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June 21, 1969

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 18, 1969, covering June 21, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    47
  2. 2
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Age Of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension

    The Age Of Aquarius

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Romeo & Juliet (1969) by Soundtrack

    Romeo & Juliet (1969)

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    20
  5. 5
    Album cover for Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan

    Nashville Skyline

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8

Notable Deaths

Maureen Connolly

1969Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (born 1934)[†]

Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker, known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam. She is also the only player in history to win a title without losing a set at all four major championships. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34.

Historical Context for June 21, 1969

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