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  • noun informal A best-selling record; the artist featured on such a record

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  • If he goes to the top of the pops, we’ll hear the strains of his hit song wafting over the Great Lawn, the great Apocalyptic chartbuster that applies equally to nuclear war as to global warming, a cover version of Tom Lehrer’s We Will All Go Together When We Go that includes the lines: “Oh we will all fry together when we fry.

    John Feffer: Republican Heavy Metal: The Apocalyptics John Feffer 2012

  • If he goes to the top of the pops, we’ll hear the strains of his hit song wafting over the Great Lawn, the great Apocalyptic chartbuster that applies equally to nuclear war as to global warming, a cover version of Tom Lehrer’s We Will All Go Together When We Go that includes the lines: “Oh we will all fry together when we fry.

    John Feffer: Republican Heavy Metal: The Apocalyptics John Feffer 2012

  • LL Cool J balances Grammys between respect for Whitney Houston and saluting the night's winners Emotional moments overtake triumphant ones at this year's Grammys 2012 Grammys: Foo Fighters win four awards early, but Whitney Houston's death casts pall on event Whitney Houston's voice -- an instrument meant for the Grammy Awards stage Whitney Houston is a chartbuster.

    NYDN Rss RICHARD HUFF 2012

  • On Thursday, when Rio Tinto reported chartbuster 2010 results, company chieftain Tom Albanese said Rio would focus on organic growth rather than acquisitions this year.

    unknown title 2011

  • Simultaneously one of the past summer's big pop songs is mercifully fading: You can still hear the British singer Adele's chartbuster

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RUSSELL SMITH 2011

  • Kshitij Tarey, the soulful voice behind the chartbuster

    rediff.com 2010

  • News Remember the yesteryear's Amitabh Bachchan chartbuster 'Apni to jaise taise, thodi aise ya waise' that got the nation crooning?

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • They are game to do just about anything to get hold of the latest chartbuster on the block or even if it is the classic Elvis or Beatles number, all one needs to do is to tap the right resource.

    Music, Ringtones and Downloads admin 2010

  • With A.R. Rahman's chartbuster music, the film is already a sold out among music aficionados who are eagerly looking forward to see the Academy Award winning duo of A.R. August 18th, 2009 Gurdas Maan who is currently touring Canada had to face a situation when his show at Telus Convention Center, Calgary had to be cancelled due to security reasons.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • Absence of a chartbuster song as well as a biggie appeal means that the film won't quite beat the opening record of Akshay Kumar's last release Housefull.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

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