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Chubby Checker

Charting May 18, 1959 → Mar 20, 1982 · 223 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 223 wk (12 at #1), UK Singles Chart 84 wk (5 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 223 wk UK Singles Chart · 84 wk Global Music Power · 254 wk

Peak Power: 3.56%; week of Feb 3, 1962
Career Power: 404; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 12; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 133; February 1961 – February 1962
Peak Five Years: 397; June 1960 – May 1965
Top-five weeks: 42; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 223; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 5.15%; week of Dec 11, 1961
Comebacks: 0; none detected

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

30 records · 404 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
The TwistApple Music	#1September 1960	39	August 1960 – April 1962	99.3
Limbo RockApple Music	#2December 1962	23	September 1962 – February 1963	45.1
Pony TimeApple Music	#1February 1961	16	January 1961 – May 1961	38.8
Let's Twist AgainApple Music	#8August 1961	23	June 1961 – February 1962	27.3
The FlyApple Music	#7November 1961	13	September 1961 – December 1961	24.6
Loddy LoApple Music	#12December 1963	13	November 1963 – January 1964	17.8
Popeye (The Hitchhiker)Apple Music	#10November 1962	13	September 1962 – December 1962	16.9
The HucklebuckApple Music	#14November 1960	13	October 1960 – January 1961	15.3
Hooka TookaApple Music	#17February 1964	14	December 1963 – March 1964	15.1
Dancin' PartyApple Music	#12July 1962	10	June 1962 – August 1962	15.1
BirdlandApple Music	#12June 1963	9	May 1963 – July 1963	13.2
Twenty MilesApple Music	#15April 1963	12	February 1963 – May 1963	12.7
Let's Limbo Some MoreApple Music	#20March 1963	10	February 1963 – April 1963	11.8
Hey, Bobba NeedleApple Music	#23April 1964	9	March 1964 – May 1964	9.7
Twist It Up	#25August 1963	8	July 1963 – September 1963	8.1
(Dance The) Mess AroundApple Music	#24May 1961	7	April 1961 – June 1961	6.9
Let's Do The FreddieApple Music	#40May 1965	9	April 1965 – May 1965	5.1
Lazy Elsie Molly	#40July 1964	7	June 1964 – July 1964	4.1
The Class	#38June 1959	7	May 1959 – June 1959	4.0
She Wants T' Swim	#50September 1964	7	August 1964 – October 1964	3.0
Good, Good Lovin	#43May 1961	6	April 1961 – May 1961	2.1
Surf Party	#55July 1963	6	July 1963 – August 1963	2.0
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	#42November 1960	8	October 1960 – November 1960	1.4
Lovely, Lovely (Loverly, Loverly)	#70January 1965	4	January 1965 – January 1965	1.1
Hey You! Little Boo-Ga-Loo	#76July 1966	5	July 1966 – July 1966	1.0
Back In The U.S.S.R.	#82May 1969	5	April 1969 – May 1969	1.0
Running	#91February 1982	5	February 1982 – March 1982	0.7
La Paloma Twist	#72March 1962	2	March 1962 – March 1962	0.4
Twistin' U.S.A.	#68December 1961	3	December 1961 – December 1961	0.3
Black Cloud	#98June 1963	1	June 1963	0.1

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