Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) 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 (in 1962). That same year, Checker also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", a... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: The Twist - #2: Pony Time - #3: The Twist - #4: Limbo Rock - #5: Slow Twistin'| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1960 | Twist with Chubby Checker | 346 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 08/1960 | 266 | US ✫1 • US R&B 2 • UK 44 | MP3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #451] [Parkway 811] written by Hank Ballard | |||
| 2. | 10/1960 | 80 | US 14 • US R&B 15 | MP3 | [Parkway 813] written by Andy Gibson & Roy Alfred | |||
| 2. | 1960 | For Twisters Only | 20 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 10/1960 | 20 | US 42 | MP3 | [Parkway 813] written by Dave "Curlee" Williams & James Faye "Roy" Hall | |||
| 3. | 1961 | It's Pony Time | 281 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 01/1961 | 281 | US ✫1 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 27 | MP3 | [Parkway 818] written by Don Covay & John Berry [John Bobby Berry] | |||
| 4. | 1961 | Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits | 62 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1961 | 19 | US 43 | MP3 | [Parkway 822] written by James Brown & Albert Shubert | |||
| 2. | 04/1961 | 43 | US 24 | MP3 | B side to Good, Good Lovin' [Parkway 822] written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann | |||
| 5. | 1961 | Let's Twist Again | 333 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1961 | 108 | US 8 • US R&B 26 | MP3 | [Parkway 824] written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell | |||
| 2. | 08/1961 | 224 | US 22 • UK 2 | MP3 | R [Parkway 824] written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell | |||
| 6. | 1961-1962 | For Teen Twisters Only | 351 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1961 | 121 | US 7 • US R&B 11 | MP3 | [Parkway 830] written by John Madara & David White | |||
| 2. | 03/1962 | 230 | US 3 • US R&B 3 • UK 23 | MP3 | with Dee Dee Sharp [Parkway 835] written by Jon Sheldon | |||
| 7. | 1961 | Your Twist Party | 313 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1961 | 303 | US ✫1 • US R&B 4 • UK 14 | MP3 | R [Parkway 811] written by Hank Ballard | |||
| 2. | 12/1961 | 11 | US 68 | MP3 | [Parkway 811] written by Kal Mann | |||
| 8. | 1962 | Twistin' Round the World | 10 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1962 | 10 | US 72 | MP3 | B side to Slow Twistin' [Parkway 835] written by traditional | |||
| 9. | 1962 | All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party) | 477 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1962 | 134 | US 12 • UK 19 | MP3 | [Parkway 842] written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann | |||
| 2. | 09/1962 | 246 | US 2 • US R&B 3 • UK 32 | MP3 | [Parkway 849] written by Jon Sheldon & Billy Strange | |||
| 3. | 09/1962 | 98 | US 10 • US R&B 13 | MP3 | US B side to Limbo Rock [Parkway 849] written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann | |||
| 10. | 1963 | Let's Limbo Some More | 157 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1963 | 69 | US 20 • US R&B 16 | MP3 | [Parkway 862] written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell | |||
| 2. | 02/1963 | 88 | US 15 • US R&B 15 | MP3 | US B side to Let's Limbo Some More [Parkway 862] written by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe | |||
| 11. | 1963 | Beach Party | 162 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1963 | 97 | US 12 • US R&B 18 | MP3 | [Parkway 873] written by Kal Mann & Huey Smith | |||
| 2. | 07/1963 | 17 | US 55 | MP3 | [Parkway 879] written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell | |||
| 3. | 07/1963 | 48 | US 25 | MP3 | B side to Surf Party [Parkway 879] written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell | |||
| 12. | 1963-1964 | Chubby's Folk Album | 250 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1963 | 112 | US 12 • US R&B 4 | MP3 | [Parkway 890] written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell | |||
| 2. | 12/1963 | 77 | US 17 • US R&B 20 | MP3 | US B side to Loddy Lo [Parkway 890] written by Chubby Checker | |||
| 3. | 03/1964 | 61 | US 23 • US R&B 5 | MP3 | [Parkway 907] written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell | |||
| 13. | 1982 | The Change Has Come | 14 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1982 | 6 | US 91 | MP3 | [MCA 52015] written by Joe Russo | |||
| 2. | 05/1982 | 7 | US 104 • US rock 33 | MP3 | [MCA 52043] written by Earnest Evans | |||
| 14. | 2007 | All the Best | 5 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 08/2007 | 5 | US AC 26 • US R&B 110 | MP3 | [Chubby Checker LP Cut] written by Chubby Checker | |||
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