Category: Record Research
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Country Insider: Mike Curb Receives First Joel Whitburn Chart Champion Award.
Country Insider covered the news of Record Research presenting its inaugural Joel Whitburn Chart Champion Award to Mike Curb. Music-chart reference publisher Record Research presented its inaugural Joel Whitburn Chart Champion Award to Curb Records founder Mike Curb at the Curb | Word Entertainment offices on Music Row on Wednesday.…
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Record Research Honors Mike Curb with Inaugural Joel Whitburn Chart Champion Award
October 22, 2026 (Menomonee Falls, WI) – Record Research Inc., the authority on music industry chart performance, presented their inaugural Joel Whitburn Chart Champion Award to music executive Mike Curb on Wednesday, October 21 at a reception at the Curb | Word Entertainment offices in Nashville. Record Research CEO Vinnie…
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Hypebot: Listen to Episode 1 of the New ‘A Heart For The Charts’ Podcast
Hypebot covered the announcement of Record Research’s new podcast ‘A Heart For The Charts’ Record Research, the music chart reference publisher founded by Joel Whitburn, has launched its first podcast, A Heart for the Charts. The series debuted October 6 with Thelma Houston and The Fleetwoods’ Gretchen Christopher discussing what…
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It’s Country Music Month! Tune Up Your Knowledge of Over Eight Decades of Hits with Record Research’s Joel Whitburn’s History of Top Country Singles 1944-2025
October 8, 2026 (Menomonee Falls, WI) – October is Country Music Month, so it’s the perfect time to tune up your knowledge of eight decades of hits with Record Research’s new book, Joel Whitburn’s History of Top Country Singles 1944-2025. Record Research Inc, the authoritative source on over 125 years of…
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Billboard: Thelma Houston, Kim Carnes, Rupert Homes & More Guest on New Podcast Hosted by Billboard Chart Veterans
Billboard covered the news of the new Record Research podcast, A Heart for the Charts, which debuted on October 6th. Longtime Billboard contributor Fred Bronson spent more than a decade writing Billboard‘s Chart Beat column, chronicling the artists, songs and records making waves on the charts. Michael Ellis, meanwhile, spent…
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Record Research Launches First Podcast, ‘A Heart for the Charts’
Debut episode, out now, features Thelma Houston and The Fleetwoods’ Gretchen Christopher in conversation with leading Billboard chart experts October 6, 2026 (Menomonee Falls, WI) – Record Research Inc., the authority on music industry chart performance, has launched its first-ever podcast: A Heart for the Charts. Each episode will use the charts…
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Record Research Expands ‘Across the Charts’ Series, Launching Preorders for New ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s Editions
August 27, 2026 (Menomonee Falls, WI) – Record Research Inc., the authority on music industry chart performance, today announced their next three titles: Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts: The 1970s, Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts: The 1980s, and Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts: The 1990s. The books are available for preorder…
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Music Connection: Review of Record Research Inc.’s “Top Country Singles 1944 – 2025”
Music Connection reviewed the latest book from Record Research Inc., Joel Whitburn’s History of Top Country Singles 1944-2025,. This comprehensive examination of “every song that appeared on Billboard’s Country singles charts from 1944 through 2025” is a reference guide, as opposed to the sort of book you’d read cover-to-cover. However,…
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Hypebot Guest Post: What’s in a Number? Why Music Charts Still Matter in the Streaming Era
Record Research CEO Vinnie Freda published a guest post in Hypebot discussing the power that is in music charts, not only for fans, but for historical significance, democratization of data, and more. Yes, I am a proud chart addict. And in an era when music has never generated more data,…
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Backstage Country: New Study Names the Greatest Country Songwriters of All Time — And the Results May Surprise You
Backstage Country covered the recent Record Research news on the reveal of the Top Country Songwriters list. When country fans talk about the greatest songwriters ever, names like Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, and Kris Kristofferson usually dominate the conversation. But a new chart-based study is turning some heads…