Song · Chuck Berry
“Route 66” by Chuck Berry
From the album New Juke Box Hits (1961)
“Route 66” by Chuck Berry appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2010. It was first released in 1961 on the album New Juke Box Hits. Its best result is #623 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010).
Chuck Berry took Bobby Troup's "Route 66" out for a spin on New Juke Box Hits, the fifth studio album the rock and roll pioneer put out on Chess Records in March 1961, with Leonard and Phil Chess producing. Troup wrote both the words and the music. Unlike Berry's first four LPs, this one came to his fans almost entirely fresh: the only songs already out on a single were "Little Star" and its flip side, "I'm Talking About You".
Berry made and released the album while caught up in legal difficulties that led to his imprisonment in 1962. Bad publicity cut into his record sales, and more than three years passed before he put out another album of songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 623 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
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