Joel Whitburn, BILLBOARD Chart Historian and Reference Book Author, Dies at 82

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Joel Whitburn, one of the pre-eminent chart historians of the last 50-plus years, has died. The news was first shared on Facebook by Whitburn’s protégé, longtime friend and Record Research co-worker Paul Haney, who wrote that the legendary industry figure “passed away peacefully overnight” on Tuesday [[June 14). “He had been having some serious health issues recently, but his passing still comes as a shock,” Haney continued. Whitburn was 82.

The rest of the article is at this link. It is an interesting read. He was interested with the Billboard Charts since his childhood. After he discovered the magazine, he coaxed his dad to get him a subscription at ten dollars a year. He was fascinated with the charts.

https://www.billboard.com/music/char...ch-1235087319/