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My Friend Jack SUBS 29th Dec 2015		Book Joel Whitburn - Pop Hits Singles And Albums 1940-1954 (2001)	Review This is the book that bridges the gap between the 2015 edition of Pop Memories (which covers 1900 - 1940) and the Top Pop Singles books (which start in 1955). The catalogue page illustrated above gives all you need to know, really, but here's a summary of the various sections:- 1. List of all entries on the Billboard singles charts between 1940 and 1954, in alphabetical order of artists, with the hits in date order. Date of entry, highest position, weeks on chart, label and number, title of B-side. 2. Yearly lists of each hit, ranked in order according to chart performance. 3. Song title index. 4. Singles wrap-up - lots of lists (e.g. top artists, top songwriters, Top singles, #1 singles). 5. Weekly top 10 singles charts. 6. Album chart summaries from 1945 - 1954, including titles of all tracks, #1 albums and various lists. If that ain't enough to convince you to get a copy, then nothing will! 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
My Friend Jack SUBS 27th Dec 2015		Book Joel Whitburn - Cash Box Top 100 Charts (2015)	Rated 10/10 I've explained in the Notes section what you get, but to expand slightly... each week's chart is presented on one page. Over the years, Cash Box changed their presentation a number of times, so some charts are clearer than others. From October 1964, they started to include an alphabetized (sic) list of the hit songs beneath the Top 100 - you might need a magnifying glass to peruse those lists. There is also an alphabetical list of all the hit songs which gives the date of its first chart appearance, so if you want to follow a particular hit record's progress, it's easy to find where to start. The book itself is up to Record Research's usual exemplary standard (quality of paper, binding etc.). 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
My Friend Jack SUBS 27th Dec 2015		Book Joel Whitburn - Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories (2015)	Rated 10/10 The long-awaited update to the original Pop Memories book is available at last!. If you are familiar with books published by Record Research in the last decade or so, so will know that they set the standard that no other series of chart books anywhere in the world can match. I've mentioned in the Notes section what the book covers but as well as the list of hit records, there is also a comprehensive list of the publications used to compile the charts themselves as well as a music history chronology, summarising the key developments in American popular music prior to and during the period covered. ...And of course, there is a list of all the #1 records and the 100 biggest hits. ...And an alphabetical list of all the hits. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?