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November 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 November 4, 2020, covering November 4, 2020.

  1. 1
    Album cover for What You See Is What You Get by Luke Combs

    What You See Is What You Get

    Luke Combs

    Last week
    21
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    51
  2. 2
    Album cover for Letter To You by Bruce Springsteen

    Letter To You

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    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
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for Featuring Ty Dolla $ign by Ty Dolla $ign

    Featuring Ty Dolla $ign

    Ty Dolla $ign

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

    Legends Never Die

    Juice WRLD

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16

Notable Deaths

Ken Hensley

2020Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (born 1945)[†]

Kenneth William David Hensley was an English musician, singer, songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s.

Historical Events

Tigray war

2020The Tigray War begins with Tigrayan rebels launching attacks on Ethiopian command centers.[†]

The Tigray War, also referred to in some academic and policy sources as the Northern Ethiopia Conflict, was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020 to 3 November 2022. It was a civil war that was primarily fought in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between forces allied with the Ethiopian federal government and Eritrea on one side, and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on the other. It is generally considered to be the deadliest war fought in the 21st century.

Historical Context for November 4, 2020

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