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March 23, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 18, 2015, covering March 23, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Piece By Piece by Kelly Clarkson

    Piece By Piece

    Kelly Clarkson

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Fifty Shades Of Grey by Soundtrack

    Fifty Shades Of Grey

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake

    If You're Reading This It's Too Late

    Drake

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37

Notable Deaths

2015Gian Vittorio Baldi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)[†]

Gian Vittorio Baldi was an Italian film producer, director and screenwriter.

Lee Kuan Yew

2015Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (born 1923)[†]

Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman and lawyer who ruled as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. He is widely recognised as the founding father of the modern Singaporean state. His leadership, often categorised by academics as being dictatorial but benevolent, helped transform post-independence Singapore into a highly developed country during his tenure.

2015Bobby Lowther, American basketball player and lieutenant (born 1923)[†]

Robert Carswell Lowther Sr. was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and then the Waterloo Hawks in the National Basketball League during the 1948–49 season. Lowther averaged 1.9 points per game.

Lil' Chris

2015Lil' Chris, English singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality (born 1990)[†]

Christopher James Hardman, known professionally as Lil' Chris, was an English singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality. He came to prominence in 2006 after appearing on the Channel 4 series Rock School, which saw KISS vocalist and bassist Gene Simmons make a rock band at Lil' Chris' school. Later that year he released the single "Checkin' It Out", which charted at number 3, and a self-titled album. In 2008 he hosted his own series, Everybody Loves Lil' Chris. Hardman died by suicide in March 2015 at his home in Lowestoft after struggling with his mental health.

Historical Context for March 23, 2015

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