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December 12, 2020

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 9, 2020, covering December 12, 2020.

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    Album cover for El Ultimo Tour del Mundo by Bad Bunny

    El Ultimo Tour del Mundo

    Bad Bunny

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    Album cover for Plastic Hearts by Miley Cyrus

    Plastic Hearts

    Miley Cyrus

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    1
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    Album cover for BE by BTS

    BE

    BTS

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    Peak
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    2
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    Album cover for Positions by Ariana Grande

    Positions

    Ariana Grande

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    5
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    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
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22

Notable Deaths

John le Carré

2020John le CarrĂ©, English author (born 1931)[†]

David John Moore Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carré, was a British author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen.

Ann Reinking

2020Ann Reinking, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (born 1949)[†]

Ann Reinking was an American dancer, actress, choreographer, and singer. She worked predominantly in musical theater, starring in Broadway productions such as Coco (1969), Over Here! (1974), Goodtime Charley (1975), Chicago (1977), Dancin' (1978), and Sweet Charity (1986).

Historical Context for December 12, 2020

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