Dutch Top 40
Hans Breukhoven and Lex Harding celebrating a printed edition of the Dutch Top 40 in 2005
The Dutch Top 40 (Dutch: Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly music chart compiled by Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. It started as a radio program titled "Veronica Top 40", on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting. Joost den Draaijer was the initiator of the top 40 in the Netherlands.
Contents
1 History
2 Compilation
2.1 Composition
2.2 Rules
3 Records, milestones and achievements
3.1 Song achievements
3.1.1 Most weeks at number one
3.1.2 Most total weeks in the Top 40
3.1.3 Number-one debuts
3.2 Artist achievements
3.2.1 Most Top 40 entries
3.2.2 Most number-one singles
4 References
5 External links
History
On January 2, 1965, the first Top 40 was compiled, with its first #1 hit "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles. In 1974, the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 bought the Top 40 and named it De Nederlandse Top 40. The Dutch Top 40 is one of the three official charts in the Netherlands, the other two being the Single Top 100, which is based entirely on pure sales and streaming and the Mega Top 50 (3FM) which, like the Dutch Top 40 also includes airplay data.
Currently, Radio 538 is airing the Dutch Top 40 on radio. Ivo van Breukelen presents the program every Friday afternoon from 14.00 until 18.00.
Compilation
Composition
For most of its history, the Top 40 was based on sales figures of record stores. These were collected through telephone surveys. As of 1999, the airplay of a limited number of radio stations was included. Between 2006 and 2014, download figures were added to the mix. They were removed again because supposedly, download sales could be easily manipulated by record companies or artists.[1]
As of February 2014, the chart is a combination of airplay, streaming and social media trends.[2] The more often a song gets played on the radio, the higher its ranking in the Top 40.
To compute year-end chart positions, the weekly #1 positions get 40 points, the #2 positions get 39 points, etc. These weekly scores are then added up and sorted by single to determine the ranking.
The Tipparade, listing likely candidates for the Top 40, is based on sales, streaming, airplay, and recommendations from both the general public and the music industry. [3]
Rules
There is a set of rules, of which some have existed since 1972, that have been maintained up until 2012. Some of these have been criticised as a hindrance.
- Since late 1971, singles had to remain at least two weeks in the charts. If a single officially no longer belongs in the top 40, these are placed on #40.
- 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.
- There have been two exceptions for this, though: In October 1994, Pet Shop Boys's "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" stayed in the charts for only 1 week due to an error in the compilation, and in late September 2007, Kus's "4 meiden" just didn't sell enough to stay in the charts for 2 weeks.
- Since 1983, singles that highly change position upwards are noted as having superstip status. These singles were not allowed to fall down in chart position in the following week. If a superstip single had a comparatively lower sales/airplay statistics a week later, it would remain stuck on the same chart position until a second week of drop, by which time it may appear as if it dropped hard in chart positions.
- Example: Guus Meeuwis's "Ik wil dat ons land juicht": The song entered the chart at #11 (superstip), rose up to #5 (superstip again) in its second week. 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. Because of this rule, this single was the biggest fall down in the Dutch Top 40. However, this was not always the case. Sometimes singles with a superstip status did drop, for example, if there's no room.
- Re-entry only took place when the single re-entered within the top 30, if differently, these re-entried singles were ignored. Since 2005, there were no re-entries, until Michael Jackson died in 2009. Ever since, singles only re-entered the charts posthumously, but since 2012, "normal" re-entries started to occur again.
- Singles with double A-side are noted separately in the top 40; due the (possible) different number of airplay the two songs get.
- Example: Robbie Williams' first single off his 2005 album Intensive Care was "Tripping" with the B-side being "Make Me Pure". While "Tripping" topped the chart by peaking at #1, "Make Me Pure" peaked at #15 in the Top 40.
Records, milestones and achievements
This is a listing of significant achievements and milestones based upon the Dutch Top 40 charts.
