All Music Book Of Hit Singles: The Top Twenty Charts From 1954 To Present Day

Unlike any other book of its kind, the All Music Book of Hit Singles gives both US and UK Top 20 chart listings, side-by-side, to show at a glance what was happening in the music world on both sides of the Atlantic. Based on the official Billboard and NME/Music Week charts, the month-by-month chart listings are instant nostalgic memory jerkers, giving you an opportunity to compare the development of rock and pop here and in Britain. They include the artist's first and last chart entries, million sellers, previous month's position, label, weeks on chart and the chart position on the opposite side of the Atlantic. Based on many years of research by Dave McAleer, this book contains all the information you will ever need to know about the Top 20 hits since the charts began. An alphabetical listing of song titles with artist, and an alphabetical listing of artists with song titles and chart entry dates, enable easy cross-referencing and help you to track down any Top 20 record since 1954. And to put it all into perspective, musical milestones in chronological order give the whole history of rock, its stars, producers, labels, innovations and styles that shaped the music of the time and the future.

Dave McAleer is a music journalist and author whose previous books include The Chart Book (published by Guinness in the US) and Chart Beats (published by Guinness in the US). He was also a contributor to The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (published by Guinness in the US). He has also been record label manager for Pye, Stax and RCA amongst others. He does chart research for Sky Television's "UK Top 40," supplies daily trivia for radio and writes regularly for Vox, Replay/Gold CD and Country Music People. He also started the 'Music Business Trivia League' that led to numerous pop quizzes on radio and television.

Dave McAleer is a music journalist and author whose previous books include The Chart Book (published by Guinness in the US) and Chart Beats (published by Guinness in the US). He was also a contributor to The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (published by Guinness in the US). He has also been record label manager for Pye, Stax and RCA amongst others. He does chart research for Sky Television's "UK Top 40," supplies daily trivia for radio and writes regularly for Vox, Replay/Gold CD and Country Music People. He also started the 'Music Business Trivia League' that led to numerous pop quizzes on radio and television.