number 1

Example Sentences

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"But here he is, on top of the world, the UK's number 1 album artist -- of all time!"

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

In 1985 Deacon Blue formed in Glasgow and over the years have achieved great success with 12 UK top 40 singles and two UK number 1 albums.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

Meanwhile, PET water bottles, labeled with the number 1, aren't as dangerous to natural environments and tend to get recycled.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2023

What’s even crazier is that any of these guys could be the number 1 receiver at any other school and we all together.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023

The number 1 was easy to write: T. Unfortunately, 60 was also written as T; the only difference was that T was in the second position rather than the first.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife