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Friday, October 28, 2011

Hits List: Shirelles

One of the best all-time of the girl groups, the Shirelles began as a teenage act but had a career that spanned 10 years.  Here is their complete Hits List:

1958:  "I Met Him On a Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)" (#49)
1959:  "Dedicated to the One I Love" (#83)
1960:  "Tonight's the Night" (#39, #14 R&B)
           "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (#1, #2 R&B, #4 U.K.)


1961:  "Dedicated to the One I Love" (re-issue) (#3, #2 R&B)
           "Mama Said" (#4, #2 R&B)

           "A Thing of the Past" (#41, #26 R&B
           "What a Sweet Thing That Was" (#54)
           "Big John" (#21, #2 R&B)
           "Baby It's You" (#8, #3 R&B)
           "The Things I Want To Hear (Pretty Words)"
1962:  "Soldier Boy" (#1, #3 R&B, #23 U.K.)
           "Love Is a Swingin' Thing"
           "Welcome ome, Baby" (#22, #20 R&B)
           "Mama, Here Comes the Bride"
           "Stop the Music" (#36)
           "It's Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run)
           "Everybody Loves a Lover" (#19, #15 R&B)
1963:  "Foolish Little Girl" (#4, #9 R&B, #38)
           "Not For All the Money in the World" (#100)
           "Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye" (#26)
           "What Does a Girl Do?" (#53)
           "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (#92)
           "31 Flavors" (#97)
1964:  "Tonight You're Gonna' Fall in Love With Me" (#57)
           "Sha-la-la" (#69)
           "Thank You Baby") (#63)
           "Maybe Tonight" (#88)
           "Lost Love"
           "Are You Still My Baby" (#91)
1965:  "March (You'll Be Sorry)"
           "My Heart Belongs To You"
1966:  "Shades of Blue"
1967:  "Don't Go Home (My Little Darlin')"
           "Last Minute Miracle" (#99, #41 R&B)

That's 26 hits, with 6 Top 10's and 2 #1's and 11 hits on the R&B chart with 6 Top 10's.

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