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May 1, 1965

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 28, 1965, covering May 1, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    31
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing Herman's Hermits by Herman's Hermits

    Introducing Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys Today!

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Rolling Stones; Now! by The Rolling Stones

    The Rolling Stones; Now!

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Deaths

Spike Jones

1965Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (born 1911)[†]

Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones was an American musician, bandleader and conductor specializing in spoof arrangements and satire of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with various sound effects, including gunshots, whistles, cowbells, hiccups, burps, sneezes, animal sounds and outlandish and comedic vocals. Jones and his band recorded for RCA Victor under the title Spike Jones and His City Slickers from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, and they toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Depreciation Revue".

Historical Context for May 1, 1965

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