Discography and Biography of Hank Ballard. Listen to all their hits.
Hank Ballard Songs

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Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 - March 2, 2003), born John Henry Kendricks, was a rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of Hank Ballard and The Midnighters and one of the first rock 'n' roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. He played an integral part in the development of the genre, releasing the hit singles "Work With Me, Annie" and answer songs "Annie Had a Baby" and "Annie's Aunt Fannie" with his Midnighters. He later wrote and recorded "The Twist" which spread the popularity of the dance and was notably covered by Chubby Checker. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

Below is a list of Hank Ballard songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: King 5400
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Hank Ballard
album: Spotlight on Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
1960 King
2 record label: King 5341
chart position: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #7
weeksinr&bchart: 21
written by: Hank Ballard
album: Mr. Rhythm And Blues
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Finger Poppin' Time
1960 King
3 record label: King 5510
chart position: RandB #3 (1 week), US #26
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Al Kasha, Alonzo Tucker & Gordon Evans
album: Dance Along
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters The Switch-A-Roo
1961 King
4 record label: King 5171
chart position: RandB #6, US #28
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters The Twist
1960 King
5 record label: King 5430
chart position: RandB #3 (1 week), US #23
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Billy Myles & Hank Ballard
album: Spotlight on Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters The Hoochi Coochi Coo
1961 King
6 record label: King 5510
chart position: RandB #10, US #92
weeksinr&bchart: 10
written by: Michael Cowan and Hank Ballard
album: Dance Along
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters The Float
1961 King
7 record label: King 5535
chart position: RandB #9, US #49
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Hank Ballard
album: Dance Along
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Nothing But Good
1961 King
8 record label: King 5312
chart position: RandB #21
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters The Coffee Grind
1960 King
9 record label: King 5171
chart position: RandB #4, US #87
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Henry Glover
comments: [ballad]
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Teardrops on Your Letter
1959 King
10 record label: King 5491
chart position: RandB #12, US #33
written by: Don Covay and John Berry
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters The Continental Walk
1961 King
11 record label: King 5195
chart position: RandB #16, US #72
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: The One And Only
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Kansas City
1959 King
12 record label: King 5459
chart position: RandB #17, US #39
written by: Billy Myles and Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night)
1961 King
13 record label: King 45 5535
chart position: US #66
written by: Nathaniel Nathan and Hank Ballard
comments: [B side to Nothin' But Good]
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Keep On Dancing
1961 King
14 record label: King 5510
chart position: Cashbox RandB #30
written by: Hank Ballard
album: Dance Along
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters The Switch-A-Roo
1961 King
15 record label: King 5245
chart position: US #106
written by: Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Cute Little Ways
1959 King
16 record label: King 5550
chart position: Cashbox RandB #45
written by: Williams, Artis
album: Dance Along
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Big Red Sunset
1961 King




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