🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

トップ40

Pronunciation / Transliteration: toppu 40

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Top-40/tɒp ˈfɔːti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"新しいシングルがトップ40で1位にデビューした。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A music chart that ranks the forty most popular songs in a specific time period, typically based on sales and radio play.

    "The new single debuted at number one on the Top-40 chart."
  2. 2

    A genre of music that is widely popular and frequently played on mainstream radio stations.

    "She only listens to Top-40 hits on the radio."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Top-40' originated in the 1960s, referring to the forty most popular songs in a given week as determined by radio airplay and sales. It evolved from earlier music charts and has become synonymous with mainstream music popularity.

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