chart-topper
noun
: a recording that is bought more than any other recording during a particular time
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The lovelorn song — a dual chart-topper on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
The Apprentice, Last Vegas, Mary Shelley, and Brian Banks, in addition to exec producing the Netflix chart-topper Purple Hearts.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
After not becoming a breakout hit, one performance with Justin Timberlake at the CMA Awards turned him into an overnight sensation, and the full-length into both a bestseller and a chart-topper.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Though the latter was rumored to be an inspiration for the film’s chart-topper, Russell prefers to keep any direct real-life inspiration mysterious.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
The Apprentice, Last Vegas, Mary Shelley, and Brian Banks, in addition to exec producing the Netflix chart-topper Purple Hearts.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
After not becoming a breakout hit, one performance with Justin Timberlake at the CMA Awards turned him into an overnight sensation, and the full-length into both a bestseller and a chart-topper.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Though the latter was rumored to be an inspiration for the film’s chart-topper, Russell prefers to keep any direct real-life inspiration mysterious.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Chart-topper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chart-topper. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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