Various: 1000 UK Number One Hits

Here are the stories behind every record to reach the number 1 spot in the UK from the first to the 1 000th. Every entry giv es a detailed & revealing profile of the disc that made it making this both a riveting reference book & a fascinating overvi ew of the UK's popular music tastes across half a century. The official UK charts started in November 1952 with the top spot occupied by everything from classic pop to novelty songs country ballads to military band instrumentals & all shades of rock