Oldies Reference Books Choose Other Categories: Biographies | Beatles | Elvis |Other | Sheet Music | Magazines Search: Books Popular Music Video DVD Keywords: [Instructions] Clicking the "Info" button here will take you to Amazon.com. If you wish to order the book, you then place it in your shopping cart there. To order multiple books, order the first one, then use your browser's "Back" button to return here to choose another. Amazon.com will remember what's in your shopping cart. Remember to "check-out" or your order will not be processed. Title Author Cover   Billboard Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 Joel Whitburn Hard Every song to reach the Hot 100 listed alphabetically by Title and Artist. A must! Billboard Hot 100 Annual 1955-2005 Joel Whitburn Hard Year-by-year ranking of every song to reach the Hot 100. Recommended. Billboard Pop Hits 1940-1954 Joel Whitburn Hard Same information as the two books above, but for the pre-Rock era. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 Joel Whitburn Hard Using all available chart sources, Joel documents music back to the 19th century! Chicago Top 40 Charts 1960-1969 Ron Smith Paper Yes, that's me, doing for the WLS Silver Dollar Surveys what Joel Whitburn does for the Billboard Hot 100. This volume covers the Sixties. Of course I recommend it! Chicago Top 40 Charts 1970-1979 Ron Smith Paper Herre's my second volume, covering the Swingin' Seventies. Chicago Top 40 Charts 1980-1990 Ron Smith Paper And here's the third volume, covering the Exceptional Eighties. WCFL Chicago Top 40 Charts 1965-1976 Ron Smith Paper A companion volume to the other great Chicago Top 40 station-- WCFL. Buy all four and be an expert on Windy City music! Billboard Top 10 Charts 1955-2000 Joel Whitburn Paper Back in print and expanded. The top 10 songs for each week going back now to before the Hot 100 started! Recommended. Billboard Pop Charts: 1955-1959 Joel Whitburn Hard The actual Billboard pop charts for every week in the late fifties. Recommended. Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties Joel Whitburn Hard The actual Billboard Hot 100 charts for every week in the sixties. Recommended. Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies Joel Whitburn Hard The actual Billboard Hot 100 charts for every week in the seventies. Recommended. Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties Joel Whitburn Hard The actual Billboard Hot 100 charts for every week in the eighties. Recommended. Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties Joel Whitburn Hard The actual Billboard Hot 100 charts for every week in the nineties. Recommended. Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Joel Whitburn Paper The songs that just missed making the top 100 singles and top 200 album charts, as well as the Billboard EP charts. The Billboard Albums 1956-2005 Joel Whitburn Paper A compilation of the top 200 U.S. albums by title and artist. Billboard Top Ten Album Charts 1963-1998 Joel Whitburn Paper A week-by-week listing of the top ten albums in the U.S. Billboard Top 1000 Singles 1955-2005: The 1000 Biggest Hits of the Rock Era Joel Whitburn Paper A definitive list of the top 1000 songs. Billboard Top Adult Songs 1961-2006 Joel Whitburn Hard Every song to make the MOR/Adult Contemporary charts. Billboard Top R&B Singles 1942-2004 Joel Whitburn Hard The definitive look at Billboard's various R&B charts over the years. Very comprehensive. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 Joel Whitburn Hard The definitive look at Billboard's various dance charts over the years. Billboard Country Annual 1944-1997 Joel Whitburn Hard Year-by-year ranking of the top Country songs. Billboard Top Country Songs 1944-2005 Joel Whitburn Hard A similar companion volume for the Country charts. Christmas In The Charts 1920-2004 Joel Whitburn Paper Exhaustive guide to the various Christmas charts. Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits Joel Whitburn Paper Only covers the Top 40, rather than the Hot 100, but a bargain as a result. Billboard Book of Number One Hits Fred Bronson Paper The story of every song to reach #1 in Billboard. Very informative. Recommended. Billboard Book of Number Two Singles Christopher Feldman Paper Same as above, but for those songs which finished just short of the top. Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits Wesley Hyatt Paper Same as the above for the MOR and A/C charts. Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits Fred Bronson Paper Basically a book of lists, including the Top 100 Beatles Songs, Top 50 Songs Produced by Phil Spector, etc. Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock ----- Paper You knew they'd do it eventually. 352 pages and loads of photos but lots of good info, too. Billboard's American Rock 'n' Roll in Review Jay Warner Paper Billboard's original single reviews, plus career histories for artists from the 50's to the early 70's. The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Single And Albums Warwick, Kutner & Brown Paper A "Whitburn"-style book covering the British charts from 1952 to 2003. Twist & Shout: The Golden Age of American Rock 'N Roll 1960-1963 Lee Cotton Hard Chronological by year, month & date; it explores important events, artists and songs in Rock 'n' Roll. Green Book of Songs by Subject: The Thematic Guide to Popular Music Jeff Green Paper New fifth edition! 1,500 pages of songs categorized by theme (1,800 of 'em)! Highly exhaustive and highly recommended. Knocking On Heaven's Door Nick Talevski Paper They're hot, they're sexy, they're dead. And this book tells you how, along with a short bio of over 1,000 dearly departed rock folk. Oldies Music Aptitude Test: Trivia Fun For Armchair Deejays Barbara Jastrab Soft Not some boring trivia book. This one is fun but still packed with good info. Highly recommended! The Story of Rock 'n' Roll: The Year-By-Year Illustrated Chronicle Paul DuNoyer Hard Not cheap, but what a lot of people have been asking for. It documents each year and each decade of the rock era with music, events and personalities. Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever Schinder & Swartz Hard Two volumes, 680 pages, covering 24 of the best. Icons of R&B & Soul: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever Bob Gulla Hard Two more volumes covering R&B music. Rock Who's Who Brock Helander Hard An 849-page scholarly look at rock's most influential artists. The Heart Of Rock 'n' Roll: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made Dave Marsh Paper That's twice as many tunes as most stations play. Your favorites have to be in there somewhere. Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records Tim Neely Paper Answers the question, "How much is that single worth?" Goldmine Record Album Price Guide Neil Umphred Paper Companion to the above guide. This one is for collectable albums. Official Price Guide to Records Jerry Osbourne Paper Jerry is the nationally-syndicated "Mr. Music" columnist, who knows just about everything. Unofficial Encyclopedia of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Nick Talevski Hard The Hall's history and the story of it's first 150 inductees. I like his writing! Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll Pareles, Romanowski & George-Warren Paper Revised and updated "for the 21st century." The History of Rock & Roll David Shirley Paper As comprehensive a history as 176 pages allows. A good overview of rock music from the 50's on. American Singing Groups: A History From 1940 to Today Jay Warner Paper Long-time best-seller-- looks at hundreds of vocal harmoiny groups with fascinating facts. On This Day in Music History: Over 2,000 Popular Music Facts Covering Every Day of the Year Jay Warner Paper From the same author as the book above-- and filled with the same great info. This Day in Music: An Everyday Record of 10,000 Musical Facts Neil Cossar Paper If possible, this is even more comprehensive. Early Rock 'n' Roll: Complete Lyrics For 200 Songs --- Paper Classic Rock Lyrics: Complete Lyrics For 200 Songs --- Paper Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music Colin Larkin Paper Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music Colin Larkin Paper Virgin Encyclopedia of Music Colin Larkin Paper Covers the '50s to the present. Rock & Roll Year By Year Rees & Crampton Paper Major events year by year in rock music history. Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues & Doo Wop Vocal Groups Mitch Rosalsky Paper Personnel, bios and discographies for 1,000 groups as well as listings for 7,500 vocal group members. The Hippie Dictionary John Bassett McCleary Paper Yes Suzy Creamcheese, there is a Hippie Dictionary! Now everyone can grok their own reducing valve. A combined history book, dictionary and encyclopedia with 650 pages and 6,000 entries! 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