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December 3, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 2, 2015, covering December 3, 2015.

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    Album cover for Purpose by Justin Bieber

    Purpose

    Justin Bieber

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    Album cover for Made In The A.M. by One Direction

    Made In The A.M.

    One Direction

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    Album cover for The Incredible True Story by Logic

    The Incredible True Story

    Logic

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    Album cover for Church In These Streets by Jeezy

    Church In These Streets

    Jeezy

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    Album cover for I'm Comin' Over by Chris Young

    I'm Comin' Over

    Chris Young

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Notable Deaths

2015Gladstone Anderson, Jamaican singer and pianist (born 1934)[†]

Gladstone Anderson, also known by his nickname "Gladdy", was a Jamaican pianist, keyboard player, and singer, who played a major part in the island's musical history, playing a key role in defining the ska sound and the rocksteady beat, and playing on hundreds of recordings as a session musician, a solo artist, and as leader of Gladdy's All Stars, featuring bassist Jackie Jackson, drummer Winston Grennan, guitarist Hux Brown, and keyboardist Winston Wright. As Harry J All Stars the band had a massive hit in Jamaica and United Kingdom with the instrumental song "The Liquidator" 1969. Anderson's work was consistently popular in the late 70s too, as roots reggae, dub and sound system culture increasingly prioritised more conscious and deeply spiritual concerns.

2015Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (born 1922)[†]

Eevi Huttunen, was a speed skater from Finland. She was born in Karttula.

Scott Weiland

2015Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (born 1967)[†]

Scott Richard Weiland was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2013, recording six albums with them. Weiland is also known for being the lead vocalist of the rock supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008. He also released one album with rock supergroup Art of Anarchy in 2015, as well as four solo studio albums and several collaborations with other musicians throughout his career.

Historical Context for December 3, 2015

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