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August 1, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 29, 2015, covering August 1, 2015.

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    Album cover for Black Rose by Tyrese

    Black Rose

    Tyrese

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    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

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    38
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    Album cover for Dreams Worth More Than Money by Meek Mill

    Dreams Worth More Than Money

    Meek Mill

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    3
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    Album cover for Kidz Bop 29 by Kidz Bop Kids

    Kidz Bop 29

    Kidz Bop Kids

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    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

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    Peak
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    56

Notable Deaths

2015Stephan Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager (born 1968)[†]

Stephan Beckenbauer was a German footballer who played as a centre-back.

Cilla Black

2015Cilla Black, English singer and actress (born 1943)[†]

Priscilla Maria Veronica White, better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer and television presenter.

Bernard d'Espagnat

2015Bernard d'Espagnat, French physicist, philosopher, and author (born 1921)[†]

Bernard d'Espagnat was a French theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, and author, best known for his work on the nature of reality. The Wigner–d'Espagnat inequality is partially named after him.

Bob Frankford

2015Bob Frankford, English-Canadian physician and politician (born 1939)[†]

Robert Timothy Stansfield "Bob" Frankford was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough East.

2015Hong Yuanshuo, Chinese footballer and manager (born 1948)[†]

Hong Yuanshuo was a Chinese football manager and a former player. Throughout his playing career he spent all of it with Beijing where he won the 1973 league title with them. Since retiring he would move into scouting before moving into management with third-tier club Beijing Kuanli in 1997. By 2009 he would return to his former club as a manager to aid them in their successful push for the 2009 Chinese Super League title.

Historical Context for August 1, 2015

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