The Book of Hit Singles
Subtitle: Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the Present Day (3rd Ed)
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780879305963
Subjects: History & Criticism - General; United States; Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal; Discographies; Music; Music/Songbooks; Popular Music; Genres & Styles - International; Great Britain; Discography & Buyer's Guides; Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies; Rock & pop; c 1945 to c 1960; c 1960 to c 1970; c 1970 to c 1980; c 1980 to c 1990; c 1990 to c 2000; Discography; General; Chronology
First sentence: Swiss song 'Oh Mein Papa' (aka 'Oh! My Pa-Pa') was the top transatlantic hit.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 6
description: How to use this book; title: Chart File
pagenum: 10
description: The complete Top 20 US and UK charts from 1954 to the present day. also detailed are artists' first and last hit; peak position of the previous month; the record label; weeks in the chart; instant UK/US chart comparison and whether the record achieved gold or platinum status. Chart facts, artist gossip and commentary on the general developments in the music industry specific to each month.; title: Listing by Artist
pagenum: 374
description:  Alphabetical listing of all artists who had a Top 20, nationality of artist, and chart entry dates of hits.; title: Listing by Title
pagenum: 427
description: Alphabetical listing by song title giving artist to enable quick and easy cross-referencing.