Synonyms

Top 40

American

[top fawr-tee] / ˈtɒp ˈfɔr ti /

Or Top Forty,

plural noun

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

adjective

pertaining to, designating, or being the Top 40.

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Top 40

The only thing I can think of that’s worse than getting stuck on Greatest Hits or Top 40 is pushing a button and generating “infinite personalized music” with no human influence.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

After eight Top 40 singles and a triple-platinum LP, the Bangles split in 1989 amid differing ideas about the band’s creative direction and ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

After 48 hours, it was expected to enter the Top 40 at number six.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

It says something about Diamond’s heat in the wake of “Hot August Night” that he scored a Top 40 hit with a song from a movie about an intrepid seabird.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

His album didn’t take off because he couldn’t get his first single played on Top 40 radio.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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