Product Description

The only complete and official guide to Billboard Top Country Singles charts

* Complete history of Top 40 country hits since 1942
* More than 200 pictures of top recording artists
* Author Joel Whitburn is the leading authority on charted music

From the days of Red Foley and Hank Williams, through Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, to the Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith, Billboard magazine has been keeping tabs on the best-sellers in country music. Today country music is hotter than ever before, as its appeal broadens to include young urbanites. Now all the information since the earliest Billboard charts--compiled in 1942--has been gathered into one essential reference: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, newly updated and expanded to capture today’s top recording artists and their biggest songs. Complete, authoritative chart information on the most popular songs and artists make this a great book for music fans, record collectors, industry professionals, and trivia lovers. It’s even better than coming home to your baby after driving your truck all night in the rain!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #107593 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-01
• Released on: 2006-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 608 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780823082919
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Joel Whitburn began collecting records in the 1950s, filing each one according to the position it reached on Billboard’s charts. He went on to publish this information--and his business, Record Research, was born. Today, he leads a team of chart researchers from his home base in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Customer Reviews

What a perfect present!
Want to know how many Top 40 hits Connie Smith or Red Sovine had? Where those their real names? What were their hometowns? How many Top 40 songs did Tammy have with George? How often and by which artists did "I Take the Chance" make the charts? (Answers below!). Compiler Whitburn has produced the ultimate toy for country music lovers. Also included is each chart hit, singer by singer, song by song. There is an alphabetical listing of each hit, showing who recorded them and another menu of the Top 100 singles going back to 1944. Readers will learn the Top Artists according to decade and all #1 songs cataloged chronologically. Plus more! What is not to like? This reviewer has found the listings for each artist VERY helpful in deciding to buy CDs. We all know some compilations are better than others. Armed with Whitburn's information, one can tell how many tracks on a given album made it in the world and which fizzled. Apparently this gem is only available as "used". I would not hesitate. Amazon does a good job on used books. Whitburn belongs on the shelf of any serious country fan-or any who would like to be. The answers from above are 39, 13, Constance June Meadows from Elkhart, Indiana, Woodrow Wilson Sovine from Charleston, West Virginia, 13 and 2 (by Ernest Ashworth in '63 and The Browns in '56.) Haven't you placed an order yet?

Must have book for any Disc Jockey
I've been purchasing the Joel Whitburn "Billboard" book of top 40 hits for many years, and was glad to see this one. It is a must have for anyone in the music business who cares about their customers.

Informative, detailed book
There is a lot of detail and information in this book. So good to see how the REAL country artists ranked with the more recent artists. Connie Smith, Mary Chapin Carpenter, the best is all there!!!