Top 40

Or 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

A couple of spirited sequels, “Let Me Be” and “You Baby,” kept the band in the Top 40 into 1966 but the Turtles’ hot streak quickly cooled, as a series of singles — including “Outside Chance,” written by White Whale staffer Warren Zevon — barely scraped the charts.

From Los Angeles Times

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

This season, with the British number one's fitness issues largely behind her and the development of greater resilience, she has climbed back into the top 40.

From BBC

Upbeat anthem Golden, one of the standout songs from its soundtrack, leapt three places to take the number one spot from Justin Bieber in this week's top 40.

From BBC

But the lack of a big push for any of “Mayhem’s” remaining Top 40 candidates feels like a weird choice for an LP as stacked as this one.

From Los Angeles Times