| Music Hit List [message #65294] |
Wed, 15 December 2010 20:25  |
GoodVibrations
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Registered: November 2010
Location: TX
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My large family decided to do something a little different for Christmas this year in that we are all making our gifts. We don't tag the gift so that, initally, no one knows who the gift is from. My son was asking for ideas on what he could make, so I suggested he make a CD that has all number 1 hits from past and present. Does anyone know of a website that would have historical information on music? I was hoping Billboard would have a list, but I can't find any historical data on it. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Music is a tonic for the tired and weary mind
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| Re: Music Hit List [message #65326 is a reply to message #65295] |
Fri, 17 December 2010 13:50  |
GoodVibrations
Messages: 75
Registered: November 2010
Location: TX
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ABSOLUTELY Awesome! Thanks so much for the link. This will be a huge help. You even have Zager & Evans listed with their one-hit wonder 'In the Year 2525'!
Don't suppose you have anything on country music? My son was thinking of creating one of popular music and one of country. If not, no matter because this is a great place of reference for him to be able to pick and choose. Appreciate your help!
Music is a tonic for the tired and weary mind
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| Re: Music Hit List [message #65328 is a reply to message #65294] |
Fri, 17 December 2010 23:05 |
Adveser
Messages: 434
Registered: July 2009
Location: USA
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You're welcome.
I don't know anything about the genre specific lists myself. That would be great to have every billboard chart ever published. Billboard makes a lot of books though. They had one out that was an alphabetical listing of everyone who appeared in certain decades and listed all their chart dates and recordings. That book was great. Great for finding old classics few remember. Some artists had outstanding singles that were ignored in subsequent years for various reasons and resources like this are much less cumbersome than skimming through thousands of albums looking for the hits. There were tons of great songs that got played for a week and then it was gone.
It is odd though. Billboard is in now way a complete picture of "hit music." You lose all the MTV influence in the 80's and regional favorites are lost in the shuffle. There are also other reasons and song can't possibly chart.
Billboard has a website that has everything, but they treat it as a professional resource, which means the people who need it will pay whatever they ask, like an insurance policy. It's a shame that they don't consider reasonable access to their charts
to be a priority.
http://adveser.webs.com/
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