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Most Popular Song ever on Billboard Hot 100

The Twist- Chubby Checker

Acclaimed Music ranks it the best song of 1960 and 101st best song of all time

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow- The Shirelles

First surf song to hit Billboard charts (number 2)

Number 3 on Cash Box magazine’s chart for five weeks

Walk-Don’t Run- The Ventures

Spent 3 Weeks on US pop charts #182 on Rolling Stone’s list of 500 Greatest

Songs of All Time

Save the Last Dance For Me- The Drifters

Number 1 single on Billboard Hot 100 for one week

Official song of the state of Georgia Billboard’s 44th Greatest Song of All Time

Georgia on My Mind- Ray Charles

Number 2 on US Black Singles Chart Included on Rolling Stone’s 2004 list of 500

Greatest Songs of All Time

Wonderful World- Sam Cooke

Spent 9 weeks at number one on US charts Sold over 25 million copies

It’s Now or Never- Elvis Presley

Number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 Simon Cowell from American Idol called it

best written song ever

Mack The Knife- Bobby Darin

Won Grammy for “Album of the Year” Topped Billboard charts for nine weeks

Nice ‘N’ Easy- Frank Sinatra

Rolling Stone magazine’s number 1 “Greatest Guitar Song of All Time”

Ranks high on lists by Q Magazine, Guitar World, and Billboard Charts.

Chuck Berry’s most well-known song

Johnny B Goode- Chuck Berry

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