WDAM Radio's Hit Singles History Of Chuck Berry
# Artist Title Chart Comments Position/Year 001 Joe Alexander & The Cubans “Oh Maria” –/1954 Chuck Berry played guitar for this group. It was his first record. 002 Chuck Berry Maybelline” #1-R&B & A-side. #5-Rock/1955 002A Bob Wills & The Texas “Ida Red” –/1938 Upbeat version Playboys that inspired Chuck Berry – Maybelline. 002AB Fiddlin’ Jim Powers & Family “Ida Red” –/1924 Original version. 002B Jim Lowe “Maybelline” #13-R&B/ Famed New York 1955 City DJ – best known for Green Door (#1/1956) 002C Marty Robbins “Maybelline” #9-C&W/1955 002D Johnny Rivers “Maybelline” #12/1964 002E George Jones & Johnny “Mabelline” #7-C&W/1979 Spelling changed Paycheck for this country 45. 002F Mercy Dee “Come Back Maybelline” –/1955 Answer song. 002G Big John Greer “Come Back Maybelline” –/1955 Answer song. 002H Rayvon Darnell With The “Don't Want You Maybelline” –/1955 Answer song. Monroe Tucker Orchestra 003 Chuck Berry “Wee Wee Hours” #10-R&B/ B-side. 1955 004 Chuck Berry “Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)” #2-R&B/1955 005 Chuck Berry “No Money Down” #8-R&B/1956 + #31- Germany/ 1956 005 Chuck Berry “Roll Over Beethoven” #2-R&B & #29-Rock/ 1958 006A Velaires “Roll Over Beethoven” #51/1961 006B Beatles “Roll Over Beethoven” #68/1964 + #1-Australia, #2-Norway, #2-Canada, & #31-Germany 006C Electric Light Orchestra “Roll Over Beethoven” #42/1973 + #6-UK, #19- Netherlands, #22-Germany & #53-Australia 006D Linda Gail Lewis & Jerry Lee “Roll Over Beethoven” #71-C&W/ Lewis 1970 006E Narvel Felts “Roll Over Beethoven” #64- C&W/1982 006F Sonny Curtis “Do You Remember Roll Over Beethoven” #86-C&W/ Tribute song. 1980 007 Chuck Berry “Too Much Monkey Business” #4-R&B/1956 A-side. 009 Chuck Berry “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” #5-R&B/1956 B-Side. 008A Buddy Holly (& The Fireballs) “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” #113/1963 008B Waylon Jennings “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” #3-C&W/1970 009 Chuck Berry “You Can’t Catch Me” –/1956 A-Side 009A Beatles “Come Together” #1-US, UK, From Abbey Canada, Road. John Germany, Lennon was sued Australia, for plagiarizing Netherlands, You Can’t Catch Sweden, Me and settled Norway, out of court. Spain & #3- Japan/Albums /1969 010 Chuck Berry “Havana Moon” –/1956 B-Side. 010A Richard Berry & The Pharoahs “Louie Louie” –/1957 Composer – Richard Berry – cited Chuck Berry's Havana Moon for the song's speech pattern and references to Jamaica. 011 Chuck Berry “School Day” #1-R&B & #3-Rock & /1957 + #24- UK/1957 012 Chuck Berry “Oh Baby Doll” #12-R&B & #57-Rock/ 1957 013 Chuck Berry “Rock & Roll Music” #6-R&B & #8-Rock/1957 + #15-UK/ 1957 013A Beach Boys “Rock & Roll Music” #5/1976 013B Rivieras “Little Donna” #93/1964 Same melody as Rock & Roll Music. 014 Chuck Berry “Sweet Little Sixteen” #1-R&B & A-side of Reelin’ #2-Rock/1958 & Rockin’ 014A Clarence Garlow “Route 90” –/1953 Original melody for Sweet Little Sixteen. 014B Beach Boys "Surfin' U.S.A." #3/1963 & #36/1974 014C Leif Garrett "Surfin' U.S.A." #20/1977 015 Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” #2-R&B & #8-Rock/1957 015A Louis Jordan & His Tympany “Ain’t That Just Like A Woman (They’ll Do It #1-R&B/1946 Guitarist Carl Five Every Time)” Hogan’s opening riff is single string, while Chuck Berry employed double notes on the intro to Johnny B. Goode, but otherwise those two guitar licks are identical. 015B Dion “Johnny B. Goode” #71/1964
015C Buck Owens “Johnny B. Goode” #1-C&W & #114-Rock/ 1969 015D Johnny Winter “Johnny B. Goode” #92/1970 015E Peter Tosh “Johnny B. Goode” #84/1983 Long version. 015F Eddy Bell & The Bel-Aires “Johnny Be Goode Is In Hollywood” –/1963 Answer song. 015G Surfer Girls “Draggin’ Wagon” #134/1964 Same melody as Johnny B. Goode. 016 Chuck Berry “Bye Bye Johnny” –/1960 Answer song. 016A Bruce Springsteen “Bye Bye Johnny” –/1985 B-side of I’m On Fire (#6/1985). Bruce Springsteen re- wrote Chuck Berry’s lyrics in a tribute to Elvis Presley. 