| "Johnny B. Goode" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 One of side-A labels of original US single | ||||
| Single by Chuck Berry | ||||
| B-side | "Around and Around" | |||
| Released | March 31st, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Studio | Chess, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chuck Berry | |||
| Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess | |||
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"Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician Chuck Berry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a single in 1958, it peaked at number two on the Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre-Hot 100 chart.[1] The song remains a staple of rock music.
"Johnny B. Goode" is considered one of the most recognizable songs in the history of popular music. Credited as "the first rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom",[2] it has been covered by various other artists and has received several honors and accolades. These include being ranked 33rd and 7th, respectively on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2021 [3] and 2004 versions of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[2][4] It was also included as one of the 27 songs on the Voyager Golden Record, a collection of music, images, and sounds designed to serve as an introduction and record of global humanity’s achievements, innovations and culture, to alien/otherworldly inhabitants.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 42. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
- ^ a b "500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 7. Chuck Berry, 'Johnny B. Goode'". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Chuck Berry, 'Johnny B. Goode'". Rolling Stone (2021 ed.). September 15, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone (2004 ed.). December 11, 2003. Retrieved May 5, 2023.