top spot
Number one position
The top spot is the highest-ranking or most desirable position: After three weeks, the song finally reached the top spot on the charts.
The phrase implies competition—there's only one top spot, and others are vying for it.
She's been in the top spot since the merger.
- first placeWinning position
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
- gold medalistCompetition's top performer
- pole positionFrontmost starting spot
- apexUppermost point or culmination
high point · pinnacle · cream of the crop · heights · zenith · crown · king of the hill · champion · head of the pack · frontrunner · front runner · podium · winner · numero uno · throne · titleholder · victor · peak
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- precedencepriority, rank order, pecking order, chain of command, seniority
- topapex, peak, summit, pinnacle, zenith
- advantagesedge, leverage, upper hand, leg up, head start
- dominancedominance, dominant, supremacy, superiority, ascendancy
- front-runnersfront-runner, frontrunner, leader, first place, ahead
top spotlast place
Lowest rank achieved
cellar · bottom of the table · dead last · bottom rung · rock bottom
top spotobscurity
State of being unknown
irrelevance · failure · mediocrity · anonymity · the bottom
stop, top, spot, spotted, spotless, tops, topped, topple, topping