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September 15, 2015

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 9, 2015, covering September 15, 2015.

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    Album cover for Immortalized by Disturbed

    Immortalized

    Disturbed

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    Album cover for Kill The Lights by Luke Bryan

    Kill The Lights

    Luke Bryan

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    1
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    3
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    Album cover for Compton by Dr. Dre

    Compton

    Dr. Dre

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    Peak
    2
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    3
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    Album cover for Wild Ones by Kip Moore

    Wild Ones

    Kip Moore

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    1
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    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

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    1
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Notable Deaths

Harry J. Lipkin

2015Harry J. Lipkin, Israeli physicist and academic (born 1921)[†]

Harry Jeannot Lipkin, also known as Zvi Lipkin, was an Israeli theoretical physicist specializing in nuclear physics and elementary particle physics. He is a recipient of the prestigious Wigner Medal.

Meir Pa'il

2015Meir Pa'il, Israeli commander, historian, and politician (born 1926)[†]

Meir Pa'il was an Israeli politician, military historian and a former colonel in the Israel Defense Forces.

Bernard Van de Kerckhove

2015Bernard Van de Kerckhove, Belgian cyclist (born 1941)[†]

Bernard Van de Kerckhove was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer from 1962 to 1971. The highlights of his career were stage win in the 1964 Tour de France, which resulted in him wearing the yellow jersey for two stages. Then again in the 1965 Tour de France he won stage two and wore the jersey for one day. He would reclaim the jersey in this Tour, and wear it for two more days at the beginning of the 2nd week.

Historical Context for September 15, 2015

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