Peak
7
Weeks
26
Score
3,463
Chart Year
1960
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"Finger Poppin' Time" is a song written by Hank Ballard and performed by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. It reached number two on the US Billboard R&B chart and number seven on the pop chart in 1960.[1] It was featured on their 1960 album Mr. Rhythm and Blues.[2] Ballard re-released a version of the song in 1972 as a single, but it did not chart. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1961, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles. The song ranked number 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.[3] The record sold in excess of one million copies
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now It's finger pop poppin' time Finger poppin', poppin' time I feel so good and that's a real good sign Here comes May and here comes Sue Here come Johnny and Bobby too It's finger pop poppin' time I feel so good and that's a real good sign Here comes May and here comes Sue Here come Johnny and Bobby too It's finger pop poppin' time I feel so good and that's a real good sign Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now It's finger pop poppin' time Finger poppin', poppin' time I feel so good and that's a real good sign
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 16, 1960 | 81 | 45 |
| 2 | May 23, 1960 | 73 | 53 |
| 3 | May 30, 1960 | 67 | 59 |
| 4 | Jun 6, 1960 | 64 | 62 |
| 5 | Jun 13, 1960 | 74 | 52 |
| 6 | Jun 20, 1960 | 74 | 52 |
| 7 | Jun 27, 1960 | 64 | 62 |
| 8 | Jul 4, 1960 | 60 | 66 |
| 9 | Jul 11, 1960 | 53 | 73 |
| 10 | Jul 18, 1960 | 28 | 98 |
| 11 | Jul 25, 1960 | 17 | 109 |
| 12 | Aug 1, 1960 | 14 | 112 |
| 13 | Aug 8, 1960 | 15 | 111 |
| 14 | Aug 15, 1960 | 7 | 119 |
| 15 | Aug 22, 1960 | 8 | 118 |
| 16 | Aug 29, 1960 | 7 | 119 |
| 17 | Sep 5, 1960 | 8 | 118 |
| 18 | Sep 12, 1960 | 15 | 111 |
| 19 | Sep 19, 1960 | 19 | 107 |
| 20 | Sep 26, 1960 | 20 | 106 |