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Chartmasters' Rock 100: An Authoritative Ranking of the Most Popular Songs for Each Year, 1954 Through 1991

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I bought this book years ago while doing research into a game board game that uses song title trivia and song titles.
The infomration was accurate, sufficient and very helpful.

No other listing of the top hits of each year gives full credit to those songs released at the beginning or end of the year. These rankings are as accurate as i've seen and i've followed the charts for over 45 years. I would like the years 1992 to 1998 done though.

ive worn out 2 copies of this book while trying to collect every 45 listed in it over the past 19 years. i like the fact that the listings are in the year that the song was popular. the authors go from jan 1 to dec 31 unlike billboard who use nov 1 to oct31 of each yr. the book has a very useful title and artist listing in addition to the listings by year. all in all a very necessary book for the serious record collector i only wish they would follow up with a listing from 1992 to 1998. how about it jim & barry?

I've followed the charts since the early 70s and done DJ work for 15 years. Quirin and Cohen level the playing field for songs that straddle New Years. By calculating points for each title, ROCK 100 considers more than chart position alone. Though there's a limit to the years Billboard charts covers, I'd like to see years before and after the span of this volume, and I've had lots of requests for a Country version and an R&B version. I hope there's a market for them. Great investment!