Download or read book The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits written by Joel Whitburn and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the information since the earliest Billboard charts were originally compiled in 1942 is gathered into this one essential reference on country music that has been updated and expanded to capture today's top recording artists and their biggest songs. Original.