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March 13, 2020

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 11, 2020, covering March 13, 2020.

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    Album cover for My Turn by Lil Baby

    My Turn

    Lil Baby

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    Album cover for YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny

    YHLQMDLG

    Bad Bunny

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    Album cover for MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 by BTS

    MAP OF THE SOUL : 7

    BTS

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    Album cover for American Standard by James Taylor

    American Standard

    James Taylor

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

    Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial

    Roddy Ricch

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Historical Events

Donald Trump

2020President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.[†]

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.

Breonna Taylor

2020Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.[†]

Breonna Taylor was an African-American woman who was shot and killed while unarmed in her Louisville, Kentucky, home by three police officers who entered under the auspices of a "no-knock" search warrant. After Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) ex-detective Brett Hankison was acquitted of felony wanton endangerment of Taylor's neighbors at the state-level, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Department of Justice was charging Hankison with the unconstitutional use of excessive force that violated Taylor's civil rights. He was found guilty in November 2024. In July 2025, Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in prison, despite the Trump Department of Justice's request for no prison time, and three years of supervised release. Three other officers, who were not present at the shooting, were also federally charged with conspiracy in falsifying evidence to procure the search warrant, and then covering it up.

Katerina Sakellaropoulou

2020Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.[†]

Katerina N. Sakellaropoulou is a Greek retired judge who served as the president of Greece from 2020 to 2025. She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. Prior to her election as president, Sakellaropoulou served as president of the Council of State, the highest administrative court of Greece. She was the country's first female president.

Historical Context for March 13, 2020

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