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	Uk Singles Chart
		Singles that climb the charts and spend a number of weeks at a high position are now rare, and usually denote 'super' singles, which manage to enter the public consciousness and appeal to a wide range of people.
		At that time singles usually took several weeks to climb to a high position in the charts, and it was rare and remarkable for a single to go straight in at number 1.
		An effect of this competition for high chart positions is that a number of high-profile "battles" have taken place in which singles released on the same day have become the focus of media attention concerning which will sell the most copies in their first week and therefore enter the chart higher.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/UK_singles_chart (4101 words)

	Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles and Albums is a music reference book, published in the United Kingdom, by Hit Entertainment, the company that owns such children's entertainment 'brands' as Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine.
		Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles and Albums is generally considered to be the authoritative reference source for both the UK Singles Chart (since its inception in 1952) and UK Albums Chart.
		The first edition was published as the The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles in July 1977 and this title was merged with The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums in 2004 to form its current branding.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guinness_Book_of_British_Hit_Singles (443 words)

	UK Singles Chart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This cheaper alternative was first recognised in October 2003 as part of a drive to make singles more attractive to buyers in the face of widespread music downloading, despite this size of CD being used in many other countries (such as Japan) for single releases for many years.
		Singles that climb the charts and spend a number of weeks at a high position are now rare, and usually denote 'super' singles, which manage to enter the public consciousness and appeal to a wide range of people.
		At that time singles usually took several weeks to climb to a high position in the charts, and it was rare and remarkable for a single to go straight in at number 1.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_Singles_Chart (4204 words)

	Guinness Book of British Hit Singles Information
		Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles and Albums is a music reference book, published in the United Kingdom, by Hit Entertainment, the company that owns such children's entertainment 'brands' as Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine.
		Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles and Albums is generally considered to be the authoritative reference source for both the UK Singles Chart (since its inception in 1952) and UK Albums Chart.
		The first edition was published as the The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles in July 1977 and this title was merged with The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums in 2004 to form its current branding.
	www.bookrags.com /The_Guinness_Book_of_British_Hit_Singles (450 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (GUINNESS): Books: Jonathan Rice,David Roberts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The book features the top 100 acts and singles of the 20th century, and the biggest and best from each decade and year.
		The Guiness Book Of British Hit Singles 13th edition, shows a marked improvement on the disasterous 12th edition, which was full of incorrect information.
		British Hit Singles has always been revered as the bible of pop music, so the error-strewn state of the 12th Edition caused some concern among music fans.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Guinness-Book-British-Singles-GUINNESS/dp/085112111X (875 words)

	BDC - Bibliography of Chartography ; 4
		— S.a.: 'Guinness book of hits of the 60s' (39); 'The Guinness book of hits of the 70's (31).
		"Covering the period 1952-1982, the 500 records which topped the British singles charts during that period are listed in a chronological sequence with detailed historical notes, descriptions and suggestions of the reason for theirsuccess.
		This is an essential reference source for information on the British singles charts from a chronological angle." (tayl85, p41).
	www.chartwatch.co.uk /tobias/bdc_04.htm (1565 words)

	CNN.com - Queen in Rhapsody over hit award - May 9, 2002
		It is also the only song to have hit the Christmas number one slot twice and because it straddled the new year period, has been at number one in four different years.
		The most recent single in the top 10 is Robbie Williams' "Angels," while the Spice Girls' first hit, "Wannabe," is in the upper reaches of the chart, with the group's "2 Become 1" at 78 and their final release, "Holler," at 82.
		The British punk scene of the 1970s is represented twice by the Sex Pistols, with "God Save The Queen," at 65 -- due to be released later this year to mark the Golden Jubilee -- and "Anarchy in the UK," at 96, and by "Teenage Kicks," from The Undertones, at 74.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/08/uk.queen (601 words)

	Record collection
		Because several records were double-sided hits, this results in there being over 4,000 hits in all.
		One of the only complete collections of 50s and 60s hit singles to be held in private hands, the sale represents a unique opportunity for an enthusiast to acquire all the big records from the golden era of pop music.
		Book price for this collection if all records could be bought individually would be around £25,000.
	freespace.virgin.net /julian.barker/records.htm (393 words)

	BDC - Bibliography of Chartography ; 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		— S.a.: 'Guinness book of hits of the 60s' (39); 'The Guinness book of hits of the 70's (31).
		"Covering the period 1952-1982, the 500 records which topped the British singles charts during that period are listed in a chronological sequence with detailed historical notes, descriptions and suggestions of the reason for theirsuccess.
		This is an essential reference source for information on the British singles charts from a chronological angle." (tayl85, p41).
	www.btinternet.com /~johnandlizhancock/tobias/bdc_04.htm (1565 words)

