Top 40

or Top For·ty, top for·ty

[ top fawr-tee ]

plural noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) the 40 most popular or best-selling recordings, songs, etc., within a stated time period.

adjective

1. pertaining to, designating, or being the Top 40.

Example Sentences

Top-40 music is blaring and the crowd, most of whom are standing, is young, modish, and easy on the eyes.

From The Daily Beast

He was instead just a master broadcaster, a sportscaster where Beck had been a Top-40 DJ.

From The Daily Beast

Clean, sober and remarried, Beck was tiring of the bubble-gum Top-40 morning-zoo format.

From The Daily Beast