Artist
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry appears once in our Rock and Roll list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Rock and Roll
- Year
- 1958
- Highest placing
- No. 1 in Rock and Roll
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Johnny B. Goode
1958 · Chess
Ranked No. 1 in Rock and Roll
The opening lick is the genre's national anthem, and the lyric invents the idea of the guitarist as protagonist. Berry wrote the rules and everyone since has been filling in the form.