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| Genre | Top 40 |
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| Running time | 180 minutes (4:00 pm – 7:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Global's London studios |
| Syndicates | |
| Hosted by | Will Manning |
| Produced by | Luke Prior |
| Original release | 14 June 2009 – present |
| Website | www |
| History of the UK independent and commercial radio music chart |
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| The Network Chart Show |
| 1984-1993: The Network Chart Show |
| The Pepsi Chart |
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1996-2002: The Pepsi Network Chart Show 1996-2002: The Pepsi Chart |
| Hit40UK |
| 2003–2009: Hit40UK |
| The Official Big Top 40 |
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2009–2010: The Big Top 40 Show 2010-2011: The Vodafone Freebees Big Top 40 2011-2017: The Vodafone Big Top 40 2017-2018: The Official Vodafone Big Top 40 2019-2022: The Official Big Top 40 2022-2024: The Sky VIP Official Big Top 40 2024–present: The Official Big Top 40 |
The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global is a radio chart show broadcast every Sunday from 4 to 7pm on Global's Capital and Heart networks, presented by Will Manning. The show started on 14 June 2009, with "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland becoming the show's first number 1. There have been 370 number one songs as of 25th August 2024 with the current being "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.