chart
- noun
- /tʃɑrt/
- This next tune is number eight on the charts and number one in our hearts.
- topped the charts
- music charts
- Billboard chart
It's moving up the charts so quickly.
- It's moving up the charts so quickly.
- It looks like it's going to enter the charts number one in the UK.
- Oh, I hope you're getting a charts and the midweeks.
- The Bee Gees were on the charts and the people were smoking red herring.
- Because when he came out, he's not left the charts, bro.
- Hey Siri, play the number one song on the charts.
Examples
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I still remember, I was on British Airways flying to the UK to do Top of the Pops, and I saw in the newspaper my song "Go" in the charts in between Michael Jackson and Phil Collins.
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Less than a year later, their song "Please Please Me" topped the British pop charts.
Academic text (2011) -
And so I made those charts for all the songs.
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It's moving up the charts so quickly.
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Did it get on the charts as number 12?
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Her latest album, When the Sun Goes Down, rose to number three on the charts.
Academic text (2011) -
His records are really climbing the charts.
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It looks like it's going to enter the charts number one in the UK.
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The latest album topped the charts this week, proving its popularity.
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After months of hard work, her song finally entered the charts at number five.
Synonyms
A list showing the most popular songs, films, or books
Compounds
- Specialized
A chart with letters in different sizes to check how clearly you can see
- Specialized
A map that shows weather, water conditions, and routes to help pilots or captains
A pad of large paper with sheets held at the top for showing ideas by flipping each sheet
- Specialized
A map that shows sea depths, currents, and hazards for people who steer ships
- Specialized
A map that shows common winds, currents, and weather for a sea area and season
A small portable tool with sliding parts for quick calculations or finding information
- Specialized
A chart with rows of letters that get smaller to test how well you can see
- Specialized
A map that shows weather in a place at one time, like wind and temperature
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Chart comes from the old word charta, meaning 'paper' or 'list', and is the same root as card. A helpful way to remember the music sense is to imagine a paper list of songs: the 'charts' are the lists of the most popular records.