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June 12, 2018

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

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 6, 2018, covering June 12, 2018.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Shawn Mendes by Shawn Mendes

    Shawn Mendes

    Shawn Mendes

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    1
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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for beerbongs & bentleys by Post Malone

    beerbongs & bentleys

    Post Malone

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
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    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for DAYTONA by Pusha T

    DAYTONA

    Pusha T

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    3
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    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Testing by A$AP Rocky

    Testing

    A$AP Rocky

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    4
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    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Invasion Of Privacy by Cardi B

    Invasion Of Privacy

    Cardi B

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8

Notable Deaths

Jon Hiseman

2018Jon Hiseman, English drummer (born 1944)[†]

Philip John Albert "Jon" Hiseman was an English drummer, recording engineer, record producer, and music publisher. He played with the Graham Bond Organisation, with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and later formed what has been described as the "seminal" jazz rock/progressive rock band, Colosseum. He later formed Colosseum II in 1975.

Historical Events

United States

2018United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea held the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in Singapore.[†]

The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's third-largest land area and third-largest population, exceeding 340 million.

Historical Context for June 12, 2018

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