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.

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.

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

Artist achievements

Most Top 40 entries

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]

Most weeks at number one
(Total)
ArtistRecord
United Kingdom The Beatles74 weeks
Netherlands Marco Borsato69 weeks
United Kingdom George Michael26 weeks
United Kingdom Elton John25 weeks
Netherlands Jan Smit25 weeks
Canada Justin Bieber25 weeks
Sweden ABBA24 weeks
United States Madonna22 weeks
United Kingdom Calvin Harris22 weeks
United Kingdom The Rolling Stones20 weeks
Netherlands The Cats20 weeks
Netherlands Guus Meeuwis20 weeks
Most weeks at number one
(in 1 year)
ArtistYearRecord
United Kingdom The Beatles196530 weeks
Netherlands Marco Borsato200622 weeks
United Kingdom The Beatles196619 weeks
United Kingdom Calvin Harris201816 weeks
United Kingdom Dua Lipa201816 weeks
Sweden Avicii201315 weeks
United States Pharrell Williams201315 weeks
Canada Justin Bieber201615 weeks
Jamaica Shaggy200114 weeks
Netherlands André Hazes200714 weeks
United States Bruno Mars201014 weeks
Netherlands Heintje196813 weeks
Australia Olivia Newton-John197813 weeks
Colombia Shakira200213 weeks
Netherlands Marco Borsato200413 weeks
Brazil Gusttavo Lima201213 weeks
Most successful top 40 artists
ArtistWeeksPoints
United States Madonna47012550
United Kingdom Rolling Stones44811649
United Kingdom The Beatles3129220
Netherlands Golden Earring3659093
United States Michael Jackson3368563
Netherlands BZN3738249
Netherlands The Cats3358077
United Kingdom Bee Gees3267625
United Kingdom Queen3237577
Republic of Ireland U22477349
Most successful artists
(combined Single top 40 and Album top 100)
ArtistWeeksPoints
Netherlands BZN110660375
United Kingdom The Rolling Stones111757200
United States Madonna110753994
Netherlands Golden Earring103953833
United Kingdom Queen101453647
Netherlands André Hazes97249412
Sweden ABBA76146439
Republic of Ireland U290645913
United States Michael Jackson87344240
Canada Celine Dion77543119

References

  1. ↑ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. "Geschiedenis Nederlandse Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ↑ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. "Samenstelling Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. ↑ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. "Geschiedenis Nederlandse Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Langst op nummer 1". www.top40.nl. Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Langst in de top 40". www.top40.nl. Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Artiest met de meeste Top 40-hits". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Artiest met meeste nummer 1-hits". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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