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June 22, 1969

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 18, 1969, covering June 22, 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

Judy Garland

1969Judy Garland, American actress and singer (born 1922)[†]

Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Possessing a strong contralto voice, she was celebrated for her emotional depth and versatility across film, stage, and concert performance. Garland achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Her recording of "Over the Rainbow" became an enduring song in American popular music. Over a career spanning more than forty-five years, she recorded eleven studio albums, and several of her recordings were later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Historical Events

Cuyahoga River

1969The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.[†]

The Cuyahoga River is a river located in Northeast Ohio that bisects the City of Cleveland and feeds into Lake Erie.

Historical Context for June 22, 1969

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