Official Charts unveils definitive chart books covering the last decade - The Tens
The four new books complete the series of definitive chart books, spanning from the 1950s to the end of the 2010s
Official Charts has completed its definitive series of UK chart books with the release of four new volumes spanning the 2010s.
The four new books are The Official Singles Charts, The Official Albums Charts, The Official Compilations Charts and The Official Tens Hits Book. The first three volumes offer a comprehensive chronological listing of all the charts by week, in this case from January 3 2010 to December 26 2019 - the Compilations book even offers full track-listings for all compilation albums that charted during the decade. The Official Hits is a companion encyclopaedia of all the releases which reached the charts in that decade, listed by artist and packed with chart facts.
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The Official Charts Company started issuing the books last year, now adding up to a definitive library of 21 volumes covering all of the official industry charts ranging from the 1950s right through to the end of the 2010s.
Official Charts Company chief executive Martin Talbot said: “Now this series is complete, it provides music fans and chart archivists of all depths of interest the opportunity to delve into music history decade-by-decade. This is THE definitive and indispensable overview of the history of the Official Charts in the UK."
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The books are published by the Official Charts Company as print on demand volumes, produced through the Kindle Direct Publishing platform.
Overseeing the mammoth task of putting together the series with the Official Charts Company is chart expert and archivist Graham Betts, who acts as writer and editor for the series. Betts has collated biographies, as well as data on awards, certifications and much more, all of which is presented around the UK chart information managed by the Official Charts Company.
Order your copy of The Official Charts Tens books on Amazon:
Tens Singles: https://amzn.to/2M02zk4
Tens Albums: https://amzn.to/36wGGCv
Tens Compilations: https://amzn.to/3gs2yna
Tens Hits Encyclopaedia: https://amzn.to/36zPxTP
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