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December 2, 1965

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 1, 1965, covering December 2, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    30
  2. 2
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra; Two... by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra; Two...

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    38
  4. 4
    Album cover for Help! (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Help! (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  5. 5
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Shane Flanagan

1965Shane Flanagan, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]

Shane Flanagan is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and commentator, and is the head coach of the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He was the head coach of the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and was appointed assistant coach of the Sharks in 2006 and was subsequently appointed to the top position when former coach Ricky Stuart resigned on 20 July 2010. Flanagan was previously the assistant coach at the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and Coaching Director of the PNG Kumuls. He is the father of Dragons player Kyle Flanagan.

Historical Context for December 2, 1965

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