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September 17, 2019

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

Historical Context for September 17, 2019

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 11, 2019, covering September 17, 2019.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Fear Inoculum by Tool

    Fear Inoculum

    Tool

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Lover by Taylor Swift

    Lover

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

    Norman Fucking Rockwell!

    Lana Del Rey

    Last week
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for We Love You Tecca by Lil Tecca

    We Love You Tecca

    Lil Tecca

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for So Much Fun by Young Thug

    So Much Fun

    Young Thug

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  6. 6
    Album cover for Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

    Cuz I Love You

    Lizzo

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    20
  7. 7
    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
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  8. 8
    Album cover for Indigo by Chris Brown

    Indigo

    Chris Brown

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  9. 9
    Album cover for No.6 Collaborations Project by Ed Sheeran

    No.6 Collaborations Project

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  10. 10
    Album cover for ASTROWORLD by Travis Scott

    ASTROWORLD

    Travis Scott

    Last week
    20
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    57

Notable Deaths

Cokie Roberts

2019Cokie Roberts, American journalist and bestselling author (born 1943)[†]

Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne "Cokie" Roberts was an American journalist and author. Her career included decades as a political reporter and analyst for National Public Radio, PBS, and ABC News, with prominent positions on Morning Edition, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, World News Tonight, and This Week. She was considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer and Nina Totenberg.

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