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by Fred Bronson (Author) "THE typical record industry executive picking up the July 9, 1955 issue of Billboard might have taken notice that the new number one single on..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 1008 pages
  • Publisher: Billboard Books,U.S.; 5 edition (1 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0823076776
  • ISBN-13: 978-0823076772
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.8 x 5.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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"The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits" provides the inside scoop behind every song since 1955 through present known to reach the pinnacle of the legendary and most-respected record chart in the world - Billboard's Hot 100. Entries include vivid anecdotes from the hit-making artists, songwriters and producers; a brief history of the song; the chart entry date and position; the number of weeks on the chart; the date the song reached number one; and much more. This is the ultimate music reference book for every rock fan.
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THE typical record industry executive picking up the July 9, 1955 issue of Billboard might have taken notice that the new number one single on the Best Sellers in Stores chart was "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets, and then moved on to the more pressing news stories of the day. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!!, 30 Dec 1997
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An excellent source for record collectors and for music fans interested in a detailed description of every song to make #1 on the "Billboard" charts since 1955!! It'll be a part of my music library forever!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC REFERENCE GUIDE FOR MUSIC LOVERS, 24 Aug 1998
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This book is a fantastic book for music lovers. It gives the number one songs along with a summary that gives more than enough information for one to read. Also, the details about the specific songs tell of how the song or songs came about and a brief summary of the musical number. It is a definitive must for record collectors, or music lovers nationwide who want to broaden their knowledge of good old American rock and roll. From rock's early days to the current modern version of rock, this book lets you experience the changes and the feel of the number one saga. I advise anyone who has had a turntable, or just loves to listen to music to buy and read this book. After you are finished reading it, it serves as a great reference guide for data on a certain song or artist. Certainly a book one cannot do without. I give it my highest rating.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Old Wine in a New Bottle, 30 Dec 1998
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Fred Bronson's knowledge of pop music is truly staggering, and his contributions to pop music reference are immeasurable; unfortunately, he has apparently shown little interest in checking up on this supposedly "revised and expanded" book.

So what's wrong? About 95% of the information in the 1997 version of the book can be found in previous editions (a side-by-side comparison test with two previous editions revealed almost no changes), and what WAS updated was usually a tag paragraph (printed with obviously different type) listing details of the artist's death. Revised and expanded? By whom?

Collectors, disc jockeys and devotees of pop music have referred to this book for years, and while the original information collected by Bronson was usually well researched and revealing, the old stories about songs and artists are so familiar to most music fans by now that they're pointless to include today. Many a deejay has grown tired of regaling listeners with stories that they've heard for decades, but Bronson continues to beat a dead horse, and his carelessness has cost him.

Another problem is that Bronson does not have enough interesting information for certain songs: In some cases, he circumvents a particular #1 song and instead writes about something trivial, such as the frequency of repeated words in #1 song titles. Shouldn't these miscellaneous chart tidbits belong in another book?

Worst of all is the lack of information about less-well-known artists, notably one-hit wonders. There are innumerable box sets and CD anthologies available today, many of which meticulously detail minutia about even long-forgotten hitmakers that appear in this book, so why hasn't Bronson checked out a few of these collections' liner notes and then vetted his own text for some serious updating?

Longtime buyers of "The Billboard Book of #1 Hits" should not invest in the latest edition, since even a decade-old copy of the book will suffice for most of them. We can all only hope that Bronson will take more care in the next edition and give his readers something better than this.

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