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July 24, 1964

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 22, 1964, covering July 24, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    12
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly by Louis Armstrong

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

    Getz/Gilberto

    Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Barry Bonds

1964Barry Bonds, American baseball player[†]

Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants from 1993 to 2007. He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Pedro Passos Coelho

1964Pedro Passos Coelho, Portuguese economist and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal[†]

Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho is a Portuguese politician and university guest lecturer who was the 117th prime minister of Portugal, in office from 2011 to 2015. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) between 2010 and 2018.

Historical Context for July 24, 1964

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