with a bullet

Meaning

Prepositional phrase

• that has entered the charts in a high position, or has climbed rapidly in the charts, or is thought to have the potential for further rapid advancement

Origin

• From the magazine Cashbox's practice, in the 1960s and 1970s, of putting a red bullet sign on the chart position of potential climbers. As said on the page itself: "Red bullet indicates sharp upward move".