chart-topper
noun
: a recording that is bought more than any other recording during a particular time
Examples of chart-topper in a Sentence
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The swirly, girly pop anthem crept to No. 1 to mark her 10th chart-topper.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Nettles said in mock horror about the country-leaning collection that secured Bey’s eighth chart-topper on the album chart.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Wallen faces three felony counts of reckless endangerment, as well as a disorderly conduct charge, according to Nashville police, who posted a grinning mug shot of the 30-year-old chart-topper on X.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
The track debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Sept. 9, 2023, earning both Musgraves and Bryan their first Hot 100 chart-topper.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2024
With the new champ, Offset achieves his first solo chart-topper in a leading role, while Don Toliver visits the summit for the first time in any capacity.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
The album hit the Billboard charts at No. 1, becoming West’s 11th consecutive chart-topper and Ty Dolla $ign's first.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
Morgan Wallen is marking the one-year anniversary of chart-topper One Thing at a Time with the surprise-release of Abbey Road Sessions.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
The Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper and Knoxville-area native will open a six-story, 30,000-square-feet venue called This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen this summer on Nashville’s Lower Broadway, located on 4th Avenue.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2024
Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Nettles said in mock horror about the country-leaning collection that secured Bey’s eighth chart-topper on the album chart.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Wallen faces three felony counts of reckless endangerment, as well as a disorderly conduct charge, according to Nashville police, who posted a grinning mug shot of the 30-year-old chart-topper on X.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
The track debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Sept. 9, 2023, earning both Musgraves and Bryan their first Hot 100 chart-topper.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2024
With the new champ, Offset achieves his first solo chart-topper in a leading role, while Don Toliver visits the summit for the first time in any capacity.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
The album hit the Billboard charts at No. 1, becoming West’s 11th consecutive chart-topper and Ty Dolla $ign's first.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
Morgan Wallen is marking the one-year anniversary of chart-topper One Thing at a Time with the surprise-release of Abbey Road Sessions.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
The Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper and Knoxville-area native will open a six-story, 30,000-square-feet venue called This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen this summer on Nashville’s Lower Broadway, located on 4th Avenue.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Chart-topper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chart-topper. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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