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May 6, 2015

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 6, 2015, covering May 6, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes

    Sound & Color

    Alabama Shakes

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    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Furious 7 by Soundtrack

    Furious 7

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Love Story by YelaWolf

    Love Story

    YelaWolf

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  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
    10
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
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    Album cover for Fifty Shades Of Grey by Soundtrack

    Fifty Shades Of Grey

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11

Notable Deaths

Novera Ahmed

2015Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (born 1930)[†]

Novera Ahmed was a Bangladeshi modern sculptor. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak medal by the government of Bangladesh in 1997 and Independence Award in 2025. Artist Zainul Abedin described her work saying "What Novera is doing now will take us a long time to understand – she is that kind of an artist."

Denise McCluggage

2015Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (born 1927)[†]

Denise McCluggage was an American auto racing driver, journalist, author and photographer. McCluggage was a pioneer of equality for women in the U.S., both in motorsports and in journalism. She was born in El Dorado, Kansas, and spent her childhood in that state. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Mills College in Oakland, California. She began her career as a journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle.

Jim Wright

2015Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1922)[†]

James Claude Wright Jr. was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th congressional district as a Democrat from 1955 to 1989.

Historical Context for May 6, 2015

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