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January 12, 2017

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 11, 2017, covering January 12, 2017.

  1. 1
    Album cover for A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

    A Pentatonix Christmas

    Pentatonix

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Starboy by The Weeknd

    Starboy

    The Weeknd

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for 24K Magic by Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for 4 Your Eyez Only by J. Cole

    4 Your Eyez Only

    J. Cole

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hamilton: An American Musical by Original Broadway Cast

    Hamilton: An American Musical

    Original Broadway Cast

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    66

Notable Deaths

William Peter Blatty

2017William Peter Blatty, American writer and filmmaker (born 1928)[†]

William Peter Blatty was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist and for his screenplay for the 1973 film adaptation. Blatty won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Exorcist, and was nominated for Best Picture as its producer. The film also earned Blatty a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama as producer.

Graham Taylor

2017Graham Taylor, English football player and manager (born 1944)[†]

Graham Taylor was an English football player, manager, pundit and chairman of Watford Football Club. He was the manager of the England national football team from 1990 to 1993, and also managed Lincoln City, Watford, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Historical Context for January 12, 2017

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