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March 4, 2020

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

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 4, 2020, covering March 4, 2020.

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    Album cover for MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 by BTS

    MAP OF THE SOUL : 7

    BTS

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    1
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    1
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    Album cover for Still Flexin; Still Steppin by YoungBoy Never Broke Again

    Still Flexin; Still Steppin

    YoungBoy Never Broke Again

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    Peak
    2
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    1
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    Album cover for Ordinary Man by Ozzy Osbourne

    Ordinary Man

    Ozzy Osbourne

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    Peak
    3
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    1
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    Album cover for Changes by Justin Bieber

    Changes

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    2
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    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
    12

Notable Deaths

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

2020Javier PĂ©rez de CuĂ©llar, Peruvian politician and diplomat (born 1920)[†]

Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as prime minister of Peru from 2000 to 2001.

Historical Events

Nik Wallenda

2020Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to walk over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.[†]

Nikolas Wallenda is an American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist, and author. He is known for his high-wire performances without a safety net. He holds 11 Guinness World Records for various acrobatic feats, and is best known as the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over Niagara Falls. Wallenda walked 1,800 feet (550 m) on a steel cable over Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, his longest walk, on March 4, 2020.

Historical Context for March 4, 2020

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