Top Pop Albums 1955-2016

$99.95

A updated edition is not underway; it is unlikely that another edition covering the entire history of the albums chart, along with the tracks of each album, will be released as a single print edition. This is your final chance to get a record of everything that made the albums chart, from #1-#235 (also includes Albums Bubbling Under), in one, hefty volume.

The chart stats, the album and artist facts, and a complete listing of tracks make up each entry in this artist-by-artist compendium of every album to appear on Billboard’s pop albums charts.

No surprise it’s our biggest book by far!

7 in stock

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BACK by popular demand: 100s of 1,000s of tracks!

**NEW to this 8th edition: 8.5″ x 11″ Size and Blockbuster LPs noted!**

The chart stats, the album and artist facts, and a complete listing of tracks make up each entry in this artist-by-artist compendium of every album to appear on the main Billboard’s pop albums charts (“Best Selling Popular Albums,” “Essential Inventory Stereo & Mono,” “Top LP’s & Tapes,” “The Billboard 200” are among its many titles) and its “Bubbling Under” chart!

All the Album Chart Data!

Peak chart position
Chart debut date
Total weeks charted
Total weeks at #1, or #2 or #3 positions
Original record label and number

All the Essential Album Info!

Index of every track with indications on which albums it appears is below artist’s chart discography
NEW: Albums with 10 million plus units sold are highlighted
Albums of major artists are broken into sub-categories: Live, Greatest Hits & Compilations, Christmas, etc.
Grammy Awards, Hall Of Fame, National Recording Registry & Rolling Stone 500 information shown under each honored title! Title notes providing details of interest on many charted albums, such as guest artists, group personnel changes or notable recording sites and dates
RIAA Gold or Platinum Record Certification (includes total number of million units sold)
Symbols indicating special types of albums, such as re-entries, reissues or remixes; 7″ extended play or mini albums; or comedy, novelty, spoken word, foreign language, Christmas, original cast, instrumental, live, compilation, greatest hits, or movie or TV soundtrack albums

All the Artist Info

Decade & All-Time Artist Rankings plus Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Years & notable awards
New artist biographies chronicling the lives and careers of hundreds of album artists who first charted since last edition
Updates of previously published artist biographies further researched for accuracy and reliability
Boldfaced names of artists mentioned in the bios or title notes who have their own listings elsewhere in the book

Big Bonus Sections!