Talk:Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

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Contents 1 Whitburn/Billboard discrepancies

[edit] Whitburn/Billboard discrepancies

Further gruesome details-- isn't anal retro-bookkeeping FUN?

"Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" was a double-sided single on two of the charts: Best Sellers in Stores and Most Played in Juke Boxes. The Top 100 and Most Played by Jockeys measured individual "sides." "Don't Be Cruel" reached #1 on all four charts. "Hound Dog" peaked at #2 on the Top 100, and at #4 on Most Played by Jockeys.

Whitburn points out that, when the record first reached #1 on Best Sellers and Most Played in Juke Boxes, "Hound Dog" was listed first, backed by "Don't Be Cruel." Later in the single's run, while it was still #1, "Don't Be Cruel" had gained popularity and airplay, so Billboard reversed the order. The Best Sellers chart specified that singles were listed "leading side on top." When the lead changed, so did the listing.

Between January 1955 and the intro of the Hot 100 in August 1958, 14 two-sided hits (in which both A and B sides were enjoying significant action) reached #1 on Best Sellers In Stores. But "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" was the only one in which both sides had a turn as the official A side.

Whitburn also notes that the RIAA has certified "Hound Dog"/"Don't Be Cruel" quadruple platinum. It's unusual for the RIAA to list both sides of a single in its certifications, but not unprecedented. (Elvis has three other multi-platinum singles in which both sides are listed.)

I tried to explain all this while keeping the damn thing readable. See what you think about it.208.120.6.206 (talk) 03:32, 12 April 2008 (UTC)