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top 40

[top fawr-tee] / ˈtɒp ˈfɔr ti /
NOUN
popular music
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Like Mboko, the former junior world number two enjoyed a memorable 2025, most notably capturing her maiden WTA title at September's Guadalajara Open and climbing into the top 40.

From BBC

In October, “Gala” entered the Top 40 on U.S. radio while its spacy couture music video reached No. 1 on YouTube’s trending worldwide chart.

From Los Angeles Times

So far, Batson hasn’t found much support among programmers, who still wield enormous influence in the format — more, for sure, than their Top 40 counterparts do in pop.

From Los Angeles Times

It scored just one Top 40 hit, 1987’s “Touch of Grey,” but fostered a legion of devoted fans, known as Dead Heads.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zara Larsson's smash hit Lush Life, which first entered the charts 10 years ago, re-entered the UK top 40 last month and has since climbed back up to number eight.

From BBC