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December 22, 2017

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 20, 2017, covering December 22, 2017.

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    Album cover for Songs Of Experience by U2

    Songs Of Experience

    U2

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    1
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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for From A Room: Volume 2 by Chris Stapleton

    From A Room: Volume 2

    Chris Stapleton

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    2
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    1
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    Album cover for reputation by Taylor Swift

    reputation

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for ÷ (Divide) by Ed Sheeran

    ÷ (Divide)

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
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    40
  5. 5
    Album cover for A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

    A Pentatonix Christmas

    Pentatonix

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19

Notable Deaths

Gonzalo Morales Sáurez

2017Gonzalo Morales Sáurez, Costa Rican painter (born 1945)[†]

Gonzalo Morales Sáurez was a Costa Rican painter. He studied in The San Fernando Academy in Madrid, Spain from 1970 to 1974. He is best known for his hyper-realistic works, and has exhibited his art in many museums and art galleries in Europe and the Americas.

Historical Events

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397

2017United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.[†]

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 is a resolution adopted unanimously on 22 December 2017 in response to North Korea's launch of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile on 28 November of that year. The resolution condemned the launch and further tightened sanctions on the country, restricting fuel imports and other trade, as well as the ability of North Korean citizens to work abroad. On 24 December, the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the resolution constitutes an act of war.

Donald Trump

2017President Donald Trump signs the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[†]

Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

Historical Context for December 22, 2017

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