Billboard Year-End Hot 100 charts. Note that from 1956 to 1958,
Billboard only compiled top 50 charts, and from 1950 to 1955, they
compiled only top 30 charts. What is now the Hot 100 existed for nearly
fifteen years as numerous charts, tracking and ranking the most popular
singles of the day in several areas. The methods and policies by which
this data is obtained and compiled have changed many times throughout
the chart's history. Billboard has also changed its Hot 100 policy
regarding "two-sided singles" several times. During periods
in which singles sales were strong, the Hot 100 allowed both sides
of a single (A-side and B-side) to chart together (occupying the same
position), provided that both sides were receiving significant radio
airplay. Pre-Hot 100 charts listed A-and-B-sides together. For more
detailed information on how the Billboard compiled the charts, see
the Wikipedia article "Billboard
Hot 100". NOTE: We do NOT
sell compilations of any of these songs, nor are we aware of anyone
who makes even a Top 25 compilation of each year. However, many of
the songs are available from iTunes. A link is provided for those
songs so you can order them through the iTunes Store if desired.
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