BDC — Bibliography of Chartography — Page 10
Page 10: UK & US (combined)
Swern, Phil: 30 years of number 1s : UK and US chart toppers / Phil Swern and Shaun Greenfield. — 1960-1989 — London : BBC Books, 1990. — 144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-563-36084-4 (pbk.) : £6.99
[UU\POP\S\UK].
BNB1991, aut: 016.782421640266
Disc. Index. — On cover: 'Accompanies the major BBC Radio 1 series'. a&r7, p38 cites title '30 years of number ones'. — /CM/
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McAleer, Dave: American and British hit singles / Dave McAleer. — 1960-1990 — London : Omnibus, 1990. — 224 p. : ill. ; 30 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-7119-2180-6 (pbk.) : £9.95
[UU\POP\S\UK].
BNB1991: 016.78242164
Index. — a&r7, p38 cites title 'British & American hit singles'. — /CM/ — a&r7, p38.
[87]
McAleer, Dave: Chart beats / Dave McAleer. — Enfield : Guinness Publ., 1991. — 128 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
ISBN: 0-85112-964-1 : £6.99
[UU\POP\ \UK].
BNB1991, aut: 781.63
Disc. — On cover: 'Thousands of facts about hundreds of singers and songs'. — /CM/ — a&r7, p42. VOX17, p71.
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Chart file / Alan Jones with Barry Lazell and Dafydd Rees. — 1982 — London : Virgin Books, 1982. — 188 p. : ill. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-907080-49-9 (pbk.) : £1.75
[UU\POP\ \UK].
tayl1985
(Chart File).
Disc — Vers.: 'Starfile'. Prev.: 'Star file annual' (22). /CS/ — tayl, p41. cw5, p13.
[28]US charts from 'Record world' (cw). "Basically a successor to Dafydd Rees's attempted 'Star-file annual' this [...] covers the year [1982: 1981; 1983: 1982]. Arranged by artist, the singles and albums which entered the British and Americancharts are listed in seperate sections with details of the highest position reached and dates. This is followed by lists analysing the [1982: 200; 1983: 100] top-selling albums and singles for the year in both countries and a range of otherinforma
tion such as top male soloists, [...] and gold an platinum records. In all an excellent information source." (tayl85, p41-42).
Chart file / Alan Jones with Barry Lazell and Dafydd Rees. — 1983 — London : Virgin Books, 1983. — 184 p. : ill. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-907080-73-1 (pbk.)
[UU\POP\ \UK].
tayl1985
(Chart File).
Disc. — Vers.: 'Starfile'. Prev.: 'Star file annual' (22). — iwa, p532 (4292) cites 'Chart file. Vol. 2' (28) [=US ed.], cf. — /CS/ — tayl, p41. cw7, p1. cw8, p2.
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Chart file / [comp.: Dafydd Rees, Barry Lazell, Alan Jones]. — 2 — New York, N.Y. : Delilah ; distr. by Putnam, 1983. — p. : ill. ; 18 cm
ISBN: 0-933328-68-0 : $2.95
[UU\POP\ \UK].
ABPR80-84
(Chart File). : 789.912
Disc. — Vers.: 'Starfile'. Prev.: 'Star file annual' (22). — =US ed. of 1983 ed. — /CS/
[28]
McAleer, Dave: The Omnibus chart book of the 80's : pop & rock through the eighties / comp. and written by Dave McAleer. — London ; New York, N.Y. ; Sydney : Omnibus Pr., 1989. — 122 p. : ill. ; 26 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-7119-1819-8 (pbk.) : £7.95
[UU\POP\ \UK].
BNB1990, aut: 781.6409
Disc. — Spine title : 'The Omnibus chart book of the eighties'. — /CM/ — a&r6, p24.
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Gillett, Charlie: Rock almanac : top 20 singles, 1955-1973 and top 20 albums, 1964-1973 / ed. by Charlie Gillett and Stephen Nugent. — New York, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1976. — 485 p. ; 21 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-385-11204-1 (pbk.) : $3.95
[UU\POP\C\\].
ABPR75-79: 016.789912
Disc. — Cont. as 'Rock almanac : top 20 American and British singles ...' (119). — — /CS/
[15]"Prepared in 1974. Based on [Rock file. 1.]" (iwa). "Much of the information had already appeared in the British Rock file series [...]. The comparison of British and American charts is interesting [...]." (tayl85, p43).
Rock almanac : top 20 American and British singles and albums of the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies / ed. by Stephen Nugent and Charlie Gillett. — New York, N.Y. : Anchor Books [Doubleday], 1978. — 485 p. ; 21 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-385-11204-4 (pbk.)
[UU\POP\C\UK].
tayl1985, iwa
(Anchor Books).
Prev.: 'Gillett, Charlie: Rock almanac : ...' (15). /CS/ — tayl, p43
[119]"Prepared in 1974. Based on [Rock file. 1.]" (iwa). "Much of the information had already appeared in the British Rock file series [...]. The comparison of British and American charts is interesting [...]." (tayl85, p43).
