mike marshall wrote:

This could come in handy for anyone looking for additional chart info. (Example - hits radio forgot?)

These Cash Box charts go back almost as far back as I do. They start at 1942.

https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Cash-Box-Magazine.htm

Just saw this on one of the Yahoo Groups. Enjoy, if this is new info to you.

Thank You. Will spend a lot of time going through the charts. I always read about Cashbox but  did not see it on the news stands here and so was not exposed to it. They had a different methodology to compiling their charts for much of their existence. I believe it was more based on sales whereas Billboard also included airplay.

I always like to see where the milestones occurred, so I looked through the issues from early 1964.

The Jan. 4th edition is pretty tame, with the Beach Boys on the cover and Bobby Vinton at #1.

The following week, Jan. 11th, the juggernauts (!) Dale & Grace grace the front, while on the chart there is a rather inauspicious debut at #80 for a song called "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by some group named The Beatles. 

A week later, in an issue that features Johnny Tillotson on the cover, the Fab Four are noted on the editorial page. And the single has jumped all the way to #43.

By Jan. 25th, the song is at #1, joined by "She Loves You" debuting at #51.

Finally, by February 1st, "Hand" remains at #1, "You" is at #11 and "Please Please Me" has debuted at #73.

That same month, the Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan and all those American names on the charts - like Connie Francis, Sam Cooke, Freddy Cannon, even Elvis Presley and more all begin their slow decline into memory.

It's like looking at a history book, without all the dry facts, wars and dates. And the British Invasion was won without a shot being fired. Amazing to think it only took about a month.

Joel Whitburn's company, Record Research has published books containing every Hot 100 weekly chart since its inception in Aug 1958. Each book covers a decade up to 2000-2010. The 50's book only covers [before the Hot 100] Best Sellers in stores. Most played by disc jockeys and most played in juke boxes are missing. There are also books covering charted music from 1940-54 and 1900-1940. There are also books covering the album, country, race/black/soul/r&b charts. In the last year or so the company began publishing a book concentrating on the Cashbox charts.