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July 18, 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 July 18, 2018, covering July 18, 2018.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Scorpion by Drake

    Scorpion

    Drake

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for beerbongs & bentleys by Post Malone

    beerbongs & bentleys

    Post Malone

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for BEASTMODE 2 by Future

    BEASTMODE 2

    Future

    Last week
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for ? by XXXTENTACION

    ?

    XXXTENTACION

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Invasion Of Privacy by Cardi B

    Invasion Of Privacy

    Cardi B

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14

Notable Deaths

Jonathan Gold

2018Jonathan Gold, American food critic (born 1960)[†]

Jonathan Gold was an American food and music critic. He was for many years the chief food critic for the Los Angeles Times and also wrote for LA Weekly and Gourmet, in addition to serving as a regular contributor on KCRW's Good Food radio program. Gold often chose small, traditional immigrant restaurants for his reviews, although he covered all types of cuisine. In 2007, while writing for the LA Weekly, he became the first food critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.

Adrian Cronauer

2018Adrian Cronauer, American radio personality (born 1938)[†]

Adrian Joseph Cronauer was an American radio personality and United States Air Force Sergeant, whose experiences as an innovative disc jockey on American Forces Network during the Vietnam War inspired the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams as Cronauer.

Historical Context for July 18, 2018

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