Get Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us about the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves

Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us about the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves is Chris Dalla Riva’s debut book. It all started with a simple quest. Dalla Riva wanted to listen to every number hit from 1958 through today. During his journey, he tracked a ton of data about each, which he used to write a data-driven history of popular music. You can buy a copy wherever books are sold.

Get the Data and Playlists

If you would like to see the massive dataset that Chris compiled to write this book, you can view it here. If you want to download the cover art to every number one hit, you can head here. Feel free to use these resources for whatever you’d like. Just cite “Chris Dalla Riva” in your final product.

If you are looking for a playlist with every Billboard Hot 100 number one hit, please head here. This playlist is on Spotify, but it can be transferred to any other service using Soundiiz.

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