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March 27, 1965

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 24, 1965, covering March 27, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    26
  3. 3
    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole

    L-O-V-E

    Nat King Cole

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    The Supremes

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    28

Notable Births

1965Gregor Foitek, Swiss race car driver[†]

Gregor Foitek is a Swiss former racing driver. He won the 1986 Swiss Formula 3 Championship. Moving up to Formula 3000 he was widely blamed for causing a race-stopping crash at Brands Hatch in 1988, and at the restart nudging Johnny Herbert into a major crash where he sustained serious leg injuries. Foitek participated in 22 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 26 March 1989. He scored no championship points. He later made two CART starts for Foyt Enterprises in 1992 but was knocked out of both races by mechanical issues.

Historical Context for March 27, 1965

In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]