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Now in its 9th edition, this established pop-music reference book contains information on every hit single in Britain since the charts began in 1952, including title, artist, label, catalogue number, number of weeks in the charts, and highest position. All entries are listed under both artist names and song titles. The facts and feats section has been expanded to highlight facts such as the most frequently-used Christian names in hit songs, the most popular football-team songs, chart "geography", and one-hit wonders.
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***** - The definitive chart anorak book -- Q Magazine
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The Ultimate "Bible of Pop"
Weighing in at a massive 544 pages, the new 13th edition of The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles is the biggest ever.
Weighing in at a massive 544 pages, the new 13th edition of The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles is the biggest ever.
Now published annually, this new edition contains information on date of entry, label catalogue number and peak position for every hit single since the charts began in 1952. More than 7,000 acts have a place in the book, and the Top 500 of these now carry a mini biography. In addition to the regular facts and statistics there are in-depth articles reviewing the year's pop news, gigs, awards, the American scene and Eurovision.
This edition also contains the considered opinion of 30 hitmakers and DJs on what they regard as their favourite single of the 20th Century. Phil Collins, Shania Twain, Jay Kay and Pete Townshend are just some of the stars talking exclusively to The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles about the hits that, in some cases, changed their lives.
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- PublisherGuinness World Records Limited
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0851128238
- ISBN 13 9780851128238
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number6
- Number of pages324
- EditorRice Jonathan, Rice Tim
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