(Released Januhit #1 Maseven-week reign.) (Released Novemhit #1 Jthree-week reign.)Ĭhapter 10 Michael Jackson-“Billie Jean” 141
(Released Mahit #1 Jone-week reign.)Ĭhapter 9 The Human League-“Don’t You Want Me” 127 (Released April 1974 hit #1 Jtwo-week reign.) (Released Octohit #1 Decemone-week reign.)Ĭhapter 7 George McCrae-“Rock Your Baby” 99 (Released Aphit #1 Jone-week reign.)Ĭhapter 6 The Beach Boys-“Good Vibrations” 83 (Released Jhit #1 Augtwo-week reign.)Ĭhapter 5 The Byrds-“Mr. (Released Decemhit #1 Februseven-week reign.)Ĭhapter 4 The Supremes-“Where Did Our Love Go” 49 (Released November 1960 hit #1 Janutwo-week reign.)Ĭhapter 3 The Beatles-“I Want to Hold Your Hand” 35 (Released June 1960 hit #1 Septemone-week reign hit #1 again Janutwo-week reign.)Ĭhapter 2 The Shirelles-“Will You Love Me Tomorrow” 23 How many of these Number One songs do you remember? Any favorites? GRADE: A Table of Contents: Brian Wilson spent $400,000 on the production of “Good Vibrations.” At the time, it was the most expensive single every made! But, Breihan takes the Extra Step of recounting what happened after “Good Vibrations” hit Number One. My favorite chapter is “The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations.” Breihan presents the evolution of the song with its many changes. Just check out the Table of Contents below. The Number Ones: Twenty Chart=Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music features Breihan’s choices as the key songs that influenced Rock ‘n’ Roll music.
Tom Breihan launched his Stereogum column in early 2018, “The Number Ones”- Breihan has been writing about every #1 hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, in chronological order ever since. He also has two other wildly entertaining features: ‘ The Popcorn Champs,’ which follows movies that were the biggest hit of that year, and ‘ A History of Violence,’ a dive into the year’s top action movies.The Billboard Hot 100 began in 1958. “It’s hard to think of too many moments, movements, collectives of people that are more important to pop history than Motown in the ’60s.” - Tom Breihan, author and columnistīreihan’s column ‘ The Number Ones’ is found at Stereogum. He spoke with WDET’s Russ McNamara about his book and the process for determining which No. Such is the subject of the new book by Stereogum columnist Tom Breihan, “ The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.” Subtle changes to sound and the ability to not just capture the zeitgeist, but to affect the songs and styles that follow it are the true era-defining hits. Often, the songs that change the landscape of pop culture aren’t the ones that shatter sales records. Not just in the weekly Billboard updates on what’s at the top of the charts, but in the way we view past hits - and how exactly we got to this point. The history of pop music is still being written.
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