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April 16, 1965

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 14, 1965, covering April 16, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    29
  2. 2
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  3. 3
    Album cover for Introducing Herman's Hermits by Herman's Hermits

    Introducing Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Return Of Roger Miller by Roger Miller

    The Return Of Roger Miller

    Roger Miller

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blue Midnight by Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

    Blue Midnight

    Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    13

Notable Births

Yves-François Blanchet

1965Yves-François Blanchet, Canadian politician[†]

Yves-François Blanchet is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Bloc QuĂ©bĂ©cois (BQ) and member of Parliament (MP) for Beloeil—Chambly since 2019.

Jon Cryer

1965Jon Cryer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Jonathan Niven Cryer is an American actor. Born into a show business family, he made his film debut with a lead role in No Small Affair (1984); his breakout role was as Duckie in the John Hughes-written film Pretty in Pink (1986). Cryer then had lead roles in the films Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) and Hiding Out (1987), starring roles in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and Hot Shots! (1991), and the lead role of Teddy Zakalokis on the CBS sitcom The Famous Teddy Z (1989–1990).

Martin Lawrence

1965Martin Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor and comedian. Lawrence began his career doing comedy shows, including in The Improv. After his first acting role in the sitcom What's Happening Now!! (1987–1988), he played the titular character in the Fox television sitcom Martin (1992-1997), which helped catapult him into larger film roles. His first major lead role on the big screen was with Will Smith in the buddy cop action comedy Bad Boys (1995), a role he reprised in three sequels.

Notable Deaths

1965Francis Balfour, English soldier and colonial administrator (born 1884)[†]

Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Cecil Campbell Balfour was a British military officer and colonial administrator.

Sydney Chaplin

1965Sydney Chaplin, English actor, comedian, brother of Charlie Chaplin (born 1885)[†]

Sydney John Chaplin was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and in later life, served as his business manager.

Historical Context for April 16, 1965

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