Chartmasters' Rock 100: An Authoritative Ranking of the Most Popular Songs for Each Year, 1954 Through 1991

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Summary: Authoritative
Review: I first encountered Quirin's and Cohen's book in the 1970s. It remains the only approach to an annual ranking of hit singles that makes any real sense. Joel Whitburn and his folks at Record Research would do well to take on these two guys as consultants; Quirin's and Cohen's ranking system is a great deal more sophisticated than Whitburn's and yields far more reasonable results.

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Summary: ROCK 100 extremely fair
Review: I've followed the charts since the early 70s and done DJ work for 15 years. Quirin and Cohen level the playing field for songs that straddle New Years. By calculating points for each title, ROCK 100 considers more than chart position alone. Though there's a limit to the years Billboard charts covers, I'd like to see years before and after the span of this volume, and I've had lots of requests for a Country version and an R&B version. I hope there's a market for them. Great investment!

Rating:
Summary: ROCK 100 extremely fair
Review: I've followed the charts since the early 70s and done DJ work for 15 years. Quirin and Cohen level the playing field for songs that straddle New Years. By calculating points for each title, ROCK 100 considers more than chart position alone. Though there's a limit to the years Billboard charts covers, I'd like to see years before and after the span of this volume, and I've had lots of requests for a Country version and an R&B version. I hope there's a market for them. Great investment!

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Summary: The Best Year Ranking of Hit Records Ever
Review: No other listing of the top hits of each year gives full credit to those songs released at the beginning or end of the year. These rankings are as accurate as i've seen and i've followed the charts for over 45 years. I would like the years 1992 to 1998 done though.