Ding-A-Ling

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"Ding-A-Ling"
Single by Bobby Rydell
B-side "Swingin' School"
Released 1960
Genre Rock and roll
Length2:25
Label Cameo
Songwriter(s) Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe & Dave Appell
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"Wild One" / "Little Bitty Girl"
(1960)
"Ding-A-Ling" / "Swingin' School"
(1960)
"Volare" / "I'd Do It Again"
(1960)

"Ding-A-Ling" is a song released by Bobby Rydell in 1960. The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 18. [1] Paired with its flip-side, Swingin' School, "Ding-A-Ling" reached No. 1 in Australia [2] and No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, also co-charting with Swingin' School. [3]

Chart performance

Chart (1960)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10018
Canada (CHUM Charts)2

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References

  1. "Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  2. David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending July 16, 1960
  3. "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 162, June 06, 1960. CHUM.