The Billboard book of top 40 hits

This Updated and Expanded 8th Edition of The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits offers complete and authoritative chart information on the most popular songs and artists to reach the top 40 positions on Billboard's Hot 100 chart from 1955 - present. Written by Joel Whitburn, whose company Record Research is the most authoritative source of information on the Billboard charts, this thoroughly revised perennial bestseller is an indispensable resource for pop music fans, record collectors, and trivia enthusiasts, as well as for radio, cable, and music industry professionals. As in previous editions, each entry begins with brief biographical information, followed by the date the single reached the Top 40, the single's highest position on the chart, the number of weeks it remained there, and the single's original record label and catalog number.