The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles: Volume 2
£27.10£33.30 (-19%)
The second in this new series, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is the most-up-to-date and comprehensive record of the music charts available today and a perfect, collectable complement to The Virgin Book of Hit Albums and The Virgin Book of Top 75 Charts.
Now improved and fine-tuned, and drawn from the Official Charts Company Data since 1952, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles features the most comprehensive, easy to read and accessible music chart data and information. It’s all here — expanded artist biographies, side notes of interest, label and catalogue numbers, peak positions, number of weeks on chart and weeks at number one. Also includes EP charts.
The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is essential reading, and reference, for any music lover.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Virgin Books (4 Nov. 2010) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 720 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0753522454 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0753522455 |
| Dimensions | 19.05 x 3.81 x 26.67 cm |
by Mr. J. O. Savage
This comparison with the Guinness book applies equally to both the Hit Singles and Hit Albums. There is an advantage in having the Singles and Albums in the same book since it gives a more complete picture when researching the history of an artist. The most colourful part of these Virgin books is the cover since the internal print is monochrome. However, this not detract from the main information presentation. Where is does suffer however is where the added information about Silver, Gold or Platinum gains in the British or American charts. Colour does help in this respect. The additional information about certain highlighted artists is better and an additional section relating to downloading has been included. All in all a very comprehensive tool for any Music Programme Presenter to have.
by Andrew quigley
for a record collector a must
by Paul James Sloan
I bought it as a present for my husband together with the Volume 1(The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums). I was a bit concerned about the lack of pictures and a really small print of the text as my husband’s eyesight is not that 100% and he struggles to read some small prints. But he was so delighted with those volumes that doesn’t mind to use magnifying glass – he says that all what he wanted are there in both volumes- just to recollect the songs, artist and albums through the past years. The price is very good too. So, it’s five stars from me and my husband.
by Mr. Nathan Armstrong
i do love chart statistics…always have and probably always will!
this book lists every single that made it into the top 75, the chart positions the weeks on chart…as far as i know this is the most recent comprehensive guide of chart positions to date…it is a lot harder these days with downloads being incorporated into the lists (for example…if somebody sings a cover on x factor the original goes back into the top 75)…so the charts have changed a lots over the years..as digital seems to be the way to go!
if am not a fan of downloads…i like a cd with a case and cover…but these are getting rarer and rarer for singles…or maybe i am just getting old and can’t keep up with technology!!!!
thankfully this book was released in 2010 before the downlaod era…it is also packed with loads of facts..such as rihanna has sold 4.4 million downloads…!
if you are as sad as me and love charts you need this!!! now i’m off to get me vinyl 12″ out!!!
by Paul James Sloan
Reference guide.
I must say it was very good, gave me all I needed and would recommend it to anyone who’s likes their music.
Paul.
by BryBo
A brilliant book that is worthy of the old Guinness Book and set up exactly like it used to be. A bit dated as it has not been re written since 2010 when it was written but is still good. The only downside is that the interesting facts would be better done on a page rather than throughout the book at various pages. It has the complete number 1s since 1952 until April 2010 and has all the singers and groups that had a chart hit and their place in the charts with the weeks there. The information on the band, or singer is fairly good and in some cases a bit more informative than the old Guinness Book. If you are studying to know UK chart muisc, this book is the one to get. It also includes downloads and is well written.
by Nikita
I use it for reference
by Brenda Baker
Great music compendium, just a shame they didn’t continue them beyond 2010.