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tops the charts

tops the charts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of top the charts.

Meaning of top the charts

Verb

top the charts (third-person singular simple present tops the charts, present participle topping the charts, simple past and past participle topped the charts)

  1. (also, idiomatic) To be the most popular recording at a particular time.
    • At the last count in late July, the accumulated mileage of the Pendolino had notched a mind-boggling 287,859,672 (unit 390132 City of Birmingham topping the charts with 5,482,316 miles having passed under its wheels).2022 October 5, Nick Brodrick, “Pendolinos: a huge role to play”, in RAIL, number 967, page 38

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Tops the charts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of top the charts.

Words near tops the charts in the dictionary

  1. tops of the hours
  2. tops off
  3. tops one's boom
  4. tops oneself
  5. tops out
  6. tops the charts
  7. tops up
  8. tops'l
  9. tops'ls
  10. tops-and-bottoms
  11. topsail

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