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April 3, 1964

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 1, 1964, covering April 3, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    29
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Third Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Marco Ballotta

1964Marco Ballotta, Italian footballer and manager[†]

Marco Ballotta is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Nigel Farage

1964Nigel Farage, English politician[†]

Nigel Paul Farage is a British politician, journalist, presenter, and broadcaster who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Clacton and Leader of Reform UK since 2024, having previously been its leader from 2019 to 2021. He was the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 to 2009 and 2010 to 2016. Farage served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 1999 until the UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) in 2020.

Claire Perry O'Neill

1964Claire Perry, English banker and politician[†]

Claire Louise Perry O'Neill is a British businesswoman and former politician who is the managing director for climate and energy at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, having previously served as Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth from 2017 to 2019. Formerly a member of the Conservative Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Devizes in Wiltshire from 2010 to 2019.

Bjarne Riis

1964Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist and manager[†]

Bjarne LykkegĂ„rd Riis, nicknamed The Eagle from Herning, is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who won the 1996 Tour de France. For many years he was the owner and later manager of the Oleg Tinkov associated Russian UCI WorldTeam Tinkoff–Saxo. Other career highlights include placing first in the Amstel Gold Race in 1997, multiple Danish National Championships, and stage wins in the Giro d'Italia. On 25 May 2007, he admitted that he placed first in the Tour de France using banned substances, and he was no longer considered the winner by the Tour's organizers. In July 2008, the Tour reconfirmed his victory but with an asterisk label to indicate his doping offences.

1964Andy Robinson, English rugby player and coach[†]

Richard Andrew Robinson OBE is an English rugby union coach and retired player. He was the director of rugby at Bristol until November 2016. He is the former head coach of Scotland and England. From September 2019 to December 2022, he was the head coach of the Romanian national team.

Jay Weatherill

1964Jay Weatherill, Australian politician, 45th Premier of South Australia[†]

Jay Wilson Weatherill is an Australian former politician who was the 45th premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018. Weatherill represented the House of Assembly seat of Cheltenham as a member of the South Australian Labor Party from the 2002 election to 17 December 2018, when he retired.

Historical Context for April 3, 1964

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