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

By Joel Whitburn

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898200792
• ISBN13: 9780898200799
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Record Research
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.9" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

"The 80's truly rocked"

Joel Whitburn has done all us chart buffs a tremendous favor with his series of books-The 1980's saw the rise of MTV & VH-1,two cable channels that changed the way we perceive popular music-Every "Hot 100" chart from January 1980 to December 1989 is presented-The Police,The Go-Go's,Prince,Pat Benatar,Bryan Adams, & Duran Duran are just some of the artists who made the decade memorable-This is like stepping into a time machine.

A MUST HAVE

This book is an amazing resource for any record collector, dj or fan of the eighties. A vast wealth of imformation. The charts are easy to read and the hardbound cover makes it very long lasting.

80's Child

For those of you who grew up in the eighties and loved the music, this book covering the chart history of eighties music in America should be on your book shelf or on your coffee table. I was amazed at which songs didn't quite make the top 40, just shows how different music tastes are. If you are made about music buy this book!!!

Great buy..worth the money !

Excellent book !! If you love 80's music, this is a must have. It has everything you can imagine. I bought it for my husband for christmas for his radio show and uses it almost daily !!

Expensive, but comprehensive

By the time the 80's rolled around, my Top 40 days had rolled elsewhere, but I still found the charts impossible to completely escape. I was still fascinated by the songs that may have recieved extensive airplay on non-Top 40 stations, but only managed to battle their way into the mid to lower reaches of the charts. Joel Whitburn's chart history books are a goldmine for anyone in my situation and also for anyone who just enjoys the trivialities of the music industry. The reason you don't often see these used is that those who buy them, keep them. Highly recommended.