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The Dutch Top 40 (Dutch: Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the pirate radio channel Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the pirate radio channel was forced to stop. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Joost den Draaijer was the initiator of the top 40 in the Netherlands. The chart is similar to the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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History

On January 2, 1965, the first Top 40 was compiled, with "I Feel Fine" of The Beatles becoming the #1 hit in the Netherlands. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. " I Feel Fine " is a Riff-driven rock song mainly written by John Lennon (although credited to Lennon/McCartney) and released in The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Due to its huge success, many similar charts as the Nationale Hitparade ("National Hitparade"), Mega Top 100 and the Hilversum Top 30 were created. is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 1974, the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 bought the Top 40 and named it De Nederlandse Top 40. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

Currently, Radio 538 is airing the Dutch Top 40 on radio. Radio 538 (pronounce radio vijf-drie-acht is a commercial Radio station in The Netherlands aimed at young people Jeroen Nieuwenhuize is presenting the program every friday afternoon from 14. 00 until 18. 00. The Dutch Top 40 is the 'most-listened-to' program on Dutch radio on it's timeslot.

Compilation

Stip

Every song that moves up 3 or more places than it was before, gets a stip ('dot'). When a song is noted in the top 10 and moves up 5 or more places, it gets a superstip ('super dot'). Also when a song enters the chart higher than the #25 positions or moves up more than 10 places in the chart, it gets a superstip.

Examples:

  • A song enters the chart at #30 up and till at #26: stip.
  • A song enters the chart at #25 of higher: superstip.
  • A song moves from #25 to #9: superstip.
  • A song moves from #15 to #10: superstip
  • A song moves from #35 to #25: superstip.
  • A song moves from #40 to #25: superstip.
  • A song moves from #15 to #11: stip.
  • A song moves from #25 to #17: stip.
  • A song moves from #40 to #26: stip.
  • A song moves from #40 to #30: stip.
  • Any move between #40 and #31: nothing happens.
  • A song enters the chart at #34: nothing happens. Entering below 30: nothing happens.
  • A song moves from #15 to #14: nothing happens. Outside the top 10, a song must at least move three places to get stip and 10 to get superstip. This is only the case when a song moves to #25 or higher -or when it's already above #25- and it then moves 10 places.
  • A song moves from #11 to #10: stip. Any move to and within the top 10 makes at least stip.

Composition

Like the Mega Top 50, the chart is a combination of single sales and airplay. Airplay (noun The broadcasting of an audio (eg a piece of music or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television The more often a song gets played on the radio, the higher its place in the Top 40. As of 2003, digital downloads are also counted. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

For year end chart positions: #1 position gets 40 points, #2 position gets 39 points . . . . #40 position get one point. This way you just count up all numbers and sort them from most points till least points.

Rules

There is a set of rules, of which some exist since 1972, that has to be maintained:

  • Example: Missy Elliott's "Lose Control": Remained two weeks on #40 in the chart, because it did not sell enough and also wasn't played enough on the radio. Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and " Lose Control " is the first single from Missy Elliott 's sixth studio album The Cookbook released on Goldmind/ Atlantic Records.
  • Recent example: Guus Meeuwis' "Ik Wil Dat Ons Land Juicht": The song entered the chart at #11 (superstip), rose up to #5 (superstip again) in its second week. Guus Meeuwis ( Mariahout, 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer and songwriter The following week it was meant to drop in chart position, but remained on the #5 position. The following two weeks, it went from #5 to #39.
  • Example: Racoon recently re-entered the Dutch Top 40 at #31 though with the song "Love You More". The raccoon ( Procyon lotor) (sometimes spelt as racoon) also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon
  • Example: Robbie Williams' first single off his 2005 album Intensive Care was Tripping with the B-side being Make Me Pure. Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Intensive Care is the ninth Album and sixth solo studio album by English pop singer Robbie Williams, released on October " Tripping " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, it was the first single from his 2005 album Intensive " Make Me Pure " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, released as the second single from his album Intensive While "Tripping" topped the chart by peaking at #1, "Make Me Pure" peaked at #15 in the Top 40.

Records in the Dutch Top 40

Most successful single-artists:

  1. Rolling Stones, 442 weeks, 11515 points
  2. Madonna, 407 weeks, 9967 points
  3. The Beatles, 312 weeks, 9222 points
  4. Golden Earring, 365 weeks, 9001 points
  5. Michael Jackson, 336 weeks, 8305 points
  6. BZN, 369 weeks, 8191 points
  7. Cats, 335 weeks, 8036 points
  8. Bee Gees, 326 weeks, 7591 points
  9. Queen, 323 weeks, 7577 points
  10. ABBA, 247 weeks, 6657 points

Artist with most hit singles in the Top 40:

  1. BZN, 53
  2. Golden Earring, 46
  3. Rolling Stones, 46
  4. Madonna, 45
  5. Normaal, 42
  6. Bee Gees, 41
  7. U2, 39
  8. Michael Jackson, 38
  9. Queen, 38
  10. Cats, 36

Best selling artists; combined Single top 40 and Album top 100:

  1. BZN, 1106 weeks, 60375 points
  2. The Rolling Stones, 1117 weeks, 57200 points
  3. Madonna, 1107 weeks, 53994 points
  4. Golden Earring, 1039 weeks, 53833 points
  5. Queen, 1014 weeks, 53647 points
  6. André Hazes, 972 weeks, 49412 points
  7. ABBA, 761 weeks, 46439 points
  8. U2, 906 weeks, 45913 points
  9. Michael Jackson, 873 weeks, 44240 points
  10. Celine Dion, 775 weeks, 43119 points

These statistics date from January 1, 2004. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969 Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Alternatively Geelong Football Club. The Cats were a rock band from Volendam, The Netherlands; alongside The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969 Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Normaal is a rock band from the Netherlands, more specifically from the Achterhoek, a region of the country from which they derive their image on singing in the local The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Alternatively Geelong Football Club. The Cats were a rock band from Volendam, The Netherlands; alongside Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969 Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist André Hazes ( June 30 1951 - September 23 2004) was a Dutch singer in a genre called levenslied ( song about life Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

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External links

MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album The Mega Top 50 is a Dutch music chart originally started on May 23, 1969 as the Hilversum 3 Top 30. The Single Top 100 is a Dutch Component chart (for both Mega Top 50 as the Dutch Top 40) based on official physical single sales and legal
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