number one with a bullet



number one with a bullet

1. Of a song, number-one on Billboard Magazine's charting system and still gaining in terms of sales or playtime on the radio. (The "bullet" in this phrase refers to an icon placed next to a song that makes rapid progress in the charts.) And now, number one with a bullet, here's the new hit single from Taylor Swift!
2. By extension, far better than anything/anyone else; having rapidly become the best, most authoritative, or most dominant among others in a certain group. The findings of this remarkable study truly mark Dr. Colvin as number one with a bullet in her field. The tech giant started of humbly, but it became number one with a bullet in the mid-90s.
See also: bullet, number, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aracely-Spanish
Yuunayoo:-nahJapanese
Abhinav-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu
Nolan['nəulən]
I'tidal-Arabic
Antonij-Macedonian