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February 5, 2020

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 5, 2020, covering February 5, 2020.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch

    Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial

    Roddy Ricch

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Music To Be Murdered By by Eminem

    Music To Be Murdered By

    Eminem

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    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
    10
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    44
  4. 4
    Album cover for Manic by Halsey

    Manic

    Halsey

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hollywood's Bleeding by Post Malone

    Hollywood's Bleeding

    Post Malone

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21

Notable Deaths

Kirk Douglas

2020Kirk Douglas, American actor (born 1916)[†]

Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films and was known for his explosive acting style. He was named by the American Film Institute the 17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema.

Historical Events

Donald Trump

2020United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.[†]

Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193

2020Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 overshoots the runway at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and crashes, killing three people and injuring 179.[†]

Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from İzmir to Istanbul in Turkey operated by Pegasus Airlines. On 5 February 2020, the Boeing 737-800 operating the route skidded off the runway while landing at Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Turkey. Three people were killed, 179 people were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. This was the first fatal accident in the airline's history. The accident came less than a month after another Pegasus Airlines accident involving a Boeing 737 skidding off the runway at the same airport.

Historical Context for February 5, 2020

In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]