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List Of Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones Of 1962
These are the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 number one hits of 1962. That year, 14 acts achieved their first number one songs, namely Joey Dee and the Starliters, Gene Chandler, Bruce Channel, Shelley Fabares, Mr. Acker Bilk, David Rose, Bobby Vinton, Neil Sedaka, Little Eva, Tommy Roe, The Four Seasons, Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crystals, and The Tornados. The Four Seasons were the only act to have more than one song hit number one that year. NOTE: ''Billboard'' changed its issue dates from a Monday back to a Saturday schedule on January 6, thus fixing the previous one-week inconsistency. The issue dates were originally changed from a Saturday to a Monday schedule on April 29, 1957. ---- Chart history Number-one artists See also *1962 in music *List of Billboard number-one singles References Sources *''Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition'' () *'' Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition'' () *''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100 Logo
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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles Of 1962
This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1962. , '''', Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved February 24, 2018. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of ''Billboard'' dated December 29, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 1 through October 31, 1962. See also * * |
Soldier Boy (The Shirelles Song)
"Soldier Boy" is a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Greenberg and made famous by the girl group the Shirelles. Background Record executive Florence Greenberg, founder of Scepter Records (the Shirelles' record label), wrote the song and was originally titled "I'll Be True to You". The main frame of the song's lyrics make no mention of a soldier. It was only while recording at Bell Sound Studios that the Shirelles gave the song a much better title to reflect its narrative, the profession of someone's love for the titular soldier boy in which she promises to remain true to him while he's away. The song was released as a single by The Shirelles in 1962 and met with great success, topping the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In popular culture * The recording was used in the film '' The Wanderers'' (1979). * The recording was used in the film ''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989) * Actress Brittany Murphy sings the song in the 2001 movie ''Riding in Cars with Boys''. * The recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a civil rights movement, transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and Cultural impact of Elvis Presley#Danger to American culture, initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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