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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
560
SONGS PLAYED
22
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2006-09-07 14:14 · Radio 2 — "The Clapping Song"
LAST PLAYED
1 month ago · Radio 2 — "The Clapping Song"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026
60 45 30 15 0
'06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 416 74%
Radio 2 141 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 249 2026-01-13
2 The Clapping Song 234 2026-04-10
3 The Name Game 41 2025-06-04
4 The Nitty Gritty 10 2019-03-21
7 Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling 2 2022-01-12
10 The Puzzle Song 1 2025-01-28
12 Get Out 1 2023-04-06
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

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
2025-10-15 05:13 Soul Time 6 Music
2025-09-19 16:11 The Clapping Song 6 Music
2025-08-21 13:58 Soul Time 6 Music
2025-08-14 16:08 The Clapping Song 6 Music
2025-07-30 06:37 The Clapping Song 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

22 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z