them to play their music in the United States.

Eugenie Clark

2015Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic; noted ichthyologist (born 1922)[†]

Eugenie Clark, popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. Clark was a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes. In addition to being regarded as an authority in marine biology, Clark was popularly recognized and used her fame to promote marine conservation.

Historical Events

2015 Afghanistan avalanches

2015At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan.[†]

The 2015 Afghanistan avalanches were a series of devastating snow avalanches that occurred in late February 2015 across northeastern Afghanistan, primarily affecting four provinces. The hardest hit was Panjshir Province, where entire villages were buried under the snow. The disaster claimed the lives of up to 308 people, making it one of the deadliest avalanches in Afghanistan's history. The avalanches also impacted Parwan Province, causing widespread destruction and further complicating rescue efforts in the remote, mountainous regions.

Historical Context for February 25, 2015

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