"Twenty Miles" is a song written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and performed by Chubby Checker.[1] In 1963, the track reached No. 15 on both the U.S. R&B and the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It reached #13 in Canada.[3][4]

"Twenty Miles"
Single by Chubby Checker
from the album Let's Limbo Some More
A-side"Let's Limbo Some More"
ReleasedFebruary 1963
GenreRock and roll
Length2:15
LabelParkway
862
Songwriter(s)Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
Chubby Checker singles chronology
"Limbo Rock/Popeye the Hitchhiker"
(October 1962)
"Twenty Miles"
(1963)
"Birdland"
(May 1963)

It was featured on his 1963 album, Let's Limbo Some More.[5]

The song ranked #98 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1963.[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ Chubby Checker, "Twenty Miles" Single Release Retrieved May 2, 2023
  2. ^ Chubby Checker, "Twenty Miles" Chart Positions Retrieved May 2, 2023
  3. ^ Pat Browne (2001), The guide to United States popular culture, p. 154, ISBN 978-0-87972-821-2
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade -April 8, 1963".
  5. ^ Chubby Checker, Let's Limbo Some More Retrieved May 2, 2023
  6. ^ "Top Records of 1963", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 30. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Kowal, Barry. Billboard Magazine's (USA) Top 100 Single Recordings of 1963, Hits of All Decades. August 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  8. ^ The Tremeloes, Twist and Shout Retrieved May 2, 2023
  9. ^ Chubby Checker, "Twenty Miles" Single Release Retrieved May 2, 2023