British and American Hit Singles: 51 Years of Transatlantic Hits 1946-1997

By Chris Davies

British and American Hit Singles gives a complete listing of the top 40 hits in both countries in the years 1946 to 1997. Hit records are listed in alphabetical order by artist and these entries also include the first dates of release. The book also includes all million sellers since the early 1900s - including sheet music as well as records.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713482753
• ISBN13: 9780713482751
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: B T Batsford Ltd
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

british and american hit singles: 51 years of transatlantic hits

Henning Andersen. Baltorpvej 211 st. 2750 Ballerup Copenhagen Denmark

British and American Hit Singles

This book covers all the British top 75 and American top 45 singles charts, and as a reference book I found it very useful - Although this book is not as in depth as 'British Hit Singles/Every Single Hit Since 1952' by Jo Rice, Tim Rice and Paul Gambaccini. This book would have got five stars if it had included alphabetical listings of the song titles, as well as the band listings - this would make it much easier to find the artists to those lesser known songs. It also has the unusual quirk of listing the artist in the alphabetical listing by there first name which again makes it slightly harder to navigate.But even with these limitations I still recommend this book.