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Joel Carver Whitburn (November 29, 1939 – June 14, 2022) was an American author and music historian, responsible for setting up the Record Research, Inc. series of books on record chart placings. Early life
Joel Whitburn, whose books of research on the charts were a staple of the bookshelves of anyone who cared about the history or business of pop music for decades, died Tuesday at age 82.
Joel Whitburn of Menomonee Falls analyzed the Billboard pop music charts for decades, and published hundreds of books for music lovers.
Several reference books on the history of the Billboard "Bubbling Under" charts have been published by chart statistician Joel Whitburn's company Record Research. The latest book to be published by the company was 2005's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100: 1959–2004 (ISBN 978-0-89820-162-8).
Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89820-069-0. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top R & B Singles, 1942–1995. Record Research Incorporated.
Whitburn, Joel (1983). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop, 1955–1982. Record Research Incorporated.
American author and music historian, Joel Whitburn, whose company, Record Research Inc., specializes in researching the Billboard charts, published various books containing chart data over the years. He collected thousands of records, including all of the 45s ever to hit the Hot 100 or Bubbling Under charts—all except "Ready 'n' Steady".
Archivist and record historian Joel Whitburn published his first research book based on the Billboard Hot 100, which made that data the "Bible" for official historic chart positions. In addition, the syndicated radio series American Top 40 with Casey Kasem used Billboard chart statistics, cementing Billboard as the dominant chart data for ...