HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles
“Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles finished No. 10 on the year-end Top 100 of 1962, 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. 101962
Year-end charts11962
ArtistThe Shirelles6 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1962 was “Stranger On The Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk. The Shirelles had 6 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Soldier Boy”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1962 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1962 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The Loco-Motion | Little Eva | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Let Me In | Sensations | ▶♪ |
| 9 | The Twist | Chubby Checker | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Soldier Boy | The Shirelles | ▶♪ |
| 11 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | ▶♪ |
| 12 | The Wanderer | Dion | ▶♪ |
| 13 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | ▶♪ |
More hits by The Shirelles
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dedicated To The One I Love | The Shirelles | 1961 #14 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow | The Shirelles | 1961 #16 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Baby It's You | The Shirelles | 1962 #44 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Foolish Little Girl | The Shirelles | 1963 #57 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Mama Said | The Shirelles | 1961 #81 | ▶♪ |
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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.