Download or read book The Official Albums Charts The Eighties written by Graham Betts and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Official Albums Charts: The Eighties is an unmissable collection of all the UK's Official charts, week-by-week - full Top 75s, chronicling the great variety of music reflected by the most popular albums, on vinyl, CD, cassette (even 8-Track), in this most memorable of decades. These are the rundowns recognised by the music industry as their official charts, as curated today by the Official Charts Company and available at OfficialCharts.com - and including the Official Compilation Albums Charts from 14 January 1989.This is the first time these Top 75s and Top 100s have been gathered together in the same place in a printed volume and is the first in a series of books which, over the coming months, will make up a collection of volumes spanning every week of the UK's Official albums and singles charts from 1952 to the present day. Published at the same time as this title is the companion volume, The Official Singles Charts: The Eighties. Additional volumes on the rest of the UK's great chart decades are coming your way very soon.
Download or read book The Official Charts the Sixties written by Graham Betts and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Official Charts: The Sixties is an essential gathering together of all the UK's Official charts, week-by-week, as the full published chart, chronicling the shifting fashions and trends of that most memorable of decades. That means more than 500 weeks of singles charts. These are the charts recognised by the music industry as their official rundowns (as curated today by the Official Charts Company - and made available at OfficialCharts.com). This means the charts broadcast by BBC Radio 1 and Top Of The Pops, and published by music industry magazine Music Week. This is the first time the full charts have been gathered together in the same place in a printed volume and is the latest in a series of books which, over the coming months, will make up a collection of volumes spanning every week of the UK's Official singles and albums charts from 1952 to the present day. Also included are the accompanying EP Charts, which were published between March 1960 and December 1967. Published at the same time as this title is the companion volume, The Official Albums Charts: The Sixties. The additional volumes on the rest of the UK's great chart decades are coming your way very soon.
Download or read book The Official Albums Chart the Seventies written by Graham Betts and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Official Albums Charts: The Seventies is an unmissable collection of all the UK's Official charts, week-by-week, as full Top 75s and chronicling the great variety of music reflected by the most popular albums, on vinyl, CD, cassette (even 8-Track), in this most memorable of decades. That all adds up to more than 500 weeks of album charts. These are the rundowns recognised by the music industry as their official charts (and as curated today by the Official Charts Company - and made available at OfficialCharts.com). That means the charts broadcast at the time by BBC Radio 1 and Top Of The Pops, and published by music industry magazine Music Week.This is the first time these Top 75s have been gathered together in the same place in a printed volume and is the latest in a series of books which, over the coming months, will make up a collection of volumes spanning every week of the UK's Official albums and singles charts from 1952 to the present day. Published at the same time as this title is the companion volume, The Official Singles Charts: The Seventies. The additional volumes on the rest of the UK's great chart decades are coming your way very soon.
Download or read book 100 Best selling Albums of the 80s written by Peter Dodd and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A totally righteous collection of tunes! From hair metal to the King of Pop, these 100 best-selling albums made up the soundtrack of the '80s. The wild success of artists Madonna, Michael Jackson, Van Halen, and Prince are chronicled here, along with more mellow musicians such as John Mellencamp, Phil Collins, Lionel Richie, and Huey Lewis. Metal heads will also appreciate entries from Def Leppard, Metallica, Guns ’n’ Roses, Quiet Riot, and more. Each listing features the full-color original sleeve artwork, and is packed with information about the musician lineup, track listings, and number-one singles that resulted. Return to the footloose years of the 1980s!
Download or read book The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 9th Edition written by Joel Whitburn and published by Billboard Books. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Reference Guide to America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists Spanning More than Fifty Years of Music Beginning with Bill Haley & His Comets’ seminal “Rock Around the Clock” all the way up to Lady Gaga and her glammed-out “Poker face,” this updated and unparalleled resource contains the most complete chart information on every artist and song to hit Billboard’s Top 40 pop singles chart all the way back to 1955. Inside, you’ll find all of the biggest-selling, most-played hits for the past six decades. Each alphabetized artist entry includes biographical info, the date their single reached the Top 40, the song’s highest position, and the number of weeks on the charts, as well as the original record label and catalog number. Other sections—such as “Record Holders,” “Top Artists by Decade,” and “#1 Singles 1955-2009”—make The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits the handiest and most indispensable music reference for record collectors, trivia enthusiasts, industry professionals and pop music fans alike. Did you know? • Beyoncé’s 2003 hit “Crazy in Love” spent 24 weeks in the Top 40 and eight of them in the #1 spot. • Billy Idol has had a total of nine Top 40 hits over his career, the last being “Cradle of Love” in 1990. • Of Madonna’s twelve #1 hits, her 1994 single “Take a Bow” held the spot the longest, for seven weeks—one week longer than her 1984 smash “Like a Virgin.” • Marvin Gaye’s song “Sexual Healing” spent 15 weeks at #3 in 1982, while the same song was #1 on the R&B chart for 10 weeks. • Male vocal group Boyz II Men had three of the biggest chart hits of all time during the 1990s. • The Grateful Dead finally enjoyed a Top 10 single in 1987 after 20 years of touring. • Janet Jackson has scored an impressive 39 Top 40 hits—one more than her megastar brother Michael!
