Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the Present Day (US and UK) (Hit Singles) Book

Based on the official Top 20 charts from Billboard in the U.S. and NME/Music Week in the U.K., this entertaining book presents the charts side by side, month by month ? showing how rock and pop developed on each side of the Atlantic. Fully updated, it lists the hits from 1954 through 2003. Alongside every song listing readers will find important facts such as the artist's name and nationality, current and previous months' chart positions, record label, weeks on the chart, and simultaneous position on the other side of the pond. Special symbols indicate million-sellers, including artists' first and most recent hits. All stars and songs are indexed separately, making it especially easy to pinpoint any Top 20 hit. Hailed as "wonderful and easy to use" by Dirty Linen, this personable book is studded with enticing pop star trivia, photos, historical chart facts, musical milestones, and more.