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Billboard Magazine's Music Charts |
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Elvis Presley - One Single's Complicated History |
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Billboard Magazine's Music Charts |
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Researcher Joel Whitburn has done extensive research on the histories of Billboard's various charts and publishes a broad collection of books detailing this information. These books collect a fascinating wealth of music history and are an invaluable resource for both music industry professionals and casual fans alike. |
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Billboard is not the only trade publication to track the success of music releases. On a national level, Cashbox and The Gavin Report are notable examples. However, unless otherwise noted, chart information listed in The BluesPlus Music Calendar refers to Billboard's Music Charts and is taken from the following references published by Mr. Whitburn. |
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Top Pop Singles
1955-1999 |
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The Billboard Book Of
Top 40 Hits1955 To The
Present (6th edition;
published 1996). |
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Top R&B Singles
1942-1995 |
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Top Country Singles
1944-1993 |
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In addition to tracking various styles of music, at one time Billboard Magazine compiled multiple charts (Best Sellers, Disc Jockeys & Juke Box) regarding each category. For singles which charted during a period with multiple charts, Billboard credits that single with most weeks on ANY ONE chart; highest peak on ANY ONE chart; & most weeks at peak on ANY ONE chart. |
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Billboard listed multiple charts as follows: |
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Pop Singles Charts |
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Best Sellers:
1/1/1955 (beginning of
Rock & Roll era) -
9/29/1958 |
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Disc Jockeys:
1/1/1955 (beginning of
Rock & Roll era) -
7/28/1958 |
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Juke Box: 1/1/1955
(beginning of Rock &
Roll era) - 6/17/1957 |
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R&B Singles Charts |
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Best Sellers:
5/22/1948 - 10/13/1958 |
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Disc
Jockeys:1/22/1955 -
10/13/1958 |
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Juke Box: 1/22/1955 -
6/17/1957 |
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Billboard discontinued
its R&B Chart after
11/30/1963 and
reinstated the chart
1/30/1965. |
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Country Singles Charts |
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Best Sellers;
5/15/1948 - 10/13/1958 |
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Disc Jockeys:
12/10/1949 - 10/13/1958 |
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Juke Box: 1/8/1944 -
6/17/1957 |
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In addition to publishing multiple charts for different categories of music, the categories themselves (especially R&B) have undergone various name changes over the years that reflected changes in public taste. The BluesPlus Music Calendar does not attempt to keep up with these changes. |
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The number of chart positions followed by Billboard Magazine has greatly expanded over the years, as has the methodology of compiling the charts. For more detail, Mr. Whitburn's work remains the best reference. |
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Elvis Presley - One Single's Complicated History |
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Elvis Presley |
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Don't Be Cruel b/w Hound Dog |
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This 2-sided hit has a fascinating and complex history on Billboard Magazine's Music Charts. |
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Don't Be Cruel |
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Pop Chart debut
8/11/1956; 27 weeks;
peak #1 (8/18/1956; 11
weeks). |
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R&B Chart debut
8/25/1956; 17 weeks;
peak #1 (9/15/1956; 6
weeks). |
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Country Chart debut
8/11/1956; 28 weeks;
peak #1 (9/15/1956; 10
weeks). |
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Hound Dog |
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Pop Chart debut
8/4/1956; 28 weeks; peak
#1 (8/18/1956; 11
weeks). |
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R&B Chart debut
8/11/1956; 16 weeks;
peak #1 (9/15/1956; 6
weeks). |
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Country Chart debut
8/4/1956; 28 weeks;
peak #1 (9/15/1956; 10
weeks). |
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"Don't Be Cruel" had
more weeks as the #1
A-side on the Pop Best
Sellers and Pop Juke Box
Charts. |
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"Don't Be Cruel" spent 8
weeks at #1 on the Pop
Disc Jockeys Chart;
"Hound Dog" did not
reach #1 on the Pop Disc
Jockeys Chart. |
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Billboard's Country Best
Sellers and Country Juke
Box Charts combined
"Hound Dog" with "Don't
Be Cruel" as one chart
listing. |
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"Don't Be Cruel" had
more weeks as the #1
A-side on both Country
Charts (Best Sellers and
Juke Box). |
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On Billboard's R&B Best
Sellers Chart "Don't Be
Cruel" was listed as the
A-side. |
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On Billboard's R&B Juke
Box Chart "Hound Dog"
spent 4 weeks as the
A-side at #1 and 2 weeks
as the B-side at #1 |
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