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January 21, 2019

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

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 16, 2019, covering January 21, 2019.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hoodie SZN by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

    Hoodie SZN

    A Boogie wit da Hoodie

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for I Am > I Was by 21 Savage

    I Am > I Was

    21 Savage

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse by Soundtrack

    Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Championships by Meek Mill

    Championships

    Meek Mill

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for beerbongs & bentleys by Post Malone

    beerbongs & bentleys

    Post Malone

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37

Notable Deaths

Kaye Ballard

2019Kaye Ballard, American actress (born 1925)[†]

Kaye Ballard was an American actress, comedian, and singer.

Henri, Count of Paris (1933–2019)

2019Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of OrlĂ©ans (born 1933)[†]

Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans was the Orléanist pretender to the defunct French throne as Henry VII. He used the style of Count of Paris.

Emiliano Sala

2019Emiliano Sala, Argentine footballer (born 1990)[†]

Emiliano RaĂșl Sala Taffarel was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker.

Harris Wofford

2019Harris Wofford, American politician, author and civil rights activist (born 1926)[†]

Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. was an American attorney, civil rights activist, and Democratic Party politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1991 to 1995. A noted advocate of national service and volunteering, Wofford was also the fifth president of Bryn Mawr College from 1970 to 1978, served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in 1986, served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry in the cabinet of Governor Robert P. Casey from 1987 to 1991, and was a surrogate for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. He introduced Obama in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center before Obama's speech on race in America, "A More Perfect Union."

Historical Context for January 21, 2019

In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[†]