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January 1, 2018

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

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Headlines from January 1, 2018

How Astrology Took Over the Internet

By Amanda Hess

Suddenly trendy again, astrology checks several boxes for viral-happy content: It provides an easy framework for personalized material, speaks to young women and accesses ’90s nostalgia.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 27, 2017, covering January 1, 2018.

  1. 1
    Album cover for What Makes You Country by Luke Bryan

    What Makes You Country

    Luke Bryan

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for reputation by Taylor Swift

    reputation

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for ÷ (Divide) by Ed Sheeran

    ÷ (Divide)

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    41
  4. 4
    Album cover for A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

    A Pentatonix Christmas

    Pentatonix

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  5. 5
    Album cover for Quality Control: Control The Streets; Vol. 1 by Various Artists

    Quality Control: Control The Streets; Vol. 1

    Various Artists

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Robert Mann

2018Robert Mann, American violinist (born 1920)[†]

Robert Nathaniel Mann was a violinist, composer, conductor, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music. Mann, the first violinist at Juilliard, served on the school's string quartet for over fifty years until his retirement in 1997.

Jon Paul Steuer

2018Jon Paul Steuer, American actor (born 1984)[†]

Jon Paul Steuer was an American actor and musician, best known for being the first actor to play Alexander Rozhenko in Star Trek: The Next Generation and for being the first actor to regularly portray Quentin Kelly on the ABC show Grace Under Fire. He was also well known for playing Johnny "Viper" Vennaro in the 1994 children's comedy film Little Giants. After spending several years as a musician, Steuer entered the culinary industry and owned his own restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Historical Context for January 1, 2018

In 2018, the world population was approximately 7,729,902,781 people[†]