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May 21, 2019

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 15, 2019, covering May 21, 2019.

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    Album cover for Father Of The Bride by Vampire Weekend

    Father Of The Bride

    Vampire Weekend

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    Peak
    1
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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for When We All Fall Asleep; Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish

    When We All Fall Asleep; Where Do We Go?

    Billie Eilish

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Free Spirit by Khalid

    Free Spirit

    Khalid

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Trapstar Turnt Popstar by PnB Rock

    Trapstar Turnt Popstar

    PnB Rock

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
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    Album cover for Thank U; Next by Ariana Grande

    Thank U; Next

    Ariana Grande

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13

Notable Deaths

2019Rik Kuypers, Belgian film director (born 1925)[†]

Rik Kuypers was a Belgian film director. He directed 29 films between 1947 and 1981. He co-directed the film Seagulls Die in the Harbour, which was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

Binyavanga Wainaina

2019Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan writer (born 1971)[†]

Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. In 2003, he was the founding editor of Kwani? literary magazine. In April 2014, Time magazine included Wainaina in its annual Time 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World".

Historical Context for May 21, 2019

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