Song achievements
Most weeks at number one
- 16 weeks
Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa — "One Kiss" (2018)
- 15 weeks
Ed Sheeran — "Shape of You" (2017)
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber — "Despacito (Remix)" (2017)
- 13 weeks
Gusttavo Lima — "Balada" (2012)
- 12 weeks
Marco Borsato — "Dromen zijn bedrog" (1994)
- 11 weeks
Bryan Adams — "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (1991)
Marco Borsato — "Rood" (2006)
André Hazes and Gerard Joling — "Blijf bij mij (Dit zijn voor mij de allermooiste uren)" (2007)
Bruno Mars — "Just the Way You Are" (2010)
Michel Teló — "Ai se eu te pego!" (2012)
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams — "Blurred Lines" (2013)
Avicii — "Wake Me Up" (2013)
Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne — "Rather Be" (2014)
OMI — "Cheerleader" (Felix Jaehn remix) (2015)
- 10 weeks
Heintje — "Ich bau' dir ein Schloß" (1968)
4 Non Blondes — "What's Up? (1993)
Vangelis — "Conquest of Paradise" (1995)
Céline Dion — "My Heart Will Go On" (1998)
Owl City — "Fireflies" (2009–10)
Alexis Jordan — "Happiness" (2011)
Mike Posner — "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (SeeB remix) (2016)
BLØF featuring Geike Arnaert — "Zoutelande" (2018)
Source:[4]
Most total weeks in the Top 40
- 49 weeks
Pharrell Williams — "Happy" (2013–14)
- 41 weeks
- Corry en de Rekels — "Huilen is voor jou te laat" (1970–71)
- 40 weeks
- Trio Hellenique / Polis & Les Helleniques / Duo Akropolis / Mikis Theodorakis — "Zorba's Dance" (1965–66, 1974)[1]
The Scorpions — "Hello Josephine" (1965, 1977)
- 39 weeks
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg — "Je t'aime... moi non plus" (1969, 1974)
- 38 weeks
Gotye featuring Kimbra — "Somebody That I Used to Know" (2011–12)
- 35 weeks
Nini Rosso / Heinz Schachtner / Willy Schobben — "Il Silenzio (Abschiedsmelodie)" (1965–66)[2]
Dave Berry — "This Strange Effect" (1965–66)
- 34 weeks
- De Heikrekels — "Waarom heb jij me laten staan?" (1967)
Avicii — "Wake Me Up" (2013–14)
John Legend — "All of Me" (2013–14)
- 33 weeks
Henk Westbroek — "Zelfs je naam is mooi" (1998–99)
Gers Pardoel — "Ik neem je mee" (2011–12)
Nielson — "Beauty en de brains" (2012–13)
Lorde — "Royals" (2013–2014)
Sam Smith — "Stay with Me" (2014–2015)
Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ — "Lean On" (2015)
Source:[5]
- Notes
- 1 ^ Four different versions of the song (which featured in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek), performed by four different artists, were listed on the Top 40 as only one song.
- 2 ^ Different versions of the song were performed by three different artists, and were listed on the Top 40 as only one song.
Number-one debuts
The Beatles — "I Feel Fine" (January 2, 1965)- The Beatles — "We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper" (December 25, 1965)
Procol Harum — "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (June 17, 1967)- The Beatles — "Hey Jude" (September 14, 1968)
Jantje Smit — "Ik zing dit lied voor jou Alleen" (April 12, 1997)
Elton John — "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" (September 27, 1997)
2Pac — "Changes" (February 13, 1999)
Backstreet Boys — "I Want It That Way" (May 8, 1999)- Starmaker — "Damn (I Think I Love You)" (April 14, 2001)
- One Day Fly — "I Wanna Be a One Day Fly" (May 19, 2001)
Shaggy featuring Rayvon — "Angel" (June 23, 2001)
Shakira — "Whenever, Wherever" (February 9, 2002)
Jamai — "Step Right Up" (March 29, 2003)
Jim — "Tell Her" (May 17, 2003)
Dinand Woesthoff — "Dreamer (Gussie's song)" (February 21, 2004)
Boris — "When You Think of Me" (May 22, 2004)
Marco Borsato and Ali B — "Wat zou je doen" (September 25, 2004)
André Hazes — "Zij gelooft in mij" (October 9, 2004)- Men2B — "Bigger Than That" (December 25, 2004)
- Artiesten Voor Azië — "Als je iets kan doen" (January 15, 2005)
