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April 18, 2018

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 18, 2018, covering April 18, 2018.

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    Album cover for Invasion Of Privacy by Cardi B

    Invasion Of Privacy

    Cardi B

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for America by Thirty Seconds To Mars

    America

    Thirty Seconds To Mars

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
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    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for My Dear Melancholy; (EP) by The Weeknd

    My Dear Melancholy; (EP)

    The Weeknd

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Greatest Showman by Soundtrack

    The Greatest Showman

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  5. 5
    Album cover for ? by XXXTENTACION

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    XXXTENTACION

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4

Historical Events

Ngwenyama

2018King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini.[†]

iNgwenyama is the title of the male monarch of Eswatini. In English, the title is sometimes translated as King of Eswatini. The iNgwenyama reigns together with the Ndlovukazi, a spiritual leadership position held by the iNgwenyama's mother or another female royal of high status.

Protests against Daniel Ortega

2018Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua.[†]

The protests against Daniel Ortega were a series of protests against President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and actions performed by his government, the dismantling of the opposition, and violence against peaceful protesters. The protests began in 2014, when the construction of the Nicaragua Canal was about to begin, and several hundred protesters blocked roads and clashed with police during the groundbreaking of the canal. Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans began to protest against President Ortega for what they believe to be a corrupt electoral system.

Historical Context for April 18, 2018

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