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August 6, 2017

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 2017, covering August 6, 2017.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 4:44 by Jay-Z

    4:44

    Jay-Z

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar

    DAMN.

    Kendrick Lamar

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Jungle Rules by French Montana

    Jungle Rules

    French Montana

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Grateful by DJ Khaled

    Grateful

    DJ Khaled

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
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    Album cover for Issa Album by 21 Savage

    Issa Album

    21 Savage

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

Betty Cuthbert

2017Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (born 1938)[†]

Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert, was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. She was nicknamed Australia's "Golden Girl". During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres, 220 yards and 440 yards. Cuthbert also contributed to Australian relay teams completing a win in the 4 × 100 metres, 4 × 110 yards, 4 × 200 metres and 4 × 220 yards. Cuthbert had a distinctive running style, with a high knee lift and mouth wide open. She was named in 1998 an Australian National Treasure and was inducted as a Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.

Darren Daulton

2017Darren Daulton, American baseball player (born 1962)[†]

Darren Arthur Daulton, nicknamed "Dutch", was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Florida Marlins (1997). While with the Phillies, Daulton was a three-time MLB All-Star and won the 1992 Silver Slugger Award. He won the 1997 World Series with the Marlins.

Historical Context for August 6, 2017

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