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May 3, 1965

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 28, 1965, covering May 3, 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 Births

Ignatius Aphrem II

1965Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian patriarch[†]

Mor Ignatius Aphrem II is a Syrian-American Christian prelate who is serving as the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church since 29 May 2014.

Mark Cousins (filmmaker)

1965Mark Cousins, Northern Irish director, writer, cinematographer[†]

Mark Cousins is a Northern Irish director and writer. A prolific documentarian, among his best-known works is the 15-hour 2011 documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.

John Jensen

1965John Jensen, Danish footballer and coach[†]

John Jensen, nicknamed Faxe, is a Danish professional football manager and former player.

Mikhail Prokhorov

1965Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian businessman[†]

Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov is a Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician. He was also an owner of the Brooklyn Nets.

Historical Context for May 3, 1965

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