top ten
Best-of list format
Top ten refers to the highest-ranking ten items in a ranked list, typically measuring popularity, sales, or quality: The song broke into the top ten, a top-ten finish.
Often used attributively: top-ten hit, top-ten list.
The phrase implies elite status even when the exact rankings are subjective or informal: That meal was definitely top ten.
- best ofTop selections compiled
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- chart-toppersMost popular songs currently
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
- ranking systemStructure for ordering items
listicle · chart · leaderboard · billboard · hit parade · hitlist · hit list · music chart · countdown · standings · Letterman · pop chart · elite · trending · viral sensation · record chart · picks · rated
- music industryalbum, albums, singles, record label, record labels
- box officebox office, gross, worldwide gross, opening weekend, ticket sales
- curated selectionsanthology, collection, compilation, playlist, editor's choice
- music chartsBillboard Hot 100, number one, chart-topper, pop charts, singles chart
- Number Phrasesone and only, two cents, three strikes, four corners, five senses
- Pop Chartsnumber one, hits, singles, albums, Billboard
top tenlast place
Lowest rank achieved
bottom of the barrel · dead last · cellar dwellers · bottom rung · rock bottom
top tenoff the chart
Exceeding measurable bounds
unranked · bubbling under · honorable mention · nowhere to be found
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