"top the charts" meaning in English

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      "form": "tops the charts",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topping the charts",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topped the charts",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topped the charts",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "*",
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      },
      "expansion": "top the charts (third-person singular simple present tops the charts, present participle topping the charts, simple past and past participle topped the charts)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "en:Music",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 5, Nick Brodrick, “Pendolinos: a huge role to play”, in RAIL, number 967, page 38:",
          "text": "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).",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be the most popular recording at a particular time."
      ],
      "id": "en-top_the_charts-en-verb-tvUGnngx",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "popular",
          "popular"
        ],
        [
          "recording",
          "recording"
        ],
        [
          "particular",
          "particular"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music, also idiomatic) To be the most popular recording at a particular time."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "chart-topper"
        },
        {
          "word": "chart-topping"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "top the charts"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tops the charts",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topping the charts",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topped the charts",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topped the charts",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "*",
        "head": "top the charts"
      },
      "expansion": "top the charts (third-person singular simple present tops the charts, present participle topping the charts, simple past and past participle topped the charts)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chart-topper"
    },
    {
      "word": "chart-topping"
    }
  ],
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        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Music"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 5, Nick Brodrick, “Pendolinos: a huge role to play”, in RAIL, number 967, page 38:",
          "text": "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).",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be the most popular recording at a particular time."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "popular",
          "popular"
        ],
        [
          "recording",
          "recording"
        ],
        [
          "particular",
          "particular"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music, also idiomatic) To be the most popular recording at a particular time."
      ],
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        "also",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
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  "word": "top the charts"
}