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Chuck Berry Is on Top by Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry Is on Top is an album by Chuck Berry, released in 1959. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Maybellene”, on 9 lists with a best position of #113.
Chuck Berry Is on Top, his third studio album, came out on Chess in July 1959 with Leonard and Phil Chess producing, and it plays like a victory lap. Nearly everything on it had already been out on 45, several of those singles charting on both sides, so the LP gathers a run of hits into one place; the lone newcomer is "Blues for Hawaiians". One reviewer later called it close to a greatest-hits set in its own right.
"Maybellene" is here, Berry's hot-rodded reworking of the country tune "Ida Red", and so is "Roll Over Beethoven". Together they lay out the blueprint: ringing guitar solos, lyrics about teen life and the things money buys, and a showman's swagger in every line. Later CD reissues paired it with St. Louis to Liverpool in 2008 and One Dozen Berrys in 2012.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Chuck Berry Is on Top on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maybellene | 9 | #113 | – | 2001–2026 | |
| 2 | Roll Over Beethoven | 1 | #650 | – | 2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.