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Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker spawned a national dance craze with his chart-topping 1960 version of "The Twist." Although he's best known for that perennial dance-floor favorite, Checker scored seven top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the dance jams "Pony Time" and "Limbo Rock."

Chart History

Billboard Hot 100™

The Twist

Limbo Rock

Let's Twist Again

Pony Time

Hooka Tooka

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Latest videos

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Hot 100 Turns 60: Chart’s Top 5 Songs of All Time | Billboard News

Hot 100 Turns 60: Chart’s Top 5 Songs of All Time | Billboard News

Chubby Checker Teaches ‘The Twist,’ Talks Hot 100 All-Time No. 1 & New ‘Changes’

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