Title: Top 40 Hitdossier 1965-2012
Description: In 1965 appeared the first official Top 40 list of the most popular pop music singles of the week in the Netherlands, then compiled by Radio Veronica. Meanwhile, the top 40 already begun its 45th year and this the eleventh edition of this reference book. It contains all the singles that have ever been in the Top 40, artist in alphabetical order, with the date of entry, quoted several weeks and reached highest position. After that follow all year lists the hundred most successful albums a year, a list of all the songs one ever and a comprehensive index by title. The Beatles and the Stones to Jan Smit and 50 Cent: an exhaustive and perfect reference book for lovers of singles in particular and pop music in general. While there was a CD shipped in the previous version, it is not included in the eleventh edition. However, there are more cross-references between acts, a top 250 of the noughties and various facts and figures added. Updated to December 2011.
Subjects: Pop Music, Encyclopedia, Netherlands, Top 40, Music, Popular Culture
Places: Netherlands