On this day

October 5, 2020

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

Historical Context for October 5, 2020

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 30, 2020, covering October 5, 2020.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Folklore by Taylor Swift

    Folklore

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon by Pop Smoke

    Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

    Pop Smoke

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for Top by YoungBoy Never Broke Again

    Top

    YoungBoy Never Broke Again

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Alicia by Alicia Keys

    Alicia

    Alicia Keys

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Legends Never Die by Juice WRLD

    Legends Never Die

    Juice WRLD

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  6. 6
    Album cover for Code Red by Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta

    Code Red

    Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta

    Last week
    Peak
    6
    Weeks
    1
  7. 7
    Album cover for The Speed Of Now; Part 1 by Keith Urban

    The Speed Of Now; Part 1

    Keith Urban

    Last week
    Peak
    7
    Weeks
    1
  8. 8
    Album cover for Hamilton: An American Musical by Original Broadway Cast

    Hamilton: An American Musical

    Original Broadway Cast

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    261
  9. 9
    Album cover for My Turn by Lil Baby

    My Turn

    Lil Baby

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    30
  10. 10
    Album cover for Virgo World by Lil Tecca

    Virgo World

    Lil Tecca

    Last week
    Peak
    10
    Weeks
    1

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Headlines from October 5, 2020

How to Cover a Sick Old Man

By Ben Smith

The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts. What should elderly leaders — many of America’s top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health?

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