The predecessor of the Single Top 100 started on 23 May 1969 as the
Hilversum 3 Top 30. Originally it was broadcast by the
VPRO and ever since December 1970 by the
NOS. It was presented by
Willem van Kooten. In 1971 Felix Meurders hosted the radio show. He renamed it the
Daverende Dertig. In June 1974 the
Nationale Hitparade became the official chart of Hilversum 3. It was a top 30 until the number of entries was extended to 50 in June 1978. The
TROS took over the programme in 1985.
AVRO's popular music chart television programme
TopPop used the chart from 1974 to 1978 and from 1981 to 1986. The
Nationale Hitparade became a top 100 in 1987. In February 1993 it was followed by the
Mega Top 50, and in 1997 by the
Mega Top 100. In January 2003,
Music & Media reported that the although positions one to 50 of the Mega Top 100 would remain based purely on sales, that positions 51 to 100 would reflect a combination of sales and airplay data. However, since May 2004, the
Dutch Single Top 100 separated to remain as a sales based chart and should not be mixed up with the current
3FM Mega Top 50 which is a different chart, having branched off in 2004 to include airplay data and not being solely based on
record sales. Throughout the years, the chart has had several names and lengths: • 1969–1974:
Hilversum 3 Top 30 (since April 2, 1971: the
Daverende 30) • 1974–1993:
Nationale Hitparade • 1974–1978 a top 30 • 1978–1987 a top 50 • 1987–1989
Nationale Hitparade Top 100 • 1989–1993
Nationale Top 100 • 1993–1997:
Mega Top 50 • 1997–2004:
Mega Top 100 • 2004–present:
Mega Top 50/Single Top 100 (Mega Top 50 on 3FM (Before Hilversum 3), Single top 100 only on the web) The
Single Top 100 and predecessors have never had any rules which prevented records from rising in the chart after having dropped. Re-entries occur frequently. The first record that got up again to number 1 was
Soley Soley by
Middle of the Road late 1971.
Geef mij je angst by
Guus Meeuwis (in 2005) and
4 Minutes by
Madonna featuring
Justin Timberlake and
Timbaland (in 2008) rose 3 times to number one.
Blijf bij mij by
André Hazes and
Gerard Joling even rose 4 times to the top position in 2007. ==Year-end charts==