Dutch Top 40
Artist Weeks Points
BZN 1106 60375
The Rolling Stones 1117 57200
Madonna 1107 53994
Golden Earring 1039 53833
Queen 1014 53647
André Hazes 972 49412
ABBA 761 46439
U2 906 45913
Michael Jackson 873 44240
Celine Dion 775 43119
Records , milestones and achievements -- Artist achievements
Number of singles Artist 16 The Beatles 14 Marco Borsato 8 ABBA 6 ( tie ) Queen 6 ( tie ) Michael Jackson 6 ( tie ) George Michael 6 ( tie ) Jan Smit 5 ( tie ) The Rolling Stones 5 ( tie ) The Cats 5 ( tie ) Bee Gees 5 ( tie ) The Kinks 5 ( tie ) Golden Earring 5 ( tie ) David Bowie 5 ( tie ) UB40 5 ( tie ) Madonna 5 ( tie ) Justin Bieber Most weeks at number one ( Total ) Artist Record The Beatles 74 weeks Marco Borsato 69 weeks George Michael 26 weeks Ed Sheeran 26 weeks Elton John 25 weeks Jan Smit 25 weeks Justin Bieber 25 weeks ABBA 24 weeks Madonna 22 weeks Calvin Harris 22 weeks The Rolling Stones 20 weeks The Cats 20 weeks Guus Meeuwis 20 weeks Most weeks at number one ( in 1 year ) Artist Year Record The Beatles 1965 30 weeks Marco Borsato 2006 22 weeks Ed Sheeran 2017 20 weeks The Beatles 1966 19 weeks Calvin Harris 2018 16 weeks Dua Lipa 2018 16 weeks Avicii 2013 15 weeks Pharrell Williams 2013 15 weeks Justin Bieber 2016 15 weeks Shaggy 2001 14 weeks André Hazes 2007 14 weeks Bruno Mars 2010 14 weeks The Weeknd 2020 14 weeks Heintje 1968 13 weeks Olivia Newton-John 1978 13 weeks Shakira 2002 13 weeks Marco Borsato 2004 13 weeks Gusttavo Lima 2012 13 weeks Tones and I 2019 13 weeks Most successful top 40 artists Artist Weeks Points Madonna 470 12550 Rolling Stones 448 11649 The Beatles 312 9220 Golden Earring 365 9093 Michael Jackson 336 8563 BZN 373 8249 The Cats 335 8077 Bee Gees 326 7625 Queen 323 7577 Calvin Harris 306 7570
The Dutch Top 40 () is a weekly music chart compiled by Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. It started as a radio program titled Veronica Top 40, on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained The Veronica Top 40 until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting. Joost den Draaijer was the initiator of the top 40 in the Netherlands.