AMERICA’S HOT 100: NO. 2 SONG! JANUARY 20, 1962 BILLBOARD No. 2 SONG IN AMERICA * Joey Dee * WEEK OF 1/20/1962 https://mcrfb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/03-Peppermint-Twist-Joey-Dee-the-Starlighters.mp3 EIGHTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Peppermint Twist (Part 1),” by Joey Dee and the Starlighters peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, January 27, 1962. (source: Billboard).