Ranked #12 - Johnny B. Goode by
"Johnny B. Goode" was released in 1958 by rock and roll icon Chuck Berry. This song is the essence of a rags-to-riches story, the real American dream. Its guitar solo is listed as number twelve on the list of 100 greatest guitar solos compiled by Guitar World. The guitar riff in the opening is widely regarded as the most famous and recognizable guitar riff of all time. Q Magazine listed the song as number forty two on the list of one hundred greatest guitar tracks of all time. Berry was noted for playing two guitars throughout his career: a Gibson ES-355 and a Gibson ES-125.