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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."
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Billboard Hot 100™
- Billboard Hot 100™
- Billboard 200™
- Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
- Adult Contemporary
- Mainstream Rock Airplay
- Dance Singles Sales
- Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales
- Greatest of All Time Hot 100 No. 2 Hits
Billboard Hot 100™
The Twist
Limbo Rock
Let's Twist Again
Pony Time
Hooka Tooka
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