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October 23, 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 October 21, 2020, covering October 23, 2020.

  1. 1
    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
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  2. 2
    Album cover for Savage Mode II by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin

    Savage Mode II

    21 Savage & Metro Boomin

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Legends Never Die by Juice WRLD

    Legends Never Die

    Juice WRLD

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for My Turn by Lil Baby

    My Turn

    Lil Baby

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    33
  5. 5
    Album cover for Tickets To My Downfall by Machine Gun Kelly

    Tickets To My Downfall

    Machine Gun Kelly

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

Jerry Jeff Walker

2020Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)[†]

Jerry Jeff Walker was an American country and folk singer-songwriter. He was a leading figure in the progressive country and outlaw country music movement. He also wrote the 1968 song "Mr. Bojangles".

Historical Events

Libyan civil war (2014–2020)

2020Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.[†]

The Libyan Civil War (2014–2020), also known as the Second Libyan Civil War, was a multilateral civil war which was fought in Libya among a number of armed groups, but mainly the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Government of National Accord (GNA), for six years from 2014 to 2020.

Historical Context for October 23, 2020

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