The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher: Billboard Books
Total Pages: 914
Release: 2010-10-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0823085546

The Essential Reference Guide to America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists Spanning More than Fifty Years of Music Beginning with Bill Haley & His Comets’ seminal “Rock Around the Clock” all the way up to Lady Gaga and her glammed-out “Poker face,” this updated and unparalleled resource contains the most complete chart information on every artist and song to hit Billboard’s Top 40 pop singles chart all the way back to 1955. Inside, you’ll find all of the biggest-selling, most-played hits for the past six decades. Each alphabetized artist entry includes biographical info, the date their single reached the Top 40, the song’s highest position, and the number of weeks on the charts, as well as the original record label and catalog number. Other sections—such as “Record Holders,” “Top Artists by Decade,” and “#1 Singles 1955-2009”—make The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits the handiest and most indispensable music reference for record collectors, trivia enthusiasts, industry professionals and pop music fans alike. Did you know? • Beyoncé’s 2003 hit “Crazy in Love” spent 24 weeks in the Top 40 and eight of them in the #1 spot. • Billy Idol has had a total of nine Top 40 hits over his career, the last being “Cradle of Love” in 1990. • Of Madonna’s twelve #1 hits, her 1994 single “Take a Bow” held the spot the longest, for seven weeks—one week longer than her 1984 smash “Like a Virgin.” • Marvin Gaye’s song “Sexual Healing” spent 15 weeks at #3 in 1982, while the same song was #1 on the R&B chart for 10 weeks. • Male vocal group Boyz II Men had three of the biggest chart hits of all time during the 1990s. • The Grateful Dead finally enjoyed a Top 10 single in 1987 after 20 years of touring. • Janet Jackson has scored an impressive 39 Top 40 hits—one more than her megastar brother Michael!

The Billboard Book of Number One Albums

The Billboard Book of Number One Albums
Author: Craig Rosen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1996
Genre: Music
ISBN:

This up-close look of the stories behind some of the most influential rock-and-roll albums is packed with revealing anecdotes -- many never published before.

The Billboard Albums

The Billboard Albums
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher: Record Research
Total Pages: 1448
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN:

A 50-year history of the rock era, including every album that made "The Billboard 200" chart - over 25,000! This amazing reference source provides an artist-by-artist listing of every album that charted in Billboard from 1956 through December 31, 2005. It includes all the chart data including peak chart position, total weeks charted, chart debut date, total weeks at #1, #2 or #3 positions, original record label and number, and more! Also features many bonus sections, including a top 500 artists ranking, chronological listing of all #1 albums, the top 100 albums of all time, top artists by decade, albums of longevity, and more. Includes album cover photos, artist biographies, and many other statistics.

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 1955 to Present

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 1955 to Present
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher: Billboard Books
Total Pages: 509
Release: 1983
Genre: Billboard (Cincinnati, Ohio : 1963)
ISBN: 9780823075119

A descriptive list of top 40 hits with information on the performers, the names of their hits, number of weeks on the charts, and accompanying record labels.

Billboard Hot 100 Charts

Billboard Hot 100 Charts
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1990
Genre: Music
ISBN:

A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters, humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's Christmas musical your kids will love performing.

The Billboard Book of Number One Hits

The Billboard Book of Number One Hits
Author: Fred Bronson
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 992
Release: 2003
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780823076772

Provides lists of hit songs by date with information on the artist, songwriter, producer, label, and offering interviews with popular artists.

The Complete Book of the British Charts

The Complete Book of the British Charts
Author: Tony Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1395
Release: 2002
Genre: Popular music
ISBN: 9780711990753

The updated edition of the only chart book that lists both singles and albums in one volume. A new 'statistics' section has been added to include most number ones, most top ten hits, most weeks at number one, most weeks in the chart, one hit wonders and much more.

Billboard Pop Album Charts, 1965-1969

Billboard Pop Album Charts, 1965-1969
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Popular music
ISBN: 9780898200973

This is a week by week chronicle of 1965 thru 1969's pop music albums. These charts are reproduced exactly as they originally appeared in Billboard Magazine. Advertisments from the magazine are also included.

Joel Whitburn's Billboard Pop Hits, Singles & Albums, 1940-1954

Joel Whitburn's Billboard Pop Hits, Singles & Albums, 1940-1954
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher: Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Pop Hits Singles and Albums is four big books in one covering the wonderful era of big bands, classic crooners, classy female vocalists and smooth vocal groups. The first section is an artist-by-artist anthology of classic pop songs with complete chart data and now shows every record's B-side. Following is a year-by-year ranking of all the hits which includes each song's songwriter(s). For the first time ever are the Top 10 charts for every week from 1940-54. And finally, the complete story of the early pop albums chart is told artist-by-artist - showing all chart data and every track from every album!