Top 40 single, e.g. (3)

I believe the answer is:

hit

(Other definitions for hit that I've seen before include "Popular record" , "Strike, clout" , "turkey? No" , "Successful record/film" , "Badly affected" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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