Tea-why
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Post by Tea-why on Feb 9, 2010 12:27:24 GMT -5
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HolidayGuy
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 9, 2010 15:19:00 GMT -5
I didn't get the last Top Pop Albums, so I probably will get the new edition.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2010 15:48:03 GMT -5
I am glad he is not doing another singles book
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 9, 2010 17:02:02 GMT -5
The last Pop Singles book was just released last year, so even though the last edition came out less than three years (I think) after the prior one, another would be way too soon. :)
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 9, 2010 17:13:02 GMT -5
Not sure if they did it in the last edition, but in the new albums book, albums are separated by category under the act (compilations, Christmas albums, etc. are listed together). Not sure how I feel about that (like how new versions of old hits by the same act are listed after the original in the singles book)- I kinda like chronology. Usually, you can tell the kind of album by the title, so not sure why Whitburn is separating them. lol
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 9, 2010 19:51:58 GMT -5
$41.95 is cheap for the albums book.
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Post by Legoman on Feb 9, 2010 23:17:06 GMT -5
How much did Bronson's #1 hits book sold for?
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 10, 2010 0:06:30 GMT -5
Yeah, not a bad deal for the albums book. Maybe it's to make up for selling the singles book for its intro price and then lowering it by some $20 thereafter (for a time).
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Post by Tea-why on Feb 10, 2010 8:16:04 GMT -5
Not sure if they did it in the last edition, but in the new albums book, albums are separated by category under the act (compilations, Christmas albums, etc. are listed together). Not sure how I feel about that (like how new versions of old hits by the same act are listed after the original in the singles book)- I kinda like chronology. Usually, you can tell the kind of album by the title, so not sure why Whitburn is separating them. lol Is it like this for every artist or just the ones that have released a lot of albums? |
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Post by Tea-why on Feb 10, 2010 8:17:07 GMT -5
How much did Bronson's #1 hits book sold for? I'm nor sure how much it was originally sold for but that is one book that I REALLY want an update of. |
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Post by jebsib on Feb 10, 2010 9:33:11 GMT -5
The last Pop Singles book was just released last year, so even though the last edition came out less than three years (I think) after the prior one, another would be way too soon. :) Spoke to them a few days ago; Next Pop Singles Book due next year. I guess the new norm is every two years. |
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Post by jebsib on Feb 10, 2010 9:35:06 GMT -5
How much did Bronson's #1 hits book sold for? I'm nor sure how much it was originally sold for but that is one book that I REALLY want an update of. Sadly, just before Fred left Billboard he said that the future of that book is uncertain. Doesn't look like there will be an update... |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 10, 2010 9:35:07 GMT -5
How much did Bronson's #1 hits book sold for? Go to Amazon.com and look. It's still for sale. |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 10, 2010 11:25:19 GMT -5
The separation of albums by category most likely is for all acts. It is funny, though, when an act has a small number of albums and compilations. Like when some acts in the early 90s released remix albums after one album.
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Post by Tea-why on Feb 10, 2010 11:55:30 GMT -5
I'm nor sure how much it was originally sold for but that is one book that I REALLY want an update of. Sadly, just before Fred left Billboard he said that the future of that book is uncertain. Doesn't look like there will be an update... Oh, that blows :'( Thanks for the info though :) |
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Post by Tea-why on Sept 8, 2010 8:41:09 GMT -5
I received my 2000's book in the mail yesterday. Hoo-ray!
Has anyone else ordered that book?
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Post by Quixotic Music Lover on Sept 8, 2010 11:16:48 GMT -5
I received my 2000's book in the mail yesterday. Hoo-ray! Has anyone else ordered that book? I received the Hot 100 book and DVD last week while on holidays. I was a bit disappointed that the chart reproductions in the book are quite small. Not a problem for those of us who have good vision and are under 40! Neither criteria applies to me. Also, there is very little in the way of an introduction by Joel Whitburn, which I found useful in the 1990s edition to highlight key changes in how the HOT 100 is calculated. (e.g. introduction of digital download sales from Feb. 12th, 2005 HOT100 onwards, change from 5 to 1 ratio to 10 to 1 for the calculation of the sales points component of the chart in August 2007). Fortunately I also ordered the DVD so I can zoom in on the PDF versions of the charts. If you have a computer at home and you can only afford the book or the DVD, then I would recommend going with the DVD, it is well worth the price. |
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Post by jebsib on Sept 8, 2010 15:18:29 GMT -5
The b&w reproductions are horrible. I am very disappointed because the 1980s and 1990s books are immaculate. I understand that there was a lot of color in the 2000s charts, but even I have b&w copied many of these better. Some of the photos look like black splotches. I really wish they had sprung for color repros - maybe a limited deluxe edition. I would have paid $50 more for that!
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