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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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

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

Currently, MLB Pipeline ranks both among the top 40.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 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