record chart

Definitions

A ranking of music (songs, albums, etc.) according to popularity during a given period of time.

often, plural

Equivalents

Examples

“His 1952 Blue Tango, featuring 50 violins, became the first instrumental to top the record⟳ charts.”

“An album of songs culled from the program⟳ has made a high-speed chase⟳ up the record⟳ charts, selling more than 3 million copies in a month.”

“The record⟳ chart and the No. 1 song have⟳ lost some of their stature in radio, a development lamented in a column last⟳ year by Sean Ross, vice president of music and programming at Edison Media Research⟳.”

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