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How many "Twist" and "Mashed Potato" songs were there?

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Question: How many "Twist" and "Mashed Potato" songs were there?
Answer: "The Twist," "Let's Twist Again," "Twist It Up," Chubby Checker
"Slow Twistin'," Dee Dee Sharp & Chubby Checker
"Dear Lady Twist," "Twist, Twist Senora," Gary US Bonds
"Peppermint Twist," Joey Dee and the Starliters
"Twist And Shout," The Isley Brothers, The Beatles
"Twistin' The Night Away," Sam Cooke
"Do The Twist," "Rubberleg Twist," "Spanish Twist," "Twistin' With Linda," The Isley Brothers
"New Orleans Twist," Blazer Boy
"Soul Twist," King Curtis
"Twistin' Postman," The Marvelettes
"Twist Lackawanna," Junior Walker & The All-Stars
"Twist & Limbo," The Impressions
"Twistin' U.S.A.," Danny & The Juniors

The Mashed Potato is the dance craze with the second most appearances on 45, including:

"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes," "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.," "Mashed Potatoes '66" (1962), James Brown
"Mashed Potato," "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)," Dee Dee Sharp
"Monster Mash," Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
"Mashed Potato Limbo," Chubby Checker
"Mashed Potato Party," Link Wray
"Mashed Potato Twist," B.B. King

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