HevyMetal
January 28th, 2007, 08:57 PM
Anyone know where I can get a list of pop/rock hit parade songs going through the years back to about 1955?
Sort of a Top 40 list, year by year, giving song and ranking.
Thanks in advance:)
jeremya
January 29th, 2007, 12:52 AM
Hopefully this is what you are looking for:
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Modern/1955.html
-- Jeremy
Hort
January 29th, 2007, 08:26 AM
The actual Hit Parade was a radio, then TV show that ran from 1935-55. That archive is here. (http://nfo.net/hits/)
Alaska Jim (http://www.alaskajim.com/charts/yearlyalbums/yearlyalbums.htm) keeps various charting archives. But it's spotty.
This one (http://www.alaskajim.com/charts/yearlysingles/yearlysingles.htm) might have what you want.
Billboard's singles charts (starting in 1955) database is not publicly available that I know of, just through subscription services or books (I work in broadcasting) but mayne it's slipped out somewhere.
HevyMetal
January 30th, 2007, 12:47 PM
Thanks guys!!:)