Welcome to the Euro Hit 40 show on the web. Presented by Tim Fisher and heard on stations all over the world, Euro Hit 40 is still Europe's No. 1 chart show after 35 years on the air. There's more information about the show below, but to hear the very latest show (or enter the competition) go straight to the:
LATEST SHOW on our Euro Hit 40 website
Of course, you can also:
- Get involved in the 2011 World Pop Contest (just for fun, but with prizes!)
- Check out the Big Euro Hit 40 of 2010
- Become a friend of the show on Facebook
- Follow our host on Twitter
- Sign up for the monthly EURO HIT 40 EMAIL
- Listen to older editions of the show
- Get nostalgic with the two-hour chart show of 2009!
See the results/hear the songs of the EH40 just-for-fun 2010 World Pop Contest
Or read this:
The Euro Hit 40 is based on the charts of 18 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
To make an appearance on the chart, a recording has to have simultaneous chart success in at least two of these countries. The number of countries and the position of a track in the charts of those countries determine the position in the Euro Hit 40. However, the number of countries weighs more than the chart positions.
History
The Euro Hit 40 was born on Dutch domestic public radio back in 1976, so the chart is now around 35 years old. Radio Netherlands Worldwide has been co-producer of the show for a number of years now, with the monthly programme being produced at Ad Roland Media in Hilversum in English, Indonesian, Portuguese and Spanish versions.
The hour-long English programme - also available in two parts and distributed free of charge by Radio Netherlands Worldwide to radio stations large and small across the globe - presents a selection of tracks (new entries, climbers, etc.) from the chart, which is made up of the biggest cross-border musical hits as recorded in the national hitlists of 18 countries across the continent of Europe.
The show has been presented by Tim Fisher since 2007 when he took over from long-time host Howard Shannon.
Eurobusters
Each show also features two predictions for potential chart success, which are known as Eurobusters one and two.
As we're based in the Netherlands, you can always expect one of the Eurobusters to be a Dutch production, though that doesn't necessarily mean the perfomer(s) will also be Dutch. The second of our Eurobusters is generally a production from another European country.
Contact us:
If you want to write in by snail mail, here's our address (and we may even send you a T-shirt if you write in and say something nice!):
Tim at Euro Hit 40
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
P.O. Box 222
1200 JG HILVERSUM
The Netherlands
or you can email us at
If you want to receive our monthly emails, just write "sign me up" in the subject line. You will be sent an email asking you to confirm your subscription.
