Peak
8
Weeks
19
Score
2,773
Chart Year
1957
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position8
Peak DateDec 23, 1957
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted19
Weeks in Top 4012
Weeks in Top 103
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc1,083
Weekly Calc1,690
Total Score2,773
Rankings
Year Ranking#78
Decade Ranking#308
Billboard Year#62
Top 5000#4,540
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- Chess Records
- Genre
- Rock & Roll
- Composer(s)
- Chuck Berry
- Entered Chart
- Nov 11, 1957
- Peak Date
- Dec 23, 1957
- Released
- September 1957
- Recorded
- May 1957 Studio Chess (Chicago
- Catalog #
- Chess 1671
- B-Side
- Blue Feeling
Music Video
Notes
This song is about a guy who will only dance to rock and roll. It's one of several of Berry's songs where he expresses fealty to the genre, which he helped create. The distinctive guitar riff he came up with on the track influenced many subsequent rock tracks. Said Berry: "I was heavy into rock and roll and had to create something that hit the spot without question." The Beatles played this at their early concerts and recorded it on Chuck Berry's 38th birthday. It was one of their favorite songs to play live, and they used it when they needed an additional track for their album Beatles For Sale. >> Blues legend Willie Dixon played bass on this track. The Beach Boys also recorded this song. Their version reached US #5 and UK #36 in 1976.
Just let me hear some of that Rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you want to dance with me If you want to dance with me I've have no kick against modern jazz Unless they try to play it too darn fast And change the beauty of the melody Until they sound just like a symphony That's why I go for that Rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you want to dance with me If you want to dance with me I took my loved one over cross the tracks So she can hear my man awailin' sax I must admit the have a rockin' band Man they were blowing like a hurricane That's why I go for that Rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you want to dance with me If you want to dance with me Way down South they gave a jubilee The jokey folks they had a jamboree They're drinkin' homebrew from a wooden cup The folks dancin' got all shook up And started playin' that Rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you want to dance with me If you want to dance with me Don't care to hear 'em play a tango I'm in the mood to dig a mambo It's way to early for the congo So keep a rockin' that piano So I can hear some of that Rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you want to dance with me If you want to dance with me
Chart History (19 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 11, 1957 | 54 | 72 |
| 2 | Nov 18, 1957 | 27 | 99 |
| 3 | Nov 25, 1957 | 19 | 107 |
| 4 | Dec 2, 1957 | 13 | 113 |
| 5 | Dec 9, 1957 | 11 | 115 |
| 6 | Dec 16, 1957 | 9 | 117 |
| 7 | Dec 23, 1957 | 8 | 118 |
| 8 | Dec 30, 1957 | 10 | 116 |
| 9 | Jan 6, 1958 | 13 | 113 |
| 10 | Jan 13, 1958 | 15 | 111 |
| 11 | Jan 20, 1958 | 16 | 110 |
| 12 | Jan 27, 1958 | 28 | 98 |
| 13 | Feb 3, 1958 | 35 | 91 |
| 14 | Feb 10, 1958 | 44 | 82 |
| 15 | Feb 17, 1958 | 65 | 61 |
| 16 | Feb 24, 1958 | 76 | 50 |
| 17 | Mar 3, 1958 | 76 | 50 |
| 18 | Mar 10, 1958 | 94 | 32 |
| 22 | Apr 7, 1958 | 91 | 35 |