Joel Whitburn
Joel Carver Whitburn was an American author and music historian, responsible for setting up the Record Research, Inc. series of books on record chart placings.
Books
Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard #1s, 1950-1991
1991
The Billboard book of USA top 40 hits
1983
ISBN 9780851125282
Billboard's top 1000, 1955-1984
1984
ISBN 9780898200539
Joel Whitburn's Pop memories, 1890-1954
1986
ISBN 9780793508297
The Billboard book of top 40 albums
1987
ISBN 9780823076475
Billboard's top 10 charts
1988
ISBN 9780898200676
"Billboard" Book of U.S.A. Top 1000 Singles
1989
ISBN 9780851123387
Billboard Hot 100 charts
1990
ISBN 9780898201376
Pop Memories 1890-1954
1991
ISBN 9780898200836
Billboard top 1000 singles, 1955-1990
1991
ISBN 9780793503476
Joel Whitburn's Top Adult Contemporary 1961-1993
1993
ISBN 9780898200997
Joel Whitburn's top country singles, 1944-1993
1994
ISBN 9780793550135
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1993
1994
ISBN 9780898201055
Rock tracks
1995
ISBN 9780793559404
Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Eighties (Record Research Series) (Record Research Series)
1995
ISBN 9780898200799
Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Sixties
1995
ISBN 9780898200744
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits
1996
ISBN 9780823082896
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits
1996
ISBN 9780823076321
Joel Whitburn's top country albums, 1964-1997
1997
ISBN 9780898201246
Joel Whitburn presents A century of pop music
1999
ISBN 9780898201352
Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top 10 singles charts
2001
ISBN 9780898201451
Billboard's Top Pop Albums 1955-2001
2002
ISBN 9780898201475
#1 pop pix, 1953-2003
2003
ISBN 9780898201574
Billboard's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003
2004
ISBN 9780898201567