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Top Pop Singles 1955-1989

Top Pop Singles 1955-1989

17th Edition Spans 2 Volumes

  • Volume 1: 1955-1989 - in black and white (color sold out)

  • Volume 2: 1990-2022 - in color only (available as print on demand)

Vol. 1 covers the vinyl record era with even more facts and stats than ever!

NEW FEATURES:

  • Top Pop Singles meets Top Pop Albums! All Top 10 Albums, plus other key albums = 1000s of albums listed with full chart data (Debut Date / Peak Position / Weeks Charted / RIAA certifications / Label & Number / Music Industry Awards)

  • “THE PRE-ROCK ERA” Section - 14 pages devoted to early, key R&B/Rock ‘n’ Roll songs and artists

  • Renown Non-Charted Tracks listed below albums

  • All Canadian #1 Hits are noted

  • All Honor Roll Of Hits #1s (the lead chart during the 1950s and early 1960s)

  • Brush strokes separate decades of artists with long chart histories

UPDATED FEATURES:

  • Return of Valuable Vintage Vinyl Prices (for any records valued at $25 or more)

  • Over 1,200 different artists photos (the most ever for any edition of Top Pop Singles)

  • Up-to-date Bio information (including numerous death dates since the 2018 edition)

  • Revised Artist Rankings

REGULAR FEATURES:

ARTIST SECTION

ALL SONGS that appeared on these charts:

  • Hot 100

  • Bubbling Under the Hot 100

  • Hot 100 Airplay

  • Top 100

  • Best Sellers

  • Disc Jockey

  • Juke Box

  • Territorial Hits

  • Breakout Hits

For each of the 25,552 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

  • PICTURE SLEEVE symbol

  • 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 (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)

    • MV (Music Vendor)

    • RW (Record World)

    • 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 5,817 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 (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 the 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, Music Vendor, Record World, Radio & Records

TOP HITS:

  • Top 150 Hits

  • Top 25 Of Each Decade

  • Territorial & Breakouts by City

  • Longest Charting

  • Singles by Decade

  • 150 Most Awarded Songs

Top 50 Record Labels

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