The Dutch Single Top 100 or Single Top 100 is a Dutch
chart, based on official physical
single sales, legal
downloads and since July 2013 streaming and composed by
Dutch Charts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the
Dutch Top 40 and the
Mega Top 30. The difference is that these charts also include
airplay data.
The list is especially intended for the
music industry 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
Willem van Kooten. 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.
AVRO'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
3FM
NPO 3FM is a Dutch rhythmic CHR radio station controlled by public broadcaster NPO. The vast majority of the songs played on-air are rock, alternative, indie and pop, though dance and Mega Top 30 tracks may also air at times.
History
As Ra ...
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 ''
Soley Soley'' by
Middle of the Road late 1971. ''Geef mij je angst'' by
Guus Meeuwis (in 2005) and
4 Minutes
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by
Madonna featuring
Justin Timberlake and
Timbaland
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(in 2008) rose 3 times to number one. ''Blijf bij mij'' by
André Hazes 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 Dutch Top 40 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 by Elton John 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.]
See also
*
Album Top 100
*
Dutch Top 40
References
External links
Single Top 100 at the compiler Dutch Charts's official site{{in lang, nl
Dutch record charts