Song title 242 - The Twist

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The Twist Region Profile

This page lists the chart runs for songs called "The Twist" in order of success. This list combines cover versions and distinct songs that happen to share the same title.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Chubby Checker The Twist 1960 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1961 (21 weeks), US CashBox 1 of 1962, WABC NY 1 of 1960, US Radio 1 of 1962 (peak 1 14 weeks), Canada 1 - Aug 1960 (20 weeks), NZ Lever 1 - Dec 1961 (11 weeks), US invalid BB 1 of 1960, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1960), Billboard100 1, 55th Billboard 100 1 (1960), POP 1 of 1960, Billboard 50th song 1, Library of Congress artifact added 2012 (1960), South Africa 7 of 1961, US BB 9 of 1962, DDD 9 of 1960, UK 14 - Sep 1960 (12 weeks), Flanders 14 - Feb 1962 (1 month), Brazil 15 of 1961, D.Marsh 27 of 1960, RIAA 32, Italy 38 of 1962, DMDB 56 (1960), Acclaimed 140 (1960), Germany 396 of the 1960s (peak 12 13 weeks), Rolling Stone 451, UKMIX 691, RYM 12 of 1960, Party 46 of 2007, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
2 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters The Twist 1959 Canada 2 - Aug 1960 (15 weeks), US Billboard 28 - Jul 1960 (16 weeks), DDD 74 of 1958, RYM 39 of 1959
3 Ernie Freeman The Twist 1962 US Billboard 93 - Jan 1962 (1 week)

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21 Oct 2014

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What a mess this site is. no spacing between text. Tables are all wrong. What a disgrace to the sixties music.