HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Letter” by The Box Tops
“The Letter” by The Box Tops finished No. 2 on the year-end Top 100 of 1967, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 21967
Year-end charts11967
ArtistThe Box Tops4 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1967 was “To Sir With Love” by Lulu. The Box Tops had 4 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “The Letter”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1967 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1967 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Sir With Love | Lulu | ▶♪ |
| 2 | The Letter | The Box Tops | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Ode To Billie Joe | Bobby Gentry | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Windy | The Association | ▶♪ |
| 5 | I'm A Believer | The Monkees | ▶♪ |
More hits by The Box Tops
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cry Like A Baby | The Box Tops | 1968 #16 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Soul Deep | The Box Tops | 1969 #98 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Sweet Cream Ladies | The Box Tops | 1969 #100 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“The Letter” by Joe Cocker (1970)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.