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May 20, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 20, 2015, covering May 20, 2015.

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    Album cover for Wilder Mind by Mumford & Sons

    Wilder Mind

    Mumford & Sons

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    Album cover for Stages by Josh Groban

    Stages

    Josh Groban

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    Album cover for NOW 54 by Various Artists

    NOW 54

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for Special Effects by Tech N9ne

    Special Effects

    Tech N9ne

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    Album cover for JEKYLL + HYDE by Zac Brown Band

    JEKYLL + HYDE

    Zac Brown Band

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Notable Deaths

2015Bob Belden, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (born 1956)[†]

James Robert Belden was an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and producer. As a composer he may be best known for his Grammy Award winning orchestral jazz recording, Black Dahlia (2001). As producer, he was mostly associated with the remastering of recordings by trumpeter Miles Davis for Columbia Records.

Femi Robinson

2015Femi Robinson, Nigerian actor and playwright (born 1940)[†]

Femi Robinson was a Nigerian film and television actor, famous for his lead role in The Village Headmaster, where his stage name, "Ife Araba, The Village Headmaster", was coined. Chief Eddie Ugbomah, former Chairman of the Nigerian Film Corporation, called him "an icon of the industry".

Historical Context for May 20, 2015

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