Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955 .. 1999

Book Description
Spanning 45 years of chart research, Top Pop Singles lists each of the over 23,111 titles and 5,702 artists that appeared on BillboardÕs pop music charts from January 1955 through December 1999. It includes updated hit listings for new sensations like ÕN Sync, Dixie Chicks, and Matchbox 20 as well as veteran artists such as Santana, Aerosmith, and Elton John. Also features special bonus pages with photos of hundreds of "one-hit wonders" and many rare picture sleeves and records. Other highlights include a complete A-to-Z song title section / all-time Top 500 artist ranking / top artist achievements / top hits & record breakers / #1 hits in chronological order / and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

Book Description:
A perennial bestseller in its newest expanded edition, this unparalleled resource provides complete, cross-referenced information for all songs and artists to make the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart from 1955 through 1999. Every artist entry opens with biographical information, followed by the date for each Top 40 single hit, its highest position and number of weeks on the chart, and its original label name and catalog number. Alphabetical lists by artist and by song title are followed by an extensive "Record Holders" section that details the top 100 singles of 1955-1999, with separate charts for that period showing the top 100 artists and top singles by decade. These exhaustive lists and 300 new photos with their fact-filled expanded captions will be valued by record collectors, pop music enthusiasts, and anyone who works in the music industry.