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January 4, 2017

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 4, 2017, covering January 4, 2017.

  1. 1
    Album cover for A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

    A Pentatonix Christmas

    Pentatonix

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for 24K Magic by Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Starboy by The Weeknd

    Starboy

    The Weeknd

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for 4 Your Eyez Only by J. Cole

    4 Your Eyez Only

    J. Cole

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for That's Christmas To Me by Pentatonix

    That's Christmas To Me

    Pentatonix

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    32

Notable Deaths

Milt Schmidt

2017Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (born 1918)[†]

Milton Conrad Schmidt was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, coach and general manager, mostly for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), He was a member of the famed "Kraut Line" with teammates Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart. The trio led the Bruins to two Stanley Cupchampionships and became the first lineto finish first, second and third in NHL scoring, in 1939–40. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. In 2017, Schmidt was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

Georges PrĂȘtre

2017Georges PrĂȘtre, French orchestral and opera conductor (born 1924)[†]

Georges PrĂȘtre was a French orchestral and opera conductor.

Historical Context for January 4, 2017

In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[†]