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June 27, 1965

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 23, 1965, covering June 27, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    39
  2. 2
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for Dear Heart by Andy Williams

    Dear Heart

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys Today!

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

Simon Sebag Montefiore

1965Simon Sebag Montefiore, English journalist, historian, and author[†]

Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore is a British historian, television presenter and author of history books and novels, including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2003), Jerusalem: The Biography (2011), The Romanovs 1613–1918 (2016), and The World: A Family History of Humanity (2022).

1965S. Manikavasagam, Malaysian politician and social activist[†]

Manikavasagam s/o Sundram is a Malaysian politician and social activist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar from March 2008 to May 2013. He is a member of the Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM), a component party of formerly Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalition and was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and BA coalitions. He has served as the Vice President of PRM since March 2024.

1965Óscar Vega, Spanish boxer[†]

Óscar Vega Sánchez is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight division by Argentina's Remigio Molina on points (4:14).

Historical Context for June 27, 1965

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