The Dutch Single Top 100 or Single Top 100 is a Dutch

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, based on official physical single sales, legal downloads and since July 2013 streaming and composed by

Dutch Charts Dutch Charts, GfK Dutch Charts, MegaCharts is a chart company responsible for producing a number of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Single Top 100 and the Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Dutch Charts are also part of GfK ...

. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the

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and the

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. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data. The list is especially intended for the

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and those who take an interest in charts. In Dutch TV programmes the ''Single Top 100'' is often cited, although it has not been broadcast since December 2006.

History

The predecessor of the Single Top 100 started on 23 May 1969 as the ''Hilversum 3 Top 30''. Originally it was broadcast by the VPRO and ever since December 1970 by the NOS. It was presented by

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. In 1971 Felix Meurders hosted the radio show. He renamed it the ''Daverende Dertig''. In June 1974 the ''Nationale Hitparade'' became the official chart of Hilversum 3. It was a top 30 until the number of entries was extended to 50 in June 1978. The TROS took over the programme in 1985.

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's popular music chart television programme '' TopPop'' used the chart from 1974 to 1978 and from 1981 to 1986. The ''Nationale Hitparade'' became a top 100 in 1987. In February 1993 it was followed by the ''Mega Top 50'' and in 1997 by the ''Mega Top 100''. The ''Mega Top 50'' should not be mixed up with the current

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Mega Top 50, which is a different chart, not being solely based on record sales. Throughout the years, the chart has had several names and lengths: *1969–1974: Hilversum 3 Top 30 (since April 2, 1971: the Daverende 30) *1974–1993: Nationale Hitparade **1974–1978 a top 30 **1978–1987 a top 50 **1987–1989 Nationale Hitparade Top 100 **1989–1993 Nationale Top 100 *1993–1997: Mega Top 50 *1997–2004: Mega Top 100 *2004–present: Mega Top 50/Single Top 100 (Mega Top 50 on 3FM (Before Hilversum 3), Single top 100 only on the web) The ''Single Top 100'' and predecessors have never had any rules which prevented records from rising in the chart after having dropped. Re-entries occur frequently. The first record that got up again to number 1 was ''

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'' by Middle of the Road late 1971. ''Geef mij je angst'' by

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(in 2005) and

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featuring

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and Timbaland (in 2008) rose 3 times to number one. ''Blijf bij mij'' by

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and Gerard Joling even rose 4 times to the top position in 2007.

Year-end charts

Year-end charts of the Single Top 100 and predecessors were compiled from 1970 until 1978 by adding up points. From 1978 onwards they have been compiled on the basis of record sales.Contrary to the "Mega Top 100" the

still adds up points to produce year-end charts. The difference can be illustrated by looking at 1997 when the double A-sided single Something About the Way You Look Tonight/

Candle in the Wind 1997 "Candle in the Wind 1997", also known as "Goodbye England's Rose" and "Candle in the Wind '97", is a song by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, a re-written and re-recorded version of their 1973 song "Candle in the Wind". ...

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ended up on #19 in the year-end charts of the Top 40. 18 other singles had acquired more points during 1997. According to the compilers of the Single Top 100 it was the best sold single in the Netherlands as it sold 580.000 copies, far more than any other single that year. It turned even out to be the best sold single ever in the Netherlands.

References

External links

Single Top 100 at the compiler Dutch Charts's official site
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