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The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music
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- 9780306826535
- Book Title
- Number Ones : Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- Music, History
- Topic
- History & Criticism, United States / 20th Century, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 19.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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A Pitchfork Best Music Book of 2022 When Tom Breihan launched his Stereogum column in early 2018, "The Number Ones"-a space in which he has been writing about every #1 hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, in chronological order-he figured he'd post capsule-size reviews for each song. But there was so much more to uncover. The column has taken on a life of its own, sparking online debate and occasional death threats.The Billboard Hot 100 began in 1958, and after four years of posting the column, Breihan is still in the early aughts. But readers no longer have to wait for his brilliant synthesis of what the history of #1s has meant to music and our culture. In The Number Ones , Breihan writes about twenty pivotal #1s throughout chart history, revealing a remarkably fluid and connected story of music that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. The Numbers Ones features the greatest pop artists of all time, from the Brill Building songwriters to the Beatles and the Beach Boys; from Motown to Michael Jackson, Prince, and Mariah Carey; and from the digital revolution to the K-pop system. Breihan also ponders great artists who have never hit the top spot, like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and James Brown. Breihan illuminates what makes indelible ear candy across the decades-including dance crazes, recording innovations, television phenomena, disco, AOR, MTV, rap, compact discs, mp3s, social media, memes, and much more-leaving readers to wonder what could possibly happen next.
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Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0306826534
ISBN-13
9780306826535
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8057244552
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Book Title
Number Ones : Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, United States / 20th Century, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Music, History
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
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Ml3470
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"Briskly Written, a Pleasure to Read, the Number Ones Is a Musical Treat."-- the Wall Street Journal, "Trying to capture the last seven decades of popular music through 20 songs sounds daunting, but this breezy history is gripping and entertaining...he attacks his subject with an engaging mix of clever facts and savvy observations.... For those looking for more conventional commentary, Breihan offers plenty of interesting insights into hits from the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, and Mariah Carey, but the surprises are where he shines brightest. A fun, buzzy history that effectively uses context and criticism to explain the effervescence of pop music."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred), "Tom Breihan is an absolutely crucial chronicler of the hit parade, a madman scholar digging deep in the vaults. The Number Ones is a revelatory celebration of pop history in all its glorious weirdness, the way only Breihan could tell the tale. These are classic tunes that everybody knows, but Breihan brilliantly blows away the dust, and makes them sound fresh and new. A hell of a storyteller, and a hell of a T-Pain fan."-- Rob Sheffield, "Tom Breihan's The Number Ones is a glorious rabbit hole dive into the biggest hits in popular music, analyzing the very physics of how they became hits and taking a forensic look at what made them 'pop.' It's massively enjoyable when you love the song in question, and perhaps even more so when you don't. One of the most enjoyable books on pop to ever roar up the charts."-- Edgar Wright
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2022-943895
Dewey Decimal
782.4216409
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23/Eng/20221028
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