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May 24, 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 May 22, 2019, covering May 24, 2019.

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    Album cover for Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind by Logic

    Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind

    Logic

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    Peak
    1
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    1
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    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
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Free Spirit by Khalid

    Free Spirit

    Khalid

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Space Between by Sammy Hagar & The Circle

    Space Between

    Sammy Hagar & The Circle

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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Thank U; Next by Ariana Grande

    Thank U; Next

    Ariana Grande

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14

Historical Events

2019Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India).[†]

On 24 May 2019, a fire occurred at a commercial complex in Sarthana Jakatnaka area of Surat in the Gujarat state of India. 22 students died and 19 others were injured in an academic coaching centre located on the building's terrace. The fire was started by a short circuit on the ground floor; the students in the coaching centre were trapped by the destruction of a wooden staircase. Three people were arrested for their alleged involvement or their alleged negligence leading to the fire and the deaths.

Brexit

2019Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7.[†]

Brexit was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU).

Historical Context for May 24, 2019

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