Berry Is on Top is the third studio album by rock and roll artist Chuck Berry, released in July 1959 on Chess Records, catalogue LP 1435. With the exception of one track, "Blues for Hawaiians", all selections had been previously released on 45 rpm singles, several of which were double-sided and charted twice. In his review of the album for AllMusic, Cub Koda described it as "almost a mini-greatest-hits package in and of itself" and the most perfectly realized collection of Berry's career. In 2008, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab reissued the album with St. Louis to Liverpool on an Ultradisc II Gold compact disc. In 2012, Hoodoo reissued the album with One Dozen Berrys on the same CD.
Track listing
Personnel Chuck Berry – vocals, guitars Johnnie Johnson, Lafayette Leake – piano Willie Dixon – double bass George Smith – bass Fred Below, Ebbie Hardy, Jaspar Thomas – drums Jerome Green – maracas The Moonglows – backing vocals Bob Bushnell – bass on "Around and Around"
Charting history
Singles - Billboard (United States) YearSingleChartPosition1955"Maybellene"Billboard Top 10051956"Roll Over Beethoven"Billboard Top 100291958"Johnny B. Goode"Billboard Top 10081958"Carol"Billboard Hot 100181958"Jo Jo Gunne"Billboard Hot 100831958"Sweet Little Rock & Roller"Billboard Hot 100471959"Anthony Boy"Billboard Hot 100601959"Almost Grown"Billboard Hot 100321959"Little Queenie"Billboard Hot 10080
Charts + Chart performance for Berry Is on Top Chart (2026) Peakposition
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