The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information about America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009 Reviews
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information about America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009
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
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Great Reference!!!,
This book is probably the greatest single reference for the modern popular music fan. The last edition of “Top 40 Hits” that I owned only covered up to 1990, and it was around 600 pages long. This new edition goes all the way up to 2009 and it’s huge—900 pages—almost a third longer. I have been without one of these Whitburn “Top 40″ references for a while and I had forgotten how much I missed having it as a music listening tool. With this book you can identify your favorite top 40 hit record (from 2009 back to 1955) when you hear it on the radio, or just look up your favorite song titles to see when they were hits, and learn their peak chart position. Or you can see just how many of your favorite band or artist’s songs made it to Top 40 hit status. The thoroughness of Whitburn’s research is unbelievable! In this latest edition there is still trivia about many of the bands and artists including listings of many bandmembers and their previous and subsequent musical involvement. And in the hands of a skilled music programmer, this book is a powerful programming tool. So it is both entertaining and useful. I guess it’s all a matter of perspective, but since I received my copy it has never been up on the shelf. It is out on the table, and used almost constantly. This was some of the best reference book money I have spent in a long time.
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After being a local DJ for over 25 years, I’ve always relied on Joel Whitburn’s reference books to locate hard to find information on older top 40 hits that you just don’t hear much anymore. Joel relies on the info from Billboard’s charts & then when I’m ready to purchase a new up-to-date edition, I’ve found the place to contact & that’s Amazon.com ! Everytime I check with them they have what I’m looking for, in stock @ the best price. Their shipping rates are reasonable & I get my order in a incredible fast time! Why waste your time looking anywhere else? For me, it’s Amazon.com everytime! One other thing, Amazon.com has a great selection of other editions for those people that may be looking for a different need.
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|Outstanding,
I am a big fan of music and this book was exactly what I was looking for.. The transaction was awesome and I definitely will do it again!
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