Smith, Steve: Rock day by day / by Steve Smith & The Diagram Group [ed.: Denis Kennedy]. — Enfield : Guinness Books, 1987. — 256 p. : ill ; 25 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-85112-825-4 (pbk.) : £7.95
[UU\POP\S\UK].
aut, BNB1987: 784.5400202
Disc. Index. — On cover: 'Every important rock date since 1954'. Title: 'Rock day-by-day' (BNB1987). — /CM/
[284]Incl. extensive #1 listings (UK, US).
Rock file / ed. by Charlie Gillett. — 1 — London : Pictorial Pres. ; New English Library, 1972. — 156 p. : ill. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-450-01430-4 (pbk.) : £0.40
[UU\POP\ \UK].
aut, tayl1985
Disc. — Annual, irregular. 1. 1972- 5. 1978. — US ed.: 'Gillett, Charlie: Rock file. 1.' (2). Vol. sub-title on cover: "featuring a list of every top-20 hit in the British charts 1955-1969 compiled by Pete and Annie Fowler". — /CS/ — tayl, p43. MM 25.11.1972, p?. {zieg2, p451}.
[14]"British record charts reprinted; plus general articles." (iwa, p529 (4275)). "The Rock file series were not yearbooks in the conventional sense but a mixture of contemporary surveys of the British scene at the time of publication and someexcellent essays, as well as a variety of charts and other statistical data which were the nucl
eus of each volume." (tayl85, p43-44).
Gillett, Charlie: Rock file : an almanac of American and British top 20 singles, 1955-1973, and top 20 albums, 1964-1973 / Charlie Gillett, Stephen Nugent. — 1 — US — New York, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1976. — (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-385-11204-1 : $3.95
[UU\POP\ \\].
ABPR50-77
(Rock File). : 016.789912
Disc. — Orig. [UK] ed.: 'Rock file' (14). /CS/ — tayl, p43.
[2]
Rock file / ed. by Charlie Gillett. — 2 — St. Albans : Panther, 1974. — 169 p. : ill. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-586-04087-0 (pbk.) : £0.50
[UU\POP\ \UK].
aut, BNB1974: 780.4205
Disc. — Annual, irregular. 1. 1972- 5. 1978. — Editor's credit from cover. Vol. sub-title on cover: "Chart log ; Singles 1970-1973 by Pete & Anne Fowler ; LP's 1960-1973 by Stephen Nugent". — /CS/ — tayl, p43. cw1, p31. {zieg2, p451}.
[14]"British record charts reprinted; plus general articles." (iwa, p529 (4275)). "The Rock file series were not yearbooks in the conventional sense but a mixture of contemporary surveys of the British scene at the time of publication and someexcellent essays, as well as a variety of charts and other statistical data which were the nucleus of each volume." (tayl85, p43-44).
Rock file / ed. by Charlie Gillett and Simon Frith. — 3 — St. Albans : Panther, 1975. — 224 p. : ill. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-586-04261-x (pbk.) : £0.75
[UU\POP\ \UK].
aut, tayl1985
Disc. — Annual, irregular. 1. 1972- 5. 1978. — Vol. sub-title on cover: "Chartlog ; sources of British hit songs: writers, American hits and original versions by Stephen Nugent". — /CS/ — tayl, p43. cw1, p31. {zieg2, p451}.
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Rock file / ed. by Charlie Gillett and Simon Frith. — 4 — St. Albans : Panther, 1976. — 400 p. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-586-04370-5 (pbk.) : £1.25
[UU\POP\ \UK].
aut, BNB1976: 780.4205
Disc. — Annual, irregular. 1. 1972- 5. 1978. — Vol. sub
-title on cover: "incorporating Rock File 1 ; Chart log of American/British top 20 hits 1955-1974 Stephen Nugent with Annie & Pete Fowler ; American chart toppers ; British chart toppers". — /CS/ — tayl, p43. cw1, p31. NME 30.10.1976, p?. {zieg2, p452}.
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Rock file / ed. by Charlie Gillett and Simon Frith. — 5 — St. Albans : Panther, 1978. — 286 p. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-586-04680-1 (pbk.) : £1.25
[UU\POP\ \UK].
aut, BNB1978: 780.4205
Disc. — Annual, irregular. 1. 1972- 5. 1978. — Vol. sub-title on cover: "Chart log 1967-1977 ; British top thirty singles logged by Pete & Annie Fowler ; British top ten LPs logged by Stephen Nugent ; based on the official BBC/Music Week chart". — /CS/ — tayl, p44. cw1, p31. {zieg2, p452}.
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Monnery, Steve: Rock'n'roll chronicles / [Steve Monnery and Gary Herman]. — 1955-1963 — London : Brian Trodd, 1991. — 128 p. : ill. ; 31 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 1-85361-241-6 (pbk.) : £9.99
[UU\POP\ \\].
a&r7, BNB1993: 781.660922
— On cover: 'Features the British and American charts'. — /CM/ — a&r10, p19.
