Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies [Hardcover]

Joel Whitburn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1990

"Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies" is a handy, week-by-week guide through the charted Pop music of 1970-1979 -- a comprehensive collection of 520 actual "Hot 100" charts photographed in black and white at about 70% of original size.

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About the Author

Joel Whitburn is a Hal Leonard author.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Record Research Inc. (July 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898200768
• ISBN-13: 978-0898200768
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Education & Reference > Publishing & Books > Bibliographies & Indexes > History

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Chart History Book, February 21, 2001

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Dan Towne (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (Hardcover)

Sure, there are lots of books out there with opinions of what songs of the past were the best. Even some books ranking the songs using many different methods. But the ultimate reflection of the popularity of a song is how well it performed on the Billboard Charts. And this book shows every Hot 100 chart from Billboard that was published during the '70's.....which I believe to be the best decade ever for popular music. There is nothing like looking at these charts and remembering what it was like in the '70's to listen to radio, and to follow the progress of your favorite records as they climbed the charts. If you listened to Casey Kasem every week, you heard the Top-40. These charts give you a chance to not only re-live those times, but also to see how your favorite songs performed both before and after they appeared in the Top-40. Every Billboard Hot 100 chart of the '70's duplicated at about 70% of it's original size. It is amazing to look back at times such as when music from Saturday Night Fever dominated Billboard charts. You can almost see John Travolta dancing....almost hear the Bee Gees singing. And then there are the moments when you discover a song on a chart that you had forgotten ever even existed! I could go on and on, but I need to get back to the book....it is hard to stay away from it. If you are a Seventies music fan, I guarantee that this book will not disappoint you. It is worth evey penny.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Can't Do Without These "Billboard Hot 100" Books, May 1, 2004

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Robert Weingartner (Staten Island, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (Hardcover)

This book is great. I constantly refer to this book while doing research on The Rolling Stones chart positions in the Seventies. Of course it can be used for just general research, or for a particular artist. It tracks the Top 100 singles and how they charted week by week. You see how each song climbs to its peak position and then declines off the charts. It was great looking at the charts during a decade when I remember these songs being big hits and hearing them on the radio for the first time. I can't believe it's been almost 30 years since atists like Paul McCartney & Wings and Elton John first came on the scene. I highly recommend all the other "Billboard Hot 100" books from this series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Get Ripped Off!, May 25, 2008

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C. Hatch - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (Hardcover)

This book is once again in print and available from Record Research's Web site for $79. Don't get fleeced by merchants asking $600 for an ex-library copy of this book!