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Twist with Chubby Checker is the debut studio album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records.[2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. “Twistin’ U.S.A.” (Kal Mann)
  2. “The “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” Shimmy” (Jessie Hill)
  3. “The “C. C. Rider” Stroll” (Chuck Willis)
  4. “The Strand” (Kal Mann)
  5. “The Chicken” (Rosco Gordon)
  6. “The Hucklebuck” (Andy Gibson, Roy Alfred)

Side B

  1. “The Twist” (Hank Ballard)
  2. “The Madison” (Al Brown)
  3. ““Love Is Strange” Chalypso” (Ethel Smith)
  4. “The “Mexican Hat” Twist” (Dave Appell, Kal Mann)
  5. “The Slop” (Cliff Goldsmith, Fred Sledge Smith)
  6. “The Pony” (Dave Appell, Kal Mann)

Chart positions

Chart (1960) Peak
position
US Billboard Best-Selling Mono Action Albums[3] 3
US UK Albums Chart 13
Singles[4][5]
Year Single Chart Peak position
1960 “The Twist” U.S. Pop 1
U.S. R&B 2
UK Singles Chart 44
“The Hucklebuck” U.S. Pop 14
U.S. R&B 15
1962 “The Twist” U.S. Pop 1
U.S. R&B 4
UK Singles Chart 14
“Twistin’ U.S.A” U.S. Pop 68

References

  1. ^ Twist with Chubby Checker at AllMusic
  2. ^ Chubby Checker, Twist with Chubby Checker. Discogs.com, Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Chubby Checker Single Releases. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Chubby Checker Charting Singles. Retrieved April 29, 2023.