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March 16, 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 11, 2020, covering March 16, 2020.

  1. 1
    Album cover for My Turn by Lil Baby

    My Turn

    Lil Baby

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  2. 2
    Album cover for YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny

    YHLQMDLG

    Bad Bunny

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    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 by BTS

    MAP OF THE SOUL : 7

    BTS

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    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for American Standard by James Taylor

    American Standard

    James Taylor

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    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch

    Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial

    Roddy Ricch

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    5
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    1
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    13

Historical Events

2020 stock market crash

2020The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929). This follows the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing that it will cut its target interest rate to 0–0.25%.[†]

On 20 February 2020, stock markets across the world suddenly crashed after growing instability due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The crash ended on 7 April 2020.

Historical Context for March 16, 2020

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