The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009 (Billboard Book of Top Forty Hits)
JOEL WHITBURN, widely recognized as the foremost authority on charted music, has published more than 100 books based on Billboard charts both for the trade market and for his own mail-order company, Record Research, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Record Research began as a hobby and is now a liscensee ofBillboardmagazine. Joel's other Billboard Books titles includeThe Billboard Book of Top 40 Country HitsandThe Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits.