chart-topper

noun

: a recording that is bought more than any other recording during a particular time

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Much of his output fits under that label, and ever since the release of his namesake biopic, Michael, the chart-topper has dominated several R&B tallies like few before him, dead or alive. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 The chart-topper sparked many rumors about the identity of the apricot-scarf-wearing womanizer. René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026 The band recorded albums in 1970 (another chart-topper) and ’71 before an exhausted Clayton-Thomas quit, only to return in 1975 and tour under the BS&T banner over the next three decades while also recording more than a dozen solo LPs. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 The song, off the 1991 album Heart in Motion, gave Grant her first chart-topper as a solo artist. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chart-topper

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“Chart-topper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chart-topper. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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