- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Guinness World Records Limited; 16th Revised edition edition (23 May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 085112190X
- ISBN-13: 978-0851121901
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.8 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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***** - The definitive chart anorak book
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Now in its 9th edition, this established pop-music reference book contains information on every hit single in Britain since the charts began in 1952, including title, artist, label, catalogue number, number of weeks in the charts, and highest position. All entries are listed under both artist names and song titles. The facts and feats section has been expanded to highlight facts such as the most frequently-used Christian names in hit songs, the most popular football-team songs, chart "geography", and one-hit wonders.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This really only applies if you are studying the U.K. charts, but since the late 1970s Guinness have published the definitive encyclopaedia of U.K. Chart hits
This contains a list of all acts to hit the U.K. pop music charts from Al Martino in 1952 to Robbie Williams at the end of the year 2001. The acts are listed alphabetically with chronological lists of each act's hits with number of weeks in the charts and highest chart position. A small amount of additional data is given for some groups, like dates and places of birth, but this is not the purpose of this book and so it is necessarily brief. There is a second section where all the song titles are listed which gives the year, highest position and artist, and this is extremely useful if you can't remember who had a hit with I Only Want To Be With You. A third section gives some chart facts and feats, such as the longest running chart acts, acts with the most hits, etc., and this is interesting and useful for quizzes!
The chart used is that favoured by the BBC, which has changed chart compiler over the years, and strong arguments are made for charts used before the B.B.C. had an official chart on the basis that they must use where possible actual sales data and not record company figures or airplay.
Earlier editions contain better photographs from the likes of Harry Hammond and Dezo Hoffman, but the sheer quantity of chart acts has necessitated the reduction of picture space and the increase in text. There are a few interviews with pop music makers scattered throughout the book, some of which are interesting. The last few editions have been dumbed down in the editorial content, but that doesn't detract from the quality and sheer quantity of the data. This is a must have for any fan of U.K. pop music.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This new edition brings the book's chart coverage up to December 2001. As it's the 25th Anniversary edition, there's a page for every year from 1977-2001, with an interview from a major chart star of the year, a concise summation of the years' events (1989, for example, details Salman Rushdie getting a fatwah and the Berlin Wall coming down)as well as giving us a single and album of the year. The sections are well laid out, with attractive typefaces and colour schemes, emphasising, the text - being a good backing band. Interspersing features with the main body of the text means this book can be read many times over, for pure enjoyment, as much as to aid completion of the NME crossword. Other new sections in this edition are "Pop Quiz Top Tips", for pub quizmeisters and bored coffee shop staff and "Statistics 2000" which lovingly details who sold the most in 2000.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This publication gets bigger and better with every edition. Having purchased previous editions of this book, I have continually referred to it almost every day and the new book will be no different. The striking red cover and design are both excellent while its presentation and content have been greatly enhanced. It's very addictive reading and congratulations to all those involved for another magnificent production. The fact I get two mentions in the book does not in any way alter the fact this is an essential purchase for any serious music fan and those of us who are extremely "chart crazy",
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Old But what was there is usable
This edition was out of date, but HEY, I'm a pensioner so it was mostly OK for the sort of things I wanted to know. Read more
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Guinnes book of BritishHit Singles
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Published on 4 Dec 2009 by Mrs. S. I. Morton
wasn't a hit.
unfortunately i miscalculated the year of the book. i didn't know the book is issued every year now. so i thought it was the last but one.
Published on 2 Jun 2009 by John Byrnes
Everything for the pop music fan
This book is seriously great value for money. In the year since I bought it I've actually started to panic if I've ever forgotten where I left it. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2004 by K. Hurst
THE TRUE BIBLE OF POP
I use this book on daily basis and this is my 7th issue (i ordered the17th issue recently). Every year (or two years for older issues) bringsmore pages, more fun facts, charts and... Read more
Published on 27 April 2004 by MBC
Bible.
This book is an absolute must. Just by browsing the pages will prod your memory into remembering tracks that you had forgot you had forgotten. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2003 by Ian Wantling
The best way to revise for pop quizzes!
The definitive collection of all chart hits from 1952 to the present day compiled both in artist and title orders for easy reference. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2003
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