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This entertaining book presents the U.S. and U.K. Top 20 charts side by side, month by month - showing how rock and pop developed on each side of the Atlantic. Fully updated, it lists the hits from 1954 through 2003. Alongside every song listing, readers will find important facts such as the artist's name and nationality, current and previous month's chart position, record label, weeks on the chart, and simultaneous position on the other side of the pond. Includes an alphabetical listing of song titles with artists, and an alphabetical listing of artists with song titles and chart-entry dates, enabling easy cross-referencing to help you track down any Top 20 record since 1954.
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Most of the world's top recording artists in the period between 1954 and 2001 hailed from either America or Britain. Read the first page
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The problem with this book (at least if it follows the same format as previous editions) is that it uses monthly charts which are pretty much an artificial invention. It's interesting as far as it goes, but really pretty meaningless as an historical record of actual weekly chart positions. I would recommend instead books which use the proper weekly charts: the new Virgin British Hit Singles due out this autumn for the UK (which replaces the long-running and much-loved Guinness series), or the Billboard equivalent for the US. That way you're getting the actual weekly charts as opposed to made-up lists. I suppose this book is useful if you just want to remember the music that was generally around at some point of your life, but if you want actual weekly chart positions and accurate dates, this is not for you.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Are you like my wife and I? Do you sit there racking your brains listening when you hear a piece of music you can't put a name to? Here's the answer. Once you start into this book you spend lots of time looking at all kinds in the book, we go from one to the other in that braid that music weaves. A very enjoyable experience.
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Very pleased with the book. Fascinating how different US and UK charts have evolved.Suggest the book title should have stated an end year, which was 2003. This didn't worry me as I prefer pre 2000 music anyway.
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top 20 hit singles from 1954 to present day.
This book is a hive of information to anybody involved with music.The book is very well put together and is ideal for Quizzes,crosss references the list is endless. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Foggy
hit singles
just what i was looking for, lists records i,d forgotten about, a real good buy.
Published on 30 April 2010 by Mr. G. R. Barker
Avoid this at all costs
This book only cover monthly charts, and not the weekly once.
WHAT A WASTE.
John B. Helmersen
WHAT A WASTE.
John B. Helmersen
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by John Bendik Helmersen
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Great reference book. A must for music quiz enthusiasts.
Just watch though, Its not up to present day, it only goes up to 2003!
Just watch though, Its not up to present day, it only goes up to 2003!
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by Phillip Littlejohn
Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the Present Day (US and UK)...
A bible of the songs from yester year from both sides of the pond.
I am in the process of putting all the songs we bopped to from 1954 to 1964, and this book is helping me... Read more
I am in the process of putting all the songs we bopped to from 1954 to 1964, and this book is helping me... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2009 by Mr. D. Crossley
very imformative
I have found tis book very imformative and helpful. Its very well laid out and I can follow all catagories very well.
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by Miss D. M. Lowe
great!
As ever, this book is full of everything we didn't know ans is completely up to date with info, always a good read to amaze friends with!
Published on 31 Mar 2008 by tracy
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