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chart-topping

chart-topping

4 4.1
A song or album that reaches number one in the music charts
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃɑrtˌtɑpɪŋ/
translation icon : número uno
  • The singer celebrated her chart-topping success with a sold-out concert at the arena.

That's which chart topping song broke Spotify's record for the most single day streams.

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Examples

  • After releasing his chart-topping debut, he quickly became a household name in the music industry.

  • The chart-topping single, which samples the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," was also the first major hit that Jay-Z had.

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  • Aerosmith has been in the music industry for four decades and has released various chart-topping albums and singles since then.

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  • Maybe it's the die-hard fans or the chart-topping hits, but most people praise and go insane over rock stars.

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  • As fans of the chart-topping pop act Take 10 know, Campos island is home to the band's private house and studio, though this is as close as most of us can get.

  • Hawkins is best known for her early '90s chart-topping songs "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" and "As I Lay Me Down."

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  • Audiences will enjoy Goulding's chart-topping hits like "Lights" and "Anything Could Happen" from her sophomore album, Halcyon, in stores now!

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  • The gold-certified single follows Brice's "A Woman Like You," which set the pace earlier this year with platinum certification and chart-topping status.

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  • With chart-topping hits and eccentric alter egos, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey each have built successful careers in the spotlight.

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  • Her latest album features several chart-topping singles that have dominated the radio this year.

Synonyms

best-selling
vschart-topping
84 2.7

Very popular and bought by many people, like books or albums

is specifically about reaching number one position in music charts

Antonyms

76 2.9

Not getting the result someone wants

44 4.3

A project or event that does not succeed

How Popular

chart-topping
4 4.1
hit
465 1.3
popular
1.0
successful
1.6
known
2 1.0
unknown
629 2.3

Surface Forms

chart-topping positive

Morphology

chart-topping = chart + top (transparent) = chart + top + ing

The adjective is transparently formed from 'chart' + 'top' with -ing, meaning 'topping the charts' which learners can derive from the component words.

Etymology

Chart-topping breaks into two parts: chart, a 'list' or 'map' that shows how things rank, and top, the 'highest' place. So a chart-topping song or album is one that reaches the top of the music charts and is very popular.