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September 26, 1968

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 25, 1968, covering September 26, 1968.

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    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

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    Peak
    1
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    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Waiting For The Sun by The Doors

    Waiting For The Sun

    The Doors

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    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

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    Peak
    3
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    11
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    Album cover for Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

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    Peak
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    5
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    Album cover for Realization by Johnny Rivers

    Realization

    Johnny Rivers

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
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    14

Notable Births

Jim Caviezel

1968Jim Caviezel, American actor[†]

James Patrick Caviezel Jr. is an American actor. He played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023), and starred as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016). He also played Slov in G.I. Jane (1997), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch in Angel Eyes (2001), and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).

Ben Shenkman

1968Ben Shenkman, American actor[†]

Ben Shenkman is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the comedy-drama series Royal Pains and the acclaimed HBO miniseries Angels in America, which earned him both Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations.

Notable Deaths

Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin

1968Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin, Polish-Israeli neurologist and physician (born 1902)[†]

Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin was an Israeli physician and director of the Neurology Department of Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.

Daniel Johnson Sr.

1968Daniel Johnson Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (born 1915)[†]

Francis Daniel Johnson Sr. was a Canadian politician and the 20th premier of Quebec from 1966 to his death in 1968.

1968Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (born 1918)[†]

Władysław Kędra was a Polish pianist.

Historical Context for September 26, 1968

In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]