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September 19, 2015

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 16, 2015, covering September 19, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd

    Beauty Behind The Madness

    The Weeknd

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Badlands by Halsey

    Badlands

    Halsey

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Kill The Lights by Luke Bryan

    Kill The Lights

    Luke Bryan

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    45
  5. 5
    Album cover for Compton by Dr. Dre

    Compton

    Dr. Dre

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4

Notable Deaths

Jackie Collins

2015Jackie Collins, English novelist (born 1937)[†]

Jacqueline Jill Collins was an English romance novelist and actress. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and spent most of her career there. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. Her books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Eight of her novels have been adapted for the screen, either as films or television miniseries. She was the younger sister of Dame Joan Collins.

2015Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1966)[†]

Todd Gordon Ewen was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for several teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). A right wing, Ewen was primarily known as an enforcer. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and San Jose Sharks. Ewen retired with 1,914 penalty minutes, putting him 61st for all-time career penalty minutes. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and raised in St. Albert, Alberta. Ewen won the Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Canadiens.

Masajuro Shiokawa

2015Masajuro Shiokawa, Japanese economist and politician, 63rd Japanese Minister of Finance (born 1921)[†]

Masajuro Shiokawa was a Japanese economist and politician.

Historical Context for September 19, 2015

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