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December 12, 1964

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 9, 1964, covering December 12, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beach Boys In Concert by The Beach Boys

    Beach Boys In Concert

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for People by Barbra Streisand

    People

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for 12 x 5 by The Rolling Stones

    12 x 5

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    11
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Roustabout (Soundtrack) by Elvis Presley

    Roustabout (Soundtrack)

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Great Songs From "My Fair Lady" And Other Broadway Hits by Andy Williams

    The Great Songs From "My Fair Lady" And Other Broadway Hits

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

1964Haywood Jeffires, American football player and coach[†]

Haywood Franklin Jeffires is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the first round of the 1987 NFL draft out of North Carolina State.

Sabu (wrestler)

1964Sabu, American wrestler[†]

Terrance Michael Brunk was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Sabu. He was known for his trademark style of hardcore wrestling, which he pioneered in his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). He was a three-time world champion, having held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once.

Historical Context for December 12, 1964

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