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February 1, 2019

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 30, 2019, covering February 1, 2019.

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    Album cover for Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD by Future

    Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD

    Future

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    Album cover for Heard It In A Past Life by Maggie Rogers

    Heard It In A Past Life

    Maggie Rogers

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    Album cover for Hoodie SZN by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

    Hoodie SZN

    A Boogie wit da Hoodie

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    Album cover for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse by Soundtrack

    Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for I Am > I Was by 21 Savage

    I Am > I Was

    21 Savage

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Notable Deaths

Jeremy Hardy

2019Jeremy Hardy, English comedian, radio host and panelist (born 1961)[†]

Jeremy James Hardy was an English comedian. Born and raised in Hampshire, Hardy studied at the University of Southampton and began his stand-up career in the 1980s, going on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1988. He is best known for his appearances on radio panel shows such as the News Quiz and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

Clive Swift

2019Clive Swift, English actor (born 1936)[†]

Clive Walter Swift was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for his role as Richard Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. He played many other television and film roles.

2019Wade Wilson, American football player and coach (born 1959)[†]

Charles Wade Wilson was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and Oakland Raiders in a seventeen-year NFL career from 1981 to 1998. He was quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys from 2000 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2017, and also for the Chicago Bears from 2004 to 2006. He played college football for East Texas State Lions, where he was an NAIA All-American quarterback and led the Lions to the NAIA national semifinals during the 1980 season.

Historical Context for February 1, 2019

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