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Joel Whitburn Presents a Century of Pop Music: Year-By-Year Top 40 Rankings of the Songs & Artists That Shaped a Century
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- 244 Pages
- Published by Record Research Inc.
Product Description
Pop into the new millennium with 100 separate rankings of the Top 40 songs of every year from 1900 through 1999! Whatever your generation, A Century of Pop Hits holds the soundtrack of your life. This chronological tour through the prime of pop musicÕs past takes you from ragtime to rap, from crooners to country, from big bands to R&B, from the cylinder to the CD. Each of the 100 yearly rankings are based on AmericaÕs weekly popular music charts and include chart … More >>
February 26th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
This book is chock full of information about all of the songs that made the Top 40 List over the past 100 years. It has very interesting stories about the artists and how the songs came to be. It was a fun read and I highly recommend it. I read it from cover to cover when I first got it and have used it time and time again to look up information on an artist or a song.
If you like music, you’ll love this book!
Rating: 5 / 5
February 26th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
I didn’t like the overall content of the book, it’s missing some chart data such as the actual countdown excerpts and the weekly top 40 charts that includes the whole top 10 songs of that era.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 26th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
I have the earlier version of Pop Memories (1890-1954). This new edition does a nice job of arranging the tops hits by year all the way to 1999. The older version includes many more lesser known artists. All in all, they work well together for comprehensive coverage.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 26th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
I purchased this book a year ago-It lists every single pre rock & rock era song that topped the charts-Readers will also enjoy the short articles by Whitburn that chronicle what was going on in the world during the 20th century-This book is a must have.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 26th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
This book is one to put on a coffee table and also a great gift for any music fan. It lists the top 40 songs of each year from the 1900s right thru 1999, as well as the decade charts. There are some interesting charts comparing the chart history of the top artists from 1900-1950 and 1950-1999 based on their top hits. I highly suggest this book to everyone a great price for a great book.
Rating: 5 / 5