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About
Chubby Checker is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the Pony, with his 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later. That same year, Checker also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics and its trademark Limbo dance. He also introduced other dance styles, such as the Fly. In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1960, an honor it maintained in an August 2013 update of the list. In 2014, Checker was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, and he was selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.
Top Tracks
- 1
Slow Twistin' (Rerecorded)
All-Time Greatest Hits (Rerecorded Version)
- 2
Pony Time
Dancin' Party: The Chubby Checker Collection (1960-1966)
- 3
Limbo Rock
The Best Of Chubby Checker 1959-1963
- 4
Limbo Rock
Birdie Dance Funtime
- 5
The Mashed Potatoes
It's Pony Time/Let's Twist Again
- 6
Pony Time (Rerecorded)
All-Time Greatest Hits (Rerecorded Version)
- 7
Miserlou
Twistin' Round The World
- 8
Dancin' Party
Dancin' Party: The Chubby Checker Collection (1960-1966)
- 9
The Hully Gully
It's Pony Time/Let's Twist Again
- 10
Mashed Potato Love
Beach Party
