Joel Whitburn Presents Across The Charts

(Book). Across the Charts: The 1960s is the complete story of a full ten years of music on five Billboard charts. One comprehensive, combined A-Z Artist Section lists, in chronological order for each artist, all of the artist's charted hits that appeared on any of the five singles charts. Shows complete chart data including data from multiple charts for crossover songs plus picture sleeve photos for certain artists, special bonus sections and more! Throughout the 1960s, music evolved and crossed over genre lines like never before and it's all captured right here in a single, mammoth, all encompassing volume!

A must for every music enthusiast's bookshelf, the Hot 100 Annual is a year-by-year ranking, in numerical order according to the highest chart position reached, of the 25,000 singles that peaked on Billboard's pop singles charts from January 1955 through December 2005. Features comprehensive, essential chart data and more arranged for fast, easy reference. The special bonus section also features: Top 500 artists ranking * charted Christmas singles section * Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning songs and records * complete alphabetical song title list * other artist, songwriter, and record achievements.

One of our all-time bestsellers now spans the entire rock era! Billboard Top 10 Singles Charts 1955-2000 draws each weekly Top 10 from Billboard's "Best Sellers" charts for the years 1955, 1956, 1957 and the first half of 1958. From then on, it's the "Hot 100" all the way, with the weekly Top 10s of the premier Pop chart from its debut on August 4, 1958 right through the end of 2000. Each weekly Top 10 chart shows each record's current week's chart position, previous week's chart position, total weeks charted, label and number, and all "Hot 100" hits peak positions are shown in boldface type. Special sections include the highest debuts and biggest movers of each year, decade, and all time; the fastest and slowest movers to #1; and the biggest jumps to and falls from #1. (650+ pages, 6 inch. x 9-1/4 inch.)

Reproductions of Billboard's Best Sellers charts from January 7, 1950 through July 28, 1958 followed by reproductions of the Hot 100 charts from August 4, 1958 through December 28, 1959.

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.

Includes alphabetical list of song titles.

(Book). This premiere edition captures over 35 years of the week-by-week Top 10 best-selling albums in America! The more than 1,800 weekly Top 10s are from the Billboard Top Album charts, an intriguing, ever-shifting mix of hit albums and artists. This is where country meets classical...where teen groups take on heavy metal...where rap rubs shoulders with gospel...and where jazz, alternative rock, soundtracks and just about every other musical genre imaginable all chart on common ground. Can't remember exactly when an album was popular? Check out the alphabetical artist section which lists each artist's Top 10 albums with the date each album first hit its peak position in the Top 10. More special sections depict notable happenings in the history of Billboard's Top Album charts. 530 pages, 6 x 9

Pop into the new millennium with 100 separate rankings of the Top 40 songs of every year from 1900 through 1999! Whatever your generation, A Century of Pop Hits holds the soundtrack of your life. This chronological tour through the prime of pop music's past takes you from ragtime to rap, from crooners to country, from big bands to RandB, from the cylinder to the CD. Each of the 100 yearly rankings are based on America's weekly popular music charts and include chart data on every hit! All artists appearing within the yearly rankings are listed alphabetically in the artist section. The title section shows all 4,000 hits alphabetically with each title's peak position and peak year. Ten fascinating articles highlight the events, moods, and music trends of each decade. Sprinkled throughout the book are pictures of the top artists and rankings of each decade's top hits and top artists. A Century of Pop Hits is sure to spark hours of fun and great musical memories, and provide countless trivia challenges.