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Top Pop Singles 1990-2022

Artist-by-artist encyclopedia of every song to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart – in color!

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    Top Pop Singles 1955-1989
    Top Pop Singles Explodes Its Boundaries! The complete chart history of Billboard's Hot 100 and...
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    Top Pop Singles 1990-2022
    Volume 2 of the 17th edition of Joel's flagship book picks up where Volume 1 (1955-1989)...
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    Rock Tracks 1981-2020
    Rock music is alive and thriving on Billboard magazine’s Mainstream Rock and Alternative Rock charts! ...
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    The Whitburn Book of Top 10 Hits 1950-2020
    1st-ever Record Research book to include EVERY Top 10 hit from Billboard, Cash Box, Music...
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    Top Pop Albums 1955-2016
    The chart stats, the album and artist facts, and a complete listing of tracks make...
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    Pop Memories 1900-1940
    Walk through the emergence of ragtime, blues, country, jazz, big-band, and gospel...
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    Pop Hits Singles & Albums 1940-1954
    Covers the era of big bands, classic crooners, classy female vocalists, smooth vocal groups, and...
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    The Gavin Report 1958-2000
    If you worked in radio or were an avid record collector at any time from...
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    Radio & Records Top Pop Hits 1973-2009
    At long last, research exists for the Radio & Records charts. Get the full story on...
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    The Comparison Book 1954-1982
    Billboard, Cash Box or Record World/Music Vendor: EVERY song that appeared on any of the...
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    Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996
    Straight from the pages of the legendary Cash Box magazine comes a fresh crop of new...
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    Cash Box Looking Ahead 1959-1993
    Research of EVERY title that peaked on the Cash Box "Looking Ahead" charts. There are 6,378...
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    Hit Records 1954-1982
    Expand your knowledge of pop music! Here you will find thousands of new artists and...
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    Hit Records #101-150: 1959-1982
    Now accounted for in music history are many songs that are "Hall of Fame" classics,...
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    Across The Charts: The 1960s
    Instantly see an artist's crossover power and command of various charts! Contains all songs that...
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    Hot Country Songs 1944-2012
    Need a Country manual now? The 9th edition of our biggest-selling country book, is completely...
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    Hit Country Records 1954-1982
    1st-ever chronicle of the Country charts of Music Vendor / Record World! We've exponentially...
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    Top 10 Country Hits 1944-2010
    Whether you're devoted solely to Country music or a casual fan, you'll find much to...
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    Hot Country Albums 1964-2007
    The album chart histories of Country's greats--an artist-by-artist chronicle of every album to appear on...
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    Top R&B Singles 1942-2016
    From the earliest rumblings of rock ‘n’ roll on Billboard’s “Harlem Hit Parade” through the...
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    Top 10 R&B Hits 1942-2010
    Soul. Rap. Jazz. Blues. Funk. Hip-Hop. It's all Rhythm & Blues or R&B. Spanning many...
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    Top R&B Albums 1965-1998
    Covers every artist and album to appear on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart from 1965-1998,...
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    Top Adult Songs 1961-2006
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    Christmas in the Charts 1920-2004
    Charted holiday classics cover to cover -- a jolly, joyous celebration of America's favorite holiday...
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    Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003
    It's the only book of its kind; not a commentary or critics' list, this is...

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Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 1950s

Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 1960s

Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 1970s

Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 1980s

Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 1990s

Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s

Cash Box Top 100 Charts: The 1960s

Cash Box Top 100 Charts: The 1970s

Cash Box Top 100 Charts: The 1980s

Record World Singles Charts: 1964-1972

Record World Singles Charts: 1973-1982

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2002 Billboard Music Yearbook

Pop Annual 1950-2023

Pop Hits Singles & Albums 1940-1954

Top 10 Pop Hits 1940-2011

Top 10 Albums 1955-2011

Top 10 Country Hits 1944-2010

Country Annual 1944-1997

Top 10 R&B Hits 1942-2010

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Top Pop Playlists 1985-1999

Top Pop Playlists 1970-1984

Top Pop Playlists 1955-1969

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America’s Greatest Hits 1940-2015

America’s Greatest Albums 1956-2015

#1 Pop Pix 1953-2003

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