1000 HIT SINGLES GUILTY PLEASURES AND HIDDEN GEMS FROM THE 1960s

by Patrick Hurst

Pop singles have provided a soundtrack to people’s lives for over fifty years. Today music is widely available on-line and it is possible to access your favourite tracks at the click of a button. A multitude of websites provide information about artists and different musical genres. What is lacking is editorial guidance, a route-map through the dense thicket of available music. 1000 Hit Singles, Guilty Pleasures & Hidden Gems From the 1960s provides that guidance by selecting and describing one thousand singles from the tens of thousands released during the decade. While no survey can lay claim to be definitive, this carefully compiled selection provides a unique introduction to the music of the 60s. The text contains thousands of internal links to aid navigation and encourage readers to browse the entries which contain a blend of chart data, artist information, social history and anecdote - a reference book that is fun to read.

Companion volumes for the 1970s and 1980s are also available on Kindle.

Kindle Edition

First published August 3, 2015