In the music industry , the top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. The term "Top 40", describing a radio format , appeared in Its introduction coincided with a transition from the old ten-inch 78 rpm record format for single "pop" recordings to the seven-inch vinyl 45 rpm format, introduced in , which was outselling it by and soon replaced it completely in The Top 40 thereafter became a survey of the popularity of 45 rpm singles and their airplay on the radio. Some nationally syndicated radio shows, such as American Top 40 , featured a countdown of the 40 highest ranked songs on a particular music or entertainment publication.
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Give your pop favorites a week off and score your next workout with new music from Twenty One Pilots, Billy Idol, and more. For lots of people, "workout music" is synonymous with "pop music. Nevertheless, there's a wealth of great workout music beyond the Top For this playlist, we handpicked a few of our current favorites. The list kicks off with a warm-up track from college radio favorites MisterWives and winds down with a thundering number from the ageless Billy Idol. Elsewhere in the mix, there's a one-off single from The Offspring, the latest from Austin's beloved Spoon, and a suprisingly understated track from The Madden Brothers of Good Charlotte fame. If you're weary of pop, these tracks represent the tip of a musical iceberg.
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