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November 2, 1967

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 1, 1967, covering November 2, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits by Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits

    Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    33
  4. 4
    Album cover for Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry

    Ode To Billie Joe

    Bobbie Gentry

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Aretha Arrives by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Arrives

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Kurt Elling

1967Kurt Elling, American singer-songwriter[†]

Kurt Elling is an American jazz singer and songwriter.

Scott Walker (politician)

1967Scott Walker, American politician, 45th Governor of Wisconsin[†]

Scott Kevin Walker is an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Milwaukee County executive from 2002 to 2010.

Historical Events

Vietnam War

1967Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.[†]

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian Civil Wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.

Historical Context for November 2, 1967

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