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April 14, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 8, 2015, covering April 14, 2015.

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    Album cover for To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

    To Pimp A Butterfly

    Kendrick Lamar

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
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    Album cover for Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1 by Soundtrack

    Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
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    Album cover for Fifty Shades Of Grey by Soundtrack

    Fifty Shades Of Grey

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

    In The Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    41
  5. 5
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22

Notable Deaths

Klaus Bednarz

2015Klaus Bednarz, German journalist and author (born 1942)[†]

Klaus Bednarz was a German journalist and writer.

2015Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1960)[†]

Mark Allen Reeds was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former player who had played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1989. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Burlington, Ontario.

Percy Sledge

2015Percy Sledge, American singer (born 1940)[†]

Percy Tyrone Sledge was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, gold-certified disc from the RIAA.

Roberto Tucci

2015Roberto Tucci, Italian cardinal and theologian (born 1921)[†]

Roberto Tucci, SJ was an Italian Catholic theologian, journalist, and Jesuit priest. He played an important role at the Second Vatican Council and organized foreign trips taken by Pope John Paul II. He was made a cardinal in 2001, and continued to prefer being addressed as "Padre Tucci".

Historical Context for April 14, 2015

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