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The Billboard book of number one hits

Billboard's hottest hot 100 hits

Examining the 100 greatest commercially successful popular songs, this book divides the hit singles into 200 categories such as "songs by girl groups", "songs by British artists", "Motown songs", "songs by the Beatles" and many more relating to specific performers, composers, record labels, producers, years and decades. For each category there is a chart of the top hits along with a fact-filled analysis, historical data and photographs. Supplementary material includes the ultimate argument settler - a popularity ranking of the top 3000 singles from 1955 to 1991. Fred Bronson is the author of "The "Billboard" Book of Number One Hits".

The Billboard book of number 1 hits

"The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits" provides the inside scoop behind every song since 1955 through present known to reach the pinnacle of the legendary and most-respected record chart in the world - Billboard's Hot 100. Entries include vivid anecdotes from the hit-making artists, songwriters and producers; a brief history of the song; the chart entry date and position; the number of weeks on the chart; the date the song reached number one; and much more. This is the ultimate music reference book for every rock fan.