[230]"Each book comes complete with USA & British monthly chart information." (a&r10, p19).
The rock yearbook. — 1980 — London ; New York, N.Y. : Virgin Books ; Grove Pr./Delilah, 1980. — p. ; cm (pbk.)
[UU\POP\ \UK].
BUCMP85, rob89ref
(ISSN: 0275-9187 = Rock year book). : 780.42
Disc. Bibl. — Annual. 1980-. Cont. as: 'Virgin rock yearbook' (106). /CS/ — iwa, p9 (38). cw1, p32. {rob89, p210 (1110)}.
[202]"Detailed survey of year. Covers rock, jazz, and black popular music. Includes charts (United States and Britain); bibliographies; and discographies." (iwa, p9 (38)).
The rock yearbook. — 1981 — London ; New York, N.Y. : Virgin Books ; Grove Pr./Delilah, [?]. — p. ; cm (pbk.)
[UU\POP\ \UK].
BUCMP85
(ISSN: 0275-9187 = Rock year book).
Disc. Bibl. — Annual. 1980-. Cont. as: 'Virgin rock yearbook' (106). /CS/ — iwa, p9 (38).
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The rock yearbook. — 1982 — New York, N.Y. ; London : Delilah/Grove Pr. ; Virgin Books, [?]. — p. : ill. ; 28 cm (pbk.)
£12.50
[UU\POP\ \UK].
BNB1982
(ISSN: 0275-9187 = Rock year book). : 784.54005
Annual. 1980-. Cont. as: 'Virgin rock yearbook' (106). /CS/
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Star file annual : incorporating the year's record information from 'Music week' and 'Billboard' / comp. by Dafydd Rees ; foreword by Derek Taylor ; introd. by John Tobler. — 1. 1977 (1976) — London : Star Books, 1977. — 395 p. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-352-39573-7 (pbk.)
[UU\POP\ \UK].
tayl1985
(Chart File).
Disc. — Vers.: 'Star-file'. Cont. as 'Chart file' (28). tayl, p42 cites 'Rees, Dafydd: Star-file annual'. — cw cites 'Star file. 1.' — /CS/ — tayl, p42. cw1, p31.
[22]"An attempt to provide up-to-date annual chart information, this was predecessor to Alan Jones' 'Chart file'. It appearded only for two consecutive years ([...]) and contains the details of record releases which entered the Music Week charts inBritain for the top-fifty singles and top-sixty album
s and the Billboard charts in the USA for the top-hundred singles and top-two-hundred albums. Information is arranged by title, artists, record label. writer and producer. There aresupplementary lists of top-selling records, gold records and overall top records of the year. In general an excellent information source." (tayl85, p42).
Star file annual : incorporating the year's record information from 'Music week' and 'Billboard' / comp. by Dafydd Rees ; introd. by John Tobler. — 2. 1978 (1977) — Feltham : Hamlyn, 1978. — 439 p. ; 18 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-600-38333-4 (pbk.) : £1.50
[UU\POP\ \UK].
BNB1978
(Chart File). : 016.789912
Disc. Index. — Vers.: 'Star-file'. Cont. as 'Chart file' (28). tayl, p42 cites 'Rees, Dafydd: Star-file annual'. — cw cites 'Star file. 2.' — /CS/ — tayl, p42. cw1, p31.
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McAleer, Dave: The Warner guide to UK & US hit singles / comp. by Dave McAleer ; [ed. Tony Brown]. — London : Carlton / Little, Brown, 1994. — 431 p. : ill. ; 24 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-316-91076-7 (pbk.) : £12.99
[UU\POP\S\UK].
a&r10, aut
Disc. Index. — On cover: '40 years of top 20 charts from 1954 to the present day'. — /CM/ — a&r10, p70.
[246]Monthly top twenties. "Shows both UK & US top twenty, side by side, [...]" (a&r10, p70).
McAleer, Dave: The Warner guide to UK & US hit albums / comp. by Dave McAleer. — London : Carlton / Little, Brown, 1995. — 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm (pbk.)
ISBN: 0-316-87643-7 (pbk.) : £12.99
[UU\POP\A\UK].
aut
Disc. Index. — On cover: 'The top 10 UK and US album charts from 1960 to the present day' + Warner logo. — /CM/
[675]
Blues & soul. — London (153 Praed St., W2 RL) : Napfield Ltd. — v. ; cm
ISBN: 0045-2297 : £71.00pa?
[UU\S\ \UK].
ull92-93
(ISSN: 0045-2297 = Blues & soul). : 781
Fortnightly. 1966-. Incorp.: 'Black music and jazz review', ISSN: 0307-2169. Prev.: 'Blues & soul music review'. — — /CP/
[134]Circ.: 65,000. (ull92-93, p3542). Soul/Black charts (UK and US), var. specialist soul charts, etc.