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July 3, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 1, 2015, covering July 3, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Before This World by James Taylor

    Before This World

    James Taylor

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    34
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Original High by Adam Lambert

    The Original High

    Adam Lambert

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    52
  5. 5
    Album cover for Breathe In. Breathe Out. by Hilary Duff

    Breathe In. Breathe Out.

    Hilary Duff

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Diana Douglas

2015Diana Douglas, British-American actress (born 1923)[†]

Diana Love Webster, known professionally as Diana Douglas, was a Bermudian-American actress who was married to actor Kirk Douglas from 1943 until their divorce in 1951. She was the mother of Michael and Joel Douglas.

Boyd K. Packer

2015Boyd K. Packer, American religious leader and educator (born 1924)[†]

Boyd Kenneth Packer was an American religious leader and educator who served as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2008 until his death. He also served as the quorum's acting president from 1994 to 2008 and was an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1970 until his death. He served as a general authority of the church from 1961 until his death.

Wayne Townsend

2015Wayne Townsend, American farmer and politician (born 1926)[†]

W. Wayne Townsend was an American politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. A Democrat, he was his party's gubernatorial nominee in 1984. Townsend was defeated by the incumbent Republican governor Robert D. Orr.

Phil Walsh (Australian footballer)

2015Phil Walsh, Australian footballer and coach (born 1960)[†]

Phillip Walsh was an Australian rules footballer and coach. Walsh played for Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1983 and 1990. Upon ending his playing career, Walsh held assistant coaching roles at Geelong, West Coast and Port Adelaide before being appointed as the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club for a three-season contract beginning in 2015.

Historical Context for July 3, 2015

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