top 40

[top fawr-tee] / ˈtɒp ˈfɔr ti /

NOUN

popular music

Synonyms

WEAK

bestsellers hit parade hits the charts top of the charts top twenty

Example Sentences

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Now, the actor - who adopted the hip-hop moniker Lil Timmy Tim in high school - has scotched the conspiracies by posting a video of himself rapping alongside EsDeeKid on a remix of the musician's top 40 hit 4Raws.

From BBC

Sometimes I’ll put on a Top 40 playlist to keep tabs on it.

From Los Angeles Times

Every time someone asks their smart speaker to play Christmas songs, Kylie is played first - and every stream counts towards the Top 40.

From BBC

All of those songs have bounced back into this week's Top 40; and with grim inevitability, one of them is almost guaranteed to be this year's Christmas number one.

From BBC

“We’re not Top 40 artists. It’s a platform and a place for us to live. We have no other place to go.”

From Los Angeles Times