Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Eighties (Record Research Series) (Hardcover)

by Joel Whitburn (Author)

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Product Description
This book puts the pulse of the pop years 1980-1989 at your fingertips - week-by-week, chart-by-chart, positio-by-position, with each actual "Hot 100" chart reproduced exactly as it originally appeared in the pages of Billboard magazine. Hardcover.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 570 pages
• Publisher: Record Research; 1 edition (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898200792
• ISBN-13: 978-0898200799
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #720,906 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Are you a chart junkie?, May 1, 2001

By A Customer

A fantastic little idea from the master of the Billboard charts, Joel Whitburn. I became interested in this book because I looked to revamp my 80's music collection (you know, lost in vinyl), and I had top 40 lists, but as we all know, all great songs DON'T make the top 40! Using this book spurred lots of great memories and gave me a great base to go to Napster and get back some of the great songs of my youth. If you're looking for stories, don't buy it, but if you want a visit down memory lane, and need some titles to get your Lost Hits of the 80's collection started, then this is the book for you!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CHARTS 80s In a book, January 3, 2008

By	manuel coto "Manuel Coto" (Costa Rica) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

SORRY I'M LATE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS AMAZING BOOK FROM THE CHARTS 80S. I'M ENJOYING A LITTLE VACATIONS, BUT HERE I AM, I WAS WATCHING A LITTLE BIT. I'M EXPECTING MORE ABOUT THIS, FOR EXAMPLE WATCH EVERY CHART LIKE AN ORIGINAL FORMAT FROM THE MAGAZINE IN THIS PRESENTATION BUT NOT A COPY CHART, BUT ANYWAY. THANK YOU MR. WHITBURN FOR MAKE THIS CHARTS IN A BOOK, I COMPLETELY ALL MY PERSONAL CHARTS FROM THE 80s,IN THE PAST I MISS MANY COPY CHARTS, BUT TODAY I GOT IT.I'M EXCITED TO WATCH THE CHARTS, LITTLE BY LITTLE I DISCOVER GREAT DETAILS FROM THE MUSIC. HEY PEOPLE I RECOMMENDED THIS BOOK IN SPECIAL IF YOU'RE LOVE THE MUSIC.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How the eighties is documented in music, March 28, 2007

By	Freddy Kasenda (Jakarta, Indonesia) - See all my reviews

As one who grew up listening to the music in the eighties, this book was the first in the series that I bought. The book itself contains not more than reproductions of weekly billboard HOT 100 charts from the first week of 1980 to the last of 1989. What makes the book interesting to me is that it brought back the good memories of the decade when I listened to practically each song ever made it to the chart, collected the records and stay tuned to the radio for weekly charts.
This book is probably enjoyable only for those who went through the decade in music.