	Soul Shine Magazine : Queen Sets Guinness Record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums, legendary British rock quartet Queen has surpassed the Beatles and Elvis Presley as the leading musical act that has spent the longest time on the British album charts.
		Book editor David Roberts issued a statement recently saying, “Given that Queen’s chart career has been much shorter than those of the Beatles and Elvis, this is an incredible achievement and serves to cement their legendary status.”
		The band, whose hits include 1975’s Bohemian Rhapsody and 1980’s “Another One Bites The Dust,” recently reunited with guest singers Paul Rodgers, formerly of Bad Company and Free and Justin Harkins of The Darkness who will be playing with the band for their final gig of their European tour this week.
	soulshine.ca /news/newsarticle.php?nid=2239&... (257 words)

	`Top of the Pops' producer says singles chart is nothing more than a Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		Mr Cowey wants the singles chart to be based on the value rather than volume of record sales to prevent record companies catapulting bands to the top of the charts with cut- price singles.
		To reflect modern listening habits he wants the official singles charts to take account of other exposure such as internet downloads and the amount of times singles are played on radio and TV.
		The official singles chart is run by the Official UK Charts Company, which is jointly owned by trade associations the British Phonographic Industry and the British Association of Record Distributors.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_200209/ai_n12640230 (605 words)

	Shakin' Stevens
		To quote from the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles: "Shares with the Beatles (60's) and Elton John (70's) the distinction of being the most successful UK singles chart performer of a decade."
		Throughout the 80's and early 90's Stevens had 38 hit singles, 36 of which were consecutive, and in the UK alone achieved four # 1s, three # 2s, 12 Top 5 hits, 15 Top 10s, 25 Top 20s, 30 Top 30s and 32 Top 40 hits.
		Although some of Shaky's biggest hits stem from the pre-Blue-Box days (such as "This 'Ole House", "Green Door" and "Oh Julie"), his performance on the Blue-Box charts since it's official launch has been impressive to say the least.
	blue-box.blueislands.net /artists/Shakin_Stevens.htm (191 words)

	What's the Story, Sound and Fury? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In the dim and distant, pre-punk Seventies, books on rock'n'roll for the British reader were hard to come by.
		Book publishers, however, were slow to see the link between the rising album culture, the dedicated aficionado and the possibility that book titles might reflect the maturing concerns of a generation, hungry to not only listen to but read about this sociological tornado, winging its way from Merseyside to Haight Ashbury, London to Los Angeles.
		Although that sequence, which ran until 1978's Rock File 5, was, in essence, a series of chart logs and basically a precursor to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, each volume also carried essays that celebrated the cultural kaleidoscope surrounding the rock and pop of the time.
	www.rockcritics.com /features/soundandfury.html (1022 words)

	Amazon.ca: singles: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Guinness Book of British Hit Singles by Jonathan Rice, Tim Rice, and Paul Gambaccini (Paperback - Jun 15 1987)
		Guinness Book of British Hit Singles by Jonathan Rice and Tim Rice (Hardcover - Jun 1983)
		Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (Hardcover - Sep 1986)
	www.amazon.ca /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=singles&tag=54003-20&index=books&pg=28&link_code=qs&page=1 (494 words)

	The woman in a field of girls - theage.com.au
		She's 435th in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles list of the top 500 singles artists, which makes her famous enough to get good restaurant tables but allows her a private life - a manageable degree of fame, she says.
		What Crow unexpectedly radiates is old-fashioned star quality, and when you're caught in its glare on a shared sofa, it's easy to appreciate how she managed to land her first professional gig, as a backing singer on Michael Jackson's Bad tour, by gatecrashing a Los Angeles audition.
		Her biggest hit, All I Wanna Do, is a matey singalong about drinking beer in a bar on Santa Monica Boulevard, and it's easy to imagine her doing just that.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/04/12/1018333416823.html (1329 words)

	Guardian \| Chart and soul
		He began taking down the charts in a log book in pencil, painstakingly recording artist names, song titles, previous week's placings, movement up and down the chart and weeks on the chart.
		In recent years, though, record labels have let radio stations play their singles weeks up front of release, meaning their popularity invariably peaks with a high new entry, followed by a slow drift down the chart.
		With singles being released as downloads shortly before the CD version, songs are entering the chart relatively low on initial download sales, then shooting up the charts when the CD is released.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329539713-113631,00.html (1131 words)

