Famous Musicians Who Allegedly Stole Their Number One Hits

Stolen From Chuck Berry

The group's summer hit listed Brian Wilson as the sole songwriter, but maybe Chuck Berry should have been included, as the song has been accused of plagiarizing Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" from 1958.  Berry was later given a writing credit and royalties in publishing rights. "I just took 'Sweet Little Sixteen' and rewrote it into something of our own," Wilson admitted in 2015. 

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