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top 40

[top fawr-tee] / ˈtɒp ˈfɔr ti /
NOUN
popular music
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New rules that went into force on Friday provide for accelerated entry after 15 days for IPOs of stocks big enough to make the top 40 listed on Nasdaq.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Under this option, companies whose market capitalizations rank in the top 40 of the Nasdaq 100’s constituents could be added to the index after 15 trading days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

His previous two albums have also re-entered the top 40, making him the first British rap act to have three entries in the chart simultaneously.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

She died in June 2020, aged 103, after she became the oldest artist to have a top 40 album in the UK, in May that year, with her greatest hits album 100.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Uniform size and style: 3-5/8 by 5-3/8; flexible cloth, gilt top; 40 cents per vol.

From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Gray, Elisha



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