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Remembering 'The Letter': The Box Tops' No. 1 Hit 59 Years Ago with 16-Year-Old Alex Chilton

This song topped the Billboard Hot 100.
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1967 No. 1, including sound of real airplane, was at the top of the charts 59 years ago

September 23, 1967, fell just four days after the Box Tops headed to the top spot on the pop chart, going all the way to No. 1 with the airplane-enhanced "The Letter." The Box Tops was a garage band ...