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June 15, 1965

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 9, 1965, covering June 15, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys Today!

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Dear Heart by Andy Williams

    Dear Heart

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

1965Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower[†]

Annelies Bredael is a Belgian rower. She participated in 3 consecutive Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta In 1992, she won the silver medal in rowing, single scull at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Karim Massimov

1965Karim Massimov, Kazakhstani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan[†]

Karim Qajymqanuly Massimov is a Kazakh politician who served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007 and held the positions of Minister of Economy and Budget Planning and Minister of Transport and Communications in 2001. He served as chairman of the National Security Committee from 2016 to 2022.

Adam Smith (Washington politician)

1965Adam Smith, American lawyer and politician[†]

David Adam Smith is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 9th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Smith previously served in the Washington State Senate.

Historical Context for June 15, 1965

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