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March 22, 1977

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 16, 1977, covering March 22, 1977.

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    Album cover for A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) by Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson

    A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

    Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson

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    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

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    4
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    Album cover for Animals by Pink Floyd

    Animals

    Pink Floyd

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    3
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    5
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    Album cover for Hotel California by Eagles

    Hotel California

    Eagles

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    13
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    Album cover for Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

    Songs In The Key Of Life

    Stevie Wonder

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    23

Notable Births

John Otto (drummer)

1977John Otto, American musician and songwriter[†]

John Everett Otto is an American musician best known as the drummer and a founding member of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Modern Drummer reported that Otto's playing is "grounded in metal, jazz, and hip-hop [and that his] fireball rhythms are the grease that makes the Bizkit cook."

Joey Porter

1977Joey Porter, American football player and coach[†]

Joseph Eugene Porter Sr. is an American professional football coach and former player. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado State Rams and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Porter won Super Bowl XL with the Steelers and was also a member of the Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals. The Steelers drafted his son, Joey Porter Jr., with the thirty-second overall selection of the 2023 NFL draft.

Tom Poti

1977Tom Poti, American ice hockey player[†]

Thomas Emilio Poti is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1977Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, Venezuelan film director and screenwriter[†]

Anabel Rodríguez Ríos is a Venezuelan film director and screenwriter. Her feature-length debut and documentary film, Once Upon a Time in Venezuela, was Venezuela's submission for the 93rd Academy Awards.

Notable Deaths

A. K. Gopalan

1977A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (born 1904)[†]

Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan, popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist politician. He was one of 16 Communist Party of India members elected to the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Later he became one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Historical Context for March 22, 1977

In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]