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November 24, 1968

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 20, 1968, covering November 24, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Electric Ladyland

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Second by Steppenwolf

    The Second

    Steppenwolf

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20

Notable Births

BĂŒlent Korkmaz

1968BĂŒlent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer and manager[†]

BĂŒlent Korkmaz, colloquially known by his given nicknames "BĂŒyĂŒk Kaptan" and "Cengaver", is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF 1. Lig club Esenler Erokspor.

Scott Krinsky

1968Scott Krinsky, American actor and comedian[†]

Scott Krinsky is an American actor and comic best known for his role as Jeffrey "Jeff" Barnes on the hit TV series Chuck and his role as Darryl on The O.C.

Dawn Robinson

1968Dawn Robinson, American singer and actress[†]

Dawn Sherrese Robinson is an American singer and actress best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop group En Vogue, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Following her departure from En Vogue, Robinson joined Lucy Pearl and released their self-titled debut album Lucy Pearl in 2000, which went platinum worldwide and produced the successful singles "Dance Tonight" and "Don't Mess with My Man".

Notable Deaths

D. A. Levy

1968D. A. Levy, American poet and publisher (born 1942)[†]

d.a. levy, born Darryl Alfred Levey, was an American poet, artist, and alternative publisher active during the 1960s, based in Cleveland, Ohio. He consistently signed his work with lower-case letters.

Historical Context for November 24, 1968

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