Johnny B. Goode (1958)
Written by Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
The #1 Top Rock 'n' Roll Song of the 1950s
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"Johnny B. Goode" is a famous 1958 rock and roll song by Chuck Berry. It reached #8 on the Billboard pop chart, and remains one of Berry's best known songs.

Written by Berry in 1955, the song is a rock and roll version of the American dream — a poor country boy becomes a celebrity by hard work and inspired guitar playing.

The opening guitar riff on "Johnny B. Goode" may be the most famous single riff in rock and roll history. It is essentially a note-for-note copy of the opening single-note solo on Louis Jordan's "Ain't That Just Like a Woman" (1946), played by guitarist Carl Hogan.

Listen also to Chuck Berry's 1958 hit
~Sweet Little Sixteen~

Criteria: - Songs listed are from Rock and Roll and related sub-genres. These songs
are ranked based upon their initial and lasting popularity, as well as their
influence and impact on the evolution of Rock 'n' Roll and its sub-genres.

	Top 100 Fabulous Fifties Songs
1. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry 2. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley 3. What'd I Say - Ray Charles 4. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets 5. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard	6. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran 8. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley 9. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard 10. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly	11. Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers 12. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 13. Maybellene - Chuck Berry 14. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 15. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner
16. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 17. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley 18.Earth Angel - Penguins 19. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 20. Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard	21. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps 22. School Day - Chuck Berry 23. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry 24. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 25. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price	26. Lucille - Little Richard 27. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 28. In The Still Of The Nite - Five Satins 29. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos 30. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & the Impressions
31. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 32. Please, Please, Please - James Brown & the Famous Flames 33. Sh-Boom - Chords 34. Money Honey - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter 35. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two	36. Fever - Little Willie John 37. The Great Pretender - Platters 38. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino 39. That's All Right - Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill 40. Your Cheating Heart - Hank Williams	41. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry 42. The Train Kept-A-Rollin - Johnny Burnette Trio 43. Come Go With Me - Del-Vikings 44. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee 45. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
46. Rip It Up - Little Richard 47. Rocking Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith 48. Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace 49. Sixty Minute Man - Dominoes 50. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston	51. Yakety Yak - Coasters 52. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley 53. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two 54. Searchin' - Coasters 55. You Send Me - Sam Cooke	56. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin 57. Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers 58. Susie Q - Dale Hawkins 59. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens 60. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - Spaniels
61. I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles 62. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino 63. There Goes My Baby - Drifters 64. Shout - Isley Brothers 65. White Christmas - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter	66. Keep A 'Knockin' - Little Richard 67. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison 68. Poison Ivy - Coasters 69. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners 70. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams	71. Money - Barrett Strong 72. Speedoo - Cadillacs 73. Rumble - Link Wray 74. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson 75. Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis
76. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford 77. Rave On - Buddy Holly 78. Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters 79. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets 80. Sincerely - Moonglows	81. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Til & the Orioles 82. Story Untold - Nutmegs 83. My Babe - Little Walter 84. At My Front Door - El Dorados 85. Gee - Crows	86. Matchbox - Carl Perkins 87. C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis 88. Only You - Platters 89. All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers 90. Send Me Some Lovin' - Little Richard
91. At The Hop - Danny & the Juniors 92. Little Darlin' - Diamonds 93. Rock-in Robin - Bobby Day 94. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett 95. Blue Monday - Fats Domino		96. Jim Dandy - Lavern Baker 97. Reelin And Rocking - Chuck Berry 98. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy 99. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers 100. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper