Meanings
nounchartbuster (plural chartbusters)
plural chartbusters
- informalA best-selling record; the artist featured on such a record
Origin
From chart (“ranked listing”) + buster.
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chartbuster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartbuster
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“chartbuster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartbuster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chartbuster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartbuster.
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