017 Chuck Berry “Beautiful Delilah” #81/1957 018 Chuck Berry “Carol” #9-R&B & #18-Rock/ 1958 018A Rolling Stones “Carol” #9-France/ From The Rolling 1964 + #1-UK Stones. & Australia, #2-Germany, #11-U.S., &45-France- Albums/1964 019 Chuck Berry “Joe Joe Gunne” #83/1958 020 Chuck Berry “Sweet Little Rock And Roller” #13-R&B & #47-Rock/ 1958 021 Chuck Berry “Run Rudolph Run” #69/1958 + A-side. #36-UK/1958 022 Chuck Berry “Merry Christmas Baby” #71/1958 B-side. 022A Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers “Merry Christmas Baby” #3-R&B/1947 Original version. & Composer – #8-R&B/1948 Charles Brown – member of this act. 023 Chuck Berry “Anthony Boy” #60-Rock/ 1959 024 Chuck Berry “Almost Grown” #3-R&B & A-side. #32-Rock/ 1959 025 Chuck Berry “Little Queenie” #80-Rock/ B-side. From the 1959 movie, Go Johnny Go, starring Alan Freed. 025A Rolling Stones “Little Queenie” #5- From Get Yer Ya Switzerland, Ya’s Out – The #12- Rolling Stones In Netherlands, Concert – #1-UK, #19-Germany, #2-Australia, #2- & #29- Netherlands, #3- Australia/1971 Norway, #3- Sweden, #6-U.S., #6-Germany, #11-France & #30/Germany/ 1970. 026 Chuck Berry “Back In The U.S.A.” #16-R&B/ A-side. 1959 026A Linda Ronstadt “Back In The U.S.A.” #16-Rock, #30-AC, & #41-C&W/ 1978 + #8-Canada & #24-New Zealand/1978 026A Beatles “Back In The U.S.S.R” #1-Albums/ From The 1968 Beatles (White Album). 026B Chubby Checker “Back In The U.S.S.R.” #82/1969 027 Chuck Berry “Memphis, Tennessee” #6-UK/1959 B-side. 027A Lonnie Mack “Memphis” #5/1963 027B Johnny Rivers “Memphis” #2/1964 027C Fred Knoblock “Memphis” #104/1981 028 Chuck Berry “Broken Arrow” #108-Rock/ Same melody as 1959 Old MacDonald. 029 Ecuadors “Say You’ll Be Mine” –/1959 The Ecuadors were Harvey Fuqua (of the Moonglows), Billy Davis, and Etta James backed by Chuck Berry and his band. 030 Chuck Berry “Too Pooped To Pop (Casey)” #18-R&B/ A-side. 1960 031 Chuck Berry “Let It Rock” #64-Rock/ B-side. 1960 + #6-UK/1960 032 Chuck Berry “Jaguar And Thunderbird” #109/1960 033 Chuck Berry “Come On” –/1961 A-side. 033A Rolling Stones “Come On” #21-UK/1963 Their first hit single. 034 Chuck Berry “Go-Go-Go” –/1961 & #38- B-side. UK/1964 035 Chuck Berry “Nadine (Is It You?)” #7-R&B & #23-Rock / 1964 + #27-UK/1964 036 Chuck Berry “No Particular Place To Go” #2-R&B & Same melody as #10-Rock/ School Day. 1964 + #3-UK/1964 037 Chuck Berry “You Never Can Tell” #14-Rock/ 1964 + #26-UK/1964 038 Chuck Berry “Little Marie” #30-R&B & Answer song to #54-Rock/ Memphis, 1964 Tennessee. 039 Chuck Berry “Promised Land’ #16-R&B & Same melody as #41-Rock/ Wabash 1964 Cannonball. 039A Freddy Weller “Promised Land” #3-C&W/1971 039B Elvis Presley “Promised Land” #14/1974 039C Carter Family “Wabash Cannonball” –/1929
039D Roy Acuff & His Crazy “Wabash Cannonball” –/1938 Tennesseans 040 Chuck Berry “Dear Dad" #95-Rock/ 1965 041 Chuck Berry “My Ding-A-Ling” #42-R&B & Backed by the #1-Rock/1972 Average White + #1-Canada, Band recorded in #1-UK, #7- Coventry, Norway, #29- England in 1968 Netherlands, and originally & #40- titled My Germany/ Tambourine. 1972 041A Chuck Berry “My Tambourine” #185-Albums/ From From St. 1968 Louie To Frisco. 041B Dave Bartholomew “My Ding-A-Ling” –/1952 Original version. Same melody as Little Brown Jug, a famous drinking song/folk song composed by 1869 by Joseph Winner. 042 Chuck Berry “Reelin’ & Rockin’” #37-Rock/ Backed by the 1972 Average White + #18-UK & Band recorded in #21-Canada/ Coventry, 1972 England in 1968. 042A Chuck Berry “Reelin’ & Rockin’” –/1958 B-side of Sweet Little Sixteen. 042B Wynonnie Harris “Around The Clock Blues, Parts 1 & 2” –/1945 042C Dave Clark Five “Reelin’ & Rockin’” #23/1965 + #7- Sweden, #12-Australia, & #24-UK 043 Chuck Berry “Bio” –/1973 044 Chuck Berry “Shake, Rattle & Roll” –/1975 044A Big Joe Turner “Shake, Rattle & Roll” #1-R&B/1954 044B Bill Haley & His Comets “Shake, Rattle & Roll” #7/1954 + #4-UK/1954 045 Chuck Berry “Oh What A Thrill” –/1975