Jerry Lee Lewis: Top 50 Songs

Jerry Lee Lewis Top 50 Songs

Singer, songwriter, and pianist Jerry Leee Lewis was born on September 29, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana. He was considered a pionner of rock and roll with his aggressive piano-playing style and two classics (“Great Balls of Fire,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”) of early rock and roll. His career on the pop charts stalled in 1958 after it was revealed he’d married Myra Gale Brown, his first cousin, once-removed, when she was 13 years old. He continued to be a presence on the country charts, where he landed 65 chart entries from 1957 to 1989, six of which went to #1. He died on October 28, 2022 at 87 years old. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

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Top 50 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.) DMDB Top 1%: 1. Great Balls of Fire (1957) #1 CW, 1 UK 2. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (1957) #1 CW, RB DMDB Top 10%: 3. Breathless (1958) DMDB Top 20%: 4. High School Confidential (1958) 5. Chantilly Lace (1972) #1 CW Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 6. What’d I Say (1961) 7. Another Place, Another Time (1968) 8. I’ll Make It All Up to You (1958) 9. What’s Made Milwaukee Famous Has Made a Loser Out of Me (1968) 10. Would You Take Another Chance on Me (1971) #1 CW 11. Sweet Little Sixteen (1962) 12. I’ll Sail My Ship Alone (1958) 13. Break-Up (1958) 14. There Must Be More to Love Than This (1970) #1 CW 15. To Make Love Sweeter for You (1968) #1 CW 16. I’m on Fire (1964) 17. Crazy Arms (1956) 18. She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye (1969) 19. Drinking Wine Spo-dee O’dee (1973) 20. Lovin’ Up a Storm (1959) 21. Fools Like Me (1958) 22. Middle Age Crazy (1977) 23. Me and Bobby McGee (1971) 24. High Heel Sneakers (1964) 25. You Win Again (1957) 26. Baby Baby Bye Bye (1960) 27. Good Golly Miss Molly (1963) 28. She Still Comes Around to Love What’s Left of Me (1968) 29. Rockin’ My Life Away (1979) 30. Once More with Feeling (1970) 31. One Has My Name, the Other Has My Heart (1969) 32. Touching Home (1971) 33. I Can’t Seem to Say Goodbye (1970) 34. Boogie Woogie Country Man (1975) 35. Who Will the Next Fool Be (1979) 36. No Headstone on My Grave (1973) 37. Save the Last Dance for Me (1961) 38. Lewis Boogie (1958) 39. Cold, Cold Heart (1961) 40. When He Walks on You Like You Have Walked on Me (1971) 41. One Minute Past Eternity (1969) 42. Invitation to Your Party (1969) 43. Pen and Paper (1963) 44. 39 and Holding (1981) 45. Turn on Your Love Light (1972) 46. I Can Still Hear the Music in the Restroom (1975) 47. Sometimes a Memory Ain’t Enough (1973) 48. He Can’t Fill My Shoes (1974) 49. Let’s Put It Back Together (1976) 50. Come on In (1978) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Jerry Lee Lewis Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 11/3/2022.