"Billboard" Book of Top 40 Hits: Complete Chart Information About the Artists and Their Songs, 1955 to 2000 (BILLBOARD BOOK OF TOP FORTY HITS) - Softcover

Whitburn, Joel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823076903 ISBN 13: 9780823076901

Publisher: Billboard Books,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

Features information on all the pop singles and artists who have hit the Billboard charts since 1955.

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Review:

"An essential reference that can quickly tell you everything from how many No. 1 hits Roy Orbison had (two) to the name of the group that did "I'm Too Sexy" (Right Said Fred)." - Boston Herald; "I love paging through it, looking for songs I know and songs I should know." - Keyboard"

Synopsis:

This volume provides chart information on all songs and artists to make up the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart from 1955 to the end of the 20th century. Every artist entry begins with brief biographical information, followed by the date each single first reached the Top 40, the single's highest position in the chart, the number of weeks it remained in the chart, and the single's original record label and catalogue number. Following the alphabetical listing by artist of all singles to make the Top 40 of the "Billboard" charts is an additional alphabetical listing by song title for easy reference and a "Record Holders" section detailing "Top 100 Singles 1955-1999", "Top 100 Artists 1955-1999", "Top Artists By Decade", "Top Artist Achievements", "Top Singles By Decade", and "No 1 Singles Listed Chronologically 1955-1999". There are captions for 300 photographs and biographical information for each artist offering facts and trivia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Billboard Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0823076903
• ISBN 13: 9780823076901
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 896