Download or read book Ranking The 80s written by Bill Carroll and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranking the '80s is the Who's Who and the What's What of pop music in the video decade.It's the complete reference. All the singles and all the albums, as well as all the acts that recorded them, ranked and indexed. Chart statistics are included for each record-Entry, Peak, Weeks at Peak and Total Weeks. Every single's entry includes writers, producers and the album from which the single came. The top writers and producers are ranked, and listed along with the acts and singles for whom they wrote and produced.Acts and records-both singles and albums-are brought together in united references with the acts in alphabetical order and the records sorted by chart strength. Vital statistics for both acts and albums are included.Ranking the '80s is full of new analytics. Albums are scored two ways: on the album's chart strength and according to the chart strength of the singles they produced. The difference can be telling: which albums are collections of hits and which albums are greater than the sum of their parts? Acts are analyzed as well: Which acts are singles acts and which are album acts?There is a unique Chronology section-a two-page graph and text snapshot of the decade for the top 20 singles acts and top 20 album acts. Each vignette traces singles history, album history week-to-week, important interactions between singles and albums, and a narrative summary of the act's decadal chart achievements.Then there are the fun lists:Highest scoring singles and albums never to make the weekly top 5Lowest scoring number 1sWeakest followup releases to number 1 hitsActs with consecutive number 1sActs with the most records and the most weeks in the Top 10, Top 40 and on the chartsMost records on the charts simultaneously?and many, many more
Download or read book The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles written by Occ and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second in this new series, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is the most-up-to-date and comprehensive record of the music charts available today and a perfect, collectable complement to The Virgin Book of Hit Albums and The Virgin Book of Top 40 Charts. Now improved and fine-tuned, and drawn from the Official Charts Company Data since 1956, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles features the most comprehensive, easy to read, and accessible music chart data and information. It's all here--expanded artist biographies, side notes of interest, label and catalogue numbers, peak positions, number of weeks on chart, and weeks at number one. The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is essential reading, and reference, for any music lover.
Download or read book The Billboard Book of Number One Albums written by Craig Rosen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-close look of the stories behind some of the most influential rock-and-roll albums is packed with revealing anecdotes -- many never published before.
Download or read book The Go Set Chart Book written by Chart Book and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1966, the popular Australian music magazine Go-Set introduced the first ever national Australian singles chart. Four years later the national albums chart followed. This book is the first publication dedicated to the Go-Set charts. This book includes: - A comprehensive list of every single and album ever to appear on the Go-Set national charts. - Records arranged by both artist and title in separate sections. - Each entry has complete chart information: peak position, weeks at number one, entry date and number of weeks on the chart. - For the first time ever: gold, platinum and multi-platinum sales certifications for records selling over 50,000 copies. - Complete chronological list of all the number 1 singles and albums on the Go-Set charts. - Find out which artists had the most number one hits, the most charting singles and albums, and much more. Music and chart lovers can now complete their collection of the Australian charts by going back to where it all began - with Go-Set.
Download or read book Billboard Pop Album Charts 1965 1969 written by Joel Whitburn and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a week by week chronicle of 1965 thru 1969's pop music albums. These charts are reproduced exactly as they originally appeared in Billboard Magazine. Advertisments from the magazine are also included.
Download or read book The Complete Book of the British Charts written by Neil Warwick and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The updated third edition of the only chart book that lists singles, EPs, and albums in one volume.The official UK chart began in 1952 and this epic work of reference includes absolutely every charting album, single and EP up to December 2003. The hits are arranged by artist and are identified by country of origin, label, chart position, and number of weeks in the chart. Also includes a †̃Statistics' section.
Download or read book This Day in Music written by Neil Cossar and published by . This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Births, deaths and marriages, No1 singles, drug busts and arrests, famous gigs and awards... all these and much more appear in this fascinating 50 year almanac.Using a page for every day of the calendar year, the author records a variety of rock and pop events that took place on a given day of the month across the years.This Day in Music is fully illustrated with hundreds of pictures, cuttings and album covers, making this the must-have book for any pop music fan.
