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Top Pop Singles 1990-2022

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Coming late August of 2023: Volume 2 of the 17th edition of the book that kicked off Joel Whitburn’s Record Research!

This was the last completed project on the desk of our dear, departed founder.  Joel was positively thrilled with the printing of Volume 1 of Top Pop Singles (1955-1989) — the color edition being his favorite of the hundreds of books he authored and published since 1970.  The upcoming Volume 2 picks up with the tail end of the age of the vinyl 45 rpm, and continues the single’s journey through the era of cassette, CD, and MP3, to streaming in present time.  Our research covers everything that appeared on Billboard magazine’s Hot 100 and Bubbling Under charts — that’s 21,095 songs by 4,197 artists.  Witness the explosion of Rap/Hip-Hop, the rise of Latin and K-pop music, and the impact of streaming on the weekly chart.  Get the complete history of music icons who debuted after 1989:  Adele, Mariah Carey, Drake, Imagine Dragons, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and more!

Available on backorder

Discounts Decrease as printing nears so order NOW

$20 Off thru May 31 – $89.95
$15 Off in June – $94.95
$10 Off in July until in stock – $99.95
Reg. Price: $109.95; in stock late August

NEW FEATURES:

  • COLOR text and photos!
  • Title Counts continued from Volume 1 (1955-1989)
  • Artists Ranking spanning 1955-2022 (note artist rankings do not yet appear on sample pages)
  • Artists Ranking spanning 1990-2022
  • All Canadian #1 Hits are noted
  • Brush strokes separate decades of artists with long chart histories

UPDATED FEATURES:

  • More photos – all chosen by Joel Whitburn
  • Up-to-date Bio information
  • Revised Artist Rankings

REGULAR FEATURES:

ARTIST SECTION

ALL SONGS that appeared on these Billboard charts:

  • Hot 100
  • Bubbling Under the Hot 100
  • Hot 100 Airplay

For each of the 21,095 songs:

  • DEBUT DATE
  • PEAK POSITION
  • # of WEEKS charted
  • SONGWRITER(s)
  • LABEL & NUMBER

If applicable:

  • B-SIDE
  • Total WEEKS AT PEAK for all #1s, #2s & #3s
  • RIAA certification of Gold or Platinum for record sales
  • RIAA certification of Gold or Platinum for digital sales
  • CONFIGURATION if other than vinyl
  • FEATURED ARTISTS
  • SPECIALTY RECORDINGS:
    • C – Comedy
    • F – Foreign language
    • I – Instrumental
    • L – Live
    • N – Novelty
    • R – Re-entry
    • S – Spoken
    • X – Christmas
  • TRIVIA NOTES
  • NOTABLE AWARDS (Billboard, Grammy, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Rolling Stone)
  • FIND-IT-FAST features for all #1s, biggest hits, Top 10s, etc.
  • #1s from UK charts with total weeks
  • #1s from other major trade magazines:
    • CB (Cash Box)
    • RR (Radio & Records)
  • #1s from main genre charts with total weeks at top:
    • AC
    • A40
    • ALT
    • C&W
    • C&W Airplay
    • MSR
    • R&B
    • ROK

For each of the 4,197 ARTISTS, one line or more of descriptive Biography featuring:

  • Dates of birth and death
  • Hometown
  • Real Name
  • Group Lineup
  • Genre
  • Decade & All-Time Rankings
  • Notable Awards (Billboard, Grammy, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Rolling Stone)
  • Clover symbol indicates artist had minimum of 24 hits.

SONG TITLE SECTION Lists alphabetically every song in book with artist name, peak position and year charted.

#1 HITS A chronological listing, by peak date, of every title to top Billboard’s pop singles charts.

SPECIAL SECTIONS

TOP ARTISTS:

  • Chart Kings & Queens
  • The “24-Hit” Club
  • Top 500 in rank and alphabetical orders
  • Top 50 by Decade
  • Top Artists by Year & Category
  • Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
  • Artists With Most:
    • Hits on Chart, Top 40, Top 10, at #1, #2, #3
    • Weeks at #1
    • Platinum/Gold Hits
    • #1 Hits: Canadian, UK, Cash Box, Radio & Records

TOP HITS:

  • Top 150 Hits
  • Top 25 Of Each Decade
  • Longest Charting
  • Singles by Decade

Top 50 Record Labels

Additional information

Weight 4 lbs
Dimensions 8.5 × 1.75 × 11 in
Pages

642