“The Twist” by Chubby Checker was the first song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on two different occasions. And, for many years, it was the biggest-selling single in U.S. recording history.

Singer and songwriter Hank Ballard, whose hit ” The Twist ” ushered in a nationwide 1960s dance craze, has died. Mr. Ballard, who was suffering from throat cancer, died Sunday at his home, friends ...

The Weeknd has dethroned Chubby Checker‘s 1960 hit “The Twist” as Billboard’s No. 1 Greatest Hot 100 Song of all time with the 2019 release “Blinding Light.” The song spent 90 weeks on the Hot 100 ...