“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.

The year 1962 was an interesting one for rock music, as well as R&B and folk. So much was going on culturally, and rock music was steadily evolving into something different from classic rock and roll.