The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (Billboard Book of Top Forty Hits) 8th Edition

This Updated and Expanded 8th Edition of The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits offers complete and authoritative chart information on the most popular songs and artists to reach the top 40 positions on Billboard's Hot 100 chart from 1955 - present.

Written by Joel Whitburn, whose company Record Research is the most authoritative source of information on the Billboard charts, this thoroughly revised perennial bestseller is an indispensable resource for pop music fans, record collectors, and trivia enthusiasts, as well as for radio, cable, and music industry professionals.

As in previous editions, each entry begins with brief biographical information, followed by the date the single reached the Top 40, the single's highest position on the chart, the number of weeks it remained there, and the single's original record label and catalog number. Following the alphabetical listing by artist of all singles to make the Top 40 is an additional alphabetical listing by song title for easy reference as well as an extensive "Record Holders" section detailing "Top 100 Singles 1955-2003," "Top 1,000 Artists 1955-2003," "Top Artists by Decade," "Top Artist Achievements," "Top Singles by Decade," and "#1 Singles Listed Chronologically 1955-2003."

Also included are 300 artist photos with expansive captions providing biographical information and a wealth of fascinating facts and entertaining trivia. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2009; This Book Is On The Money!; This is an excellent book to go through and find out that ever burning question of "What ever happened to..." Not only does it give you chart positions, what year, who did what, who played on which album/CD in some instances, it is great...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-27-2009; Complete listing; This book contained all the great songs from the mid 1950's to 2005. It is a great reference book for song titles, artists and year and placement on the billboard's top 40; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-18-2009; Invaluable Reference Book for Pop Music Fans; This reference book by Joel Whitburn provides the date and highest pop chart position of every Top 40 hit since 1955. Most of the book is an artist-by-artist list of all of the Top 40 hits that each performer/group had, followed by an...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-01-2009; Amaze friends with your pop music knowledge; Wonderful, informative resource for anyone interested in popular music. Not only are the top 40 hits listed with dates, recording labels and chart position, but also a bit of information about the artists. I was introduced to these...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2009; This Book Is On The Money!; This is an excellent book to go through and find out that ever burning question of "What ever happened to..." Not only does it give you chart positions, what year, who did what, who played on which album/CD in some instances, it is great...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-02-2005; Good chart info, but watered down by rap & hip-hop; This is a good book if you don't have one of his previous editions. If you do, and you despise hip hop as much as I do, don't waste your money, or get an earlier version. Up until the early 90's, the Billboard charts actually were a true...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-04-2007; Floodgates of fantasy; When the Telecom Act of 1996 was passed, the floodgates opened for Corporations to begin buying radio stations with no limit. Prior to 1996, limitations had been in place since the Telecom Act of 1934 that only allowed 40 stations to be...; read full review | report as inappropriate