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top 40

[top fawr-tee] / ˈtɒp ˈfɔr ti /
NOUN
popular music
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While their original version of I Run was suspended by both the Official Charts Company in the UK and the Billboard Charts in America, the replacement entered the UK Top 40 last week.

From BBC

After this week’s dates with Carpenter, Lenae will head east for a handful of shows on iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball tour — one more chance to build upon “Love Me Not’s” Top 40 breakthrough.

From Los Angeles Times

Welsh singer Watkins, who was serving a 29-year sentence at the prison, rose to fame in the 2000s with Lostprophets, who achieved 11 top 40 UK hits and a chart-topping album.

From BBC

This is the first time three rap LPs have been nominated for album of the year at the same ceremony — an achievement that comes just days after Billboard reported that no rap songs were in the top 40 of its Hot 100 singles chart for the first time since 1990.

From Los Angeles Times

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there would be 1 0% reduction in flight capacity at the top 40 U.S. airports beginning Friday as air-traffic controllers work without pay during the prolonged government shutdown.

From Barron's