This movement inspired advancements in music software - the first "tracker program" to gain popularity, Ultimate Soundtracker, was developed for the Amiga by Karsten Obarski.
Erdoğan was not shy in demanding support, and this was the ultimate proof of his popularity – and, more broadly, of the Turkish will to resist the violent coups that have characterised past decades.
But making popularity your ultimate goal is a bad idea, because you'll do anything to impress the "right" people, even compromise your values.
Whatever the ultimate reason for Murakami's popularity, his books have been translated into over 40 languages and he may well be the most widely read living author whose work is not written in English.
"A million people will watch a U.F.C. fight on pay-per-view," Mr. Frank said, reflecting on the popularity of M.M.A.'s Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Still, all the villains in the world can't hold a candle to Jenny's cruel classmates, the Crust cousins, who wield the ultimate weapon: power over high school popularity.
It seems that Ackman believes that one reason his big, concentrated bets didn't work out as planned was the growing popularity of indexing – the ultimate long-term investment strategy.
The ultimate test of any market is its popularity.
For in terms of popularity he may be the ultimate cult songwriter, recognized as a genius within the industry but largely unrecognized outside.
