Dutch Top 40

This chart is often confused with the Single Top 100.

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, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. 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 sales and the Mega Top 50 which like the Dutch Top 40 includes airplay data.

Currently, Radio 538 is airing the Dutch Top 40 on radio. Jeroen Nieuwenhuize presents the program every Friday afternoon from 14.00 until 18.00. The Dutch Top 40 is the 'most-listened-to' program on Dutch radio during its timeslot.

Compilation

Composition

Like the Mega Top 50, the chart is a combination of single sales and airplay. 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.

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 have existed since 1972, that are still maintained. Because of these rules the Top 40 has been criticised.

• Singles must remain minimal two weeks in the chart. 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.

• Singles noted with the superstip, may not fall down in chart position the following week. If a single in fact was to drop, it remains on the position it ended, so the following week it drops hard in chart positions.

• 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. 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 is the biggest fall down in the Dutch Top 40. However this is not always the case. Sometimes singles with a superstip do drop for some reason

• Re-entry only takes place when the single re-enters within the top 30, if differently, these re-entried singles are ignored.

• Example: Racoon recently re-entered the Dutch Top 40 at #31 though with the song "Love You More".

• 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 in the Dutch Top 40

This is a listing of significant achievements and milestones based upon the Dutch Top 40 charts.

Song achievements

Most weeks at number one

• 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" (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)

• 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" (2009-2010)

Alexis Jordan — "Happiness" (2011)

Source:

Most total weeks in the Top 40

• 41 weeks – Corry en de Rekels — "Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat" (1970-1971)
• 40 weeks – Trio Hellenique / Polis & Les Helleniques / Duo Akropolis / Mikis Theodorakis — "La danse de Zorba" / "Zorba le Grec" / "Zorba de Griek" / "Zorba's Dance" (1965-1966, 1974)^[1]
• 40 weeks – 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" (2011-2012)
• 35 weeks – Nini Rosso / Heinz Schachtner / Willy Schobben — "Il Silenzio (Abschiedsmelodie)" (1965-1966)^[2]
• 35 weeks – Dave Berry — "This Strange Effect" (1965-1966)
• 34 weeks – De Heikrekels — "Waarom Heb Jij Me Laten Staan?" (1967)
• 33 weeks – Henk Westbroek — "Zelfs Je Naam Is Mooi" (1998-1999)
• 33 weeks – Gers Pardoel — "Ik Neem Je Mee" (2011-2012)
• 33 weeks – Nielson — "Beauty En De Brains" (2012-2013)

Source:

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 featuring 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)

Artist achievements

Most number-one singles

• The Beatles (16)
• Marco Borsato (12)
• ABBA (8)
• Michael Jackson (7)
• Queen (6)
• George Michael (6)
• Jan Smit (6)
• The Rolling Stones (5)
• The Cats (5)
• Bee Gees (5)
• The Kinks (5)
• Golden Earring (5)
• David Bowie (5)
• UB40 (5)
• Madonna (5)

Source:

Most weeks at number one

• The Beatles (74 weeks)
• Marco Borsato (69 weeks)
• George Michael (26 weeks)
• Elton John (25 weeks)
• Jan Smit (25 weeks)
• ABBA (24 weeks)
• Madonna (22 weeks)
• The Rolling Stones (20 weeks)
• The Cats (20 weeks)
• Guus Meeuwis (20 weeks)

Most weeks at number one in one year

• The Beatles in 1965 (30 weeks)
• Marco Borsato in 2006 (22 weeks)
• The Beatles in 1966 (19 weeks)
• Shaggy in 2001 (14 weeks)
• André Hazes in 2007 (14 weeks)
• Bruno Mars in 2010 (14 weeks)
• Heintje in 1968 (13 weeks)
• Olivia Newton-John in 1978 (13 weeks)
• Shakira in 2002 (13 weeks)
• Marco Borsato in 2004 (13 weeks)
• Gusttavo Lima in 2012 (13 weeks)

Most successful single-artists

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
U2	247	7349

Most hit singles in the Top 40

Artist	singles
Cliff Richard	62
BZN	54
Madonna	52
Rolling Stones	48
Golden Earring	47
Normaal	42
Bee Gees	41
Michael Jackson	38
Queen	38
U2	38

• Update on July 10, 2010.

Best selling artists
(combined Single top 40 and Album top 100)

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

• Updated on January 1, 2004.

See also

• List of number-one hits (Netherlands)
• MegaCharts
• Mega Top 50
• Mega Single Top 100

External links

• Template:Nl icon Dutch Top 40 / Radio 538 website—contains archive from 1965 onwards
• Template:Nl icon Dutch Top 40 / Media Markt website—contains archive from 1965 onwards