Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100: 1959-2004: Joel Whitburn Presents [Hardcover]

Joel Whitburn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2005

Updated from the 1998 Edition, this edition covers the history of three Billboard music charts: "Bubbling Under the Hot 100," "Bubbling Under the Top Pop Albums" and "Best Selling Pop EPs." Includes an artist-by-artist listing of over 6,000 singles that hit the "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" chart but did not advance to the "Hot 100," with complete chart data, B-sides of all singles, and artist and record notes. Hardcover.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Record Research (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898201624
• ISBN-13: 978-0898201628
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,019,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE - SOME HISTORICAL DATA MISSING, January 18, 2007

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RyGuy (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100: 1959-2004: Joel Whitburn Presents (Hardcover)

While this book is well-researched and well-written, the inclusive dates in the title of the book are somewhat misleading. Rather than "1959-2004", it would be more accurate to read "1959-1985, 1993-2004". This is because between September 1985-December 1992, there were no Billboard "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" charts published. For buyers such as myself conducting research on early 1990s music, this book was a waste of money!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dave Kamin Review, January 3, 2007

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Dave Kamin (San Jose, CA.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100: 1959-2004: Joel Whitburn Presents (Hardcover)

I think this book is very thorough and it cetainly would be complete enough for most detail-minded music people who enjoyed top 40 radio in the 60's, 70's and 80's.

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother-Incomplete Book, October 5, 2011

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This review is from: Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100: 1959-2004: Joel Whitburn Presents (Hardcover)

I was very disappointed with this book for the price commanded,instead of it being a comprehensive Bubbling Under primer with extensive track and artist listings,it is a watered down version that only covers the very top of the Bubbling Under Chart.

Since there was no Bubbling Under Chart for the period September 1985-December 1992,this can never be a complete work,and should be labeled as such...shame on you Mr. Whitburn and Billboard! This book can be useful for trivia questions,but not much else. People that collect these offerings from Mr.Whitburn will be the primary buyers,but as for music archeologists like myself,it's a waste of time and money.