The Book of Hit Singles 4 Ed: Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the Present Day Review

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(More customer reviews)I really love this book and pop/rock music fans will spend hours with it...HOWEVER this book really needs an editor to catch those little mistakes, ie, its "Topsy II" (Cozy Cole) not "Topsy Li"; "Affair of The Heart" (Rick Springfield) not "Affair of The Night".And with each succeeding edition, the charts need to be updated, (Britney Spears, for instance, has had more than one hit- "Baby, One More Time" listed as first and last both right off the bat in each succeeding edition! Adam Ant had a US Top 20 hit with "Goody Two Shoes",(1983) so why is the book listing "Room At The Top"(1990)as his first and last, just as it did with "Goody Two Shoes"?), the listings need updating, not merely added onto.Again, this is a book worth its weight in gold...but it could be SOLID GOLD with a thorough revisioning, revising.

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Billboard's Top 1000 Hits of the Rock Era - 1955-2005 (Book) Review

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(More customer reviews)The blend of color photos with statistics here is simply wonderful, surpassing other `top hits' compilations by providing a full color photos of each hit's original 45 RPM picture sleeve or ad, supplementing the Billboard chart details. The rock era covered is from 1955-2005: fifty years of top music, with nine small photos to each page enhancing the countdown listings. Any music fan will quickly consider Top 1000 Hits Of The Rock Era a top pick.

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A colorful pictorial look at the top 1,000 hits of the past 50 years! Each and every hit of the rock era is shown in this beautiful book, in full color with complete Billboard chart data. Each entry includes the original 45 RPM picture sleeve, cassette single box, CD single insert, sheet music, and/or full-page Billboard ad along with: overall Top 1,000 rank, peak position, weeks at peak position, and the year it charted. The book also includes: an Artist Section listing all Top 1,000 titles by the artist's name; an A-to-Z Title Section listing all Top 1000 titles in alphabetical order; a Yearly Section listing the Top 40 hits, year by year from 1955-2005. Over 100 pages of color images pictorially represent every top hit of the rock era. An intriguing, one-of-a-kind book!

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Songs of the '50s: The Decade Series Review

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(More customer reviews)Disappointed with lack of musical depth.I didn't notice that it was easy level when I ordered.Wanted something at a more advanced level.

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59 songs, featuring: Blue Suede Shoes * Blue Velvet * Here's That Rainy Day * Love Me Tender * Misty * Rock Around the Clock * Satin Doll * Tammy * Three Coins in the Fountain * Young at Heart.

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Joel Whitburn Presents a Century of Pop Music: Year-By-Year Top 40 Rankings of the Songs & Artists That Shaped a Century Review

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(More customer reviews)This reference book doesn't contain any text or discussion, but is simply a year-by-year Top 40 ranking for U.S. Music in the 20th century.

There are several great things about this book.First, unlike other books which start in the 50s, this book starts at 1900(!) and goes all the way through 1999.Wow.

Second, the book has a bunch of other lists that help spice it up.It lists the top artists of each decade, as well as the top songs of each decade.There are also 1-page historical blurbs on each decade before the lists so readers can get a quick sense of what the lists signify.

Thirdly, the back of the book includes an index both by artist and song title (you can see which songs are reissued), which is also helpful.

There will always be a question as to the accuracy of Whitburn's lists early in the century.Without radio airplay being a factor, it is difficult to take information from various surveys and sheet music/recording sales from that time and have a definitive Top 40 list with no errors.Another problem with the book is that, well, there's a lot to look at, but little to read.To the average reader, the novelty of this book might wear off quickly.

Popular music fans and musical chart fans will love this book, however, and it is great to generate discussion as well as for reference use.I don't think it's a "must-have," as a good deal of this information can be found for free right on the good old "Internet," but it does have its purpose in some instances.

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Pop into the new millennium with 100 separate rankings of the Top 40 songs of every year from 1900 through 1999! Whatever your generation, A Century of Pop Hits holds the soundtrack of your life. This chronological tour through the prime of pop musicÕs past takes you from ragtime to rap, from crooners to country, from big bands to R&B, from the cylinder to the CD. Each of the 100 yearly rankings are based on AmericaÕs weekly popular music charts and include chart data on every hit! All artists appearing within the yearly rankings are listed alphabetically in the artist section. The title section shows all 4,000 hits alphabetically with each titleÕs peak position and peak year. Ten fascinating articles highlight the events, moods, and music trends of each decade. Sprinkled throughout the book are pictures of the top artists and rankings of each decadeÕs top hits and top artists. A Century of Pop Hits is sure to spark hours of fun and great musical memories, and provide countless trivia challenges.

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Songs of the 40's: The Decade Series (EZ Play Today, for Organs, Pianos & Electronic Keyboards, No. 230) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you like and appreciate great melodies from the 1940s decade then you will like this collection of tunes.

I have bought a number of these Decade Series collection songbooks and like all of them. The selections are always broad and fresh.

I have played out of this particular songbook collection for many years now and still love to play them on my piano.

Contents:

Across The Alley From The Alamo
Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
Anniversary Song
Bewitched
Blueberry Hill
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Breeze And I
But Beautiful
Candy
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Cruising Down The River
Daddy
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
God Bless' The Child
Harlem Nocturne
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
How Are Things In Glocca Morra
How High The Moon
I Could Write A Book
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
I'll Be Around
I'll Remember April
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Imagination
It's A Grand Night For Singing
It's A Most Unusual Day
Juke Box Saturday Night
June Is Bustin' Out All Over
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Lilli Marlene
Mairzy Doats
Managua, Nicaragua
Moonlight In Vermont
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'
Oklahoma
Old Devil Moon
The Old Lamplighter
The Old Soft Shoe
Opus One
People Will Say We're In Love
Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Red Roses For A Blue Lady
Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week
Seems Like Old Times
Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy
So In Love
Speak Low
A String Of Pearls
A Sunday Kind Of Love
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Swinging On A Star
There Must Be A Way
The Things We Did Last Summer
The Third Man Theme
Tuxedo Junction
When You Wish Upon A Star
Wunderbar
You Can't Be True Dear (Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein)
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
You'll Never Walk Alone

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I recommend this songbook collection to you!

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61 songs, featuring: Come Rain or Come Shine * God Bless the Child * How High the Moon * The Last Time I Saw Paris * Moonlight in Vermont * A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square * A String of Pearls * Swinging on a Star * Tuxedo Junction * You'll Never Walk Alone.

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