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April 24, 1966

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 20, 1966, covering April 24, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    28
  2. 2
    Album cover for Ballads Of The Green Berets by SSgt Barry Sadler

    Ballads Of The Green Berets

    SSgt Barry Sadler

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    50
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    58
  5. 5
    Album cover for Boots by Nancy Sinatra

    Boots

    Nancy Sinatra

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

1966Pierre Brassard, Canadian comedian and actor[†]

Pierre Brassard is a French-Canadian actor, comedian, television personality, and radio broadcaster. He is associated with CKOI-FM in Montreal and known for his phone call hoaxes.

Alessandro Costacurta

1966Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer, coach, and manager[†]

Alessandro Costacurta is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

David Usher

1966David Usher, English-Canadian singer-songwriter[†]

David Usher is a Canadian musician, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and activist best known as the front man for the band Moist. He has also released a number of solo albums. He is the founder of Reimagine AI, an artificial intelligence creative studio.

Notable Deaths

Simon Chikovani

1966Simon Chikovani, Georgian poet and author (born 1902)[†]

Simon Ivanes dze Chikovani was a prominent Georgian poet. He set out to be the leader of the Georgian Futurist movement and ended up as a Soviet establishment figure.

Historical Context for April 24, 1966

In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]