Well, like it or not, Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” has been ranked the number one song of the Billboard era thanks to recent resulted posted by Billboard (CNN story). There’s no denying it’s an influential song in the annals of music history, but I’m astonished that the Beatles didn’t even show up on the list until number 8, with “Hey Jude.” Take a listen to your top 5 below.

1. Chubby Checker – “The Twist”

2. Santana featuring Rob Thomas – “Smooth”

3. Bobby Darin – “Mack The Knife”

4. Leann Rimes – “How Do I Live”

5. Los Del Rio – “Macarena”

The rest of the top 10 shapes up like this:
6. Olivia Newton-John – “Physical”
7. Debby Boone – “You Light Up My Life”
8. The Beatles – “Hey Jude”
9. Mariah Carey – “We Belong Together”
10. Toni Braxton – “Un-Break My Heart”