#top 40

In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at discotheques. ↗

— Art Linkletter

#drop #groove #half #light #messages

You still have Top 40 radio now, but it's 40 different stations. There aren't many hits that everybody knows, and there aren't many real superstars. ↗

— Al Yankovic

#everybody #hits #knows #many #now

There's no pressure for me to go out there and say, I've got to have a top 40 hit because it's not going to happen. ↗

— Elton John

#go #going #got #happen #hit

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#exists #listeners #love #most #music

When I was young, I used to hear people say, 'He's a golden boy. Look at that guy. Can you imagine what he's going to be like when he grows up?' Well, I unfortunately bought into that. And I hadn't even found myself. Quite honestly, I was running from myself. But I knew how to work Top 40 radio. ↗

— Glenn Beck

#boy #even #found #going #golden