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May 25, 1966

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 25, 1966, covering May 25, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    What Now My Love

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

    If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

    The Mamas & The Papas

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) by The Rolling Stones

    Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Color Me Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    Color Me Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    63

Historical Events

Explorers Program

1966Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.[†]

The Explorers Program is a NASA exploration program that provides flight opportunities for physics, geophysics, heliophysics, and astrophysics investigations from space. Launched in 1958, Explorer 1 was the first spacecraft of the United States to achieve orbit. Over 90 space missions have been launched since. Starting with Explorer 6, it has been operated by NASA, with regular collaboration with a variety of other institutions, including many international partners.

Historical Context for May 25, 1966

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