The Future of Record Research

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   Vinnie:

Many thanks for checking in with the update. Always great to hear directly from someone that provides current & accurate info. 

As a country fan I'm glad to hear that an update for the Country Singles book is in the works. However I do have a couple of suggestions regarding country chart publications:

1) The Billboard Country Annual  has not been updated since 1997. It has been mentioned in past threads that book was not a big seller. But perhaps a print-on-demand version might make it more feasible as well as possible future online availability. Few of today's country radio programmers play pre-2000 music so an updated book extending through 2025 would be most welcome.

2) A Radio & Records Country Chart book would be most welcome. As someone that worked in radio, I found the R&R chart often reflected reality more accurately than other trades especially during the 80's & 90's. That chart info has not been aggregated anywhere so far.

Thank you for your consideration and sincere gratitude for continuing the excellent Record Research legacy.

And God Bless Paul Haney for his always superb work!

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	Vinnie: Many thanks for checking in with the update. Always great to hear directly from someone that provides current & accurate info. As a country fan I'm glad to hear that an update for the Country Singles book is in the works. However I do have a couple of suggestions regarding country chart publications: 1) The Billboard Country Annual has not been updated since 1997. It has been mentioned in past threads that book was not a big seller. But perhaps a print-on-demand version might make it more feasible as well as possible future online availability. Few of today's country radio programmers play pre-2000 music so an updated book extending through 2025 would be most welcome. 2) A Radio & Records Country Chart book would be most welcome. As someone that worked in radio, I found the R&R chart often reflected reality more accurately than other trades especially during the 80's & 90's. That chart info has not been aggregated anywhere so far. Thank you for your consideration and sincere gratitude for continuing the excellent Record Research legacy. And God Bless Paul Haney for his always superb work!