Joel Whitburn's guest appearances

Joel Whitburn

Chart Beat

For Keeps

Icon Fetch

Bob Barry's Unearthed Interviews

The Joel Flair Show

Lesley Gore

Chubby Checker

Johnny Mathis

Rick Derringer

Luke Bryan

Sam Phillips

Mister Rogers

Alan Alda

Scotty McCreery

Alfred Hitchcock

Meghan Trainor

Gary Owens

Richard Marx

Martha Quinn

James Madison

OwlTail

We recently lost a music historian, Joel Whitburn. Joel collected thousands of records and CDs, all the top hits from 1940 to the present, in a huge record vault in the basement of his home in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin. Joel owned every album and single ever to appear on Billboard’s “Hot 100” and “Top Pop Albums” charts. In 1970, he had enough information to start a book. When Joel first started, he was on my program with trivia, including the record race. He was given a title and artist of a song that was on the Billboard Top 100 charts between 1955 and the present day. He had to find and play the record on the air from his home within 30 seconds or the listener would win $920. We would knock off a second each time he would find the song. There was a setup in his home where his record player could be heard over the air. He only lost once, when someone accidentally unplugged the player.

We recently lost a music historian, Joel Whitburn. Joel collected thousands of records and CDs, all the top hits from 1940 to the present, in a huge record vault in the basement of his home in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin. Joel owned every album and single ever to appear on Billboard’s “Hot 100” and “Top Pop Albums” charts. In 1970, he had enough information to start a book. When Joel first started, he was on my program with trivia, including the record race. He was given a title and artist of a song that was on the Billboard Top 100 charts between 1955 and the present day. He had to find and play the record on the air from his home within 30 seconds or the listener would win $920. We would knock off a second each time he would find the song. There was a setup in his home where his record player could be heard over the air. He only lost once, when someone accidentally unplugged the player.

Joel Whitburn isn't just a legendary pop music researcher — he's also a huge music fan with an underground vault that includes each and every pop single to make it onto Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart since the chart debuted in 1958. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Record Research Inc. website • Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin' • Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch • www.forkeepspodcast.com

Joel Whitburn isn't just a legendary pop music researcher — he's also a huge music fan with an underground vault that includes each and every pop single to make it onto Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart since the chart debuted in 1958. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. <a href="https://www.recordresearch.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Record Research Inc. website</a> • Opening theme: "Keepers" by <a href="http://stillflyin.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Still Flyin'</a> • Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by <a href="http://ericfrischmusic.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Frisch</a> • <a href="http://www.forkeepspodcast.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.forkeepspodcast.com</a>

13. Joel Whitburn, Collector of Pop Hits

Chart fans around the world surely have libraries of Joel Whitburn Billboard chart reference books. On a recent visit to New York, Whitburn chatted with Billboard's Gary Trust and Alex Vitoulis about his hobby that led to his becoming Billboard's longest-running licensee, a partnership that now dates back nearly 50 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chart fans around the world surely have libraries of Joel Whitburn Billboard chart reference books. On a recent visit to New York, Whitburn chatted with Billboard's Gary Trust and Alex Vitoulis about his hobby that led to his becoming Billboard's longest-running licensee, a partnership that now dates back nearly 50 years. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Billboard Chart Historian Joel Whitburn

Any time anyone mentions “#1 hit,” they’re using his researchJoel Whitburn is the undisputed expert on hit singles.  His extensive research of the Billboard charts has been used by DJs and music fans all over the world.  He’s compiled over 200 books, from pop and rock to R&amp;B, country and big band chart data.  His latest book, Top Ten Pop Hits: A 70-Year History of Every Top Ten Hit 1940-2010, is the first to cover the entire history of the singles chart, from the 1940’s big band era, to the pop music of today.  Icon Fetch talks to the avid record collector about his new book, how he got started chronicling hit songs, and the upcoming release of his latest edition of Top Pop Singles, which is in its 13th edition.

Any time anyone mentions “#1 hit,” they’re using his research Joel Whitburn is the undisputed expert on hit singles. His extensive research of the Billboard charts has been used by DJs and music fans all over the world. He’s compiled over 200 books, from pop and rock to R&amp;B, country and big band chart data. His latest book, Top Ten Pop Hits: A 70-Year History of Every Top Ten Hit 1940-2010, is the first to cover the entire history of the singles chart, from the 1940’s big band era, to the pop music of today. Icon Fetch talks to the avid record collector about his new book, how he got started chronicling hit songs, and the upcoming release of his latest edition of Top Pop Singles, which is in its 13th edition.