Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles (15th edition) - Softcover

Roberts, David

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9780851121871: Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles (15th edition)

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ISBN 10: 085112187X ISBN 13: 9780851121871

Publisher: Guinness World Records Ltd., 2002

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This, the 15th edition of British Hit Singles, is the biggest book yet - dedicated to celebrating 50 years of the charts! Packed with new features and spreads and all the classic stats and details, including:

* All the information gathered from all 2,600 UK charts since 1952, including 7,000 chart acts and 25,000 song titles, plus peak positions of singles, weeks spent on the chart, artist biographies and catalogue numbers.

* The low-down on Britain’s first-ever Hit Parade from 1952.

* British Hit Singles Readers’ All-Time Top 100 singles chart, generated by over 31,000 votes.

* 50 stories from the stars – recalling a different memory or perspective on half a century of chart music.

* Focus on the Resurgence of Vinyl.

* More new themed charts than you can shake a stick at, incuding Producers, Football, Marriage and Cities.

* Pop Review Of The Year – the usual round up of who did what, where and when during the past 12 months.

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Review:

***** - The definitive chart anorak book -- Q Magazine

From the Publisher:

The Ultimate "Bible of Pop"
Weighing in at a massive 544 pages, the new 13th edition of The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles is the biggest ever.

Now published annually, this new edition contains information on date of entry, label catalogue number and peak position for every hit single since the charts began in 1952. More than 7,000 acts have a place in the book, and the Top 500 of these now carry a mini biography. In addition to the regular facts and statistics there are in-depth articles reviewing the year's pop news, gigs, awards, the American scene and Eurovision.

This edition also contains the considered opinion of 30 hitmakers and DJs on what they regard as their favourite single of the 20th Century. Phil Collins, Shania Twain, Jay Kay and Pete Townshend are just some of the stars talking exclusively to The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles about the hits that, in some cases, changed their lives.

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