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top 40 noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌtɒp ˈfɔː.ti/ us /ˌtɑːp ˈfɔːr.t̬i/ the set of 40 songs that have been bought by the largest numbers of people in the previous week: the top 40She avoids the Top 40 and listens mostly to jazz and classical music. The new top 40 used to be played on the radio every Sunday night. in the top 40Her latest single has been in the the Top 40 for twelve weeks. The band had four songs in the Top Forty following the lead singer's death. The station plays only top 40 music. Although it failed to make the top 40 when it was first released, the song subsequently became their biggest hit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Pop, rock & soul agit-pop anti-rock backing dancer backing singer backspin electronica emo Europop floor-filler frontman mod Motown multi-instrumentalist New Age music pop group thrash Tin Pan Alley top ten trap music trip-hop |