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October 20, 2016

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 19, 2016, covering October 20, 2016.

  1. 1
    Album cover for A Seat At The Table by Solange

    A Seat At The Table

    Solange

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 22; A Million by Bon Iver

    22; A Million

    Bon Iver

    Last week
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Views by Drake

    Views

    Drake

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  4. 4
    Album cover for Suicide Squad: The Album by Soundtrack

    Suicide Squad: The Album

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Getaway by Red Hot Chili Peppers

    The Getaway

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Last week
    24
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    16

Notable Deaths

Robert E. Kramek

2016Robert E. Kramek, former United States Coast Guard admiral (born 1939)[†]

Robert Edward Kramek was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 20th commandant from 1994 to 1998. During his tenure as commandant, he successfully led the service through difficult budget battles each year and directed the "streamlining" plan that was mandated by the National Performance Review and "Mandate for Change".

Michael Massee

2016Michael Massee, American actor (born 1952)[†]

Michael Groo Massee was an American actor. Active on screen during a three decade career, he frequently portrayed villainous characters. His film roles include Funboy in the dark fantasy The Crow (1994), Newton in the horror anthology Tales from the Hood (1995), Andy in the neo-noir Lost Highway (1997), and the Gentleman in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel. Massee also voiced Bruce Banner in the first two entries of Marvel Animated Features in 2006. On television, he played Ira Gaines on the first season of the Fox action drama 24 (2001–2002), Isaiah Haden on the NBC fantasy mystery Revelations (2005), Dyson Frost on the ABC science fiction drama FlashForward (2009–2010), and Charles Hoyt on the first two seasons of the TNT police procedural Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2014).

Junko Tabei

2016Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (born 1939)[†]

Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent.

Historical Context for October 20, 2016

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