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December 5, 1967

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 29, 1967, covering December 5, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd. by The Monkees

    Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd.

    The Monkees

    Last week
    29
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    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
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Strange Days by The Doors

    Strange Days

    The Doors

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    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
    24
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    37

Notable Births

Gary Allan

1967Gary Allan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music singer. Signed to Decca Records in 1996, he made his country music debut with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale, which was released in 1996 on Decca. His second album, It Would Be You, followed in 1998. His third album, Smoke Rings in the Dark, was his first one for MCA Nashville and his first platinum album. His next albums, Alright Guy (2001) and See If I Care (2003), both were also certified platinum while Tough All Over (2005) and Greatest Hits (2007) and Living Hard (2007) were all certified gold.

Historical Context for December 5, 1967

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