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 Topic: billboard book of top 40 hits 10thPosted: 20 May 2014 at 10:28am |
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does anyone know when or if there will be a 10th edition of
'the billboard book of top 40 hits' coming out soon.....the last one i have is the 9th edition which runs through mid 2009....they usually have one out every 4 or 5 years....the 8th edition ran through the end of 2003.....i tried calling the publisher, crown books/random house in new york a few times and left messages, but typically, no one calls you back.....any direction would be welcomed... Edited by edtop40 |
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Paul Haney
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Posted: 20 May 2014 at 2:46pm |
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Ed, there are no plans for a 10th edition and I doubt there will ever be one. You'd be better off to buy our Top Pop Singles book which covers 1955-2012 and is currently on sale for $59.95.
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Posted: 20 May 2014 at 2:53pm |
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Sad to hear about that, though I've had problems with
this book since the early '90s. I know I'm being anal about this, but I just have an issue with a book that claims to document "Top 40" music, but ignores the actual "Top 40" charts. But that brings up another question I've had, Paul. Do you know if there's any plans at all to collect data from Billboard's Mainstream & Rhythmic Top 40 charts? I've been doing my own research of the mainstream one, and I think others might be interested to see the number of titles that charted in that chart's top 40 that didn't on the Hot 100. There have even been a couple that didn't chart on the Hot 100 or Bubbling Under charts at all. Any plans? |
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Posted: 20 May 2014 at 6:25pm |
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The current Pop Annual does indicate "AIR" next to songs that made
the Hot 100 Airplay chart but not the Hot 100. I would LOVE to get a book with the Rhythmic chart info. Heck, I'll buy two copies if it ever comes out. |
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Posted: 20 May 2014 at 7:18pm |
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Yes. And that's a big plus, as it gives songs like No
Doubt's "Don't Speak" the attention it deserves. But I was talking about songs that were clear Top 40 radio hits that are not listed in the Top 40 hits book because they didn't get that high on the Hot 100 charts. How often did it happen? Well, in 1993 alone, I found 24 titles that made the Mainstream Top 40 chart that are not listed in the Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. That's why I'd like a separate book that collected the data from Billboard's two "Top 40" charts. And yes, I'd buy both in a heartbeat. Edited by JMD1961 |
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Posted: 21 May 2014 at 5:07am |
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I'd love to see a book on the Mainstream & Rhythmic Top 40 charts too. In fact, it's the only charts that we don't do a book for that I still actually get the charts for and paste-up in our in-house research books every week. The big problem I see with this is that those charts (as they are now) didn't start until 1992 and, quite frankly, there is just not much interest from our customers for much past the 1980s. What I think is more likely is that we'd do a book covering the Radio & Records charts, which would surely cover all of those "missing" Top 40 hits and much more. I'm also trying to float a possible book on the Gavin Report charts as those go all the way back to 1958 (R&R didn't start until 1973) and I've NEVER seen even a whiff of research done on those charts anywhere. With the recent success of our Cash Box and Record World books I'd say we're now more open than ever for new book options in the future.
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Posted: 21 May 2014 at 7:15am |
Fantastic - so after 20+ years, I can FINALLY look forward to an R&B/Hip-Hop annual, based on the Billboard charts, Paul??? :-) |
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Posted: 21 May 2014 at 7:43am |
Don't hold your breath. The problem with that one is that the Country Annual we published way back in 1998 didn't sell very well at all. Our regular Country books always sell better than the R&B books, so it stands to reason that an R&B Annual wouldn't sell what the Country Annual (poorly) sold. I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but that's the reality of the situation. |
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Posted: 21 May 2014 at 7:53am |
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I'm still waiting for a second, updated edition of the Dance charts book. I wore that thing OUT.
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Posted: 21 May 2014 at 10:20am |
Sorry, but that one is also a no-go at this time. We actually stopped researching that chart after that first edition came out. |
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