	UK Singles Chart at AllExperts
		The Top 75 singles and albums charts, including songwriter, producer, publisher and label credits, plus a wide selection of other sales charts, are published each week in Music Week and can be found online at musicweek.com.
		The first British singles chart was published in the November 14 1952 edition of the New Musical Express (NME).
		The 12" actually exceeded the maximum playing time to qualify as a single and therefore Jackie Wilson's re-issue of "Reet Petite" should have enjoyed a 5th week at the top and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" was deprived of a week at the top, to increase its total to 3.
	en.allexperts.com /e/u/uk/uk_singles_chart.htm (4504 words)

	eBay - guinness book hit ..., Books, Music items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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	Amazon.co.uk: British Hit Singles and Albums (Guinness 19th Edition): Books: David Roberts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As well as listing every single and album to have entered the charts since 1952 and 1956 respectively, this book gives you each single and album's peak chart position, total weeks spent on chart, date of entry, catalogue number, record label...
		In my opinion, "British Hit Singles and Albums" reigns supreme over its fairly new rivals, and if there is one book that I swear by as a music lover, this is certainly it.
		The usual review of last year is at the start of the book and the index of song titles at the end; dotted throughout the main A-Z listings are numerous featurettes (eg Oscar-winning songs) of doubtful importance but fascinating, none the less.
	www.amazon.co.uk /British-Singles-Albums-Guinness-19th/dp/1904994105 (1247 words)

	Queen Sets Guinness Record : Soul Shine Magazine
		According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums, legendary British rock quartet Queen has surpassed the Beatles and Elvis Presley as the leading musical act that has spent the longest time on the British album charts.
		Book editor David Roberts issued a statement recently saying, “Given that Queen’s chart career has been much shorter than those of the Beatles and Elvis, this is an incredible achievement and serves to cement their legendary status.”
		The band, whose hits include 1975’s Bohemian Rhapsody and 1980’s “Another One Bites The Dust,” recently reunited with guest singers Paul Rodgers, formerly of Bad Company and Free and Justin Harkins of The Darkness who will be playing with the band for their final gig of their European tour this week.
	www.soulshine.ca /news/newsarticle.php?nid=2239 (256 words)

	BDC - Bibliography of Chartography ; 5
		as 'The Guinness book of British hit singles' (24) [=2nd ed.].
		Savile, Jimmy: The nostalgia book of hit singles / Jimmy Savile and Tony Jasper.
		Unashamedly subjective, the only criterion for inclusion is that the record appeared in the British top-twenty charts and has, to some extent, maintained its popularity.
	www.chartwatch.co.uk /tobias/bdc_05.htm (1286 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Freddie Mercury was concerned that financial support should be available to those less fortunate than himself and therefore the money raised by this record will go to the homecare of people living with AIDS and to health education campaigns to help prevent the further spread of the virus.
		Single - A single release, usually from an album.
		This includes albums, singles, videos and music promos on any format from anywhere in the world.
	www.ecs.soton.ac.uk /~mrd/music/DISC_singles (506 words)

	Pop went the singles Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		Rather than the customary citrus-candy tones, the just-published 15th edition of the Guinness book of British Hit Singles (GBOBHS) comes clad in a shiny gilt cover, to reflect the "official" 50th anniversary of the country's singles chart.
		But while any of the labels can expertly manoeuvre a single into the charts, they have little or no grasp of how to extend punters' interest to a more enduring level.
		As with politics, the desperate desire to secure mainstream chart appeal has denuded pop of the character, originality and impact that were once its healthiest characteristics.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_200205/ai_n12617665 (465 words)

	The Blow Monkeys
		In 1984, they released their debut album, ''Limping for a Generation'', but their first hit was in 1986 with "Digging Your Scene" from their second album ''Animal Magic''.
		The album's biggest hit, "It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way", reached the Top Ten in the UK, although it never charted in the U.S. Another noteworthy track, "You Don't Own Me" was used on the platinum selling "Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)Dirty Dancing" soundtrack.
		The record was an early British recording in the subgenre dubbed "garage".
	www.artistopia.com /the-blow-monkeys (409 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		So this week Liverpool will be entered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the planet's pop capital - and to celebrate there will be a special award ceremony at the Yellow Submarine in Chavasse Park.
		Guinness book of British hit singles editor David Roberts has been co-ordinating the research.
		Guinness Hit singles editor Dave Roberts will be there to present Liverpool Lord Mayor Councillor Gerry Scott and Council Leader Mike Storey with the award for being No 1 city, and also a special world record breaker certificate.
	abbeyrd.best.vwh.net /news/627liverpoolguinness.html (395 words)

	PlanetOut News: Guinness Confirms "Candle" #1
		Guinness made its announcement October 21, having decided to accept the number of copies shipped out by Polygram's Mercury Records (31,784,129) as the best sales estimate available, even though that number runs ahead of actual sales.
		John declared himself to be staggered by the numbers and thrilled by the fortune sales are raising for the charitable trust set up in Diana's memory.
		Meanwhile, the British government agreed to waive its usual "value added tax" for the sake of the charity for a loss of some 10-million pounds of revenue to date.
	www.planetout.com /news/article-print.html?1997/10/22/5 (288 words)

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