chart-topping

adjective

That sells the most copies (of a record) during a particular time.

Meanings

adjectivechart-topping (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentThat sells the most copies (of a record) during a particular time.

    After signing a record deal at just 17 while the rest of us (me) were making $5 per week mowing neighbors’s lawns, the singer [Doja Cat] released multiple chart-topping albums and had several songs go absolutely viral on TikTok.

    2024 September 4, Mehera Bonner, “Doja Cat Is One of Music’s Highest-Paid Artists, and Her Net Worth Shows It”, in Cosmopolitan
  2. broadlyfigurativelynot comparableVery popular.
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APA

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Chicago

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