Peak Week
#11 · 1990-06-02
Open chart weekHot 100
Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance" reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Humpty Dance" is a song by the American hip-hop group Digital Underground from their debut album Sex Packets. Released as the second single from the album in January 1990, it reached No. The song is sung by Shock G's alter ego, "Humpty Hump", marking the character's second musical appearance; the first was Digital Underground's "Doowutchyalike," a pre-album video-single released in the spring of 1989. The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 23 weeks on the chart.
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Chart Journey
- Mar 17, 1990#81
- Mar 24#63
- Mar 31#53
- Apr 7#44
- Apr 14#33
- Apr 21#30
- Apr 28#26
- May 5#26
- May 12#18
- May 19#14
- May 26#12
- Jun 2#11
- Jun 9#12
- Jun 16#12
- Jun 23#14
- Jun 30#19
- Jul 7#23
- Jul 14#27
- Jul 21#44
- Jul 28#55
- Aug 4#72
- Aug 11#85
- Aug 18#88
DEFINING MOMENT
The Story
It debuted at #81 on March 17, 1990. It entered the Top 40 4 weeks later. It reached a peak of #11 on June 2, 1990. After 23 weeks, its final appearance came on August 18, 1990.
The Humpty Dance: A Cultural Moment Captured on Record
Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance" reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Humpty Dance" is a song by the American hip-hop group Digital Underground from their debut album Sex Packets. Released as the second single from the album in January 1990, it reached No. The song is sung by Shock G's alter ego, "Humpty Hump", marking the character's second musical appearance; the first was Digital Underground's "Doowutchyalike," a pre-album video-single released in the spring of 1989. The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 23 weeks on the chart.
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