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March 31, 1969

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 26, 1969, covering March 31, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Goodbye by Cream

    Goodbye

    Cream

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Ball by Iron Butterfly

    Ball

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles

    The Beatles [White Album]

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16

Notable Births

Nyamko Sabuni

1969Nyamko Sabuni, Burundian-Swedish politician[†]

Nyamko Ana Sabuni is a Swedish politician who was Leader of the Liberals between June 2019 and April 2022. She previously served as Minister for Integration from 2006 to 2010 and as Minister for Gender Equality from 2006 to 2013 in the Swedish government. A member of the Liberal Party, Sabuni was elected a Member of Parliament in 2002. Sabuni made history in June 2019, by becoming the first party leader in the Swedish parliament coming from an ethnic minority and the first party leader of a refugee background. In April 2022, Sabuni resigned as party leader.

1969Steve Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]

Steven Delano Smith is an American former professional basketball player who is a basketball analyst for Turner Sports. After a collegiate career with Michigan State, he played with several teams in his 14-season National Basketball Association career, including the Miami Heat, the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs, but is perhaps best known for his five-year stint with the Atlanta Hawks which included an All-Star Game appearance in 1998. He won a championship with the Spurs in 2003. Smith was widely regarded as an excellent three-point shooter, and is one of three players to make seven 3-pointers in a quarter.

Historical Context for March 31, 1969

In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]