Joel Whitburn

That's a good idea.

There was, well, there was pop, there was, you know, Billboard and Joel Whitburn.

Did Joel Whitburn do country?

Yeah.

Uh, he just-

And now it's time for Century Smash Hits.

These are the songs that entered the pop chart 100 years ago this week, according to Joel Whitburn's book Pop Memories, 1890-1954.

And spending five weeks on the chart, getting to number three, The Revelers and The Blue Room.

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[upbeat music] Welcome to "A Heart for the Charts," a podcast hosted by five of the world's leading chart authorities: Fred Bronson, Billboard author and reporter; Michael Ellis, former director of the Billboard Charts; Paul Haeni, head researcher at Record Research; Joe Marchese, founder of the Second Disc label and reissue specialist; Andy Sciarro, music historian and reissue specialist.

From Joel Whitburn's Record Research, we've got "A Heart for the Charts." [upbeat music]

Well, hello there.

Nice to see you.

Welcome to "A Heart for the Charts," presented by Joel Whitburn's Record Research, and I'm excited today to have all of our hosts on here.

Uh, Michael Ellis is on vacation, but we have Andy Sciarro, we have Joe Marchese, and we have Paul Haeni.

Today's topic is The Day I Went to Number One, and I thought, "Wait a minute, I have some friends who went to number one.

She's a great interview.

And now it's time for Century Smash Hits.

These are the songs that entered the pop chart 100 years ago this week according to Joel Whitburn's book Pop Memories, 1890 to 1954.

And at one week at number nine, Whispering Jack Smith and When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along.

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[upbeat music] Welcome to A Heart for the Charts, a podcast hosted by five of the world's leading chart authorities: Fred Bronson, Billboard author and reporter; Michael Ellis, former director of the Billboard Charts; Paul Haeni, head researcher at Record Research; Joe Marchese, founder of the Second Disc label and reissue specialist; Andy Skurow, music historian and reissue specialist.

From Joel Whitburn's Record Research, we've got A Heart for the Charts.

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You don't know how much I depended on you.

You and Joel Whitburn.

I mean, I had to have you guys in my studio at all times.

I'm proud to hear that.

And now it's time for Century Smash Hits.

These are the songs that entered the pop chart 100 years ago this week according to Joel Whitburn's book Pop Memories, 1890-1954.

And again, most of these songs only spent one week on the chart.

So, at number 14, Gene Goldkett and his orchestra, Lonesome and Sorry.

Oh, I'm totally with you right now.

that's awesome want me to share some more i i would love to hear more because i am a book taught person even though i played all the music on am and fm radio and then of course right into this new digital age but we only had what joel whitburn was willing to share with us we didn't have the authenticity of the stories like you're sharing now

yeah um Another one, it was in a Turkish town.

So Richie wakes up one morning and he goes, mom, I had a dream.

that's awesome

want me to share some more i i would love to hear more because i am a book taught person even though i played all the music on am and fm radio and then of course right into this new digital age but we only had what joel whitburn was willing to share with us we didn't have the authenticity of the stories like you're sharing now

yeah um Another one was in a Turkish town.

So Richie wakes up one morning and he goes, mom, I had a dream.