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Joel Whitburn

Joel Whitburn began
collecting records in the
1950s, filing each one
according
to the position it
reached on Billboard’s
charts. He went on to
publish this
information—and his
business, Record
Research, was born.
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition

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The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition