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1.StopHarlem Shuffle – Bob & Earl 03:06
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2.StopThe Loco-Motion – Little Eva 02:29
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3.StopThe Continental Walk – The Rollers 02:21
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4.StopHippy Hippy Shake – Tommy James & the Shondells, Chan Romero 01:42
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5.StopHanky Panky – Tommy James & the Shondells 02:52
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6.StopTwist and Shout – The Isley Brothers 02:34
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7.StopThe Shag (Is Totally Cool) – Billy Graves 02:11
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8.StopLimbo Rock – The Champs 02:05
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9.StopThe Madison – Al Brown's Tunetoppers 02:34
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10.StopCool Jerk – The Capitols 02:43
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11.StopThe Monkey Time – Major Lance 02:47
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12.StopThe Duck – Jackie Lee 02:20
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13.StopWillie and the Hand Jive – Johnny Otis 02:37
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14.StopWalking the Dog – Rufus Thomas 02:29
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15.StopThe Watusi – The Vibrations 02:36
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16.StopMashed Potatoes – Steve Alaimo 02:28
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17.StopMonster Mash – Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers, Bobby "Boris" Pickett 03:13
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18.StopThe Stroll – The Diamonds 02:28
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19.StopThe Push and Kick – Mark Valentino 02:26
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20.StopThe Walk – Jimmy McCracklin 02:45
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21.StopPeppermint Twist, Pt. 1 – Joey Dee & the Starliters 02:01
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22.StopHitch-Hike, Pt. 1 – Russell Byrd 02:25
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23.StopThe Freeze – Tony & Joe 02:21
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24.StopEl Watusi – Ray Barretto 02:43
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25.StopRide Your Pony – Lee Dorsey 02:54
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26.StopC'mon and Swim – Bobby Freeman 03:07
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27.StopBaby Hully Gully – The Olympics 02:05
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28.StopThe Nitty Gritty – Shirley Ellis 02:16
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29.StopLand of 1000 Dances – Cannibal & the Headhunters 02:16
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30.StopLet's Dance – Chris Montez 02:28
Thirty-song compilation of big and small hits from 1958-1965 based around a rock roll dance. Although it's imperfect and the smaller, more obscure hits simply aren't as good as the familiar smashes, it's about as good an anthology of the sort as you're going to get, due to the length and quality of the presentation. How to argue with "The Loco-Motion," "Ride Your Pony," "Peppermint Twist," "Walking the Dog," "Cool Jerk," "Twist and Shout," "The Monkey Time," "The Nitty Gritty," "Let's Dance," "The Walk," "The Monster Mash," "The Stroll," and Cannibal and the Headhunters' version of "Land of 1,000 Dances"? You also get almost a dozen cuts that hardly show up on any collections, like Russell Byrd's "Hitch Hike Part 1," Ray Barretto's "El Watusi," Al Brown's "The Madison," Tony and Joe's "The Freeze," and Steve Alaimo's "Mashed Potatoes," which add some enticement to the collection even if they're not among the disc's musical highlights. Presumably because of licensing restrictions, some obvious contenders from the Cameo-Parkway catalog are not here, like Chubby Checker's "The Twist" and Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potato Time." Richie Unterberger, Rovi
- Genre: R&B, Rock
- Subgenre: R&B/Soul, Rock & Roll/Roots, Pop/Rock
- Category Soul, Rock & Roll, Pop-Soul, Northern Soul
- Release Date: February 26, 1999
- Artist: Land of 1000 Dances: The Ultimate Compilation o
- Additional Artist: Billy Graves (Performer), The Vibrations (Performer), Shirley Ellis (Performer), Mark Valentino (Performer), The Capitols (Performer), Bobby "Boris" Pickett (Performer), Jimmy McCracklin (Performer), Johnny Otis (Performer), Ray Barretto (Performer), Joey Dee (Performer), Little Eva (Performer), Bobby Freeman (Performer), Tony & Joe (Performer), Joey Dee & the Starliters (Performer), Russell Byrd (Performer), The Starliters (Performer), Various artists collection, The Diamonds (Performer), Lee Dorsey (Performer), The Isley Brothers (Performer), Tommy James & the Shondells (Performer), Major Lance (Performer), Chris Montez (Performer), The Olympics (Performer), Rufus Thomas (Performer), Steve Alaimo (Performer), The Champs (Performer), Jackie Lee (Performer), The Rollers (Performer)