Kane — "Fearless" (August 6, 2005)
Ch!pz — "Carnival" (August 27, 2005)
Lange Frans & Baas B — "Het land van..." (October 8, 2005)
Andrea Bocelli and Marco Borsato — "Because We Believe" (February 11, 2006)
Raffaëla — "Right Here Right Now" (March 25, 2006)
Sharon Kips — "Heartbreak Away" (March 10, 2007)- Jan Smit — "Dan volg je haar benen" (November 3, 2007)
Nikki — "Hello World" (March 15, 2008)- Marco Borsato — "Wit licht" (May 3, 2008)
- Marco Borsato — "Stop de tijd" (August 30, 2008)
Lisa — "Hallelujah" (May 23, 2009)
Lady Gaga — "Born This Way" (February 26, 2011)
Nick & Simon — "Julia" (March 23, 2013)
Adele — "Hello" (October 31, 2015)
Artist achievements
Most Top 40 entries
BZN (55)
Madonna (55)
Michael Jackson (51)
The Rolling Stones (49)
Golden Earring (47)
Normaal (46)
Queen (46)
Vader Abraham (44)
U2 (43)
Bee Gees (43)
Source:[6]
Most number-one singles
| Number of singles | Artist |
|---|---|
| 16 | The Beatles |
| 14 | Marco Borsato |
| 8 | ABBA |
| 6 (tie) | Queen |
| 6 (tie) | Michael Jackson |
| 6 (tie) | George Michael |
| 6 (tie) | Jan Smit |
| 5 (tie) | The Rolling Stones |
| 5 (tie) | The Cats |
| 5 (tie) | Bee Gees |
| 5 (tie) | The Kinks |
| 5 (tie) | Golden Earring |
| 5 (tie) | David Bowie |
| 5 (tie) | UB40 |
| 5 (tie) | Madonna |
| 5 (tie) | Justin Bieber |
Source:[7]
| Artist | Record |
|---|---|
 The Beatles | 74 weeks |
 Marco Borsato | 69 weeks |
| George Michael | 26 weeks |
| Elton John | 25 weeks |
| Jan Smit | 25 weeks |
 Justin Bieber | 25 weeks |
 ABBA | 24 weeks |
 Madonna | 22 weeks |
| Calvin Harris | 22 weeks |
| The Rolling Stones | 20 weeks |
| The Cats | 20 weeks |
| Guus Meeuwis | 20 weeks |
| Artist | Year | Record |
|---|---|---|
| The Beatles | 1965 | 30 weeks |
| Marco Borsato | 2006 | 22 weeks |
| The Beatles | 1966 | 19 weeks |
| Calvin Harris | 2018 | 16 weeks |
| Dua Lipa | 2018 | 16 weeks |
| Avicii | 2013 | 15 weeks |
| Pharrell Williams | 2013 | 15 weeks |
| Justin Bieber | 2016 | 15 weeks |
 Shaggy | 2001 | 14 weeks |
| André Hazes | 2007 | 14 weeks |
| Bruno Mars | 2010 | 14 weeks |
| Heintje | 1968 | 13 weeks |
 Olivia Newton-John | 1978 | 13 weeks |
 Shakira | 2002 | 13 weeks |
| Marco Borsato | 2004 | 13 weeks |
 Gusttavo Lima | 2012 | 13 weeks |
| Artist | Weeks | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Madonna | 470 | 12550 |
| Rolling Stones | 448 | 11649 |
| The Beatles | 312 | 9220 |
| Golden Earring | 365 | 9093 |
| Michael Jackson | 336 | 8563 |
| BZN | 373 | 8249 |
| The Cats | 335 | 8077 |
| Bee Gees | 326 | 7625 |
| Queen | 323 | 7577 |
| Calvin Harris | 306 | 7570 |
| Artist | Weeks | Points |
|---|---|---|
| BZN | 1106 | 60375 |
| The Rolling Stones | 1117 | 57200 |
| Madonna | 1107 | 53994 |
| Golden Earring | 1039 | 53833 |
| Queen | 1014 | 53647 |
| André Hazes | 972 | 49412 |
| ABBA | 761 | 46439 |
 U2 | 906 | 45913 |
| Michael Jackson | 873 | 44240 |
| Celine Dion | 775 | 43119 |
References
^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. "Geschiedenis Nederlandse Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-02-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. "Samenstelling Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-02-21.
^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. "Geschiedenis Nederlandse Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-01-05.
^ "Langst op nummer 1". www.top40.nl. Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
^ "Langst in de top 40". www.top40.nl. Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
^ "Artiest met de meeste Top 40-hits". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^ "Artiest met meeste nummer 1-hits". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
External links
(in Dutch) Dutch Top 40 / Official website—contains archive from 1965 onwards Is now fully renewed!
(in Dutch) Dutch Top 40 / Radio 538 website—contains archive from 1965 onwards
