Joel Whitburn is known by music industry experts around the world for the detailed record research he began as a hobby. He was born November 29, 1939, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He started collecting records in his teens and subscribed to Billboard[1] in 1953. When they started the Hot 100[2] in 1958 Joel would record the chart placings of records on index cards.
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