Chubby Checker's 'The Twist' Number one in US charts?

Wow, this is impressive, Chubby Checker's 'The Twist' has been named the biggest US chart hit of the last 50 years.

I'm amazed that a song from so long ago could still be the top song, especially after some really big name performers like Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Madonna, Elvis Presley and so many more have had some massive hits.

However, chubby Checker it is, and I guess if any song deserves to be number one this might be one of the songs that is so universally known that I can agree.

What I can't agree with though is some of the other tracks in the top ten, for example the Macarena by Los Del Rio at number 5, or We Belong Together by Toni Braxton.
Source: BBC