THE ESSENCE OF ’60s SOUL GENERATION: 1963 DEFINED!

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Debuted April 13, 1963. R&B peaked #9 (1 week). “Foolish Little Girl” charts 11 total weeks overall on the Billboard soul charts.

Source: Joel Whitburn’s R&B/Hip Hop Singles [2004 Edition]

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THIS WEEK 59 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA | MAY 5 – MAY 19, 1962

NUMBER ONE 1962

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FOURTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles peaked this month at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 5 through week-ending, May 19 1962. (Source: Billboard)

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