The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits

by Whitburn, Joel

• ISBN13: 9780823076901
• ISBN10: 0823076903
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: St Martins Pr

Summary

This volume provides chart information on all songs and artists to make uphe Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart from 1955 to the end ofhe 20th century. Every artist entry begins with brief biographicalnformation, followed by the date each single first reached the Top 40, theingle's highest position in the chart, the number of weeks it remained inhe chart, and the single's original record label and catalogue number.ollowing the alphabetical listing by artist of all singles to make the Top0 of the "Billboard" charts is an additional alphabetical listing by songitle for easy reference and a "Record Holders" section detailing "Top 100ingles 1955-1999", "Top 100 Artists 1955-1999", "Top Artists By Decade", "op Artist Achievements", "Top Singles By Decade", and "No 1 Singles Listedhronologically 1955-1999". There are captions for 300 photographs andiographical information for each artist offering facts and trivia.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	9	(11)
About the Author	11	(1)
Researching the Charts	12	(3)
The Artists	15	(682)
How to Use This Section	16	(3)
Alphabetical listing by artist of all singles to make the Top 40 of Billboard's Pop singles charts from 1955 to present	19	(678)
The Songs	697	(116)
Alphabetical listing by song title of all singles to make the Top 40 of Billboard's Pop singles charts from 1955 to present	698	(115)
The Record Holders	813	(11)
Top 100 Singles, 1955-99	814	(3)
Top 100 Artists, 1955-99	817	(2)
Top Artists by Decade	819	(1)
Top 40 Artist Achievements	820	(1)
Most Charted Singles	820	(1)
Most Top 10 Singles	820	(1)
Most #1 Singles	820	(1)
Most Weeks Held #1 Position	820	(1)
Top Singles by Decade	821	(3)
#1 Singles Listed Chronologically 1955-99	824