Pop Annual (1950-2023)

Coming this June! Order NOW and save BIG!!

https://www.recordresearch.com/books/pop-annual-1950-2023/

Edited by Paul Haney

This looks really good.

I can't wait to see all the album-bomb "hits". LOL

Thanks for returning the news / culture time capsules (the last edition - while
terrific - seemed a little bare boned compared to previous editions)

Loving that it dates back to 1950!

Another Pop book? Yawn! How many ways can you keep
repurposing the same data? It's time for the other genres
to be updated.

Oooh good that Country may get an update.

2 Questions - have you considered an update to Adult Contemporary as the
last was in 2006, so almost 20 years (appreciate that sales would be a reason
not to as if it had been selling well then it would have got done 10 years ago!)
and
If/when you ever update the R&B book, have you considered adding in the R&B
Bubbling Under charts? I'm slightly surprised that Country never got a
Bubbling chart as when they re-launched Bubbling in 1992 you can see the big
push they talk a out Bubbling Hot 100 and Bubbling R&B but nothing for
Country. Always wondered why....

I preordered the book and am forward to it. Paul, if it's not too late, there are some errors I'd like to point out. For "Living in the U.S.A." in the 1974 section, the total weeks at #49 is shown as 11 instead of 1, so I believe that would place the ranking at #274, affecting the two songs above it. For 1971 the Henry Mancini "(Theme from) Love Story" shows ":0" seconds. "I Can See for Miles" (1967) shows a time of 3:35 in the book (I believe it should say "3:55" though it's actually a little longer). "Hold Your Head Up" is shown as 2:52, which is the promo length. I also believe Tony Macaulay's last name does not capitalize the second A.