Joel Whitburn: Record Research: Top Pop Singles 1990-2022

[Gary]

www.recordresearch.com/books/top-pop-singles-1990-2022/

[Gary]

NEW FEATURES:
COLOR text and photos!
Title Counts continued from Volume 1 (1955-1989)
Artists Ranking spanning 1955-2022 (note artist rankings do not yet appear on sample pages)
Artists Ranking spanning 1990-2022
All Canadian #1 Hits are noted
Brush strokes separate decades of artists with long chart histories

UPDATED FEATURES:
More photos – all chosen by Joel Whitburn
Up-to-date Bio information
Revised Artist Rankings

REGULAR FEATURES:
ARTIST SECTION
ALL SONGS that appeared on these Billboard charts:

Hot 100
Bubbling Under the Hot 100
Hot 100 Airplay
For each of the 21,095 songs:

DEBUT DATE
PEAK POSITION
# of WEEKS charted
SONGWRITER(s)
LABEL & NUMBER
If applicable:

B-SIDE
Total WEEKS AT PEAK for all #1s, #2s & #3s
RIAA certification of Gold or Platinum for record sales
RIAA certification of Gold or Platinum for digital sales
CONFIGURATION if other than vinyl
FEATURED ARTISTS
SPECIALTY RECORDINGS:
C – Comedy
F – Foreign language
I – Instrumental
L – Live
N – Novelty
R – Re-entry
S – Spoken
X – Christmas
TRIVIA NOTES
NOTABLE AWARDS (Billboard, Grammy, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Rolling Stone)
FIND-IT-FAST features for all #1s, biggest hits, Top 10s, etc.
#1s from UK charts with total weeks
#1s from other major trade magazines:
CB (Cash Box)
RR (Radio & Records)
#1s from main genre charts with total weeks at top:
AC
A40
ALT
C&W
C&W Airplay
MSR
R&B
ROK
For each of the 4,197 ARTISTS, one line or more of descriptive Biography featuring:

Dates of birth and death
Hometown
Real Name
Group Lineup
Genre
Decade & All-Time Rankings
Notable Awards (Billboard, Grammy, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Rolling Stone)
Clover symbol indicates artist had minimum of 24 hits.
SONG TITLE SECTION Lists alphabetically every song in book with artist name, peak position and year charted.
#1 HITS A chronological listing, by peak date, of every title to top Billboard’s pop singles charts.
SPECIAL SECTIONS
TOP ARTISTS:

Chart Kings & Queens
The “24-Hit” Club
Top 500 in rank and alphabetical orders
Top 50 by Decade
Top Artists by Year & Category
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
Artists With Most:
Hits on Chart, Top 40, Top 10, at #1, #2, #3
Weeks at #1
Platinum/Gold Hits
#1 Hits: Canadian, UK, Cash Box, Radio & Records
TOP HITS:

Top 150 Hits
Top 25 Of Each Decade
Longest Charting
Singles by Decade
Top 50 Record Labels

[areyoureadytojump]

- $25 Off May 15-18, 2023 – $84.95
– $20 Off May 19-31 – $89.95
– $15 Off in June – $94.95
– $10 Off in July until in stock – $99.95

Reg. Price: $109.95; in stock late August

Sample pages:

recordresearch.com/PDF/TPS_1990-2022_Various_Pages.pdf

I've already found an error.

Aerosmith's I Don't Want To Miss A Thing is 5x Platinum not Gold.

[paulhaney]

Not an error on the Aerosmith. It's certified Gold for the physical single. It's 5x Platinum for the digital (check the trivia note under the title).

[jebsib]

Ordering this tomorrow.
Looks great.

Still wish it was one big "Rock Era" tome, but at least the title counts continue from vol 1.

[paulhaney]

I'm with you and hopefully the next edition will be back to a single volume!

[Gary]

Just ordered mine - love the book


I too prefer the single volume.

If I wanted to look up an artist that was big pre-1990 and post-1990 like Madonna or Michael Jackson for example, I would probably refer to my 2018 copy rather than open two books

[paulhaney]

Thanks to everybody who ordered a copy. We broke the company record for most books sold in one day!

[thebops]

May 16, 2023 4:28:02 GMT -5 paulhaney said:

I'm with you and hopefully the next edition will be back to a single volume!

Just ordered my copy tonight. I've been waiting for this one - fully understand the delay with the passing of Joel and his wife.

I echo this and Gary's comment, would be nice to have all in one book but the 2018 volume is literally falling apart for me. The spine detached and everything, it's just too big and heavy so I don't know... maybe just periodically updating the 1990- book would be best. Outside of personal artist notes, nothing much would change in the 1955-1989 book so it could be considered "archived".

Congratulations on a great achievement. I'm sure it was a huge project.

[Gary]

I wonder what the deal is here, preorder begins in May, my receipt says book will be printed in August

Website now says...October is when printing will begin

[paulhaney]

Sept 24, 2023 14:22:01 GMT -5 Gary said:

I wonder what the deal is here, preorder begins in May, my receipt says book will be printed in August

Website now says...October is when printing will begin

Took longer to finish than we anticipated.  The book is currently at the printer and will be in stock in a few weeks.  We will be hiring extra help to get them all shipped out as soon as they arrive.

[WolfSpear]

I'm glad that Record Research continues forward as I've always been a fan and admire the passion/dedication for the music and the charts. It's pretty exciting when these books come in the mail... just like it was when I bought my first copy as a teen. Crazy to think how much has changed since then too.

[1^∞]

What’s the 24 Hit Club?

[paulhaney]

Oct 16, 2023 17:23:34 GMT -5 1^∞ said:

What’s the 24 Hit Club?

Artists that had 24 hits or more.  BTW, it only works out to 3% of all artists!

[Gary]

Got mine today

Top 10 artists per the book

1.  Elvis
2.  Drake
3   Beatles
4.  Elton John
5.  Taylor Swift
6.  Madonna
7.  Mariah Carey
8.  Stevie Wonder
9.   Michael Jackson
10.  Janet Jackson

[Gary]

Top 5 1990-2022 specific

1. Drake
2. Taylor Swift
3. Mariah
4. Rihanna
5. Usher

[Gary]

#1's list btw is through 'Slime You Out'