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February 9, 1967

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 8, 1967, covering February 9, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for More Of The Monkees by The Monkees

    More Of The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    122
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  3. 3
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    48
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Temptations Greatest Hits by The Temptations

    The Temptations Greatest Hits

    The Temptations

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Gaston Browne

1967Gaston Browne, Antiguan and Barbudan Prime Minister[†]

Gaston Alphonso Browne is an Antiguan politician serving as the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda and leader of the Labour Party since 2014. Before entering politics, he was a banker and businessman.

1967Venus Lacy, American basketball player[†]

Venus Lacy is an American former star basketball player, at the high school, college, Olympic and professional levels. A wide-bodied, muscular 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m) center, at her best Lacy was an intimidating force inside the paint, both scoring and rebounding. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she won championships at every level, but her American professional career was diminished by injuries she sustained in a 1997 car accident.

1967Todd Pratt, American baseball player and coach[†]

Todd Alan Pratt is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1992 and 2006, primarily serving as a back-up catcher for most of his career. Following his playing career, Pratt has served in a number of coaching roles including in college baseball and also in Minor League Baseball with the Miami Marlins.

Dan Shulman

1967Dan Shulman, Canadian sportscaster[†]

Daniel Shulman is a Canadian sportscaster with Sportsnet as well as the American network ESPN.

Historical Context for February 9, 1967

In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]