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Shirley Ellis

Shirley Ellis is a person from the US, active from 1929.

Person US 1929–2005 rock and indie
TOTAL PLAYS
565
SONGS PLAYED
22
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2006-09-07 14:14 · Radio 2 — "The Clapping Song"
LAST PLAYED
3 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Soul Time"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026
60 45 30 15 0
'06 '09 '12 '15 '18 '21 '24
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 420 74%
Radio 2 142 25%
Radio 1 3 1%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Soul Time 252 2026-08-19
2 The Clapping Song 236 2026-08-16
3 The Name Game 41 2025-06-04
4 The Nitty Gritty 10 2019-03-21
5 Birds, Bees, Cupids And Bows 4 2024-08-04
6 The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) 3 2024-05-25
7 Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling 2 2022-01-12
8 Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water? 2 2018-08-12
9 (That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is 2 2016-10-31
10 The Puzzle Song 1 2025-01-28
11 The Clapping Song (Skeewiff Rewiff) 1 2024-05-18
12 Get Out 1 2023-04-06
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-19 15:00 Soul Time 6 Music
2026-08-16 16:08 The Clapping Song 6 Music
2026-08-15 06:30 The Clapping Song Radio 2
2026-07-31 14:04 Soul Time 6 Music
2026-07-17 07:57 Soul Time 6 Music
2026-04-10 00:59 The Clapping Song Radio 2
2026-01-13 23:23 Soul Time Radio 2
2025-12-24 08:22 The Clapping Song 6 Music
2025-11-21 20:55 The Clapping Song Radio 2
2025-11-07 17:15 Soul Time 6 Music
2025-10-25 06:16 Soul Time Radio 2
2025-10-23 12:12 The Clapping Song 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

22 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
(That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is — 2 ▶
Back Track — 1 ▶
Birds, Beeds, Cupids and Bows — 1 ▶
Birds, Bees, Cupids And Bows — 4 ▶
C.C. Rider — 1 ▶
Don't Let Go — 1 ▶
Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While the Bubbles Bounce About Above the Water — 1 ▶
Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water? — 2 ▶
Get Out — 1 ▶
Ka Ta Ga Ta Boom Beat — 1 ▶
Soul Time — 252 ▶
Sugar Let's Shing a ling — 1 ▶
Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling — 2 ▶
The Clapping Song — 236 ▶
The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) — 3 ▶
The Clapping Song (Clap, Pat, Clap, Slap) — 1 ▶
The Clapping Song (Skeewiff Rewiff) — 1 ▶
The Name Game — 41 ▶
The Name Game (Extended Version) — 1 ▶
The Nitty Gritty — 10 ▶
The Puzzle Song — 1 ▶
Yes, I'm Ready — 1 ▶