In the 2021 update, it was moved to number 315. Billboard named the song #9 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. In 2019, the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame under the new singles category created in 2018. The song appeared in a Broadway musical based on the songs of Ellie Greenwich, Leader of the Pack, which opened in 1985. In 1990, the song was used in the Martin Scorsese film, Goodfellas. Chart performance Twisted Sister version Recording In 1985, the heavy metal band Twisted Sister recorded a cover version of "Leader of the Pack" from the eponymous leader's perspective, where it is the female lover that was in a car accident, although, in the video, she does not die. The track was included on the group's fourth studio album Come Out and Play. It was released as the album's first single and was issued on Atlantic Records. The song charted at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number 47 on the UK Singles chart. In Canada in bubbled on the RPM Top Singles chart peaking at number 80. In New Zealand the single reached number 45. Other versions On her debut album The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler did a version which began in the original tempo, sped up in the second verse, and was so fast by the end that it became difficult to understand the lyrics. Midler later covered the opening track of the Leader of the Pack album "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" on her 2014 album It's The Girls! French singer Frank Alamo (1942–2012) recorded this song in French in 1965 as "Le chef de la bande". New Zealand group When the Cat's Away released a version as their debut single. In the U.S. television series American Dreams, the song was performed by Hilary and Haylie Duff, acting as members of the Shangri-Las. In the 2006 movie Happy Feet, it was sung by the character Néstor, with a sad rhythm quite different from the original. The Portsmouth Sinfonia covered the song on their 1980 album 20 Classic Rock Classics. It is the only track on the album with vocals. Alvin and the Chipmunks did a cover version, changing "Jimmy" to "Alvin". On the album Chipmunk Rock, the Chipmunks are portrayed as the girls. This is also the first Chipmunks