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December 7, 1963

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 4, 1963, covering December 7, 1963.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Singing Nun by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Second Barbra Streisand Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Second Barbra Streisand Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    17

Notable Births

1963Theo Snelders, Dutch footballer and coach[†]

Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1963Katsuya Terada, Japanese illustrator[†]

Katsuya Terada , is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is the portmanteau Rakugakingu . Terada's prolific visual arts practice uniquely straddles the lines between manga, fine art, and digital design. His work ranges widely from highly detailed comics and novel illustrations to expressive, futuristic character designs for video games and anime. Terada posts actively on Facebook as Katsuya "t e r r a" Terada, as well as on his web blog terra's book.

1963Barbara Weathers, American R&B/soul singer[†]

Barbara Weathers is an American R&B/soul singer, and former lead singer of R&B vocal group, Atlantic Starr.

Historical Events

1963Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[†]

Instant replay or action replay is a video reproduction of something that recently occurred, both shot and broadcast live.

Historical Context for December 7, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]