I got the info from the same source. Then I went deeper to Billboard ...

I did NOT know that Chubby has the unique distinction of hitting #1 with the same recording TWICE. He first hit #1 with The Twist on Sept 19 1960, for a week. Then he repeated Jan 13 1962, for two weeks. That was immediately followed by the Peppermint Twist, Jan 27 1962, for three weeks.

My memory is that the Peppermint Twist, with its connection to a nightclub, automatically seemed more adult. For my money, Let's Twist Again is the best song of the three.

To Tom

I stand corrected. According to Wikipedia:

"Peppermint Twist" replaced Chubby Checker's "The Twist," the song that sparked the Twist craze, at the number one position.

You were right.

1961. Friday night. 11th grade. Lod (near tel-aviv airport town), Israel. 2nd floor, in 1 room of 2 rooms of my parents. weekly party with friends. all twisting & rocking. girl friend: red hair & purple dress circling. those were the times. oh. that is another song. enjoy

Hi Tom

You sure about that? I was 15 at the time, and frankly I can't remember that far back, but I am fairly certain the Peppermint Twist came first, but I could be persuaded otherwise. I know it was the " raunchier" or earthier version that my crowd preferred over the what we considered "lame@ Chubby Checker version.

The twist may be the most popular dance where partners dance apart. But later on, Line Dancing, very popular at social clubs and definitely the heir of the twist, took over and became multigenerational.

So nice to hear a story - and music! - from our era!!! - 60's - Yaaaaay!!!
Brings me right back to then - the good ole days!

One of my childhood memories is my Mom and Dad twisting in the living room to the blue album with a pepermint stick on the cover when we were supposed to be asleep!

Peppermint Twist followed The Twist in the number one spot, rather than preceding it.

Joey Dee and the Starliters made The Twist for me. Chubby Checker was the "nice boy" version of the Twist. Joey Dee was the "bad boy" of The Twist. Shame you don't even mention nor apparently even know about Joey Dee and the Starliters.

5th grade, St Bonaventure school, Columbus Nebraska. Al Woodworth gave our first ever dance party on a Saturday afternoon. His high schooler sister and her friend chaperoned, with the basement decorated to be our own Peppermint Lounge . We twisted. We ached. We then hat-danced and hokey-pokeyed. Then we twisted some more.

My wife dislocated her knee while doing the twist as a teenager. What a walk down memory lane. The video of Chubby Checker is priceless

I am twisting right now and I can't stop.

This is the ultimate baby boomer exercise! Get up upon your chairs, dear ladies, and work it!

This lady doesn't know ANYTHING about the '50s. She didn't mention the Mashed Potatoes, which was a great predecessor to the Twist. There were lots of "dancing apart" dances before the Twist. Also, one of the predecessor to Chubby Checker's version was the Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee and the Starlighters. You need someone actually LIVED and DANCED in that era, not some silly academic.

a little love for Hank Ballard,por favor!