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February 9, 1964

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 5, 1964, covering February 9, 1964.

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

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    92
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys

    Little Deuce Coupe

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for That Was The Week That Was (BBC Telecast Tribute on 11/23/1963) by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

    That Was The Week That Was (BBC Telecast Tribute on 11/23/1963)

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Madusa

1964Debrah Miceli, Italian-American wrestler and manager[†]

Debrah Ann Miceli, better known as Madusa, is an American monster truck driver and retired professional wrestler. She is currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as a producer. In professional wrestling Miceli is also known by the ring name Alundra Blayze, which she used while in the WWF/WWE.

1964Dewi Morris, English rugby player[†]

Dewi Morris is a former rugby union footballer, who played scrum half for England.

Ernesto Valverde

1964Ernesto Valverde, Spanish footballer and manager[†]

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.

Historical Events

The Beatles

1964The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States.[†]

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. The band also explored music styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.

Historical Context for February 9, 1964

In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]