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February 10, 2016

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 10, 2016, covering February 10, 2016.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 25 by Adele

    25

    Adele

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Purpose by Justin Bieber

    Purpose

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for Dystopia by Megadeth

    Dystopia

    Megadeth

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots

    Blurryface

    Twenty One Pilots

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37
  5. 5
    Album cover for Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco

    Death Of A Bachelor

    Panic! At The Disco

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

2016Fatima Surayya Bajia, Indian-Pakistani author and playwright (born 1930)[†]

Fatima Surayya Bajia was an Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer from Pakistan. She was awarded various awards at home and abroad, including Japan's highest civil award, in recognition of her works. Bajia remained Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh province in Pakistan, and was a member of the managing committee of the Arts Council of Pakistan. She died on 10 February 2016 in Karachi, aged 85.

Historical Events

South Korea

2016South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of KwangmyƏngsƏng-4.[†]

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon.

Historical Context for February 10, 2016

In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]