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Ballard & the Midnighters set a music industry milestone in 1960, by becoming the first group in history to place 3 hit singles in the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time: Finger Poppin' Time", "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" and "The Twist" in mid-July, 1960. The Midnighters held this record
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1980:Ian McLagan
1976:Ronnie Lane
1962:Small Faces
1875:Sonny Woods
1851:Billy Davis
1847:Henry Booth
1716:Ralph Jones
1670:Bobby Jones
1523:Kansas City
758:Kansas City
650:"Sexy Ways"
553:Dance Along
515:Discography
474:the Beatles
459:Billy Davis
416:Records of
403:Dave Appell
372:James Brown
257:Johnny Otis
253:the Falcons
141:Henry Booth
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1954:Chad Smith
1934:Jack Irons
1913:Laura Nyro
1889:Pete Moore
1829:Matt Sorum
1817:Dizzy Reed
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1622:Performers
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956:References
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603:US R&B
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376:Bobby Byrd
312:Etta James
249:the Royals
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1516:The Twist
1379:Inductees
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392:The Twist
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613:"Get It"
529:Volume 2
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1458:Video
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