Download or read book The 100 Best Australian Albums written by John O'Donnell and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian music has a proud, colourful and successful history. In 2008, Australian rock and roll turned 50. This book names the best Australian albums of the last 50 years. It places each album in order (from 1 u 100) and discusses why each album deserves its place. It tells the story behind the making of the album, where the album fits in the artist's career and the album's impact on the local and world stage etc. The entries will feature new interviews with the artists and the producers/managers involved in the recording and the release of the album. It wouldn't be a good list if it didn't polarise people and we hope that this list will. We also hope that it will get people sitting around comparing their favourites and discovering or re-discovering these great albums and others. With 70 years of loving and writing about Australian music between us, we shamelessly believe we've earned the right to write this book. And we think we've got it right. Let the debate begin.o u John O'Donnell, April 2010 Finally, here is a much-needed list of argument-starting top 100 seminal/ influential/essential Australian albums of all time. Let the fight begin!
Download or read book Billboard Hot 100 Charts written by Joel Whitburn and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters, humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
Download or read book The Cher Bible 2 in 1 Vol 1 Essentials and Vol 2 Timeline written by Daniel Wheway and published by Daniel Wheway. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials "Let's call it what it is, before Britney, before Madonna, there was only Cher." - Gene Simmons, KISS. Rightfully coined the "Goddess of Pop", Cher has conquered music, film and television during her 50-year showbiz career, selling 100-million records, grossing $650-million on tour, drawing $700-million at the U.S. Box Office and winning Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. She is one-half of highly-successful duo Sonny & Cher, a multi-million-selling doll, multi-million-selling fitness icon, hit songwriter, enduring sex symbol, award-winning television producer, film director, video director, award-winning fashion icon, author, model, humanitarian, mother, daughter, and of course the idol of a highly diverse fan base. Contents: The Cher Story I. 1946 - 1969: I Got You Babe -- Sonny & Cher Top The Charts II. 1970 - 1980: Living In A House Divided -- TV's Sonny & Cher Separate III. 1981 - 1995: Working Girl -- Cher Earns Hollywood Acclaim IV. 1998 - 2016: Believe -- Cher Claims Her Goddess Of Pop Title The Cher Discography I. Studio Albums II. Compilation Albums III. Live Albums IV. Soundtrack Albums V. Singles Songs Written By Cher The Cher Filmography I. Films II. Television Series' & Specials III. Music Videos Cher's Tours Cher's Awards Cher's Relationships Cher Q&A What Other Stars Say About Cher The Cher Bible, Vol. 2: Timeline "She's been in our lives every decade. She kind of grew up with us." - Cyndi Lauper Cher started her career as a backing vocalist for Phil Spector's iconic Wall of Sound, before shooting to superstardom herself with the sixties anthem I Got You Babe. Cher mastered folk-rock, achieved three US #1's during the singer-songwriter era of the 1970's, whilst having a glittering television career. She made her mark on disco, Broadway and the 1980's hair metal scene and earned the highest acting honor available. Cher absolutely conquered the 1990's dance scene whilst in her 50's, and was given the Goddess Of Pop title in her 60's. Along the way, Cher has knocked The Beatles off #1, had five US Hot 100 hits simultaneously, appeared on the Live Aid stage, had US#1 movies with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, attended Madonna's wedding in a purple wig, called David Letterman an "asshole", inaugurated Disneyland, had the highest-grossing female tour of all-time, had hits in six decades and held Lady Gaga's meat purse. She's done it all. She's Cher - The Goddess of Pop... Contents: A timeline of Cher's career from 1963 to 2016.
Download or read book 50 Favs of the 60s 70s 80s written by Fred John Del Bianco Jr and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look back at 150 (fifty from each decade) of the essential subjects from each of the exciting decades of change ... the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s! Fifty Favs provides a detailed summary of the leading Pop Culture topics---the people, music, sports, movies, and events of those fabulous decades of Americana that many of us fondly remember. Available in paperback or electronic book. Please visit the author's website at www.50favs.com
Download or read book The Official Christmas No 1 Singles Book written by Michael Mulligan and published by Nine Eight Books. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A Christmas cracker' - Record CollectorSo here it is...The perfect gift for music lovers of all ages, The Official Christmas No. 1 Singles Book is jam-packed with facts, figures and photos to get your toes tapping along to the sounds of seven decades of festive chart-toppers. Have you ever wondered how many Christmas number ones actually have the word 'Christmas' in their title? Or how many TV talent-show winners have claimed the festive top spot? Do you know which artist has racked up the most Christmas number ones? Or which single is the biggest-selling seasonal chart-topper of all time? Can you name the only song to have topped the Christmas chart twice by two different artists? Or the only artist to have been Christmas number one twice with the same song? The answers to all these questions - plus many more - can be found in this exclusive festive companion, published in conjunction with the Official Charts Company. With a fully illustrated double-page spread for every year since the UK singles chart began in 1952, Michael Mulligan's fun and authoritative journey through the Christmas archives will delight curious browsers and dedicated pop nerds alike. Featuring top-ten countdowns, fascinating trivia about the highest-charting Christmas singles and plenty of entertaining infographics, this is the ideal family stocking-filler, celebrating all that is wonderful, whimsical and unpredictable about the festive season's most hotly contested musical event.
