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Community-ranked versions of Johnny B. Goode. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.
Times Played285
First Played1/22/71
Last Played4/5/95
Typical Length4:25
Longest7:23 (10/9/84)
#1 Consensus PickNov. 4, 1977
94
Length: 4:59 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.64/5 (101 reviews, 342,325 dl)
93
Length: 6:25 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
92
Length: 7:15 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (71 reviews, 256,987 dl)
91
Length: 4:43 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
91
Length: 5:08 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.51/5 (118 reviews, 301,236 dl)
91
Length: 5:24 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.74/5 (50 reviews, 228,881 dl)
91
Length: 4:24 · Archive: 4.80/5 (155 reviews, 518,816 dl)
90
Length: 4:28 · Archive: 4.73/5 (106 reviews, 382,057 dl)
90
Length: 5:11 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.70/5 (60 reviews, 145,494 dl)
89
Length: 7:18 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.56/5 (58 reviews, 244,636 dl)
87
Length: 4:45 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
87
Length: 4:15 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.79/5 (104 reviews, 252,803 dl)
87
Length: 3:53 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
87
Length: 4:08 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
86
Length: 4:33 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.61/5 (97 reviews, 251,600 dl)
86
Length: 4:46 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.55/5 (77 reviews, 242,748 dl)
85
Length: 4:03 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.81/5 (107 reviews, 332,325 dl)
85
#2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.69/5 (68 reviews, 192,708 dl)
85
Length: 4:15 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.73/5 (65 reviews, 172,915 dl)
83
Length: 5:10 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.64/5 (79 reviews, 152,325 dl)
83
Length: 3:54 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
83
Length: 3:16 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
83
Length: 3:47 · Archive: 4.82/5 (96 reviews, 277,668 dl)
82
Length: 4:44 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.60/5 (50 reviews, 192,974 dl)
82
Length: 5:46 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 222,973 dl)
82
Length: 4:25 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.70/5 (67 reviews, 147,436 dl)
81
Length: 7:20 · Archive: 4.78/5 (35 reviews, 135,427 dl)
81
Length: 6:14 · Archive: 4.28/5 (92 reviews, 398,350 dl)
81
Length: 3:39 · Archive: 4.58/5 (153 reviews, 601,403 dl)
80
Length: 4:03 · Archive: 4.78/5 (55 reviews, 161,538 dl)
80
Length: 4:02 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)
79
Length: 4:49 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.62/5 (51 reviews, 145,583 dl)
79
Length: 5:04 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.45/5 (66 reviews, 182,981 dl)
79
Length: 4:09 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.65/5 (49 reviews, 225,105 dl)
79
Length: 3:47 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
79
Length: 4:55 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.45/5 (44 reviews, 175,802 dl)
79
#3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.55/5 (43 reviews, 211,711 dl)
79
Length: 3:57 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.58/5 (77 reviews, 214,093 dl)
78
#1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.64/5 (51 reviews, 119,036 dl)
78
Length: 3:49 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 224,484 dl)
Best Version of Johnny B. Goode for Every Year (1971–1995)
| Year | Played | Vote | #1 Version of Year | Venue | Length | Score | Tape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47× | Apr. 29, 1971 SBD | Fillmore East - New York, NY | 6:25 | 93 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1972 | 19× | Apr. 17, 1972 SBD | Tivoli Gardens - Copenhagen, Denmark | - | 78 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1973 | 19× | May 20, 1973 SBD | Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) - Santa Barbara, CA | 4:45 | 87 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1974 | 9× | Sept. 18, 1974 SBD | Parc des Exposition - Dijon, France | 7:15 | 92 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1975 | 1× | Mar. 23, 1975 SBD | Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA | 4:06 | 67 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1976 | 12× | July 18, 1976 SBD | Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA | 4:15 | 87 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1977 | 13× | Nov. 4, 1977 SBD | Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U. - Hamilton, NY | 4:59 | 94 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1978 | 21× | Dec. 31, 1978 SBD | Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA | 5:24 | 91 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1979 | 19× | Nov. 25, 1979 SBD | Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA | 5:10 | 83 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1980 | 27× | Nov. 30, 1980 SBD | Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA | 4:33 | 86 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1981 | 17× | Sept. 26, 1981 SBD | War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY | 4:25 | 82 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1982 | 11× | Aug. 10, 1982 SBD | Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA | 4:03 | 85 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1983 | 8× | Oct. 11, 1983 SBD | Madison Square Garden - New York, NY | 4:21 | 77 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1984 | 9× | Apr. 20, 1984 SBD | Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA | 7:18 | 89 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1985 | 7× | Oct. 29, 1985 SBD | Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA | 5:11 | 90 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1986 | 6× | Dec. 15, 1986 SBD | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA | - | 77 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1987 | 4× | July 6, 1987 SBD | Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA | 4:49 | 79 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1988 | 2× | Sept. 20, 1988 SBD | Madison Square Garden - New York, NY | 5:39 | 52 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1989 | 6× | July 17, 1989 SBD | Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI | 4:08 | 87 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1990 | 1× | Dec. 31, 1990 SBD | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA | 7:20 | 81 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1991 | 5× | Mar. 31, 1991 SBD | Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC | 5:13 | 73 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1992 | 2× | Mar. 16, 1992 SBD | The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA | 5:11 | 34 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1993 | 8× | Feb. 23, 1993 SBD | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA | 4:37 | 56 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1994 | 9× | Mar. 27, 1994 SBD | Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY | 4:48 | 47 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1995 | 3× | Apr. 5, 1995 SBD | Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum - Birmingham, AL | 4:29 | 37 | Archive.org ↗ |