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February 9, 2018

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 7, 2018, covering February 9, 2018.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Culture II by Migos

    Culture II

    Migos

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    1
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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Greatest Showman by Soundtrack

    The Greatest Showman

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Common Ground by Above & Beyond

    Common Ground

    Above & Beyond

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    3
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    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for 24K Magic by Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    2
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    63
  5. 5
    Album cover for ÷ (Divide) by Ed Sheeran

    ÷ (Divide)

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    48

Notable Deaths

Reg E. Cathey

2018Reg E. Cathey, American actor of stage, film, and television (born 1958)[†]

Reginald Eurias Cathey was an American character actor. He was best known for various roles on the children's math show Square One Television, as well as Norman Wilson in The Wire, Martin Querns in Oz, and Freddy Hayes in House of Cards. The latter garnered him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, including a win in 2015.

Jóhann Jóhannsson

2018Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic composer (born 1969)[†]

Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchestration with contemporary electronic elements.

John Gavin

2018John Gavin, American actor and United States ambassador to Mexico (born 1931)[†]

John Gavin was an American actor and diplomat who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–1973), and the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–1986). Among the films he appeared in were A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958), Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), Midnight Lace (1960) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles for producer Ross Hunter.

Historical Events

2018 Winter Olympics

2018Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea.[†]

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as PyeongChang 2018, were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February, a day before the opening ceremony.

Historical Context for February 9, 2018

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