Pop music has been terrible for about the last 20 years. I’ll take anything from Sinatra to Zeppelin to Megadeth for $500, Alex.
Anyway:
“Peppermint Twist” by Joey Dee and the Starliters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIvZu4dPQQ
“Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee and the Starliters was the first album I ever bought way back in 1962 with my paper route earnings. I was 12.