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Author:

Breihan, Tom, author.

Title:

The number ones : twenty chart-topping hits that reveal the history of pop music / Tom Breihan.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Hachette Books,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

ix, 342 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Whitburn, Joel.--Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Popular music--History and criticism.
Music trade--United States--History.
Music trade.
Popular music.
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-324) and index.

Contents:

Chubby Checker : "The twist" -- The Shirelles : "Will you love me tomorrow" -- The Beatles : "I want to hold your hand" -- The Supremes : "Where did our love go" -- The Byrds : "Mr. tambourine man" -- The Beach Boys : "Good vibrations" -- George McCrae : "Rock your baby" -- Fleetwood Mac : "Dreams" -- The Human League : "Don't you want me" -- Michael Jackson : "Billie Jean" -- Prince : "When doves cry" -- Bon Jovi : "You give love a bad name" -- Mariah Carey : "Vision of love" -- Vanilla Ice : "Ice ice baby" -- Puff Daddy : "Can't nobody hold me down" (featuring Mase) -- Britney Spears : "...Baby one more time" -- T-Pain : "Buy u a drank (shawty snappin')" (featuring Yung Joc) -- Soulja Boy Tell'em : "Crank that (Soulja Boy)" -- Rae Sremmurd : "Black beatles" (featuring Gucci Mane) -- BTS : "Dynamite".

Summary:

A narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of twenty pivotal hits at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, which began in 1958, reveals a remarkably fluid and connected story of music.

ISBN:

0306826534
9780306826535

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1350156352

LCCN:

2022943895

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

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GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)